Knowing my interest in all things flyfishing, a co-worker this week brought in an old flyrod he had inherited from his great-grandfather. I’d never seen anything quite like it:
His rod was round black steel, 9-ft., in three sections. The ferrules were either brass or bronze, the reel seat was a silver-colored metal and sat above the grey grip, which seemed to be some sort of composite, definitely not cork. Among its interesting design features was a tip guide made of three, identical, small circles – one at a right angle to the rod blank, held in place by the other two, forming a sort of triangle.
While the rod shaft had no markings, the reel seat was stamped “V.I.M” and “Made in U.S.A.”
In addition to being extremely heavy, the rod action could only be described as ultra-slow.
I found a reference online to a 1929 “Vim bait rod” by Shakespeare, but no details. Can anyone steer me toward more information?
Thanks.
