Scott G904 9ft 4wt 2 piece fly rod - Berkeley vintage

[Steve S]

Scott G904 9ft 4wt 2 piece fly rod
Serial number indicates Berkeley production vintage
Very good used condition with minor scratches and scuffs and soiling to cork from normal wear.
No tube or sock.
$325 OBO

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

This is a really iconic fly rod.

When Harry Wilson and Larry Kenny at Scott in the Bay Area developed it in the 1970s, Cortland had to develop a new WF4F fly line in

their "Peach" 444 fly line because none existed in that size. The smallest weight forward floating fly line was a WF5F.

Most put a small Hardy reel on them.

It was a huge game changer on Hat Creek and Fall River in the 1970s.

[L Kenney]

Nice rod but not quite stock. The cork slide band reel seat as been replaced with a Powell uplock.

[Steve S]

Thanks for the heads up on the reel seat. I was unaware of that.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

They came with an uplocking threaded nickel silver reel seat with a wood insert.

We had some get the wood insert swollen up by too much exposure to water.

That would be one reason why the reel seat was changed.

I think those later Powell reel seats had wood inserts that were impregnated with resin for moisture protection.


Other than collector value it is just fine.

[Rich Morrison]

There may be a component or two from a Powell seat but it isn’t a Powell seat. Same style, but the seat cap, spacer, and lock rings are not Powell.