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Posts: 5 06/08/2009 16:58	Tags : None 16-16.5 ft rod, looks like ash. Probably a dapping or salmon rod. Butt and 2 mids apx 5.5 ft each, 1 tip apx 2 inches longer. Brass ferrules and sliding DLRS. Brass cap at base says "Forrest Maker Kelso", and has red rubber butt. Style of butt and ferrules remind me of Hardy rods and I'll guess it was made in Great Britain or Scotland. All sections appear straight w/no breaks. This will display nicely with new varnish to show wood grain, and I'll need to re-wrap it as someone made repairs to the NS snake guides with some odd looking tape. SORRY...Not able to do photos at this time. I need Info. Now I wrap a fair rod & have no problems doing this one, but I have no idea as to it's value. This will be my autumn project. Maybe it's worth some money to you historic collectors as is, or maybe it's a tomato stake and just a waste of my time, but I figure someone in this site knows something or can direct me to one who does. Thanks ahead of time as I await your response. japers
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Posts: 676 06/08/2009 17:25 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger	You could try asking Forrest of Kelso. They are still in business. A google of the name will throw up a few rods for sale
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tkerr7735		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 353 06/08/2009 17:25	Scotland. Greenheart, not ash. Just do a Google search on "forrest kelso maker" and you'll turn up hits from A.J. Campbell's book on Classic and Antique Fishing Tackle. His book is one of the better references on antique rods. He has a few paragraphs on John Forrest.
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japers		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6 06/08/2009 17:33	thanks for the info j
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Posts: 7 06/08/2009 19:04	Not what I'd call great luck on google...The company did come up but they don't seem to have a web-site. Tried A.J. Campbell on line and couldn't bring up any refference.......Do you maybe have a page number?? thanks
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Posts: 702 06/08/2009 19:47	Forrest of Kelso was the maker of the famous Grant Vibration Rod, a solid greenheart spey rod with which Alexander Grant made a spey cast of 65 yards in 1895 using a continuous taper silk line, a record that stood until 2005, when Scott McKenzie, another Scotsman, made a cast of 68 yards using modern graphite and a PVC line. Forrest produced the Grant Vibration rods (and many others), though I think others may have produced them for some periods.
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enigma309		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 681 06/09/2009 13:21 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger	The company did come up but they don't seem to have a web-site They do have a web site, I posted the link above - here it is again: LINK
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