Bamboo Rods

[fishinglibin]

I have a chance at two Bamboo rods, more interested in one than the other. May be from the 40's, I suggest hand made just a guess. 11 feet long, I like all about it but 1 eyelet is slightly bent. For those of you who know, how easy is it to straighten or replace the eyelet, and if replaced does it effect the rod value much? THX

[ÜberFly]

Contact either Don Anderson the grass guru or Cdone (Colin) the rod builder extraordinaire!

 

Should be pretty straight forward from what I understand.

 

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I have a chance at two Bamboo rods, more interested in one than the other. May be from the 40's, I suggest hand made just a guess. 11 feet long, I like all about it but 1 eyelet is slightly bent. For those of you who know, how easy is it to straighten or replace the eyelet, and if replaced does it effect the rod value much? If you are kind enough to answer, as I will be out for a while, could you also respond to my email paul@starwallwest.com THX

 

[DonAndersen]

fishinglivin,

 

Replacement of a guide is dead easy. Getting the right guide to match the existing ones may be somewhere different story. If you are content to get close, then it's a simple matter.

 

Rods of that length are typically inexpensive.

 

Don

[fishinglibin]

Thanks Don what would you suggest it should go for?

[DonAndersen]

fishinglivin,

 

Bamboo rods that are >$2500 in price range were generally built by a small group of people of which most are dead. And that only applies to rods <8' long. Longer rods are discounted a lot.

 

Watch Ebay and see what a rod similar to your is selling for. It's the best place to get some sense of the pricing.

 

regards,

 

Don

[dutchie]

I have a chance at two Bamboo rods, more interested in one than the other. May be from the 40's, I suggest hand made just a guess. 11 feet long, I like all about it but 1 eyelet is slightly bent. For those of you who know, how easy is it to straighten or replace the eyelet, and if replaced does it effect the rod value much? THX

 

 

all bamboo rods pretty well hand made from back in the 40's , 11 ft rods are a dime a dozen as they say , not worth a whole bunch of money unless '' it was built by someone well known and it should be on the rod who the maker was , check on the reel seat or the end cap , might be marked , if you had a picture of the rod , i could most likely tell you who the builder was , it most likely was a salmon rod ,

 

if the rod was built by someone like payne, paul young , or even a dickerson , it could be well worth the $2500 and up ,

 

my guess without seeing the rod that it's a english made rod and they put out many and not very collectable and can fetch any where from $50 to $250 , if it's a splice jointed rod then it's one that guys will want for spey casting as they can handle the twisting and torque of the skagit and scandi heads plus the way we fish witch snap T's and so on

 

get some pictures of it , as far as the eyelet being bent , someguys can fix that easy , if has to be replaced then it's a call on what the rod is worth again , i know lots of guys who could match that eyelet up if needed , to replace one and match the wraps is about $20 from a good restorer ,

 

good luck

 

 

 

 

 

[Taco]

One thing about bamboo, it does an excellent job of keeping your tomato plants upright

[fishinglibin]

Thx for the advice guys

[toolman]

One thing about bamboo, it does an excellent job of keeping your tomato plants upright

 

Now that's funny....hahahaha

[SanJuanWorm]

One thing about bamboo, it does an excellent job of keeping your Cannibis plants upright

 

Wait, what?

[Taco]

If your cannabis plants need staking you need to find a sunnier, warmer micro-climate or move indoors