Please help me identify
- Thread starter Joni
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kitefisher
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Wow Joni,what a piece of history.
Although ''Interline'-rods date back to the 1880's, and through the years (centuries) were manufactured by many many a rod-building brand ,have I yet to see one in this ''Over-Under''-configuration.
Looking at the material of the entrance-guide of the tip-section, it does indeed look like it was manufactured that way,or it was ingeniously converted by someone a long time ago.
As with everything else,the wheel keeps getting reinvented,and can you nowadays just type ''Interline Rods'' into Google to see that Daiwa,Shimano et al all make one or other type of Interline rod.
In South-Africa in the modern era(last 30 years or so),Interline rods were mainly used to call for Barbel(Roep-stok)or dip for Carp with a leadhead(Dip-stok).The biggest advantage being that your line does't wrap around the guides when doing so which could lead to breaking either a tip or a guide when hooking into a fish.
They(the much older models)were made in various sizes and shapes and even came in fly-fishing versions.The main claim to fame being that it could cast further and were much more sensitive than guided counterparts.It also follows that the line trapped inside follows the fairly exact bend of the blank whilst playing a fish,and didn't need specialised guide-spacings etc etc.
To make a long story short,you have a very unique rod which may not necesarilly make it worth a fortune,but who knows,It may (or may not) be worth more than you think.
Insofar as the Manufacturer of your particular rod goes,I unfortunately cannot help you,but I could scratch around and maybe come up with something.At a guess,if it was not home-made,or built in South Africa,chances are good that it is an American brand. Imports from the East wasn't as plentifull in the past as it is nowadays.
I was in Cape Town until a couple of days ago,and would have loved to just hold such a piece of history in my hands for a bit.If you do come up with a price,feel free to post it here.It will be a great conversation starter.
Thanks for sharing it here.
Regards
p.s. I stand to be corrected but there may have been a time a few decades ago when Interline rods were banned at distance casting competitions.
Although ''Interline'-rods date back to the 1880's, and through the years (centuries) were manufactured by many many a rod-building brand ,have I yet to see one in this ''Over-Under''-configuration.
Looking at the material of the entrance-guide of the tip-section, it does indeed look like it was manufactured that way,or it was ingeniously converted by someone a long time ago.
As with everything else,the wheel keeps getting reinvented,and can you nowadays just type ''Interline Rods'' into Google to see that Daiwa,Shimano et al all make one or other type of Interline rod.
In South-Africa in the modern era(last 30 years or so),Interline rods were mainly used to call for Barbel(Roep-stok)or dip for Carp with a leadhead(Dip-stok).The biggest advantage being that your line does't wrap around the guides when doing so which could lead to breaking either a tip or a guide when hooking into a fish.
They(the much older models)were made in various sizes and shapes and even came in fly-fishing versions.The main claim to fame being that it could cast further and were much more sensitive than guided counterparts.It also follows that the line trapped inside follows the fairly exact bend of the blank whilst playing a fish,and didn't need specialised guide-spacings etc etc.
To make a long story short,you have a very unique rod which may not necesarilly make it worth a fortune,but who knows,It may (or may not) be worth more than you think.
Insofar as the Manufacturer of your particular rod goes,I unfortunately cannot help you,but I could scratch around and maybe come up with something.At a guess,if it was not home-made,or built in South Africa,chances are good that it is an American brand. Imports from the East wasn't as plentifull in the past as it is nowadays.
I was in Cape Town until a couple of days ago,and would have loved to just hold such a piece of history in my hands for a bit.If you do come up with a price,feel free to post it here.It will be a great conversation starter.
Thanks for sharing it here.
Regards
p.s. I stand to be corrected but there may have been a time a few decades ago when Interline rods were banned at distance casting competitions.