Walton Powell Graphite Rods

[NCL]

I am selling two Walton Powell graphite fly rods for a friend. Both rods are nine foot in length, neither rod has a line weight designation but I would say they are on the heavier side. Both rods come with a rod tube and rod sock.

The first rod has two tips and two third rod sections, I believe the extra piece is for the extra tip, not a five piece rod. This rod also comes with two attachable handle extensions.

The second rod also comes with a single handle extension.

Asking $300.00 OBO plus shipping and insurance on the first rod and $150.00 OBO plus shipping and insurance on the second rod.

I can not get the pictures to load so send an email and I will forward pictures of the rods.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

What is written on each rod?

[NCL]

There is no writing on either rod

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Someone probably bought some blanks and built some rods.....?

Probably not factory built rods.

You would have to take them to a fly shop or fly fishing club and cast some different fly lines on them to find out what they really are.

[NCL]

One of the rods is in a Walton Powell tube so sure that one is factory. Both rods have add on handles which would indicate they are factory made.

[Half Pounder]

Hi NCL,

I just sent you another PM. I received the photos forwarded to me, but they were of two bamboo rods, apparently a pair of Granger three-piece rods, one with a third short tip.

I'll try to attach one of the pictures I received this morning. Maybe I was sent the wrong photos? Neither rod tube looked like a Powell tube.

HP

[Half Pounder]

Just noticed that I was sent the same images as those attached to the classified add on Washington Fly Fishing for the Granger bamboo rods. If you forward the images of the Powell rods, I can post them for you here.

[NCL]

Sorry for the confusion, mixed this ad with the WFF ad. hope the email and PM cleared up the confusion

[Half Pounder]

All cleared up, except I think we would need Rich Morrison's expertise to sort out where these rods fit into the classic Powell universe. It looks like these are maybe 1980s-era rods? Maybe early 90's with that black rod tube?

I'll try to add some of the pictures here. These are definitely cool rods that are screaming steelhead, salmon or stripers, I think.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

These are Powell components and probably Powell blanks (made by G.Loomis).

These rods might be extremely collectable but who knows.

I think that if you use one set of the top two sections you will have a 6 weight rod and the other two sets of section will give you an 8

weight rod?

Fisher Rods did something like this back then too. Mix and match piece to have different weights and different lengths.


Someone has to figure out all this.........