A couple of rods I recently finished. I found the Pocono in an Antique Mall, a 7.5 footer with a single short tip. The reel seat is red, I swear it's a Montegue, identical to one on a Flash (as well as the Ausable pictured) that I have and I've only seen these rods with black reel seats. The tip was horribly scarfed, but the glue was not to be undone. Unbelieveably, it still casts well - a very thin taper that will throw a 3 WF, but seems to prefer a 4 DT. I went ahead and used red wraps and added guides (matched an Orvis Battenkill pattern). I was going to trade this to a buddy, but he has health issues right now. I can't wait to try it on a small stream and will probably sell it at the next club swap meet.
The Ausable was in terrible shape, with horrendous sets. I switched cameras so "before" pictures are evident. As you can see, I replaced the first 2 cork rings, and I went with red thread instead of the red/yellow combination. This rod only had 2 guides per section, I redid it with 3. Oh, the tip was delaminated so I reglued that. My intent is to sell it as a display, but it casts surprisingly well. I don't doubt it would fish just fine. I'm not sure if I will post on eBay or wait for the swap meet.
My current project is a South Bend 323 that barely survived my flood. Then I will redo my 9 foot Granger - unknown model but a 9053 taper that I will wrap as a Favorite.
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Well, I just bought your Ausable zombie on eBay. I do plan to proudly fish it. I am building my first rod now and just figured I'd spend some time on an older low-end rod just for the fun of it.. Bob in MI
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