Hello everyone,

I’m slowly wading into the fiberglass fly rod water and have recently picked up a mint Herter’s rod. The model number is RB6Y 1S6. I was wondering if anyone had any info on line weight for this rod? Thanks in advance for any information.

It’s a 2 piece and it’s 7’ it still had the plastic on the cork when I got it. Almost felt bad giving the guy $5 for it.

Should be a fun rod.

Herters made a really light weight little rod off of a St Croix blank, kinda clearish blank, red/pink wraps... if it is that on, is a 5wt.

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Nice....that is a spinning rod.

There have been a lot of herter's and st croix fly rods showing up on the auction sites lately.They are awesome light little rods.I have a 6' 5wt herter that i really like.A friend just bought me another 6' st croix.He lives 60 miles away and was at a yard sale.Described it to me over the phone ,his phone wont take pics.He paid 5 bucks .I hope it is what he described,i know he knows what a fly rod is.

Might want to resell it as there are collectors of vintage spinning rods and put the proceeds into a fly rod.

As mentioned, It is a spinning rod and you would likely need to strip the guides and re-wrap it. Unless you're up for some DIY and investment in equipment, sell it or get a vintage spinning reel and lokk for another fly rod.

whrlpool-Its from my personal collection of old Herters stuff I have.I enjoy reading these old catalogs and looking at all of the different kinds of things they sold.I have decoys,lure blanks,traps,a mint parka jacket my dad found for me at a yard sale.Several fly rods,a few spinning rods and believe it or not I have a full unused can of Herters coffee.A friend of mine found 2 bigs boxes full of old Herters fly tying stuff for me a few years ago too.Feathers,furs,the tools for making flies with.

Herter's Arabica coffee was the world's finest and the best in the world, plus there was none finer. You could get a good long day fishing off of it with just a Snicker's bar and maybe a peanut butter sandwich made correctly according to the Bull Cook recipe. The secret was a thick spread of butter on the bread. This helped satisfy "man's natural craving for grease." I forget if they sold pipe tobacco.

Late to this topic but I have a 6' 6" Herters RB6YPB1. if you still have your catalogs handy, would appreciate any info.

Funny you mention George Herter's "How to Live With a Bitch" book. I recently picked up a copy and it sat around in my reading pile for six months. Another book showed up (I don't know from where) that was a typical 1935 volume designed to help women be the perfect wife. Dess for dinner, meet hubby at the door with slippers and a pipe, defer to his every wish, etc. I jokingly sat it down in front of my wife and suggested she might find a few pointers to help her improve our relationship. After perusing the book for a minute or two, she turned and said, "It's too bad they don't have a book like this for men!" Like a lightning bolt, it struck me and I said, "as a matter of fact they do". I reached over and handed her my copy of "How to Live with a Bitch" ----- some people have no sense of humor