Helping a friend out on this one.
She found this rod when she was cleaning the EX’s stuff out of the garage.
Montague.
1 MTTF MT.
Tom Fly 9’ Medium
3 joints and extra tip
paper tag is still on the grip
The rod has 3 cracked ferrules and needs at least one guide replaced.She would like to try to assign a value to it and if it is worth it she would like to refinish it.
It’s probably not worth refinishing unless you do it yourself and can make the ferrules as well . In great condition it would be worth about $100 .
Life is like a fly swap…You never know what your going to get.
The Mount Tom was a lower end production rod from the Montague Rod & Reel Company in Montague City, MA. They were the largest manufacturer of bamboo rods until they closed the factory in 1955 so it’s not exactly a rare rod. You mentioned the cracked ferrules, but how does the rest of the rod look? Even in really good shape I doubt you’d get more than $100. As far as refinishing…if you do it yourself, I always think a rod is worth refinishing if not just for practice. I just wouldn’t throw a lot of cash at that rod.
One thing you might want to consider ~~ try making the mid section and the two tips into a banty rod. With new ferrules, new guides, new wraps and a new reel seat you might have a very enjoyable short, light line rod. One word of caution ~~ try taping a reel on the bottom of the mid section and casting it with one of the tips to see if it is even worth it. Not every long rod makes a nice short rod.