montague fishing rod

Question
I have a Montague split bamboo rod,trying to find the value of it. It's in a round tube, the rod is wrapped in cloth, it's 8.5 feet, it says 1flf flash fly 8.5 feet, the serial number is 6657, and in mint condition

Answer
Chris,
That is not a serial number (6657) , Montague didn't take the time or spend the cash to count their rods. It's probably an inventory number form the retailer.

Montague 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.
Bamboo Rod Restoration Handbook -Michael Sinclair

Montague History:
http://home.comcast.net/~splitcane/vintage_rod_history.htm

Homel gives the Montague 8 1/2 ft fly rod, model Flash, with an extra tip, 3 sections a value of  $20, 65 and $125 for poor, good, excellent condition respectively.  You can check ebay as you can frequently find Montague rods there. I just check ebay and Homels numbers are a little high, but a good description is getting more.

Luck,
Mac

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