06-03-2015, 02:18 PM
Went out fishing last night with a good old friend of mine. As we were stringing up our rods (I was using my Sage VXP) he pulls out this beautiful little rod in a beat up tube.
Turns out, it's a super-rare 1950s-era Fenwick Feralite 315. 7ft long, 2 pieces, and I think it's a 4wt. It threw a DT 4wt line without an issue, but I felt like I could even have gotten away with a 3wt WF on it.
I had no clue how rare/valuable the model 315 was until I looked it up when I got home. I'm a rod geek, love the history behind these things. It was a cool moment, they're currently going for 4-500 on eBay. Which is more than I've paid for any of my rods!
The thing casted like a dream for vintage glass. It was my first time using true vintage fiberglass, and I really liked it. I prefer it over the faster new glass rods, like the Orvis Superfine Glass or the Redington Butter Stick.
Anyways - any of y'all fished some cool vintage rods lately? I'm going to be picking up a 6ft 4wt JS Sharpe's of Aberdeen bamboo rod this week. Found one in near mint cond
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Turns out, it's a super-rare 1950s-era Fenwick Feralite 315. 7ft long, 2 pieces, and I think it's a 4wt. It threw a DT 4wt line without an issue, but I felt like I could even have gotten away with a 3wt WF on it.
I had no clue how rare/valuable the model 315 was until I looked it up when I got home. I'm a rod geek, love the history behind these things. It was a cool moment, they're currently going for 4-500 on eBay. Which is more than I've paid for any of my rods!
The thing casted like a dream for vintage glass. It was my first time using true vintage fiberglass, and I really liked it. I prefer it over the faster new glass rods, like the Orvis Superfine Glass or the Redington Butter Stick.
Anyways - any of y'all fished some cool vintage rods lately? I'm going to be picking up a 6ft 4wt JS Sharpe's of Aberdeen bamboo rod this week. Found one in near mint cond
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