South Bend Fly Rod 346
Bamboo fly rod no.
South bend fly rod 346. The rankings of the production rods usually rank heddon rods above south bend rods. The 323 346 377 all seem to cast pretty much the same. I just got done looking at one inked 346 8 1 2 on one flat and hdh or d on the flat directly opposite above the yellow south bend decal. Rod has new varnish new stripping guide 9 and new snake guides 9 and tip tops.
South bend sporting goods 1910 techny road northbrook il 60062. In south bend indiana. The rod comes with a south bend bag its marked as a 346 and a tube that looks like a sb tube with no cap. To the south bend tackle co.
Forsyth died suddenly in 1925 and his heirs sold the cross rod co. The 346 8 1 2 is marked as hdh or d this will be a very nice casting 6wt rod. Vintage south bend no. Details about mint condition south bend bait co.
Having said that i do have an 8 6 south bend 346 and it is a very nice rod that is very enjoyable to fish. Guides were wrapped with gudebrod 206 garnet. As far as i can tell all the south bend dry fly 3xx series share the same taper. 346 9 ft see original listing.
Silverspey the middle number on the rod bag is the employee id of the south bend production inspector who passed the rod as making the grade to go out the door for sale. Harnell south bend fishing rod model 2580 80 lb 7ft. Split bamboo fly rod vintage south bend 24 9 stainless w tube and sock. The heddon 20 is usually considered to be a pretty good rod one which i would like to have.
As part of the agreement jordan moved to south bend to set up the machinery organize a rod production facility and train the employees. Free expedited shipping see. Cross also produced rods under other brand names such as abbey imbrie in new york. Bamboo fly rod no.
346 9 ft condition not specified. 59 8 5 bamboo fly rod and case.