Since there is some interest ill keep this going if you don't mind. I don't mean to hijack your thread, but ill show some of mine in action and throw in some purty pictures to boot. ...
I believe some of these rods should be preserved as is for heritage sake...
I know with a 99% certainty that my 2 1pc FL72-6 Fenwick rods were built in the 60's, i believe the yellow one to be late 60's maybe 70 and the brown one to be early-mid 60's made by amateur early custom rod builders. These 1pc rods, are only a finite resource especially made from this era. These rod model Fenwick's I have found to be where you can find an early original. As everyone keeps making them into 2 and 3pc rods, my value will go up. They are also a delight to fish with really. I am raising a generation of fly-fisherman and I expect to hand these down so one day maybe they are some of the only a few left. You never know...
Here is a 2 pics of the 84-5 2pc I had with 2 nice PA brook trout. This rod had the cork, winding check and reel seat done. Same style, i like them too. No guides came on the rod when I bought it. The blank was in wonderful shape with gloss and label. I had single foot guides put on this one just to be different. It also had some feathers put into the finish. The first picture is a brookie caught in a NCPA beaver pond. The second is the stream leading out.
I liked it but eventually sold it. Was a good 7' 4/5wt pair with a click pawl vintage early orvis battenkill 3/4.
My FL72-6 yellow 1pc is a cool rod and these are the kinds of fish I target with it.
My brown FL72-6 1pc is a dry fly rod delight. Easily and delicately can power 3/5 wt line while. Ive caught 16 inch browns on it but no pics of that sorry but the rod can bend in a U. Still it is one of my favorite all time rods and It mends fairly well at 6'4". I also dig its reel seat. Paired with the same reel.......
Good stream for this rod but it sees smaller tribs more...
I'm just going to throw this fish here. This fish had an amazing color to him. One of the rare photos where the pic did it justice almost. Yes he was really that bright, that's not a filter. Caught in a little fished, very private Pennsylvania Spring Creek. 100% wild.
Thought you'd like that.
Here is the brown FL72-6 1pc Fenwick with a victim
Some of these guys were very good and while I am having the brown one redone, making it look like a traditional Fenwick, these guys built 2 awesome rods.
I urge you to not destroy all of the one piece rods. They are unique unto themselves. Get them and find a away to store and haul sometimes, you have a piece of fly fishing history really on a very good blank!
This rainbow was caught in the same very private limestone spring in PA. Stocked but old and look at those colors!
I always liked the look of this NCPA wild brown trout.
Hope you enjoyed!