This month I received my restored Pezon et Michel cane rod back from from Ken and Dennis at Conranch Hackle. They did a super job in restoring this cane rod to its original likeness.
I need help in identifying the year of manufacture. I checked the Pezon et Michel website for serial numbers, models, lengths and years with no matches. The serial number on this one doesn’t seem to fit the number format of P-M rods. I suspect it could be the 16th rod manufactured in 1924?
Here are the particulars of the rod:
Parabolic Speciale Normale
6 1/2’, 2 pc/2 tips, butt section same length as tips
SN 2416
51 intermediate wraps
Thank you in advance for any help anyone can render.
That’s one very nice rod you have. They did a great job on it. Give ya $50 for it.
I would say to check on Clarks Classic Fly Rod forum. http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/
Those guys over should be able to help if no one here can.
I will do that. I have not visited that forum in a couple of years. Will see if my username and password will still work.
It is a beautiful rod, especially after Ken and Dennis at Conranch Hackle restored it to pristine condition.
They used red silk wraps, Mike McCoy Snake Guides and agate stripper and new Super Z ferrules. The original guides were tiny ones meant for silk lines.
The butt section had a bad alligator-skin finish from someone’s botched brushed on varnish job. Some wraps were replaced with non-matching red non-silk thread. The original inscriptions were kept intact and the 51 intermediate wraps were meticulously removed and replaced.
A beautiful work of art. If you are in need of a cane rod restoration, give Ken and Dennis at Conranch Hackle a call. They will ask you to send them the rod and then individually evaluate it to see if it can be restored and the approximate cost.
This P-M restoration was worth every dollar to me; otherwise, the rod would probably languish in its sock on the back of my den room door for the rest of its life. Now it can be fished again!