"nrosefl" wrote in message
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A neighbor of mine gave me a bamboo fly rod that belonged to his father.
The name on the butt is KIRAK . It had been in his garage for 30 or 40
years in Florida. He's
80 years old and he doesn't remember when his father got it . It's a 3
piece rod with an extra tip that came in a wooden box.
I believe its japanese made.The top ferrule of the butt section is loose
and I would like to reglue it.
any advice as to glue ( I was thinking Gorilla glue ???) I would like to
try to use the rod but there
is no line weight specified on the rod Also should I varnish it before
using it ? I would appreciate
any information about the rod and any suggestions about caring for it and
type and weight of line.
Thanks
Norm Rose


Greetings Norm,
about the glue, I would talk to Jerry Kustich or Glenn Brackett.of
Sweetgrass Rods. They were the original Boo Boys from R.L. Winston. I
believe they will
send you a small bottle of glue for your bamboo rod, they're pretty good
about
things like that. There phone no. is (406) 684-5440 alt no. (406) 782-5552
MT. time. Or email them your post:

About your rod. It's probably made by the Nippon Co. in the mid 1940's
right after the WWII. They were sold by the hotcakes to the servicemen
returning
to port. Does it have a Fuji Mountain sticker on there? The value of the
rod
today with case would be around $10.oo-$20.oo if even that.

A good resource would be the book: "Casting a Spell" by George Black.
-tom