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Post 10 Oct 2021, 20:23 • #1 
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Hello, been lurking in the shadows around here for years. Thought I’d share a gem of a rod that I fish with once or twice a year. The Scott F79. Looks like from what I’ve found on the pages here that it is likely from the mid 70s. It is an amazing rod to fish with. Tossing dries with it is pure bliss. Looks like some of these rods were more of a yellow color while this one is more of a reddish brown. The rod was given to me years ago by a good friend who is no longer around. Fun to take it to the river and spend some time with it. I have a collection of Winston Pre-IM6 rods that I primarily fish with but the few fiberglass rods I have are a real treat to use.










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Post 10 Oct 2021, 21:34 • #2 
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What a great looking rod. Nice to see another Washingtonian joining the Board. Where abouts are you? Roy


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Post 10 Oct 2021, 22:49 • #3 
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Located in North Central Washington. The Leavenworth area.


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Post 11 Oct 2021, 07:44 • #4 
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Very nice rod for sure!


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Post 11 Oct 2021, 11:05 • #5 
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That is sweet!


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Post 11 Oct 2021, 18:33 • #6 
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Very sweet rod…and…Nice fish!


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Post 11 Oct 2021, 20:12 • #7 
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Great rod


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Post 12 Oct 2021, 11:35 • #8 
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Very cool! I have a few rods that get similar treatment though less rare. I like how Scott has carried the unfinished blank and font through rod iterations over the years. That and the Winston green blanks are great examples of strong brand identity which I really appreciate.


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Post 13 Oct 2021, 20:18 • #9 
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Welcome. Beautiful rod and nice taste in your collection.


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Post 15 Oct 2021, 09:35 • #10 
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That Scott is a stunner and those Fisher blanked Winstons are real gems. You have very good taste. I am a sucker for both.
Carl


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Post 19 Oct 2021, 06:40 • #11 
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That's a beauty! Love it!


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Post 25 Oct 2021, 21:19 • #12 
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Great work!


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Post 26 Oct 2021, 06:34 • #13 
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The Scott F79 is certainly one of the great classic glass rods. Congratulations. It is my understanding that the writing on the rod was done by Harry Wilson, the founder of Scott Rods. I'm sure you know this, but if you hold the sections up to strong light you will be able to see the short internal sleeve that was put inside the blank to tweak the action - one in the tip section and one in the butt section.


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Post 26 Oct 2021, 15:30 • #14 
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The F79 was the first quality glass rod I ever cast and subsequently started my interest in glass. My dear friend, the late Sumner Stowe, who managed the Fly Rod Shop in Stowe Vermont had a F79 in the earlier yellow glass. His had the little fighting butt that Harry put on some rods. Great rod, wish I owned it. I have the yellow glass F81.


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Post 27 Oct 2021, 10:02 • #15 
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Duff wrote:
The Scott F79 is certainly one of the great classic glass rods. Congratulations. It is my understanding that the writing on the rod was done by Harry Wilson, the founder of Scott Rods. I'm sure you know this, but if you hold the sections up to strong light you will be able to see the short internal sleeve that was put inside the blank to tweak the action - one in the tip section and one in the butt section.


I wasn’t aware that Harry Wilson wrote on the rods. Very cool to know. I will definitely be looking at the rod to look for those internal sleeves. Thanks for the info!


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Post 27 Oct 2021, 15:00 • #16 
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Harry inscribed all Scott rods until about 1984 when his near vision became too iffy.
He also varnished/epoxied wraps until 1980. I probably did the ferruling, sleeving and cork work on that F79.


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Post 27 Oct 2021, 23:09 • #17 
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L Kenney wrote:
Harry inscribed all Scott rods until about 1984 when his near vision became too iffy.
He also varnished/epoxied wraps until 1980. I probably did the ferruling, sleeving and cork work on that F79.


Awesome! A 40+ year old rod and one of it’s makers bump into each other here.
Larry, you did an excellent job with this one. I’ve had some extremely memorable days on the water with this rod.


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