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Identifying a Vintage Roland A. Fritz Baitcasting Rod - Model GK


Question
I have a rod, marked Roland A. Fritz, it is steel and approx 5 ft long.  The handles look like blue and white bakelite. It has a Shakespeare #1980 stainless steel reel with bakelite handles.  It is labeled Professional Sportscaster, Model GK.  It has a jumping fish engraved on the side.  What can you tell me about this set.  I cannot find anything in any books that I have seen.  Thank you.

Answer
I appologize for the delay I just returned from a business trip.

Here is a website on fishing reels http://www.orcaonline.org/

Steel rods are not considered very collectable - most interest is in split bamboo fly rods made by custom built in the US. $5-$20.

The reel is Shakespeares higher end reel - I would estimate $10 - $50 depending on condition etc. You can probably get a more precise estimate from the website above.

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