Originally Posted by
bobbyg
The tubular steel rod was most probably built by the Horton Mfg. Co.
of Bristol, CT.
Bob
Bristol, Union Hardware, and a lot others made the steel rods
Bristol is just the best known
I think Union Hardware is best known in the fly fishing world for their skeleton reels but they made other sporting equipment too
kengore
Your reel seat is not just plastic. It's bakelite
If it were me, I'd restore it rather than replace
Last edited by dudley; 10-20-2009 at 06:29 PM.
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