Good Morning, have done a little research, not finding much on the current value of this rod, I had one of these years ago that was re-finished, and never
realized how beautiful they were in the original silk and varnish, this rod looks like it was used maybe 10 times??? Perfect varnish, ferrule fit, silk, decal
has tiny nick, brown anodized reelseet also had tiny nick and needs to be re-set (Art says this is a simple operation), black script on foil readible but just
starting to dissapear, cork is soiled but perfect, SB sock is the nicest one I've ever had in my hands, tag looks like the day it was sewn on, only neg is
tube, its totally intact but the orignial owner "preserved" it by completely wrapping it in scotch tape, well its perfect underneath if thats of any
comfort....I cleaned the rod, waxed the ferrules and ran it through its paces yesterday and to my surprise the line that really worked great was peach wf5, i
thought the 4-piece would end up a little faster than the 290 but this one is definately a medium to crisp, light in hand 5, very nice, $$$ est would be great,
thanks! Todd
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That's definately one of the nicer 291's that I've seen in quite a while.Another negligible,at least as far as most buyers are concerned, is that they were only available as a 1 tip rod.Right now during this particular time frame prices have been all over the place.Even the short highly sought after 2/2 rods have been selling for a lot less than they did a year ago.Case in point,a 2/2 Tonka Queen in very good condition sold last week for less than $200.Last year it probably would have sold for at least $350.A fair price for your rod in the condition it's in would be $200.It could go for more or even less.I think the trick to getting what it is actually worth is being able to find a buyer who is looking for a 291 and realises just how good the condition of your rod is. |
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Posts: 102 06/08/2008 14:02 |
Very pretty rod! Nice you found one that is light in the hand. The several I have used were not. Never-the-less,
they were quite good casting rods, showing a preference for a 6 line.
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Posts: 731 06/18/2008 19:48 |
I just bought one for 175. It's a club.
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Posts: 996 06/29/2008 23:14 |
Mine is anything but a club; even with three sets of ferrules it flexes smoothly and evenly down into the butt section with a WF6 line. I bought it because I
wanted a versatile bamboo rod that I could pop into a small suitcase for traveling and that I could use for trout or bass.h
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I also have a 291. Can anyone tell me what thread will match the wraps? I need to re-do a few guide wraps.
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Posts: 160 06/30/2008 18:09 |
According to Michael's book, the main wraps are silk Olive #21 and the tipping is silk Red #10. Cross-referencing the guide to thread manufacturers,
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Dark Olive #21 - no listing for Gudebrod / YLI 156 (#50) or YLI 247 (#100) / B-C 9909 / Britex 28 Red #10 - Gudebrod 326 / YLI 4 (#50) or YLI 201 (#100) / B-C 4350 / Britex 33 Anyway, hope this helps a bit. Dean
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