Howdy all,
I've been lurking around this site for a few years and finally decided to join. Quick intro, I started flyfishing around 1974, my first decent rod was a 8 1/2' Berkley Parametric which I still have, followed by a few Fenwicks. I eventually moved on to Graphite and then years later went off the deep end into Bamboo. The last few years I've started to fish more with glass (vintage) and really enjoyed it. I had forgotten what it was like to fish with glass, and the fish don't care what your casting with!

Anyway, I found this 8 1/2' fiberglass rod for $20. Its labeled Wallace Flycaster 8 1/2'. I did an internet search and forum search but found nothing. Any info would greatly be appreciated! The rod needs a little work, it has a bent tiptop and 1st guide. It also has a possible hook dig and/or crack between the tiptop and 1st guide, an easy fix with a repair wrap. Thanks for any info you can provide. Bruce

that translucent blank is pretty enough to be St. Croix

That looks very much like the translucent blanks on some of the Cortland FR-2000 rods(my favorite vintage rods). If it is the same it is an awesome slow action rod.

St. Croix provided spigot-ferrule blanks to both Vince Cummings and Russ Peak

This one is a 8.5ft LTD Lamiglas

An interesting rod with that unique tip top, the heavy thread wraps and the stripper. Those items make it seem older. I know we got hollow spigot Lami's in the mid/late 70's.

Is end of reel seat open?? Could it have had a 1" fighting butt? Odd that tip and butt are different.

Kind of a clumsy looking oversleeve, whole thing is a bit of a odd-ball.
The oversleeve could count for the tip being an inch longer than butt.

yes the end of reel seat is open, didnt notice that until I got the rod home the other day.

Don't know anything about Wallace - the example discussed on this thread looks like a hand-polished St. Croix blank.

What you have is a stout rod for salmon, NE stripers or even offshore dorado.
If you can post photos, especially details, we'd love to see them.

Interesting rod. Would like to see more photos too

Nice toes

At least the example above look like a factory wrap job, the previous rod looks homespun.

That oversleeve is really short compared to most Berkleys, and Berkley only used hollow spigot on their Parametric line. Like was mentioned, the glass itself look like many St Croix.

The short, hollow spigot reeks of Lamiglas.

Certainly a mystery at this point.
AKA TUESDAY does your rod have a hollow spigot? (the piece that joins the two sections)

They are hollow where they connect. The first hole for line is round and the one at the tip is round but the others are squiggly. It looks like it came this way there's no sign of any modification that I can see. What do you think of the crest?