South Bend Bamboo Fly Rod No 59

Split bamboo fly rod vintage south bend 24 9 stainless w tube and sock.

South bend bamboo fly rod no 59. 59 up for your consideration is this vintage south bend split bamboo fly rod no. 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. Vintage south bend no. South bend s 50 series rods were their price leaders and they used fewer guides lower priced hardware and cosmetically inferior cane to keep the prices down.

Cane for the higher quality rods built by south bend and all the south bend cross rods were split by hand or sawed. It s a bass action rod that was available also as a dry fly action called the 359. 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. Vintage south bend split bamboo fly rod 24 8 1 2 in original.

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. South bend split bamboo fly rod no. Make offer vintage fly fishing rod bamboo south bend 8 6 original wood tube brass caps vintage south bend 3pcs bamboo fly rod no 24 9 excel oreno line hch c or gbf 270 00. Harnell south bend fishing rod model 2580 80 lb 7ft.

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. In 1958 south bend was sold but continued to produce and sell quality lures rods and reels. The 59 was the best of the bunch. South bend also made rods for other companies such as sears roebuck for as little as 83 cents wholesale.

The rod and the two tips are completely straight and beautifully colored and all are equal and original length. 59 8 5 bamboo fly rod and case. This auction includes a 4 piece south bend bamboo fly rod believed to be from the late 1930 s or early 1940 s. Our very last picture seen at the bottom of this page shows the rod pictured in the 1939 south bend catalog.