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1950's Montague
Post 24 Nov 2019, 11:25 • #1 
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Just picked up a 7 1/2 ft Hollow Glass Montague made in Montague Mass. with two tips., orig. bag and tube. It may be 60 years old but it is like new.
I tried several dt lines on it and it seems to like 6wt the best with my casting stroke.
As i get older i enjoy and appreciate the feel of these old rods.
I have a Orvis Golden Eagle 9 ft 9 wt, a Cortland 1-502-1 8ft 7 line and a 5'9" 3 wt. CGT.
I am avidly looking for a 7 1/2 ft 4/5 and one day i'll find one in good shape and at a price a pensioner can afford.
My carbon fiber rods are collecting dust but my arthritis thanks me for it.
Thanks for the invaluable info on this forum.

Charlie.


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Re: 1950's Montague
Post 24 Nov 2019, 11:41 • #2 
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Montague only made hollow glass rods for two years, 1953-4. They first bought glass blanks from Conolon, then made glass blanks in-house before TrueTemper bought them along with Ocean City, and moved them, essentially closing their historic rod-making shop in 1954. They offered Hollow Glass 7'6" in five finish grades, with Model 1-1 the top grade (from J&J). In 1955, the South Carolina plant split rod markings between Montague and TT.
Of course being Montague, 2 years made a lot of good rods.
Then, 6-wt was pretty much The fly line, with 7-wt for longer rods.

Welcome, and we'd love to see photos, either with or without fish (the first is better)

for the lighter lines, look for Phillipson models ending in -L (also DFS models), Fisher, and SA System (by line weight).


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Re: 1950's Montague
Post 24 Nov 2019, 11:41 • #3 
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Welcome to FFR, Vintage fisherman! We love hearing about -- and seeing -- the great old rods and reels.


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Re: 1950's Montague
Post 24 Nov 2019, 16:50 • #4 
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Thank you bulldog 1935 for the great information, mine is a 1-1 and i will post some pics as soon as i get some time to fish.


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Re: 1950's Montague
Post 24 Nov 2019, 17:03 • #5 
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you're welcome


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