Is this spinning rod a Fenwick? Rod is 5' 6", up locking reel seat, it has no label or other identifying marks, and as seen in the photos, a translucent brown blank. Bruce

No. Fenwick never made a glass rod with a spigot. The tip over butt ferrule was their invention. At one point that 'butt wrap' material could be purchased from Gudebrod. Much about the rod looks like a very good amateur build, in particular the longish thread wraps at the guides and ferrule. The tip top and smallest guides are larger than a typical factory rod.

There were some Cortland, St. Croix, and South Bend rods with similar translucent glass blanks. To me the ferrule construction, color, and glass weave look like a Lamiglas S-glass blank. There was only one 5'6" S-glass spinning blank listed in the 1978 Lami catalog, the SUL681F. The catalog lists that model with a 0.57" butt diameter, a 5-1/2 size tip, and a weight of 1-5/16 oz. The blank was rated for 1/8-3/8 oz lures with a fast action.

If the rod blank is visible through the end of the grip, what is the outer diameter?


Tom

Lami S-glass should be a great rod - give us a report on it when you cast...

that was my first thought, but my MH Tri-Sport had metal spigot ferrule

Now that I have completely confused myself, yes that Pic was of a Fenwick that I lost on a brookie stream years ago . I forgot I had it. Hell to get old I guess.

I pulled out my Parametric and the thread, seat hardware and spigot are all similar but as Tom says the blank is only semi translucent at best. No rope wrap and the female ferule is alittle different on mine. Guess the rod in question is not a Parametric.

I have an old Cortland glass spin blank , very similar in color with more of a deep red translucent tone , however the blank I have is tip over , this rod looks like a custom build , and as previously mentioned , you could obtain the Fenwick braid back in the day , still have some of that too , either way it should be fun to fish !!!