Finally had time to do a rod that was going to be mine! I found this rod in a secondhand store when I first moved to Tucson about 17 years ago. My plan was to restore it and replace the Orvis Battenkill that I sold a couple years ago. Restoration jobs and rods that I restored to sell kept getting in line. The letters "AT" in gold on the butt section were a mystery, I posted pictures on The Classic Cane website and it baffled the members. This is a rod made by Montague, the cedar reel seat was offered in this model. Research showed that the company did make some Tournament Action rod and that remains the most likely explanation as all indications are that the letters are original.
This is a sweet casting rod and it will become small stream first choice. If I slow down, it handles a 4 weight, but for all-around use I wil string it up with a 5 wt. I will be very careful with it, but it is nice to know I have the backup tip. I will christen it on Grant's Creek in a couple of months.
