mcshephard1

Thanks folks. I at least now know a lot more than at I did when I started. I think I will try to borrow a 6 and 7 WF line and test them to make a decision.

It is an S. Allcock & Co., made in Redditch England. It is a 3 piece 9 foot with two extra tips (I think only one is part of the origal rod) and still has its original brown cloth rod sack.

Would love to expect I live in Agassiz BC, bit of a long drive. I might be able to do it at the BC show in Abbotsford if they will have the casting pool there again this year.

Thanks. I never thought about trying a DT. I was using WF and the 8 weight I tried was too much for the rod but I bet you are right and either a DT 6 or 7 will be about right.

Anyone have any tips for how to determine appropriate line weight for an old bamboo split cane rod? I bought one a few years ago from a friend who was in his late 60's at the time and said it was his father's who he thinks bought it in the 1940's. It is definitely journeyman quality with no line weight markings but worth the few bucks I invested. I christened it a couple of years ago on the Skagit fooling a a nice standard Skagit size bow using a 5 weight line but think it might have been a little light.