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History and value of South Bend Rods

Last post by fishnbanjo « 03/17/09 08:56

by fishnbanjo » 03/17/09 08:56

Wesley D. Jordan deserves an honored place in history as one of the truly innovative bamboo rodmakers who had a major impact on the bamboo fly rod as...

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03/17/09 08:56
Rod identification

Last post by jeffkn1 « 08/18/24 07:51
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by Beckts2706 » 08/17/24 18:46

Hello! I recently purchased a vintage south bend rod, and I can’t find anything online that identifies it. Does anyone know what this is? The rod is...

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Last post by jeffkn1
08/18/24 07:51
South Bend & Cross model Chart

Last post by SteveQ.CA « 07/05/24 14:32
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by SteveQ.CA » 07/05/24 14:26

Back in Covid, I put together a SB chart of Fly Rod models; mostly from photos that Wrong66 had posted. Over the years, I collected all the SB...

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07/05/24 14:32
Post Jordan South Bend

Last post by LRBtrout « 02/17/24 13:35
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by LRBtrout » 02/04/24 21:54

I am looking for information on South Bend after Wes Jordan left. Specifically I am seeking accurate information on who took over the supervision of...

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02/17/24 13:35
South Bend No. 9

Last post by crowebeetle « 05/11/22 15:00
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by Clark H. » 05/09/22 23:20

Hi,
First post. I'm going thru a bunch of old rods I inherited and this one was in a couple of catalogs on this site. The 1930 and the 1950. It looks...

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Last post by crowebeetle
05/11/22 15:00
South Bend 1950 catalogue

Last post by wrong66 « 09/05/20 10:01
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by Kudu » 09/02/20 18:38

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09/05/20 10:01
Removing the plastic up locking reel seat

Last post by Will C « 01/05/20 20:07
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by Will C » 12/27/19 16:33

Hello to all who will listen: I recently picked up my second South Bend fly rod a # 59, 9’. I’m a novice to bamboo rods, have always fished graphite....

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Last post by Will C
01/05/20 20:07
South Bend 27 wct 9 3 piece, two tips

Last post by wrong66 « 08/07/18 16:13
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by walkergetx » 08/06/18 16:05

Dragged out the heirlooms again, think about taking the 5 wt to Colorado this week. Not sure I ever found out much about this South Bend one when I...

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Last post by wrong66
08/07/18 16:13
Model 66 Black painted South Bend

Last post by Adamsdry « 02/09/18 14:27
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by wbinn » 02/21/17 18:20

I have a 9' 3 pc South Bend fly rod that's painted black. It appears to be an original paint job as the South Bend Quality Tackle decal is complete...

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Last post by Adamsdry
02/09/18 14:27
South Bend double built 333 9' w/spare tip

Last post by SteveE « 10/14/17 17:14

by SteveE » 10/14/17 17:14

Hello all. New to the forum. Have a beautiful 333 9' HDH or D double built and was looking for more information on it. Age, taper, line wt., value,...

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10/14/17 17:14
Southbend #253 double built

Last post by Archeryaddict « 03/12/17 14:22

by Archeryaddict » 03/12/17 14:22

I have a 9' 3-2 #253 doublebuilt. I am looking for possibly around what years these rods were built and possible value of them. Thank you for any...

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Last post by Archeryaddict
03/12/17 14:22
31 9'

Last post by jeffkn1 « 02/23/14 16:48
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by msauce1 » 02/20/14 19:37

How can you tell which you have trout,bass,dry fly? Were these impregnated? The wraps look like they are orange and white. On the rod it says Super...

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Last post by jeffkn1
02/23/14 16:48
South Bend Model 3470-8'

Last post by Tschoe « 07/18/13 08:46

by Tschoe » 07/18/13 08:46

I have a South Bend Model 3470-8' Fly rod. Part of the decal is missing.
Part of the decal says, Golden Zone of ___________
What is the rod Weight?...

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Last post by Tschoe
07/18/13 08:46
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Last post by Capt. Frank « 09/01/12 10:30
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by Rolf Jacobsen » 03/26/09 15:44

Anyone know how many variations this came in? I'm thinking 8-1/2' and 9' but would like to know for sure.

Thanks,
Rolf

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09/01/12 10:30

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