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Thank you everyone for the tremendous advise! Your comments, suggestions and short-cuts will go along way in providing me the help I am looking for. Will post again later in the spring when the boo...

Leo - I am just enjoying this beginning restoration process to no end. I read your thread down the log her..........

"it pays homage to those that gave us these great old rods when we put them...

One more think Dleo, I will take before and after photo's. Since you are the Apple and I am the Orange I am very confident that this will turn out fine.

Thank you Dleo6446. I am going to take your advise and re-do the rod. You are correct I believe about the boo. No nicks, decent color, light blond and a very straight rod with both tips. The years...

Dleo6446 - You have really perked my interest now in the vintage of the rod. I went on line and found a site that described the decal's used by H-i and have narrowed mine down to the Elongated...

The rod does not have any white markings on it. A decal, elongated diamond, red center. The reel seat also is stamped with the same logo. The rod is 3 pc. with two tips. The cork is cigar shaped.

Thank you Dleo6446. I have never fished this rod, I found it in the basement of our farm house when we bought it years ago. It is still in origional tube, sock etc. but you can see the rod was well...

I have an old H-I rod I want to bring back to life. I plan on replacing the cork and reel seat, all guides. The rod is wrapped about every inch and a half. Can i eliminate these wraps or do they...