My name is Paul. I've been on a mission for the past year, ya 2019, to find out if two glass rods I have are Wanigas made by Art Newmann.

March of 2019 my best buddy died and his family had asked me to go through his gear and give them some idea of what was there.

I know this is a long shot. Been working on this for a year now. Any help, would be appreciated. My email: *** removed ***

Thanks

Welcome. While you work on posting pics, you can also use the search function (upper right). You may find pictures or descriptions that help i.d. the rods or at least narrow it down. Realize that the blank manufacturer is sometimes the best we can do in an i.d. Like most shop builders, he had his favorites but may have built on other makes. You could also have a rod by someone else with components sold by him. It would be helpful to know what makes you think they could be Wanigas/Neuman rods.

Honoring your friend by helping with his gear is a great thing to do. Even if one of the rods can be positively identified, it likely won't have high dollar value, but like good used rods and great friends, it will have high story/memory value. We all enjoy that.