hoosier deluxe fly rod

Question

fly rod   Hi, I recently purchased a fly rod from an estate in South Whitley Indiana and was wondering who might have made it and the approximate value. It is a 3 pc 9ft w/extra tip enclosed is a pic of the rod (please excuse my photography I am no expert by any means) thank you for any info that you may give me. Larry

Answer
Larry,
I am just guessing from the white letters that it is a  Horrocks-Ibbotson Co. rod. And although Bamboo Rod Restoration Handbook   by Michael Sinclair does not have the model  Hoosier Deluxe, he also says he can not name all the numerous models they made.
If I could see the whole rod , I might change my mind.


HI rods are not very valuable.
They are looked down upon by the collecting community and often they are justified. They were sort of mass produced , rather heavy and very slow. They are not going to resale for very much.
A small portion of these rods are decent fishing tools . It is the collector community that decides the prices , please  don't blame the messenger.
I find two books are available at larger libraries to get history and or value:
Antique & Collectable Fishing Rods: Identification & Value Guide Homel, Dan. 1997 (2nd edition 2000) ,add 30% due to the age of the book.
and Sinclair above.
History H-I
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2h7gi/fishnbanjossliceoflifeincyberspacecopy/id22.h