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Dah D	Old Fly Rod		Lead	[-]
Posts: 1 01/20/2009 14:53	Tags : None Just happened to look at an old bamboo flyrod I acquired about 35 years ago. Got it at a garage sale (I don't even know if they were called that way back then?) I forgot I even had it! I thought the thing was pretty old when I got it, as the tag on the cannister was yellowed, faded and cracked. Here's what it is...a South Bend #24, 9 footer. It came in a green cloth case, inside a metal cannister....aside from a little bit of discoloring on the cork handle, from minimal usage, it pretty much looks like new. The only markings I could find are on the rod and it says...South Bend #24 9' use xcel oreno line HCH.C or GBF. With this limited information, does anyone out there have any idea as to when this rod may have been made and what it might be worth?
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Posts: 92 01/20/2009 18:25	I would love to help you with that, however, much more information is needed. Pictures are preferred, however, since you have already identified it, half of the work is done. Wrap colors, reel seat style and color, and handle style would be very helpful. With that information we should be able to get you into a five year range. Rick
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Dah D		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2 01/20/2009 18:59	Thank you Rick, I'll get right on it!
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Dah D		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3 01/20/2009 19:13	Okay, the wraps are dark green, the handle is cork and the reel seat is at the back. The locking ring and the threads look like they are made of aluminum, or some other alloy, not plastic and the butt end is metal piece with a screw in the center. The rod has two tips in the bag. The hook ring forward of the handle is round and rotates to lay flat. I took all the pieces out of the bag, first time in all those many years and those tips are as straight as an arrow. Whomever had this rod originally, used it a little bit, not much, but kept it in excellent condition.
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notenoughhours		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 93 01/21/2009 13:48	based upon your description, it sounds like your rod has the most recent reel seat version that South Bend put on their bamboo rods. It's not for sure, but I think that you have a later rod built in the early 1950's. The model 24 is a popular model, but the hardware on those newer SB 24's and most SB's late in the cane age, were very cheap quality. Mt estimate of value would be $ 50 - $ 75. Just my 1 1/2 cents worth. Rick
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Dah D		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 4 01/21/2009 22:34	Rick, I thank you for your time and effort in answering my questions. I would think that would probably be about right, somewhere in that area. I didn't think it was like a priceless model, but one never knows? "Oh yeah! Only 3 of that model were made, 2 got broken and yours is worth about a quizillion bucks!" I don't plan on selling it, I may give it to someone who would display it in a nice setting. Someone that could appreciate the value of it beyond the little bit of scratch that it is worth. Thanks again.
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teter		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1181 01/22/2009 00:39	Dah D wrote: I don't plan on selling it, I may give it to someone who would display it in a nice setting. Someone that could appreciate the value of it beyond the little bit of scratch that it is worth. Thanks again. Get yourself a Pflueger 1495 and a WF8 line and catch some bass. You'll have fun.
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