I have a question about Wes Jordan Battenkills resulting from a discussion on the Northeast Virtual Fly Fishing Bulletin Board that started about winter
fishing moving to spring to cane:
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I recently started fishing bamboo rods again after selling most of the cane rods I owned back in the '80's. My present goal is to own/fish reasonably
priced classic reproduction tapers made by current builders like: AJ Thramer, Art Weiler, etc. I also own two Orvis Battenkill which I have only thought of as
"vanilla flavor" cane. However, the thought of owning a Battenkill made by, or under the watch of, Wes Jordan has some real sentemential value to
me. I'm not interested in the economic worth of such a Battenkill, but the thought Jordan was associated with it is special.
My question is, is there any way of knowing which Battenkills were made by Wes Jordan?
Thanks.
Ed
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Posts: 4346 02/13/2009 09:26 Moderator |
Take a look through the Orvis data base by Greg Reynolds at the bottom of the Forum pages.
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Posts: 16 02/13/2009 09:38 |
Will do, thanks...
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Posts: 1878 02/13/2009 20:43 Orvis Database Founder |
Relatively few Orvis rods were actually made by Wes Jordan--it wasn't his job. However, most all rods that left Orvis between 1940 and his retirement in
1971 were designed and were inspected by him.
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Posts: 78 02/14/2009 19:54 |
Wes was the Rod Shop Manager but did in fact make rods or assist in making of rods. Unless you know personally from Wes that he made a rod and i suspect he
didn't do all the work on any of them anyway, the best you can do is to purchase a 'Wes Jordan' made while Wes was the Rod Shop Manager. These are
distinguished by having the words 'Made by Wes Jordan' on the rod versas 'Wes Jordan' rods made after Wes retired which simply state 'Wes
Jordan'.
In any event, any 'Wes Jordan' and i have a couple, are very nice rods.-Dick |
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