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$89 Orvis CFO V
Post 17 Oct 2017, 11:26 • #1 
Sport
Joined: 07/22/16
Posts: 46
Location: US-TX
Not sure how I snagged this before anybody else, but when you see a functional looking CFO on eBay with an $85 BIN you have to pull the trigger. After a good cleaning and lubing I'm happy to say it looks better than the ebay pics showed it and everything functions perfectly. All I need now is a IV and a 123 to complete my Hardy-made CFO collection.

The main defect is a moderately sized ding (1 o'clock in the pic) in the rim. Should I try to bend it/pound it out and risk a crack or just live with it? The ding is not affecting the operation since it's on the palming rim.

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Re: $89 Orvis CFO V
Post 17 Oct 2017, 13:09 • #2 
Sport
Joined: 02/02/14
Posts: 31
Location: US-CA
Great find! Wish I had seen it first. I'd leave it alone...unless you have experience working on this sort of thing.


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Re: $89 Orvis CFO V
Post 18 Oct 2017, 16:27 • #3 
Master Guide
Joined: 06/07/12
Posts: 865
Location: US-CA
Yeah, sometime good deals pop up. Sometimes they go unclaimed, too. I saw an LL Bean rod-reel package that included a Loomis-made graphite rod and a Hardy-made Marquis-type reel for well under $200. I REALLY didn't need it, but almost bought it anyway...


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