[VFB] Radio reel seat and rod pics

2015-05-14 Thread Neville Gosling
Interesting. The pic that shows the full length of the reel seat has a short cork grip in relation to the rather long reel seat. Do the snake guides match each other in style rather than size? The reel seat appears in the photo to have a single sliding locking band with a ridge at the lower end

Re: [VFB] Radio Reel Seat

2015-05-14 Thread Jack Harford
Thanks Nev - I'll try to post a pic tonight. On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Neville Gosling wrote: > Hmmm! I have checked my copy of Michael Sinclair’s book - Bamboo Rod > Restoration Handbook which lists the Montague line of rods from 1920’s to > 1952 but could not find a listing or any ref

[VFB] Radio Reel Seat

2015-05-14 Thread Neville Gosling
Hmmm! I have checked my copy of Michael Sinclair’s book - Bamboo Rod Restoration Handbook which lists the Montague line of rods from 1920’s to 1952 but could not find a listing or any reference for “Radio”. see attached. Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver BC Canada > On May 14, 2015

Re: [VFB] Radio Reel Seat

2015-05-14 Thread Allan Fish
Jack, Check this out: al On 5/13/15 3:52 PM, Jack Harford wrote: I have an old niner bamboo fly rod and the only marking is "Radio" on the reel seat. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks, Jack -- -- You received this m

Re: [VFB] Silk or Nylon Wraps for Guides

2015-05-14 Thread Allan Fish
On 5/13/15 3:25 PM, Jack Harford wrote: Am I just being eccentric No offense, Jack, but. :-) :-) :-) :-) Al (p.s.: Thanks for handlng the screen last night.) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to v