Let's see your South Bend fly rods
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Re: Let's see your South Bend fly rods
#21An old, well-used, classic 346 8-1/2' HDH after a morning workout on a cutthroat lake in the Cascades. Love that flamed cane.
Re: Let's see your South Bend fly rods
#22I no longer own this rod but it has found a good home here on the forum with one of our members. I thought it would be appreciated in this thread.
South Bend 1640 Cross Single Built Dry Fly Rod 3 piece 8'
more photos of this rod can be seen at this link
http://antiquerodandreels.com/rodmanufacturers/493
Richard
South Bend 1640 Cross Single Built Dry Fly Rod 3 piece 8'
more photos of this rod can be seen at this link
http://antiquerodandreels.com/rodmanufacturers/493
Richard
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Re: Let's see your South Bend fly rods
#23The elusive, and gorgeous, SB 8 footer. That may be the Holy Grail SB.
Re: Let's see your South Bend fly rods
#24My South Bend 7 1/2 footers.
Top is a 29, 2/2. Original except for reel seat. A great 7 weight.
Middle is a 290, 2/2. All original. One of my go to rods.
Bottom is a 291, 4/1. All original. Nice rod but it doesn't get fished much.
Vern
Top is a 29, 2/2. Original except for reel seat. A great 7 weight.
Middle is a 290, 2/2. All original. One of my go to rods.
Bottom is a 291, 4/1. All original. Nice rod but it doesn't get fished much.
Vern
Re: Let's see your South Bend fly rods
#25This is the 8 1/2, #12 I just received. Casts great but could use a few more guides. Anyone know what the red thread might be? Pretty bright.
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Re: Let's see your South Bend fly rods
#26Andre, I've wondered the same about the thread? Has to be red silk, but its more the color preserver that's been used that allows it to appear this way. Lacquer maybe? I've seen this on a couple of rods and the wraps have a kind of antique look to them.
Re: Let's see your South Bend fly rods
#27The rod has been rewrapped in the past, so it can be hard to determine the exact shade of thread. If I were going to add a few guides, I think I'd rewrap the whole thing.
Mark
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Re: Let's see your South Bend fly rods
#29This is my South Bend Model 47. 8.5 with one tip and 9' with the other tip. A very nice SB rod.
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#30Andre, I took a look at the model 12 that I own last night whoever re-wrapped your rod did a decent job they're pretty close in appearance.
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#35Actually the pictures look better than reality but not bad. This is one nice casting rod with both 5 and 6 peach DT. Very impressed.oldschoolcane wrote:Andre, I took a look at the model 12 that I own last night whoever re-wrapped your rod did a decent job they're pretty close in appearance.
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#36This is a Sothbend #12 ..Edwards supervised rod...made at Winchester.
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#37Beautiful rod Munsey. Did you restore it and how did you save that label? Nice.munsey w wrote:
This is a Sothbend #12 ..Edwards supervised rod...made at Winchester.
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Re: Let's see your South Bend fly rods
#39Michael Sinclair did the restoration...he may have done a new label?
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#40Richard,
It's being well cared for.
Thanks
Lon
It's being well cared for.
Thanks
Lon
reelill wrote:I no longer own this rod but it has found a good home here on the forum with one of our members. I thought it would be appreciated in this thread.
South Bend 1640 Cross Single Built Dry Fly Rod 3 piece 8'
more photos of this rod can be seen at this link
http://antiquerodandreels.com/mfg_s/sbc ... t_pop.html
Richard