I know this is a long shot but I’ll try anyways.
I was given this bamboo rod recently and it has no markings on it. It was given to me not by the original owner, and he didn’t know anything about it. No maker marks, no line weight, nothing. It’s in decent condition (I think—I’ve never actually even touched boo) other than a bit of tip set (does it even matter?). It’s a 9’ 3 piece, and it’s REAL hefty—maybe ~1/2” in diameter in the butt section.
I know this is not a lot of information but maybe the wrappings give it away? Any guess on where to start with line weight? Sure I could try every line I have but maybe based off the diameter of the butt, it would give me a place to start? Not to mention most of my higher weight lines are of the streamer junk throwing variety. For what it’s worth, this isn’t an inquiry about value to sell, I want to fish this thing!
Tim
I was given this bamboo rod recently and it has no markings on it. It was given to me not by the original owner, and he didn’t know anything about it. No maker marks, no line weight, nothing. It’s in decent condition (I think—I’ve never actually even touched boo) other than a bit of tip set (does it even matter?). It’s a 9’ 3 piece, and it’s REAL hefty—maybe ~1/2” in diameter in the butt section.
I know this is not a lot of information but maybe the wrappings give it away? Any guess on where to start with line weight? Sure I could try every line I have but maybe based off the diameter of the butt, it would give me a place to start? Not to mention most of my higher weight lines are of the streamer junk throwing variety. For what it’s worth, this isn’t an inquiry about value to sell, I want to fish this thing!
Tim