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<p>[QUOTE="Ihaveolditems, post: 260758, member: 5203"]Today I paid 12.50$ per rod for these old split bamboo (fly fishing? Seem to have slight corrosion from salt water jersey shore is 50 miles away but creeks are down the street from my house that people fly fish at) I negotiated down from 50$ To 25$ for the pair. I wasn't even aware there were two rods in the bag but pulling half of one out I saw their age and thought my father would love to have an old rod. New ones cost a darn bit more than $25 so I figured I was safe spending that. Seller @ thrift store said they had sat around for quite some time hence the 50% discount. </p><p>Any idea of age? Model? Are both wall hangers, usable quality(wood is not broken that I saw) or are they junkers? I know sea spray was made here locally in Philadelphia if the rod is to be trusted. How about JC Higgins? The JC is in better condition than the Sea Spray but both have cracked metal where the two halves meet. The rods seem hexagonal, not round. No reels were included <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /> did I pay too much for slightly damaged and worn rods? Sorry I had to crop the pictures to get file size under 1mb maxim. Each rod is in 2 pieces. 7 foot or more per rod. I will measure them later today[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ihaveolditems, post: 260758, member: 5203"]Today I paid 12.50$ per rod for these old split bamboo (fly fishing? Seem to have slight corrosion from salt water jersey shore is 50 miles away but creeks are down the street from my house that people fly fish at) I negotiated down from 50$ To 25$ for the pair. I wasn't even aware there were two rods in the bag but pulling half of one out I saw their age and thought my father would love to have an old rod. New ones cost a darn bit more than $25 so I figured I was safe spending that. Seller @ thrift store said they had sat around for quite some time hence the 50% discount. Any idea of age? Model? Are both wall hangers, usable quality(wood is not broken that I saw) or are they junkers? I know sea spray was made here locally in Philadelphia if the rod is to be trusted. How about JC Higgins? The JC is in better condition than the Sea Spray but both have cracked metal where the two halves meet. The rods seem hexagonal, not round. No reels were included :( did I pay too much for slightly damaged and worn rods? Sorry I had to crop the pictures to get file size under 1mb maxim. Each rod is in 2 pieces. 7 foot or more per rod. I will measure them later today[/QUOTE]
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