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Post 29 Sep 2022, 19:11 • #1 
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I doubt that i am the only person to notice this
but have seen this mistake repeated in other posts.
If the J Series was made in 1969-1970. And the K Series went two years. 1971-72 and 1972-1973. and the L Series went 1973-1974.

What Letter was used for 1970-1971?



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Post 29 Sep 2022, 22:30 • #2 
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I always thought 70-71 was J ..
Maybe they still had lots of stock of J series rods left over from 69/70 .
I was born in 1970 and have J series Spin fly rod .
Glad I wasn’t born in 71 there be no birth year rod for me lol :lol


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Post 30 Sep 2022, 09:41 • #3 
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I guess it depends what month you were born in. If it was after August, you still might not have a rod for that period.


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Post 30 Sep 2022, 13:56 • #4 
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Not only do I have a Fenwick for my birthyear ("C" 1962), but I have one that shows my birthyear as the serial number too. What are the odds of that? Oh, and may as well throw in that "C" is the first letter of my first name...like it was made for me.

Sandman



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Post 30 Sep 2022, 18:11 • #5 
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That is way cool, Sandman! Good for you!


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Post 30 Sep 2022, 20:19 • #6 
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Vic Johnson's Fenwick (2005) and Fiberglass Fly Rods (1996) were not intended to be detailed chronicles of every single rod Fenwick ever produced. Fenwick is primarily a history of the changes and evolution of the company and its products. Fiberglass Fly Rods is an introduction to the many companies that developed the market and led to the glory days of glass.

The original question was,
Fredderf wrote:
What Letter was used for 1970-1971?
Really? An image from Johnson's Fenwick is posted with the question. The text in that image states, "Fenwick followed this letter system until the letter K (i.e., 1971 tackle year)." So in my opinion, the answer is right there in the text. K. Also in my opinion, take the serial number list with a big grain of salt.


In the interest of further flogging a very, very dead horse, the text also states, "At this point, things got a little more complicated. We are fortunate to have a copy of an old Fenwick document that tried to reconcile the years after 1970." Note, the text does not state the document absolutely reconciles the serial numbers. The subsequent table lists "K 1971-1973 (2 years)" and then "L 1973-1974". Something doesn't quite match up. I don't have a copy of the reference, so I don't know if K 1971-1973 (2 years) is a typo or carried over from the original Fenwick document. Perhaps the J serial numbers were used for tackle years 1970 & 1971. Perhaps the K serial numbers were used for tackle years 1971, 1972, & 1973.

The Fenwick text states K was used for the 1971 tackle year. I have 3, three digit model number Fenwicks with K serial numbers (and 1, two digit model number Fenwick with a K serial number). The first tackle year for three digit model number Fenwicks was 1973. In my opinion, the simplest explanation is K serial numbers covered the 1971-1973 tackle years (i.e., rod production from late 1970 through most of 1973).


Tom


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Post 30 Sep 2022, 22:49 • #7 
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I will go with that explanation. It’s logical and I also have a two digit and a three digit K. So there is also collaborating evidence.
I also have two G Series Voyageurs with a TM. An FF90-3 and an FF85-5. Similar to your post on the other thread. The Eagle logo, Voyaguer and Feralite logo are also on the butt section on one and the Voyager logo and Feralite logo on the 2nd section of the other. Which might indicate that those were actually made later. Or not. But it’s unlikely but possible that we together have 3 factory reconditioned rods with new labels applied.


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