Greetings all,

I have a fly rod that I would like to learn more about. I've seen a fair number of Fisher fiberglass rods, but this model is a little different. The brown is a little duller than Fisher's typical mahogany. It is unsanded and has purple wraps. The components seem very economical, an all black reel seat and rubber winding check like you'd see on some of Fisher's graphite rods like "The Original". There is a label I can't entirely read: The Fisher Since 1922 ?? 2pc. 8' 0" 5WT.

Is there any way to guess the age of the rod? Any ideas what the symbols are between the company logo and rod specifications?

I find the action to be more slow than moderate, even for fiberglass. I'd picked it up for bluegill on the lake, but it seems more suitable for tiny dries and small mountain streams.

Any thoughts or comments would be much appreciated, thanks in advance!

I had a factory fisher glass rod that had the unsanded blank and have seen several others. Looks like a custom build on a fisher blank.

Looks like the same grip and blank color of this GT40.

Sandman

Thanks for the insight corlay, I agree the label may be indecipherable because it was cut and pasted somehow. I don't know why I didn't think of that!

That's interesting Riffling Hitch, I thought the blank was Fisher, I wonder if they sold these as kits the purchaser could assemble themselves?

DCharles, that's very interesting. I wonder if the actions were noticeably different between the Lamiglass and Fisher? Have you had the opportunity to cast these?

Sandman, thanks for posting that picture, seems like the same handle to me. Maybe that supports this rod being made form a kit during that era.

Gorgeous rods and fish bulldog, seems Fisher made some very good fishing tools!

Wow willfish, to my eyes that's a perfect match to this blank. The only difference would be the spigot color.

The tip on mine is a little out of line. Perhaps it was a reject and the blank got sold at a discount. Or maybe years of storage could leave a bend in a fiberglass tip?

Thanks for your help!

Those are nice looking rods, I don't think I've seen a Zebco like that before. Yes, the spigot ferrules on mine are solid, but they are brown.

Very cool, I bet that rod is a joy to fish!

I'm not sure how accurate my kitchen scale is, but it read 3.8oz or 110 grams.