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JeRage	R.L. Winston Bamboo		Lead	[-]
Posts: 1 09/06/2007 22:29	Tags : bamboo, rod, winston, rl winston I feel like I should give some back story to this, so, crazy as it may sound my retired neighbor and I were talking about the beautiful wonders of fly fishing and he mentioned he had some old rods that were given to him by the owner of this "Winston" company. After looking at the half-dozen rods and realizing they were beautiful 1960's era R.L. Winstons, I told him that they were very valuable and that I just wouldn't use some of them as I already have rods at those sizes that were purchased or given to me by my family. "Sell them off, I don't care!" was his quick reply with a wink and a smile. The first of these rods is a beautiful R.L. Winston Hex Bamboo Rod. It is 2/1, 6' 3", 2 oz. with the serial #9646. This rod is in excellent condition and comes with both the original bag and tube. The bag is in excellent condition while the tube (while doing it's job to protect it's precious contents) has some scuffs and scratches. I have seen quotes for this type of rod anywhere from $1500 to $3500 and as I am looking to most likely sell it (as I already have a R.L. Winston Ultralight from the same era from a family member) was wondering what would be a fair asking price. Thanks and sorry for the lengthy tale. Oh, and by the way, if you are interested at all in this rod, feel free to let me know, ask for pics, etc.! jswolpdx@comcast.net Last Edited By: JeRage 09/07/2007 02:49. Edited 1 time.
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Posts: 2905 09/06/2007 22:59 Local user	Since it's only one tip Merrick Era rod with original tube and bag it's value is $1600-1800. The small size adds value but the one tip doesn't put it into $2000+ category IMHO. I'm aware from Stoner era to Merrick most all the rods were 2/1. Dennis Last Edited By: firehole 09/06/2007 23:21. Edited 2 times.
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Posts: 827 09/07/2007 22:57	I would agree with Firehole since it is a one tip - 1500 to 1750 depending on the condition. Gregg
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Posts: 447 09/07/2007 23:57	Glenn and company at Sweetgrass should be able to make a second tip in fairly short order. I don't think it's a big deal (I have never broken one) but it's an option in the event you want to boost the value of the rod to over 2K.
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