Landon P 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2020 Me and Steve were having a PM and I cant send pics of the rod so here it is. (You may be very confused if you are not Steve) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2020 You and Steve were having a Private Moment? Build that one yourself, Landon? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Landon P 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2020 No. I wish! My grandpa gave it to me awhile ago and it doesn't have any markings on it except "1895" right above the handle. I was trying to figure out what weight it was. I did some calculations thing and figured it is around a 6 weight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2020 Ah, got it. You can't show a picture on here without SOME explanation. It's not allowed. 😉 The rod looks to be in good shape. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Landon P 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2020 The guy that gave it to him used to get return boxes of st croix rods. Basically this one could be 3 different rods I thought that was pretty cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2020 Hard to know Landon. It's for sure and older rod obviously, but I would almost lean toward it being one someone built themselves. The seat looks like an older Pac Bay perhaps which is my first clue, then also the bit of waviness in the finish in front of the grip makes me think someone that was still somewhat new to building did it. But really hard to say for sure. I'd try to 6 or 7wt line on it and see how it feels and use it if I were you. Looks like a couple rings are separating near the front of the grip so if you can get a bit of glue in between there and wipe it real quick that'll help keep it from getting worse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2020 What's that "penny trick" for determining rod weight? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2020 https://www.common-cents.info/CCS_basic_Layout_1.pdf Little confusing at first if you have never done it. Have to make sure to use pennies of the correct pre-date, and read it a couple times first, but once you do it is pretty simple to do to find the actual wt for a rod. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2020 That not the trick I was thinking of. It went something like: If you can feel and read the date, pick up a penny, flip it in the air AND catch it, you have a one weight. If you drop the penny after flipping it, it's a two weight. If you drop it before flipping it ... three weight. Can't pick it up ... four weight. Can't read the date ... five weight. Bend the penny and pound it into the ground ... six weight. Repeat the above steps with a quarter for seven through 12 weight rods. I'm not sure where I got that trick ... seems to have just popped into my head, so it must be from the future, maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skeet3t 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2020 Ask some friends to loan a couple of reels with different weight lines to try. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Landon P 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2020 I have a reel that can go on a 6 7 or 8 wt rod. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites