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Do you perhaps have a fly fishing friend who has reels with 5 or 6wt lines on them to try on the rod? Or do you have a local 'shop' who might let you try their various weight lined reels to see what...

I would first try a 5 or 6wt line instead of jumping all the way up to a 9wt. Interestingly enough, during the time period when these rods were made, as well as the so-called "production" bamboo rods...

I agree 100% with cheffy about it being a post WW II rod made by the Japanese to sell to the occupying forces. The 'front end' appears to be a ferrule set into the handle. If so, this rod was most...