Just received a 8’6” rod and can’t seem to nail down a year. Sinclair’s book shows a listing for the 1930’s. Npb reeltite Seat sand 6” cigar grip. The logo is also confusing, have not seen this one. As you can see in photos it is the “Best by test” logo superimposed over a fish. Rod has been rewrapped. Can anyone help me figure out a time period for this and would the correct wrap colors be as called out in the Sinclair book? Thanks Mike
HI Ike Walton
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#2MikeBaker wrote: ↑12/04/21 21:06Just received a 8’6” rod and can’t seem to nail down a year. Sinclair’s book shows a listing for the 1930’s. Npb reeltite Seat sand 6” cigar grip. The logo is also confusing, have not seen this one. As you can see in photos it is the “Best by test” logo superimposed over a fish. Rod has been rewrapped. Can anyone help me figure out a time period for this and would the correct wrap colors be as called out in the Sinclair book? Thanks Mike ps, look at last photo, ferrules don’t look right either
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#4The problem I have is it’s been rewrapped but it does have intermediates which I think are correct which would indicate an early rod. The grip and reelseat look later, don’t recognize the ferrules and have not seen the decal before. I’m confused to say the least. Perhaps it has been rebuilt with different components.