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 WLYBGR |
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Posts: 58 10/11/2008 17:37 |
Can someone please tell me, is SB 359 8 1\2ft. a 5 or 6 wt.? Just picked up an addition to my blue collar cane collection. What do you suggest as a starting
point. I will try different lines when it arrives but thought I would see what anyone here thought!! THANKYOU!
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gearboy.fiberglassflyro... |
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Posts: 51 10/11/2008 18:57 |
I love mine and use it for smallmouth with a WF6.
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Posts: 1983 10/11/2008 19:18 |
Agreed, it's a 6 weight.
Bob Go Heels!!! |
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WLYBGR |
BIG THANKS | #3 | ||
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Posts: 60 10/11/2008 19:46 |
Thankyou both for your replies. Much appreciated!!
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Posts: 137 10/14/2008 11:16 |
I think mine is a solid 5wt. I use a WF Rio Selective Trout II. Its a good match. A better match than any other line I had tried with it.
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Posts: 13 10/14/2008 22:24 |
I have 2 (actually they are 346's, but it's the same taper). Both are 6's. Interestingly, the action bears very little resemblance to my 9-foot
South Bend 6's.
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Posts: 6207 10/16/2008 12:22 Bulldog1935 |
I disagree, an 8-1/2' 359 is a 5-wt. It's a hair faster than an 8-1/2' 323, but I fish mine with a WF5 and DT5.
and just to dress up this thread...  
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
Last Edited By: bulldog1935 10/16/2008 12:31.
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tbc1415 |
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Posts: 138 10/16/2008 15:02 |
Jeez that's a good looking set there Bulldog.
I wish I had one like it.... Oh, wait... I do but I swear the decal on my tube says "Fish and Feel Fit with a Five" TC |
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WLYBGR |
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Posts: 64 10/16/2008 21:06 |
Thanks again for the reply's. I just got mine today. It was a great price but one short tip about 2 inches. Think it will mess up the taper too much or
will it be OK? Are tips hard to find for these rods? The other tip is fine and rod is really nice.
bulldog that is awesome looking!! Is that reel the same size as 1494 or 1495 Medalist? Thanks again, WLYBGR. |
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Posts: 6212 10/17/2008 09:11 Bulldog1935 |
I sold the Ultimate SB Combo on the board here a couple of years ago to finance my DR Stone FE Thomas Light Special.
I am not at all disappointed with making the sale, it's just one of those choices. The sale lasted all of 14 minutes. The reel is a SB1185, which is a 3-5/8" narrow Shakespeare perfect (equivalent to 1900 Steelhead/Trout reel). Very rare - I've only seen two, and this was the best of those.  
tbc1415 wrote: Jeez that's a good looking set there Bulldog. I wish I had one like it.... Oh, wait... I do but I swear the decal on my tube says "Fish and Feel Fit with a Five" TC
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
Last Edited By: bulldog1935 10/17/2008 09:16.
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Silverton |
Fly line for a SB 8 1/2' 359 | #10 | ||
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Posts: 27 10/21/2008 00:00 |
I have a SB 8 1/2' 359 and I use a Cortland "Sylk" WF-5-F line. Couldn't be more please with the match. V/r, Silverton
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burneyflyfish |
South Bend 8 1/2' Tapers | #11 | ||
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Posts: 55 10/21/2008 10:45 |
South Bend had more than 1 taper in their 8 1/2' 3XX series. On the 346 & 323 the rods are
marked as to line size on the 359(or any of the 59 series) their not marked. On the rods marked E or HEH the mid-tip ferrule is a 10/64 on the rods marked for
a D the mid-tip ferrule is a 11/64. thats why some are a 5wt. and some are a 6wt.
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Posts: 6232 10/22/2008 13:08 Bulldog1935 |
South Bend identified their tapers as DF, T and B, Dry Fly, Trout, and Bass
The DF rods, 323, 346, 359, 358, 290 are generally all 5-wts.; although, the 9'ers may cast better with a 6, as well as the 7-1/2' 290. Personal preference, etc. The T or wet-fly rods, 23, 46, 177, 159, are all 6-wts. etc. The B or bass rods, 24, 47, 59, 77, 29, 58, 55, 56 are all 7-wts. etc.
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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sharps4590 |
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Posts: 33 10/22/2008 15:57 |
Hmmmm....I have an incredible SB 323, 3-2 and it did not like my 5 wt., DT Thebault silk line at all. It casts wonderfully with a WF 6wt. Cortland Sylk WF
line. Maybe I oughta try a 5 wt. WFF line.
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flamjamming |
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Posts: 56 10/22/2008 16:05 |
burneyflyfish has it dead on. I have two 8.5' 359 project rods. I was going to scavange parts off of one to fix another, but found that the two tips were
different sizes at the ferrule. Had to go looking for another rod that had the right size tip (the smaller 5 wt tip), which I did eventually find on eBay.
Now I just have to find time to finish fixing it.
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Erik Osterby |
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Posts: 90 10/22/2008 19:03 |
I've noticed the older 359s with the yellow reel seat have the smaller ferrules compared to the newer ones with the brown reel seat.
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bobbeegee |
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Posts: 2013 10/22/2008 20:25 |
so I took my 359, 8 1/2' out in the backyard this afternoon and tried it with a 5 and a 6. It's a 6!
Bob Go Heels!!! |
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WLYBGR |
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Posts: 65 10/22/2008 20:44 |
bobbeegee is yours a yellow or brown reelseat ? Mine is brown. Lots of great info. Thanks!!! WLYBGR
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