Thanks for those clarifications. I didn’t know the FF85-5 got into a regular catalog. I have a G Serial number and it isn’t in the Custom Shop price list.
The FF83 is, so I didn’t include it my list.
Oddly, I found some pages in a 7 Strand catalog with no date on the cover. But it is post 1968 because it has a copyright on one of the articles. Interesting it has a lot of the same Salmon rods. It references the Voyageurs as “The Travelers”. But does not have the FF-85-5 among the offerings.
Since I can’t confirm the year of the catalog , I guess I should assume it was after 1971.
Later I will post the pages. I need to reduce the file sizes on my computer.
A quick edit. I just looked a little closer at the catalog pages I have. The FF109 and FF109s are listed at $50 and $52. Less than the $60 in the Custom Shop catalog. At my club and going to do some fishing but will follow up later. Now I am really confused.
While I am not saying it is incorrect but it is odd that the Custom Shop prices in 1971 were higher than the same cataloged rods in previous retail catalogs. I think that Custom Shop Catalog is earlier than 1971 for several reasons.
While I can not date the Seven Strand catalogue exactly, it was after 1968 due to the copyright article. And I am pretty sure that the 1972 catalog started the 3 digit numbers. The last photo shows what I believe is a 1972-1973 catalog page.
Am I missing something here?
An additional edit:
Since the catalog after 1971 is the 3 digit rods,I found a photo of the cover to prove it,
then the catalog I am showing is between 1968 and 1972. That should prove that the Custom Shop catalog was either prior to 1968 or that Fenwick was indeed selling the same rods in the retail catalog for less than in the Custom Shop catalog. But highly unlikely.
I am going to stick with my hypothesis until proven otherwise.