Tom S Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) Finished up a rod rebuild that I've been working on for quite a while now. It's an Algonquin 9'6" 9wt fly rod, it would have been made in Toronto area in the late 70's to early 80's using Fenwick components. I picked it up from a yard sale, it was pretty beat up and looked like it might have been used for Salmon flossing as it had damage to the ferrules that had been somewhat repaired with electrical tape. I kept the original reel seat, even through it's a bit banged up it is fully functional and keeps a connection to the original rod. Work done includes: -Strip down to bare blank -Replacing the cork with a proper Fenwick grip -New metal winding check -New guides, wrapped with back thread with a white three-turn inlay This rod also has an extension for the grip that fits into a socket on the end of the reel seat and should allow some switch casting as well. Looking forward to getting it out on the water. Edited April 1, 2017 by Tom S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Bag Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Nicely done! Had 9 1/2' 6/7 weight Algonquin fly rod with a Shakespeare Under spin reel. My first steelhead rod back in the 70's. Pretty much the only thing over 7' long back in those days. How times change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Thats BEAUTIFUL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted April 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Thanks. I think I will try to get some better pictures, I'm still trying to figure out how to take a good picture of the whole rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 That came out real sweet Tom, well done.I too owned a few Algonquin fly rods back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce50 Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Very nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 nice to see some retro gear, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 i have a couple of my grandpas old fenwick algonquin fly rods hanging on the wall. used one as my first fly rod a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Roelofsen Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Nice work Tom! Looks good Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Well done sir! Gonna want to see it in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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