Rich Morrison
01-21-2016, 12:57 PM
I have three Walton Powell graphite rods for sale. These are the slower action standard graphite tapers rolled to Walt's specs by Jim Kantnor out of San Diego in the 70s. I have one 10' rod and one 7' rod. All are the rather utilitarian finish Walt preferred...charcoal gray blank, dark wraps, anodized all metal reel seats, and a black "The Walton Powell rod" decal. All are in original tube and sock. Tubes are the Walton Powell white with gray fittings PVC and all have the green/gold Walton Powell decal.
The 10' rods are 3-4-5wt and a 6-7wt. I had them both out this weekend - the lighter with a n Orvis 3wt line and the heavier with a 406 5wt. Wonderful full flexing lake/big water rods. A light Walton Powell in a 10' rod is almost unheard of. Both are in decent used condition, as are the tubes.
Asking $175 For each.
The 7' is a very special rod. It shows a few signs of use and the tube is mint (also the white/gray PVC). The decal has the mis spelled "Fishing Tackle of Distiction" label...the word Distiction is missing the first 'N'. Walt had a batch of tube labels made up and when he sent them to the printers they didn't catch the spelling error. When it was pointed out to him later, Walt responded that he "was a rodmaker, not God D#$! secretary..." and he continued to use the labels. And then there is the rod. This taper and material combination in a 7' rod is as sweet as it gets for graphite. The only reason I'm selling is I'm lucky enough to have two. This rod is simply as good as it gets for Walt's work in graphite.
Asking $250 for this one.
All prices include shipping and all forms of payment are accepted. Please PM or email rich@classicpowellrod.com with interest.
Photos are available via email or text...just ask. I'm limiting the number of photos I post via photo bucket because if use too much data they will charge me. Such is the internet these days...
The 10' rods are 3-4-5wt and a 6-7wt. I had them both out this weekend - the lighter with a n Orvis 3wt line and the heavier with a 406 5wt. Wonderful full flexing lake/big water rods. A light Walton Powell in a 10' rod is almost unheard of. Both are in decent used condition, as are the tubes.
Asking $175 For each.
The 7' is a very special rod. It shows a few signs of use and the tube is mint (also the white/gray PVC). The decal has the mis spelled "Fishing Tackle of Distiction" label...the word Distiction is missing the first 'N'. Walt had a batch of tube labels made up and when he sent them to the printers they didn't catch the spelling error. When it was pointed out to him later, Walt responded that he "was a rodmaker, not God D#$! secretary..." and he continued to use the labels. And then there is the rod. This taper and material combination in a 7' rod is as sweet as it gets for graphite. The only reason I'm selling is I'm lucky enough to have two. This rod is simply as good as it gets for Walt's work in graphite.
Asking $250 for this one.
All prices include shipping and all forms of payment are accepted. Please PM or email rich@classicpowellrod.com with interest.
Photos are available via email or text...just ask. I'm limiting the number of photos I post via photo bucket because if use too much data they will charge me. Such is the internet these days...