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Post 30 Sep 2022, 21:57 • #1 
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Here is another of the rods I acquired. It is a Fenwick model 855 that is 8'6" for a #5 line. Fantastic casting rod. Has the cork sliding band reel seat. Besides the initials engrave in the butt cap it is in very good++. Has the original bag and tube as well.







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Post 02 Oct 2022, 12:58 • #2 
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Your best bet for an appraisal is looking at ebay "sold" postings. not just completed, but ones that actually sold.

You have the tube and sock, and the FF855 is a nice and uncommon rod, so some where between $110 and $220, probably somewhere around $150 would move reasonably quickly, but like anything, you have to find the right buyer. It has a lot of things going for it (5wt, cork reelseat, but the etching takes it out of being a true collectors piece.

I've seen them go for lower, but not when they are in good condition and advertised correctly. It's a great rod, but there are a lot of great 8' 6" 5wts out there these days and unless you are into vintage glass (like those of us here). Most people have a rod that fits this niche.


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Post 04 Oct 2022, 18:17 • #3 
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One of those sold this weekend on the auction site. It was the first I ever saw on there. Went for $113 and change. I bid for it myself, but stopped earlier. Apparently Ernest Schweibert thought the FF855 was the best rod Fenwick ever produced.
I'd love to have one of those, but I wouldn't pay more than $120. (Seem I didn't . . . )


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Post 06 Oct 2022, 15:45 • #4 
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I’d think the presence of a slide-band seat would make it a little more desirable. Cool rod, uncommon on the secondary market.


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