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South Bend number 23 bamboo fly rod
Posted by: Brian Vertefeuille (---.sub-174-194-136.myvzw.com)
Date: December 26, 2016 02:11PM

Just wondering if anybody knows the value of a South Bend number 23 bamboo fly rod with the silver nickel reel seat 8 and a half foot they say they are very rare

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Re: South Bend number 23 bamboo fly rod
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: December 26, 2016 04:35PM

It really depends on the condition. I might be worth anywhere from $25 to $300, again, depending on the condition.

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Re: South Bend number 23 bamboo fly rod
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: December 26, 2016 06:03PM

There are Bamboo fly rod web sites, try them.

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Re: South Bend number 23 bamboo fly rod
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: December 26, 2016 09:43PM

The #23 Originally sold for $12.00 made around 1936 and the original reel seats were chrome plated, not NS. The latest information I could find valued them at approx. $0-350.00 depending upon condition.

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Re: South Bend number 23 bamboo fly rod
Posted by: gary Marquardt (---.hsd1.mi.comcast.net)
Date: December 27, 2016 11:27AM

Anything over $150-175 is going to be hard to get for a South Bend. As a comparison I recently sold a somewhat sought after South Bend 291 in excellent condition and was hard pressed to get $300.

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