This rod was my grandfathers, it was given to me by my grandmother when I was a teenager. Never really paid attention to it until now.
The model is 309-38784, 7"6" 6wt. 2 piece. The rod is in good condition. The reel seat sucks for sure, the cork grip is also squeaky and getting a bit loose. Also the rod seems to be missing a few guides than it should have, perhaps they did things differently then.
It is my understanding that these rods were the equivalent of a cabala's brand rod. The fenwicks and browning's of the world were one step up? Is this correct? To me this rod is a working mans rod, I would like to rebuild this rod and keep using it.
Also it looks like there is something else on the label, it says "and simpson ssars ltd". Would this be the blanks maker? Its kind of hard to read so forgive me if its wrong, the ssars part was hard to read.
Yes the rod could use some work. It almost looks as though it was built by my grandfather as the thread has no finish on it, looks like bare thread. Not sure about that though, I was just thinking about that considering the grip and lack of guides.
I have casted it with a 5wt line as thats all I have and it does okay considering I am not the best caster. The wind really kicked the 5wt lines butt. Very hard to cast. Casts much better on calmer evenings. Also casting short is hard, perhaps its just me. Might need to try a 6wt line.
Anyways a rebuild would be cool. Anyone else have one of these rods?