Fenwick FL102-7
Please don't tell me I am an idiot, but I have to know...
I almost bought a Brown Fenwick FL102-7 at a garage sale, it was built from a blank (at least the rod is marked Blank).
If you have one, how does it fish?
MAO
Yeah, it was only $20, but I didn't buy it
"Trust, but verify" - Russian Proverb, as used by Ronald Reagan
You don't say how old it was. If glass it is likely a bit heavy but a great rod. If graphite likely a nice rod, but if built by someone else - at that price I'd buy it and cut off all the parts to rebuild my way.
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was a brown glass rod
"Trust, but verify" - Russian Proverb, as used by Ronald Reagan
mao
Hadn't realized Fenwick did the brown glass, but appears they indeed did! Only one I could find to give a price idea for you was on ebay, and they were selling the "vintage" rod for 25 bucks. I can't imagine myself fishing with a rod that size ... but what a hoot it would be to add to the arsenal!!! Fenwicks are great fun! You have far more will power than I if you were able to walk away from it!!!!
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The old brown glass rods were really great fiberglass rods. A 9' 7wt is a bit heavy compared to the graphite but still very fish able. If it had been 8' 6" 6wt or smaller I'd really be kicking myself if I missed out on it at that price.
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Yea, I was surprised that it was brown too. I thought most of those rods were yellow. I picked up a yellow one at a flea market a few years ago that had actually been made into a spinning rod. I stripped everything off including the handle and made a flyrod out of it. It made a nice rod but it is a very soft action. And I do mean soft-bends right into the handle. But it is a kind of nice old vintage rod. Some of those old glass rods are great casters.Originally Posted by Betty Hiner
Dave
Thanks y'all. I am getting over it with your help. The guy said he had more "rods in the back", so I left him my number...maybe he will call.
"Trust, but verify" - Russian Proverb, as used by Ronald Reagan
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