Vintage Lamiglas/REI Backpacking Rod

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REI/Lamiglas Rehab Project: There's a reported project involving a 6-piece Lamiglas FL9656 blank built in the style of later Dave Lewis/Bill Franke rods, an REI 80PF rod made in the late 1970s by Lamiglas, and a Timberline Rod Co. (Bill Franke's company) rod from around 1980, all from Lamiglas blanks.

Anyone remember this? I think mine was a 7' fly spin combination rod
 
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REI/Lamiglas Rehab Project: There's a reported project involving a 6-piece Lamiglas FL9656 blank built in the style of later Dave Lewis/Bill Franke rods, an REI 80PF rod made in the late 1970s by Lamiglas, and a Timberline Rod Co. (Bill Franke's company) rod from around 1980, all from Lamiglas blanks.

Anyone remember this? I think mine was a 7' fly spin combination rod
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Sadly, the fiberglass forum seems to be forcing people to create an account before they can see a thread. Lame.

Here's one of the images from the thread, though. As it shows up on google images somehow.

 
Humm, thanks for that image.

Shows a 8' six weight REI branded rod, blank color matches my memory of this one, the rod sections nested into each other and were a friction fit as you pulled them out and lined up the all metal guides.

Made a much better spin casting than a fly rod. Had 2 sliding rings on the cork that held the spinning reel and a lockdown fly reel seat at the bottom.
 
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The pack rod I had wasn't a multi piece rod, it was a telescoping rod with the smaller pieces nested into the larger. I would pull the tip section out 1st then the next and so on

Anyone remember that particular REI / Lamiglas model??
 
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