Today I had a chance to buy a vintage Daiwa 1345 [ series 1300 ] fiberglass fly rod with a Kmart reel on it.The decal is a lot different than the ones Ive seen through the years.Length is 8 foot,action none, AFTMA #7 line, lure weight none.Is anyone familiar with this Daiwa fly rod and maybe know what year this was made with this type of decal on it?Also wondering who made the blanks for this fly rod?The Kmart reel has a number 44 on it and Im not sure who made these reels for Kmart.Any help would be appreciated.

The reel is probably a Daiwa as well. I can't tell you much about the history, but I have one sitting on my back porch right now.
I always presumed that Daiwa/Seiko/Olympic did their own manufacturing. It's Japanese for sure.
Not a fancy rod, but a neat butt over tip rod. I did have a nicer casting Olympic that was of similar construction (but painted) in a 6wt that was nice.

The rod is a work horse rod. Nothing fancy. I keep mine strung up out back for casting if I get the itch.

I recall seeing those in the store and on the water. Guys I saw fishing them would typically have a level line on the reel and a jar of minnies with them. To this day there's a few guys here that like fishing minnows with flyrods.
I would think that vintage glass rods are perfect for that technique. I never got into the minnows. I couldn't afford them as a kid. I did fish live hoppers and beetles.