Guys,
Here's my latest mystery rod. It's a 3/2, 8 1/2 ' long with a nickel/silver sliding band reel seat (knurling galore), with a cedar insert. The ferrules are nickel/silver, pinned, serrated, rolled welt, 16/64 and 10/64 (two grooves cut above the windings). The tip measures 0.067 with varnish. Four snakes on the tip section, 3 snakes on the mid and one stipper (not agate) on the butt section. The winding check is nickel/silver with no knurling (can't believe I didn't take a photo of it). The windings are yellow and orange jasper (or maybe red and white jasper with yellowed varnish). The rod's action is very light and it handles a 4 weight line with ease. The black on metallic gold decal says, "Quality First, Kingfisher" (see photo).
Most of the Kingfisher rods I can recall were pretty much low grade Montagues but this one doesn't look like others I've seen. So I'm wondering who besides Montague made rods with the Kingfisher name and who made this rod?
Thanks for your help!
Regards and WDE!!!
Bob L.
Here's my latest mystery rod. It's a 3/2, 8 1/2 ' long with a nickel/silver sliding band reel seat (knurling galore), with a cedar insert. The ferrules are nickel/silver, pinned, serrated, rolled welt, 16/64 and 10/64 (two grooves cut above the windings). The tip measures 0.067 with varnish. Four snakes on the tip section, 3 snakes on the mid and one stipper (not agate) on the butt section. The winding check is nickel/silver with no knurling (can't believe I didn't take a photo of it). The windings are yellow and orange jasper (or maybe red and white jasper with yellowed varnish). The rod's action is very light and it handles a 4 weight line with ease. The black on metallic gold decal says, "Quality First, Kingfisher" (see photo).
Most of the Kingfisher rods I can recall were pretty much low grade Montagues but this one doesn't look like others I've seen. So I'm wondering who besides Montague made rods with the Kingfisher name and who made this rod?
Thanks for your help!
Regards and WDE!!!
Bob L.
