Vintage South Bend Bamboo Fly Rod

9 feet in length.

Vintage south bend bamboo fly rod.

Make offer rare vintage south bend usa 6 piece fishing rod custom 370 with case. Make offer split bamboo fly rod vintage south bend 24 9 stainless w tube and sock. On just about every south bend fly rod made throughout the 1940 s 50 s the heyday of the company you ll find either a two or three digit code number then a dash followed by the rod s length. South bend also made rods for other companies such as sears roebuck for as little as 83 cents wholesale.

Welcome bidders you are bidding on a vintage south bend 1940 s split bamboo fly rod model 359 vintage south bend split bamboo fly rod model 359. Dry fly garnix stripping guide. One such device was a power driven ram for splitting bamboo culms destined for mass market rods. This vintage south bend 59 9 bamboo fly rod is a 9 3 piece two tip flared from the late 1940s or early 1950s that has been completely restored.

Vintage south bend 3pcs bamboo fly rod no 24 9 excel oreno line hch c or gbf 270 00 vintage south bend stag fly rod and reel combo 8 12 2 piece near mint condition. 1180 175 00 2d 17h. 3 piece two tips brass guides. Original varnish is shinny.

All pieces are straight. Cane for the higher quality rods built by south bend and all the south bend cross rods were split by hand or sawed. According to discussions on classic fly rod boards that this a 6 7wt rod. Rare vintage south bend usa 6 piece fishing rod custom 370 with case.

Split bamboo richard alexander. 323 dry fly fly rod. South bend entered the bamboo fly rod market through the purchase of the cross rod company of massachusetts in 1926 and continued to acquire and purchase tackle patents over the next three decades. All wrapings original and in good condition.

Well there is a code to these model number markings on south bend rods once you know it it s not very complicated at all. In 1958 south bend was sold but continued to produce and sell quality lures rods and reels. South bend bait company quality tackle hdh or d 323 8 1 2 circa.