Don,
My plan is to refurbish it, but I have to stay with the tip, because I
do not have the tools to make a new one.
i guess it will become more stiff, but this will convert the rod
probably to a 'Hand Gebtsrouther' rod, a famous Austrian ffisher and
caster, who converted the Europeans to a new ca
t, It will raise the line weight considerably. It can be
refinished and made a "wall hanger". Nothing is impossible.It is a bamboo rod
and should be made to look good again.
Tony
--- On Sun, 4/5/09, DonO wrote:
From: DonO
Subject: [VFB] Re: Bamboo, bamboo, bamboo
To: vfb-mail@googlegr
Rene, for 7.00 you can't go wrong but you have a project rod. It appears to be
an old HI or a Montague. They are low end rods. I have repaired and refinished
several of them. If it were not such a hassle to get the broken tip to me so I
can take measurements and get a section back to you, I woul
Rene,
I'm by no means an expert like Tony is, and I'm sure you'll get excellent
advise from him. It looks to me like the tip section is missing quite a
bit- a guide (at least one) and the tip- judging from the compared lengths.
I would build a new tip and a spare tip and re-do the rest of the ro
