Orvis Bamboo Fly Rod Serial Numbers
They could not tell me the line weight but one is an 8 impregnated made 1950 and the other is an 8 6 impregnated made 1963.
Orvis bamboo fly rod serial numbers. This impregnated orvis battenkill is a two piece two tip weighing 4 3 8 ounces. 2112 9 orvis 6 6 spinning rod. From time to time especially during the 60 s and 70 s bamboo fly rods would be built specifically for special sales at our store in manchester. Your custom text here.
Rod is accompanied by a letter handwritten by walton powell dated may 1992 attesting to the fact that walt inscribed the rod and that it is one of the last two golden signature bamboo rods that walt would build. A friend of mine left me two orvis cane rods but they didn t have a line wt. Thomas and thomas bamboo montana fly rod. Original tube and sock.
Orvis 8 battenkill bamboo fly rod. The orvis bamboo rod database. Click here for rod raffle. Click below to search the history of your bamboo fly rod what modern fly lines are appropriate for it where to obtain an appraisal how best to care for it and much more.
The r serial number rods were from one of a couple sources. So i called orvis with the serial numbers. Biographies of orvis fly rod makers. Paul young bamboo fly rod midge summers era june 2018.
Explanation of serial numbers starting with r conversion chart for silk line ratings to modern fly line equivalents. Model 37h baby catskill fly rod. Lyle dickerson 901812 bamboo fly rod. Rod is inscribed in walton s own hand and includes the original owner s name.
What if my bamboo fly rod serial number starts with an r. This database is solely owned and operated by greg reynolds. The rod is marked for an 8wt but usually fished with a lighter line following the rule of the thumb that orvis rods fish one line size lighter than they are marked. Bob summers has built and repaired quality bamboo fly rods since 1956.
Orvis bamboo fly rod model 1856. Antique rod and reel library is delighted to now host. All sections with matching serial numbers 1 991.