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1) DDB-"The River Keeper" PHY Driggs River Special, Split-Bamboo fly rod. Original As-New 7'2" Mortised and Hollowbuilt 3/2 rod for #5 line. Purchased the blanks and built the rod out in 2004 as a "kit rod" from Dave Collyer being one of the very first mortised rods he offered. It features 3x3 node spacing pattern, select Grade AAAA torpedo style grip and cork insert with REC Nickel Silver slide rings and butt tack that have been 24k gold-plated by Jeff Fultz. The Nickel Silver ferrules, Moss Agate stripper frame and hosel-style winding check have been all 24k gold plated by Jeff as well. TiGold gold nitride snakes and tip-tops match the gold-plating nicely. Guide wraps are opaque medium brown silks with simple intermediates throughout and green Jasper wraps at the ferrules and tip-tops with several coats of hand-rubbed finish. Original bag, tube and cloth tube sock. Only lawn cast - this pristine rod is in As-New never been fished condition. To buy a brand new Hollowbuilt, mortised fly rod like this one would cost over $2000.00. I'm offering this beautiful As-New, never fished rod for $1375.00 firm
2) Cache Le Poudre Caneworks, Split-Bamboo fly rod. ORIGINAL condition 7'9" foot, 2/2, NODELESS design for #5 line. Heritage: Built by Charlie Campbell of CLPC in Ft Collins, Co, in Dec.1998 (date scripted on rod). "Cache Le Poudre Caneworks" inked on the rod. Modified Garrison 209e taper casts like a dream. Light straw colored blanks are straight and of equal length, expertly crafted without nodes. Finish is in remarkable condition. Nickel silver ferrules fit and pop and are in very good condition. D/L nickel silver cap and ring slide band and stabilized, unfinished Butternut insert in very good condition. Modified western grip is in very good condition. Bright chrome snake guides and SIC stripper. Guide wraps of translucent Goldenrod tipped Java brown. Hook-keeper. Minor issues noted on this rod are slight (varnish and thread) separations in the wraps where the ferrule serration tabs are located on the female and one male tip section. It is ONLY a separation in the thread wraps - the cane below is UN-DAMAGED. Refer to this pic to see a description close-up. Nothing more than a bit of an eyesore, this common malady is generally referred to in the bamboo community as a "casting seal crack" which may occur in this specific area of a bamboo rod where it flexes. The rod is 100% fishable in this condition as-is or I can re-wrap the ferrules if necessary but consider that doing so will alter the "originality" of the rod. Original bag and aluminum tube. Moderately fished rod with minor noted discrepancies in very good-plus condition. $795.00 reduced $675.00 $75.00 to re-wrap ferrules
3) Wright and McGill/Granger Aristocrat, 8642 restored vintage bamboo fly rod. 8 1/2' foot, 3/2. This rod is in excellent fishable condition and all pieces are of exact length. Rod sections are exceptionally straight, likely one of the straightest of the W/M variety that I have laid eyes on - not bad for a rod of its age. W/M nickel silver ferrules are in excellent serviceable condition. Patented Goodwin Granger stamped internal uplocking nickel silver reel seat has minor wear but in excellent working condition. Cork grip is in excellent condition. At the time I purchased this rod in 05' it was in need of one guide/replacement wrap on the mid-section and required a complete re-finishing as the varnish was in extremely poor shape. An original stainless Pefection guide was replaced, wrapped with original tan tipped brown nylon thread used in that era and the entire rod re-varnished with four coats of hand-rubbed marine spar varnish. This rod has been fished only twice since restored. Excellent restored condition. Includes original bag and vintage replacement tube. SOLD
4) PCRD Spartan-Vagabond III #14-0407, Split-Bamboo fly rod. Excellent ORIGINAL condition. Modified 7"2" 3/2 modified PHY Driggs River Special for #5 line. Sweet roll-caster! One of my personal fishing rods made in 2007 it features a classic semi-parabolic action. This rod is made with medium tone, lightly flame-mottled cane and a 3x3 node spacing pattern. SnakeBrand light wire bronze guides with bronze tiptops and PacBay bronze stripping guide. Opaque orange Jasper thread wraps tipped olive. Antique-blued Nickel silver ferrules are in top condition. Dynawood reel seat spacer with plated U/L gunsmoke grey hardware and modified western style cork grip are all in excellent shape and the varnish is in superb condition. This lightly-fished fly rod rated in excellent++ condition is a steal for the low price of $750.00
5) Sewell N Dunton Anglers Choice # 164, 2/2 restored vintage bamboo fly rod. I purchased this rod in previously restored condition only to fish with due to its low collectability rating. This rod was represented to me as an 8 1/2' footer but actually measures out at 8' 4 1/2". The extra tip is 1 inch short. The original ferrules were replaced by a previous owner with Wright and McGill ferrules that are in very good serviceable condition. Honey colored cane. Black plastic downlocking reel seat spacer with aluminum hardware is in good condition. The cork grip is ridged and slightly indented but otherwise in good condition. I replaced all guides with larger stainless Perfection snakes and a # 8 Mildrum carbide stripper. The larger guides allow today's fly lines to cast with ease. Original markings and label are 100% intact and read: "Sewell N Dunton and Son, Inc. Greenfield, Mass", model # 164 inscribed in black ink. I refinished the rod with original thread wraps in green tipped tan. Ring style hookeeper. I describe the action of this rod as a classic medium/moderate and it seems to throw a DT5 line best. Original bag & replacement tube. A great rod for fishing in good++ restored condition. $275.00
6) Phillipson Lancer L80, vintage Fiberlass fly rod. ORIGINAL condition 8' foot, 2/1 medium honey colored blanks. Elk tan guide wraps spiraled over gold foil. Rod is stamped "Lancer" with the "Phillipson Worlds Finest" emblem, Made in USA, L80, Line size HDH. Tip section has 6 Perfection snake guides, butt section has one snake and a Perfection stripper. Gold aluminum anodized downlocking reel seat and half round Welsh style grip are in very good condition, Phillipson N/S silver ferrules in very good++ condition. Hookeeper. Very good to excellent condition. Sweet Phillipson moderate casting action. Original bag and cardboard tube with Phillipson label. $175.00
7) Fenwick Fenglass FF-605-2, 2/1 modern fiberglass fly rod, 6' foot for #5 line. Light brown e-glass blank, cork reel seat spacer and bronze anodized aluminum uplocking hardware. Tip section has 5 guides wrapped Fenwick-brown nylon tipped white, SIC stripper on butt. Hookeeper. Fenwick style grip is in excellent condition. Moderate action. Rod is in overall excellent, original, like new very lightly fished condition and perfect for small trout streams or panfish. Original bag and tube. SOLD
8) Cabelas Clear Creek model, 2/1, 7' foot graphite fly rod is marked for casting a 1 wt. line but I've seemed to find that it throws a DT2 and even a DT3 wt. line equally well. Black matte 38 million modulus IM6 graphite blanks. Black woven graphite reel seat with black anodized uplocking hardware. Spigot style ferrules. Western style grip is in excellent condition. Tip has 6 guides, stripper on butt. Hookeeper. Moderate action. Rod is in excellent + overall lightly fished condition. Original tube and bag. SOLD
9) Cortland Clear Creek 444 WF1F line, 30 yds, mated to the above rod #4, excellent condition on original spool, packaging not available. Fished once. Olive green color. SOLD
10) Fred DeBell Presentation, vintage bamboo fly rod. ORIGINAL condition 7'1/2" foot, 2/1 built on Phillipson impregnated blanks. Rod was varnished but appears to be original. Random node spacing with the typical Resorcinol glue lines running along all splines. Inked as "71/2' foot impregnated cane" ' and has a small "DeBell Rod" label that is 100% intact. Tip is 1/2 inch short. W/M ferrules are in very good condition. Bronze anodized aluminum downlocking reel seat. Grip is in very good condition. Tip has 5 original Phillipson "spiral" guides which were used mainly on Phillipson fiberglass rods. The butt section has one spiral and a Perfection stripper. Hookeeper is missing but the thread wraps remain. Wrapped in gold/black variegated Jasper tipped gold with gold intermediates throughout. Moderate-fast dry fly action throws a DT4 or 5 nicely. A classic rod built by the guy who learned from the Granger and Phillipson heritage. Replacement tube and bag. SOLD
11) Sage 486 RPL, Graphite III composite, model GFL 486 RPL, 8' 6"foot, 2 3/4 oz., 2/1, #4 wt. line fly rod. It seems the long discontinued RPL line has somewhat become a "collectable" in the graphite fly rod category, according to DB Homel's book - "Antique and Collectable Fishing Tackle". I bought this rod new from a distributor in the early 90's. The RPL series popularized fast action fly rods worldwide and are still coveted for that reason. Sage brown Tiger-eye blanks. Walnut reel seat spacer with black anodized uplocking hardware all in very good condition, Western style grip is in very good condition. Tip section in very good condition. Hookeeper. Some scratches on the butt section roughly 6-10 inches above the grip, minor wear and tear for a rod that was my "go-to" for many years. I would classify this rod as being in very good original condition. Original tube and bag. SOLD
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