The Classic Fly Rod List

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$1275.00 + Priority Mail & Insurance

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Near Mint / As-New. This special Golden Signature companion set features lovely dark cane, dark green wraps, chrome snakes, blued Mildrum stripping guides, and anodized up-locking Powell seats with walnut spacers. All sections with matching serial numbers (1-991). Original tube and sock. Rod is inscribed in Walton's own hand and includes the original owner's name. Rod is accompanied by a letter handwritten by Walton Powell dated May, 1992 attesting to the fact that Walt inscribed the rod and that it is one of the last two Golden Signature bamboo rods that Walt would build.

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$1,700 + Priority Mail & Insurance

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I really don’t know why I’m selling this rod. I like some of the Heddon tapers but I’m not keen on a lot of their cosmetics. But this one... is just lovely. Made 1943 for Lyon & Coulson. Apparently fished by women as noted on the tube and bag. This is just such a neat, romantic rod in addition to being Heddon’s ‘standard trout’ taper. Who were Ada and Alma? I probably undervalued the rod by several hundred dollars, but that’s the romantic in me coming out. To most guys it’s just a Heddon trade rod, though an exceptionally good looking one. 

Good ferrules, straight. Looks like a few wraps were ‘maintained’ through the years. Original bag and labeled tube, both in great shape. Walnut reel seat spacer. 

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$450 + Priority Mail & Insurance

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 7'6" Paul Hightower (w/Betty Malara) of Bob's Tackle Shop, Denver. 3/2, #15/10 Wright & McGill ferrules. A very interesting Colorado rod produced at the famous Bob's Tackle Shop by long-time former Phillipson employee, Paul Hightower on Granger or Phillipson blanks.

  Paul designed reel seats for Bill Phillipson thus explaining this rod's attractive and functional Granger up lock reel seat with beautiful walnut filler. The rod is wrapped translucent brown with red accents and nicely varnished.

   Interestingly, Ernest Schwiebert in his opus "Trout" opined that these rods were the "last of Granger's cane rods" and called them "DeLuxes".

  The unmarked rod has a flip-ring hook keeper and a Phillipson-style gold anodized tube. It is in near mint, un-fished condition. For 5/6 wt. lines.

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$575 + $35 insured USPS Priority Mail shipping (CONUS only)

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Excellent, original condition. All sections full length and straight. Wrapped brown tipped black ala Bill Edwards pattern; half wells grip; d/l s/b reel seat over walnut filler; oxidized fittings. An accurate rendition of the original Edwards Quadrates from the current master of the design.

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$875 + USPS Priority Mail shipping/insurance.

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This circa 1950s 7'7" 3/2 trout rod by P.W. Arend of Englewood, CO is a very rare example.

Arend and his successors made bamboo rods from about 1920 well into the 1970s. Most, however, were 8 1/2 to 9 foot rods. Smaller trout rods for lighter lines are extremely scarce. Bill Arend was a contemporary of Goodwin Granger and competed against him in casting competitions in the Denver area.

The rod is wrapped B&W jasper tipped yellow as were many Arends and has a bright aluminum "no roc" Phillipson-style d/l reel seat which is marked "P.W. AREND ROD-DENVER" on the butt cap. The bamboo is also marked in ink by Mrs. Arend ahead of the black bakelite grip check, "Arend Rod-Englewood, Colorado" on two flats.

This rod is original, full length and sound, but not perfect by any means. There are a few light plier marks on the butt/mid ferrule and a 2" clear over wrap above the ferrule on one tip. It is straight, however, and the Phillipson-style ferrules fit tightly. The grip is of a round, mild cigar profile. Original bag and Wright & McGill-style tube are included.

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$450 + USPS Priority Mail shipping/insurance.

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