Vintage South Bend Bamboo Fly Rod

Welcome bidders you are bidding on a vintage south bend 1940 s split bamboo fly rod model 359 vintage south bend split bamboo fly rod model 359.

Vintage south bend bamboo fly rod.

One such device was a power driven ram for splitting bamboo culms destined for mass market rods. All pieces are straight. South bend also made rods for other companies such as sears roebuck for as little as 83 cents wholesale. Original varnish is shinny.

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South bend bait company quality tackle hdh or d 323 8 1 2 circa. Dry fly garnix stripping guide. This vintage south bend 59 9 bamboo fly rod is a 9 3 piece two tip flared from the late 1940s or early 1950s that has been completely restored. Make offer rare vintage south bend usa 6 piece fishing rod custom 370 with case.

8 1 2 half wells. Make offer split bamboo fly rod vintage south bend 24 9 stainless w tube and sock. On just about every south bend fly rod made throughout the 1940 s 50 s the heyday of the company you ll find either a two or three digit code number then a dash followed by the rod s length. South bend entered the bamboo fly rod market through the purchase of the cross rod company of massachusetts in 1926 and continued to acquire and purchase tackle patents over the next three decades.

Well there is a code to these model number markings on south bend rods once you know it it s not very complicated at all. Cane for the higher quality rods built by south bend and all the south bend cross rods were split by hand or sawed. Rare vintage south bend usa 6 piece fishing rod custom 370 with case. According to discussions on classic fly rod boards that this a 6 7wt rod.

The rod and the two tips are completely straight and beautifully colored and all are equal and original length. Split bamboo richard alexander. In 1958 south bend was sold but continued to produce and sell quality lures rods and reels.