On 5/31/2010 5:30 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: > On 05/31/2010 03:09 AM, Dave wrote: > >> I have some very positive memories also of fly fishing (with my father's >> bamboo rod btw) in Yellowstone National Park when I was a kid. >> >> I have an antique bamboo fly rod and reel I keep in my office.. bought >> it from a local estate sale. It pre-dates anything I have ever used. >> >> Dave >> > Dave, > > Is there a maker's name on either the rod or the reel? > > Mark > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >
No.. no marks of any kind that I can find. Here are some picts.. http://img717.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=p1000851v.jpg Actually I am not sure this is bamboo... The rod is a 3 pc with nickel plated reel and fittings. About 9 feet overall. The eyes are actually wire eyelets which hang off of small bits of wire that are attached to the rod with thread and then coated with varnish. Reel knobs are wood. The lever on the reel rubs onto the side of the reel for a brake I believe. Very simple. I've seen some other rods like this but in antique fishing displays and museums once in a while. Might be 100+ years old. My Dad's 50+ year old rod looks like a "new" model next to this one. The estate I bought it from was quite old - the house was 150+ years old etc. The guy was in his late 90's when he died. I've had it for 10+ years now. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
