After reading 5 pages of poetry in December from Forum members in love with their old fiberglass rods, I've been keeping my eye out for one.

This morning at a local swap meet I found a Browning Silaflex Medallion model 22980 at a price I couldn't walk away from. It's an odd length: 8-ft., 1-1/2 inches, but the tip wrapping indicates that's the original length and not the result of a broken tip in its past.

So far today I've had no luck searching the web for information on the rod, specifically when it was made and what weight line is recommended. There's nothing really similar on eBay. Can anyone enlighten me or suggest a website I should check?

Thanks.