Value of Fly Rod ?

Someone I know is trying to sell me a fly rod:

Leon Chandler
Custom Graphite By Courtland 2 piece #6
USA Made
It has a number on it: G-204 9'

It has a soft cloth container.

Can anyone give me an idea of what its worth?

I told him that I've been thinking of a Sage like the one someone suggested
a while back for $199
http://www.flyfishusa.com/rods/sage/...htm#four-piece

Is 4 pieces better than 2?

Thanks,
Bob B.

"levartze" wrote in message
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Someone I know is trying to sell me a fly rod:

Leon Chandler
Custom Graphite By Courtland 2 piece #6
USA Made
It has a number on it: G-204 9'

It has a soft cloth container.

Can anyone give me an idea of what its worth?

I told him that I've been thinking of a Sage like the one someone
suggested a while back for $199
http://www.flyfishusa.com/rods/sage/...htm#four-piece

Is 4 pieces better than 2?

Thanks,
Bob B.


Bob,

Sorry, I am not qualified to give a judgement on the value of the Cortland.
As far as a 4 piece rod being better than a 2 piece, I asked that question
of a lot of people before making a decision on what rods to buy. The answer
I repeatedly got was that it was personal preference. Obviously a 4 pc would
be better for those that hike and pack thier gear into remote places. I
typically don't, so I chose 2 pc. rods. Different manufacturers could be
different. Check my post from 10-4 (What do you use?), most everyone here
commented on what they prefer to use (and why). You might find some of their
info. helpful.

best of Luck,
Jeremy Moe

In article vUXXg.59$qv6.4@trnddc06, "levartze"
wrote:

Someone I know is trying to sell me a fly rod:

Leon Chandler
Custom Graphite By Courtland 2 piece #6
USA Made
It has a number on it: G-204 9'

It has a soft cloth container.

Can anyone give me an idea of what its worth?

$25. Go to a fly shop and test cast a tfo 9 foot 2 piece 6 weight
profesional for $89, with a lifetime warranty, then see how it compares
to your friends. If you actually like your friends better, wait, let me
rephrase that, if you *ACTUALLY LIKE YOUR FRIENDS BETTER*, offer $50.

"levartze" wrote in
news:vUXXg.59$qv6.4@trnddc06:

Someone I know is trying to sell me a fly rod:

Leon Chandler
Custom Graphite By Courtland 2 piece #6
USA Made
It has a number on it: G-204 9'

It has a soft cloth container.

Can anyone give me an idea of what its worth?

I told him that I've been thinking of a Sage like the one
someone
suggested a while back for $199
http://www.flyfishusa.com/rods/sage/...unch.htm#four-
piece

Is 4 pieces better than 2?

Thanks,
Bob B.



Here's a new 8ft G-202 version that closed on ebay last month
w/o getting any bids. A new 9ft rod would cost about the same,
or maybe an extra $10.

http://tinyurl.com/yj7evo

rt

"rt" wrote in message
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"levartze" wrote in
news:vUXXg.59$qv6.4@trnddc06:

Someone I know is trying to sell me a fly rod:

Leon Chandler
Custom Graphite By Courtland 2 piece #6
USA Made
It has a number on it: G-204 9'

It has a soft cloth container.

Can anyone give me an idea of what its worth?

I told him that I've been thinking of a Sage like the one
someone
suggested a while back for $199
http://www.flyfishusa.com/rods/sage/...unch.htm#four-
piece

Is 4 pieces better than 2?

Thanks,
Bob B.



Here's a new 8ft G-202 version that closed on ebay last month
w/o getting any bids. A new 9ft rod would cost about the same,
or maybe an extra $10.

http://tinyurl.com/yj7evo


$10 more than 'no bids'?

--riverman

Wow! Am I ever glad I have this resource to ask
questions to. I could have easily paid way more
than what this rod is really worth. This guy was
thinking it was worth something like $250-300+

Thanks for all of the replies!

"levartze" wrote in message
news:vUXXg.59$qv6.4@trnddc06...
Someone I know is trying to sell me a fly rod:

Leon Chandler
Custom Graphite By Courtland 2 piece #6
USA Made
It has a number on it: G-204 9'

It has a soft cloth container.

Can anyone give me an idea of what its worth?

I told him that I've been thinking of a Sage like the one someone
suggested a while back for $199
http://www.flyfishusa.com/rods/sage/...htm#four-piece

Is 4 pieces better than 2?

Thanks,
Bob B.

"riverman" wrote in news:4530ee94$1@
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"rt" wrote in message
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"levartze" wrote in
news:vUXXg.59$qv6.4@trnddc06:

Someone I know is trying to sell me a fly rod:

Leon Chandler
Custom Graphite By Courtland 2 piece #6
USA Made
It has a number on it: G-204 9'

It has a soft cloth container.

Can anyone give me an idea of what its worth?

I told him that I've been thinking of a Sage like the one
someone
suggested a while back for $199
http://www.flyfishusa.com/rods/sage/...unch.htm#four-
piece

Is 4 pieces better than 2?

Thanks,
Bob B.



Here's a new 8ft G-202 version that closed on ebay last
month
w/o getting any bids. A new 9ft rod would cost about the
same,
or maybe an extra $10.

http://tinyurl.com/yj7evo


$10 more than 'no bids'?

--riverman



$10 more than the starting bid of $89.99.

rt

$50?

If you buy a new fly rod it will most likely have a lifetime warranty.

-
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA

Web site: www.kiene.com


"levartze" wrote in message
news:vUXXg.59$qv6.4@trnddc06...
Someone I know is trying to sell me a fly rod:

Leon Chandler
Custom Graphite By Courtland 2 piece #6
USA Made
It has a number on it: G-204 9'

It has a soft cloth container.

Can anyone give me an idea of what its worth?

I told him that I've been thinking of a Sage like the one someone
suggested a while back for $199
http://www.flyfishusa.com/rods/sage/...htm#four-piece

Is 4 pieces better than 2?

Thanks,
Bob B.

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:25:31 GMT, "levartze" wrote:

Someone I know is trying to sell me a fly rod:

Leon Chandler
Custom Graphite By Courtland 2 piece #6
USA Made
It has a number on it: G-204 9'

It has a soft cloth container.

Can anyone give me an idea of what its worth?

I've never owned a Cortland rod, but coincidently, just this Saturday I had a
discussion with a fellow who had just broken his Cortland fly rod for the
fourth time.

Bill Kiene's point is well taken, however replacement isn't instantaneous, and
this guy had been without a whole rod almost as much as he'd been with it,
while the replacement gears turned...

I told him that I've been thinking of a Sage like the one someone suggested
a while back for $199
http://www.flyfishusa.com/rods/sage/...htm#four-piece

Is 4 pieces better than 2?

Only if it was *originally* a 4 piece...

/daytripper