I built a number of rods in the 70's. Most of the blanks were fiber glass, Saxton blanks. They were one piece, so we had to cut them and install the ferrale. These rods were used to fish the Smith River for salmon. Then I started building graphite rods using the J. Kennedy Fisher blanks, which were made in Southern Cal. Then they moved to Moundhouse, NV. My first store bought rod was a Fenwick HMG 9010 graphite rod.
Those were the good ole days
Jay Murakoshi
Commercial Fly Tier
Travel Coordinator
Web site: http://www.fliesunlimited.com/
Email us at: jaysflies@me.com
Call us at (831) 809-4221
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