I'm hoping someone can identify an old bamboo rod I have. I have limited information to go on, but I do know it was my grandfather's rod so i'd like to either restore it or have someone restore it for me and put it to use.

My grandfather passed on about 18 years ago and the rod sat in my father's basement in a five gallon bucket full of bits and pieces of pap's old rods. Back in 2000 I was planning on heading up to Erie to do some pike fishing and stopped in at my father's to borrow a couple of rods for the trip when I found it stashed in a corner in that bucket. To this day I don't know why I even checked that old bucket of junk, but I'm glad I did.

Anyway, I brought it home and put it in my basement and pretty much forgot about it for the next six years. Lately I've been in the market for a new rod; not because I actually need one though. There's nothing wrong with the St. Croix I'm currently using. I think you all know what I mean here. lol

Here's what I do know and/or suspect. It's a 3 piece, 8 foot, bamboo rod. There is an extra slot in the rod bag, so at one time there was apparently an extra tip. It looks to be made on the lower end of the bamboo rod scale, perhaps by South Bend, Montague, or Horrocks-Ibbotson. There is a decal above the handle, but I can't read it because it's faded and torn. There are three snake guides, a stripper guide, and a tip top. The uplocking reel seat is some sort of cheap metal with a single locking nut. There is no hook retainer, and doesn't appear to have ever been one. The rod is in pretty rough shape and needs completely restored, but the bamboo isn't cracked or broken; however, the tip section is bent and will need to be straightened. The other two pieces look bent in the pictures but they aren't.

What I want to know is:
1. What kind of rod is it?
2. What weight line is it?
3. What action is it?
4. How much could I reasonably expect to pay someone to restore it?
5. A good resource for the do-it-yourselfer to completely tear down and restore the rod.

Here are some pictures that I took to help identify the rod. I've compared the rod to other ones on E-bay and haven't seen anything with a decal that looks remotely like the one I have.

If the pictures don't show up you'll have to click the links or copy/paste them in your browser. I've never used this sort of BB before, so I'm not sure how it works with the coding. Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions anyone has.

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