Question
MT TOM ROD
found a fly rod in the rafters when i bought my home. this is what i know about it...fly reel is below the cork the label is torn but it says mt tom cold label with a fish in the center of a redish oval top part last letters read ue no markings on the reel at all it is in 3 sections pole is I think bamboo with slightly squared edges. thread is a tannish brown. It is from tip to cork 97" long.. It also came with a canvas type bag that says cover spare barrel M8 has a snap on end. please advise me dontn really want to sell it but would love to know value. thanks janet
AnswerJanet,
From the picture I can reasonably assume it is a bamboo rod.
Is it fly or casting ? that's important
The following is a guess :
Montague had a MT Tom model bamboo fly rod.
They had a fish as a label , too.
But it is 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
History
Montague
http://home.comcast.net/~splitcane/vintage_rod_history.htm
Homel gives the Montague 9' model "MT. Tom" fly rod with an extra tip, 3 sections the value of $20, 50 and $110 for poor, good, excellent condition respectively.
So your rod is not in good probably in poor condition. I doubt if you will get $20 for it
Luck,
Mac
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