I was cleaning out the attic of my new house and I found an old bamboo fly rod. It’s in “fair” condition (at least the cane is). It appears to be a 2 piece 7’ rod (markings in gold M/71). The logo is worn but it looks like there is a red diamond with a gold border. In the diamond I can make out part of a gold crown and under that I can see what appears to be the word “king”. The word before that is gone but it might end in a “L”.
The reel seat looks like a down-locking plastic (bakelite?) one. The wraps are plain black and all of the guides are snake type (no stripping guide).
I can’t remember how many times I’ve heard that someone found a fly rod in the attic, the basement or in a dark corner of a closet of a new place over the years. Wishing that would happen to me next time I buy a house !
That’s it. I new that I could count on you guys to help me out. Looking at the price of the one on e-bay it doesn’t look like this is one of the “high end” babboo rods that everyone gets so excited about, but what the heck. The price was right :lol: