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Help with a Fenwick SH962
Posted by: Raymond Adams (---.hsd1.ca.comcast.net)
Date: August 13, 2005 05:13PM

Hi all,
My Brother sent me a Fenwick SH962 2 piece 8' honey fiberglass blank.
I assume the "SH" refers to "steelhead" and I think this is a 8wt or 10wt
flyrod blank but not really sure? Is anybody familiar withthis blank?
I emailed Fenwick but no reply yet. Maybe I need to call them.
I do know this blank is about 20 yrs old.

Thanks in advance,

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

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Re: Help with a Fenwick SH962
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---.lsil.com)
Date: August 13, 2005 06:31PM

Been I while since I messed with a Fenwick, but I believe you have a 2 power spin/cast blank. The fly blanks had an "F" in the part number. 2 power if I remember right was 6 to 15 lb line rating.

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Re: Help with a Fenwick SH962
Posted by: Chuck McIntyre (---.hlrn.qwest.net)
Date: August 13, 2005 06:39PM

Raymond
You are indeed correct about the rod for the most part. The SH is to designate it as a steelhead rod.the 96 refer to the length in inches,96 equals 8 feet. The 2 denotes it as a blank with a power rating of 2. As for its use,they were for casting or spinning rods,not flyrods. Off the top of my head, as it isn't shown in the few catalogs I have, I would say its best line range is 8 to maybe 17 lb test and 1/4 to 5/8 ounce lures.
I still have some of those in a one piece length. They sure made fun light tackle salt rods that were used by several of us back in San Diego before I moved east. Good crawdad casters (or for any soft baits) also.
Chuck

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Re: Help with a Fenwick SH962
Posted by: Raymond Adams (---.hsd1.ca.comcast.net)
Date: August 14, 2005 01:12AM

Thanks Chuck and Spencer,
My brother wanted me to build it as a spinning rod. He and I are happy to know thats
what it was designed for!

Slammin hook-ups all

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

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