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Vintage fly rod info
Like most fly rodders I collect gear and a few weeks ago searching through a newly opened second hand shop found a very torn and tattie rod sock. Inside was a fly rod in almost pristine condition. Fifteen dollars changed hand and the prize was mine.
Now comes the puzzle! This rod is made by DAM Germany however they can offer no information as to age or history so if anyone out there can help I should be most grateful. Searching the web (especially European web sites and forums) has found nothing at all. I suspect it is from the 1940/50 era.
Following is the description:
Solid fibreglass blank painted pale green metallic. Length 2.2 m or 7 ft 2 inches. Agate stripping and tip guides, "Bells" intermediates. Binding are red silk with black painted trim. On the butt is hand written "Schroiclach" Nr 80, below is the number 46682. Below this and above the hook keeper is the old DAM transfer. in the top of the sock is also a DAM embroidered label.
For those interested it casts a 5 or 6 wt DT line with excellent accuracy and ease to distances of 18 m and handles bow and arrow cast well. My thinking is that it will despite the weight being a bit on the heavy side it will make a great wee rod for small streams and has the added advantage of being just about unbreakable. The action is very similar to split cane slow action rod of similar size that takes a 4 WT line.
I await with eager anticipation being able to fish with it when the New Zealand trout season opens on October the 1st on my favourite small stream.
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