I recently added the above rod to my collection. While probably not an uncommon rod in the US, I have not previously seen one in New Zealand. The rod appears in the 1966 Shakespeare catalogue and my one was built in November 1965. I see that there is a wide range of line weights that this rod is capable of casting and I look forward to getting out on the lawn and finding the sweet one. Being that the Wonderods are well known to many of this Forum's members, I am interested in comments about this model as well as advice to line preferences. The advice gained from the Wiki pages and the scanned Shakespeare catalogues has been very helpful. I have the history of who owned the rod and how it came to be in New Zealand which to me, is what makes it so special. It cost me NZ$26.00. Cheers
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