"riverman" wrote in message
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I haven't been able to find any information on Jack Frost rods other
than
that there was a company in lower England that was incepted in the late
1800's that made fishing rods.

I am curious to where I can find out if the pole is worth anything and
what
the history of the pole is.

Any info. would be much appreciated!



Any chance that this is a 9ft, 3 inch 9wt rod, 2 piece hex? And that your
GGrandfather was a Kiwi?



D'oH. You said it was a 3-piece.

FWIW, if it's a "Joe Frost" rather than Jack Frost, then it could have been
made by the Walker Bampton Co. in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. WB was
formed by ex-Hardy employees, who made rods from the early 30s until 1986,
when they were bought out by Farlows of Pall Mall St, London. They were
quite high-quality for their day, and were targeted for the New Zealand
market. If yours was bought in 1925, it might not be one of these, or it
might be a prototype before the company got started. Or it might have beed
designed by Joe Frost himself; Joe Frost was a Kiwi fly fisherman (arrived
in Turangi, NZ in 1915) who designed the "Tonga" flyrods for Tisdalls in
1938. Look over the rod more closely and see if there are any more clues. It
might be worth something as an antique.

--riverman