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Does anyone have an old Herter's catalog?
Posted by: Ed Dotson (---.168.clbntx.hyperusa.com)
Date: June 21, 2006 10:03PM

Picked up at the local flea market an old two piece Herters fly rod. It appears to be fiberglass, 8' long, one stripping guide and 4 'snake' guides. It is marked near the butt with 105-HE. It may have been golden colored when new, now it's sort of a brown mustard. Was this rod sold before line weight standards were developed? With no markings how is line weight determined? I'm going to put modern guides on it and fish, why not?

Ed


"We got the motive which is money and the body which is dead" - Gillespie

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Re: Does anyone have an old Herter's catalog?
Posted by: Chuck Ungs (---.dsl.iowatelecom.net)
Date: June 21, 2006 10:48PM

My dad has a replica Herters catalog - if you'll send me an e-mail I'll try to connect you to him... Chuck Ungs

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Re: Does anyone have an old Herter's catalog?
Posted by: sam fox (---.jan.bellsouth.net)
Date: June 22, 2006 07:37AM

Ed,
Shoot me an E-mail. I have a Herter's catalog from the early 70's.

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Re: Does anyone have an old Herter's catalog?
Posted by: dave potts (---.dsl.stlsmo.sbcglobal.net)
Date: June 24, 2006 03:47PM

Ed

I have a 1976 Herter's catalog. If I find anything on that rod I'll get back to you.

Dave

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Re: Does anyone have an old Herter's catalog?
Posted by: dave potts (---.dsl.stlsmo.sbcglobal.net)
Date: June 26, 2006 10:41AM

Ed,

My 1976 catalog has that rod listed. It is described as an 8-1/2 foot, 6-1/2 oz. dry fly rod that is 2 piece with 5 guides. It takes a 7 wt line. Color was stated as buckskin with red wraps with chrome V-frame guides. It sold for $10.37.

I was in a Herter's store in Waseca,Mn back in the late 60's. It was a fascinating place with hundreds of stuffed fish and animals. I've heard that many of the mounts now found in Cabela and Bass Pro stores were from the old Herter's stores.

Dave

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Re: Does anyone have an old Herter's catalog?
Posted by: dave potts (---.dsl.stlsmo.sbcglobal.net)
Date: June 26, 2006 10:46AM

Ed,

I forgot to mention that the description also said it was hollow fiberglass construction. Probably a sweet rod. A lot of people collect old fiberglass rods so it might be worth some money. You might check out the ez-board fiberglass rod web site for more info on it.

Dave

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Re: Does anyone have an old Herter's catalog?
Posted by: Ed Dotson (---.169.clbntx.hyperusa.com)
Date: June 26, 2006 02:34PM

Thanks very much for the id and information. Looks like this rod was $10.00 well spent. I will indeed go to ezboard for further details. Thanks again.


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