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Posts: 2 03/08/2009 12:59	Tags : None Hello, Im not a collector or have any knowledge of old flyrods but i love fly fishing.The other day while helping my brother clean out a foreclosed house i stumbled upon this fly rod,i have tried to look for it online and found only similar rods but none that look quite like the one i found.It looks like it has been rewrapped and refinished and looks in good shape, no splits or any major problems.The rod tube says montague but the rods has no markings which i assume could have came off before it was refinished.Im just curious what i have,year value etc. Thanks for any info you can give
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Posts: 3 03/10/2009 00:23	maybe this will help.its 9ft with two tips
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Posts: 204 03/10/2009 01:09 Monty Collector	This may not be much help, since I look at every rod through Monty colored glasses, but here are my thoughts... I don't think the tube goes with the rod. The Montague script on the tube label is cursive, one of the latest font types used on their labels in the 50's. The company name is listed as Montague-Ocean City Rod & Reel Co., which was used starting around 1955 (around the same time they quit making bamboo rods) until 1957. Model 2123 refers to the Madison model 6'6" Holloglass spinning rod. As far as the rod itself, the reel seat, winding check and ferrules all look non-Monty to me. The hook keeper is wrapped differently than I would expect on a Monty. The cork grip is the coke bottle shape, like a Red Wing, but nothing else looks like a Monty to me. It has a nice swell to the butt of the cane, and 5 snakes on one of the tip sections, so it might be a nice quality rod. It is odd that the tips don't match. One has 3 snake guides (one missing) and the other has 5 snakes. In my opinion, your rod is not a Montague. I know that doesn't narrow it down much, but it's my 2 cents worth. Maybe someone else will recognize the hardware on this rod. . . . Rex GoneFlyFishin
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Posts: 174 03/13/2009 04:35	That looks like an early H-I model I used to have- one of the higher dollar models, either a Vernley or a Hi-Test. Chuck (cefishing) has a Vernley, and might be able to give you a good guess on the rod model. The ghosting above the winding check indicates that the hook keeper placement was part of a refinish. A lot of H-I rods didn't have hook keepers. "I can't not believe in a creator. The birds sing too beautifully and the trout are too speckled." John Martyn 1948-2009 Last Edited By: freestoner 03/13/2009 10:13. Edited 1 time.
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Posts: 4 03/16/2009 23:53	thanks,any other help is appreciated
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