Welcome to my greatly expanded section on rods and reels available for sale. This list will be updated occasionally, so please keep checking back to see the rods and accessories I have available.

If you have high quality rods or reels you wish to sell, please contact me. I will buy them from you outright, either single pieces or whole collections. If you prefer, I can also sell them on a consignment basis, taking only a 20% commission for doing so. You may contact me by phone at (413)625-6259, or by email at per2@comcast.net to discuss your tackle and the best way to proceed.

I try to describe rods and reels as completely and accurately as possible; in case of any discrepancy, however, I offer a five day inspection period during which time the item may be returned for a full refund, minus shipping costs. Please note that all customs duties, inspections, etc. are the responsibility of the buyer in international sales. Also please note that all international sales will be shipped insured and declared for the full price paid; please don't ask me to do otherwise. I prefer to ship via U.S. Postal Service Registered Mail within the U.S.A. and cost is usually about $30-40 including handling and insurance. If UPS is the desired shipper, costs are considerably higher. Massachusetts residents must also pay a 6.25% sales tax. Shipping to Europe or Japan is usually in the $70-$100 range if I can ship using the U.S. Postal Service; cost is considerably higher if I need to ship via UPS. Payment may be made by wire transfer, personal check, money order,international bank check or money order, or by Paypal (please use the 'personal payment' option).

If interested in any of the rods or other items listed below, please call me at (413)625-6259 or email to per2@comcast.net. If phoning and no answer, be aware that this is the rodshop phone in a one man shop and I am not always available to answer. Please try again if no answer, or leave a message and I will get back with you.

Many of the items listed will have a photograph illustrating the rod or reel for sale; if so the photo appears below the description of the item. If you are interested in one of the following offerings and want more visual information, feel free to request additional emailed photographs of the item. Let me know if there are any particular details you wish me to emphasize in taking the photos.

Rods

When there are Brandin rods available, they will be listed first, followed by other classic rods in order of ascending length and in alphabetical order.

- Jim Schaaf 'Midge Series' 6'6" 2 pc. / 2 tips #3 line. I had met Jim briefly at the old Antique Anglers' Shows in the East before I moved to the West Coast and he was one of the first people I looked up when I first arrived. He was always generous with his time and knowledge, taking the time with me to explain the Dickerson milling machine he used (my own preliminary mill is based on those same designs), and several of the unique jigs and processes he had as a result of taking over the Dickerson equipment from Tim Bedford. I especially remember his precision n/s tube drawing machine and his set up for forming his pocket butt caps. Sadly, Jim passed away this last July, after years of mourning his dear wife who preceded him. A true gentleman in every way who also helped guide younger men in the rod business including Mario Wojnicki and myself. He is missed.

This rod is marked "66-7-97" just above the grip and also on the tube label and has the 'James Schaaf / Maker' stamp on the butt cap. This is a delicate, slower action rod which will handle a #3 line. The reelseat is a cap & ring over what appears to be figured Koa, while wraps are a straw yellow tipped red. Very lightly used, the rod looks to be almost new, though the workmanship on the grip is a bit rough and shows some varnish spotting as can be seen in the photo. It comes in the original bag and labeled tube. $1650

- D. J. Duck 201E, 7 ft. 2 pc. / 2 tips. Rod is marked above the grip '201E / 7' - 4 / no. 2035. No rod is a true Garrison, except one made by Mr. Garrison himself, but Douglas Duck was one of the better interpreters of Garrison's designs. This rod has the Garrison style grip, cork / curly maple reelseat with knurled slide band and pocket butt cap, and medium brown wraps. One of the black stainless snake guides on one tip has been somehow squeezed slightly narrow, but this is likely easily remedied or is certainly fishable as is. With that one exception noted, the rod remains in excellent lightly used condition and comes in the original bag with ferrule plug and original tube. $1875

-R.L. Winston 7 ft. 2 pc / 2 tips #3 line rod; 2½ oz. serial #1908. This rod was built in 1981 while Glenn Brackett and Tom Morgan were still the owners of Winston and it remains in essentially mint condition. The reelseat is a n/s pocket butt cap and band over what looks to me like a cherry filler. As is customary on Winstons, the original owner's name is written in script on the rod shaft along with other rod details. In this case, the last name is McDaniel, as this rod was built for John McDaniel's daughter. John is a well known angler and guide on the Henry's Fork of the Snake in Idaho and has written an enthralling book about the Railroad Ranch water of that river which should see publication in the next few years. The rod comes in a special hand tooled leather case by Jeff Walker which also has the original owner's name. A chance to own a very desirable light line Winston built when all the right guys were there. $2,950

-Aroner, Marc, 7'6" 3 pc./ 2 tips Salmon rod for #6/7 line. Years ago on Cape Breton in Nova Scotia Marc had a rod of the same model as this one which he was fishing with. He made the mistake of handing it to Joe Garman to try casting it as he was particularly pleased with how it handled a line. Joe passed away a few years ago, and he was also a good friend of mine as well as Marc's and I've heard this story from both sources. Joe never gave the rod back to Marc because he loved the way it cast (and Joe was a very proficient caster). He simply refused to give the rod up once he had it in his hand and he sent Marc a check for the rod after they were both back home. When I got this rod for consignment sale I took it down to Marc's shop as he is only 15 minutes away and asked him about the rod as I thought it was an unusual model. He confirmed that it is one of the very few other rods of this model that he has ever made and that it is the mate to the rod I had heard the story about from Joe Garman. He reiterated how well the rod casts and it does feel like a rocket. He also told me one owner of the rod offered here didn't like the original rubber end button which was on the rod, so Marc replaced it with a unique aluminum end cap as pictured.

In front of the knurled cork check at the front of the grip is written: 'Aroner 7 1/2' #6-7 Hunt Pattern.' Wraps on this rod are a translucent beige just barely darker than the cane itself. The reelseat is up-locking black aluminum with a separate locking nut and slide band and the blackened end cap mentioned earlier which has a few small chips of black that have come away with use. The spacer looks to be figured Koa or possibly Walnut and the grip is a heel-flared cigar as pictured. Varnish is impeccable and perfect and the rod remains straight and true. The oxidized ferrules retain all of their blueing with the exception of a small spot on the welt of the female ferrule on the mid. Overall the rod is in excellent condition with the minor exceptions noted. Comes in original bag and brass capped & stamped aluminum tube. An opportunity to own an unusual model rod from one of today's very best makers. $3150

-Carlson 'Bill Rosgen' 7½ ft. 2 pc./2 tips. This rod is marked only "Bill Rosgen / Winsted, Conn.", but it is clearly a Carlson made for the retailer in Connecticut who had rods made by several makers and had them marked only with the Bill Rosgen name. Quoting from the letter from Dana Gray to the rod's current owner Jack Coyle: "Having seen your rod, it was not difficult to determine that it is one built by Sam. Sam built a number of fly rods for Bill Rosgen of Winstead, CT from about 1960 to 1970, the year in which Bill passed away at a relatively young age. According to Sam's records, this particular rod was most likely built in 1970." This rod has an all cork reelseat ending in a short bakelite piece where the reel foot would go under the pocket butt cap. The blued n/s pocket butt cap and the slide band retain 95% + of their original bluing and the ferrules 100% of theirs. The all original varnish is without chip, flaw or blemish of any kind, typical of Sam's high standard. The stripping guide is a smallish agate while the snake guides are tungsten steel under brown wraps tipped black. This rod is a strong caster with a DT5 line and will also handle a WF6. In impeccable, lightly used excellent + condition also with its original bag and tube. The letter of provenance from Dana Gray as well as a C.W. "Sam" Carlson business card accompany this rod.$4850

-Leonard 7½ ft. 2 pc. / 2 tips 'Catskill Special' for #4 line. This rod remains in excellent, carefully used condition. To see the Catskill Special model incorporating features of the 'Hunt' such as darker cane and blued hardware with the lighter taper of the 'Catskill' is rare indeed. The inside of the guides shows the rod has at least been lawn cast a few times. It has a very fine-tipped, fast light action; in fact the bamboo measures only .056" over varnish just below the tip top wraps. Black snake guides are under clear honey wraps tipped red and the stripping guide is a 'full circle' snake as is typical on these Catskill models. The reeleat is walnut with blued n/s cap & band (98% of bluing intact). The brass cap shows a small dent, but otherwise the original bag and tube are without compromise. From the very latest era at Leonard in the 1980's in excellent + condition and also from the collection of Jack Coyle. $2695

- Thomas & Thomas Specialist 7 1/2 foot, 2 piece / 2 tips; Ser. No. 5096. Well before I started making my own rods I would buy rods from various makers, always looking for that elusive 'right' rod for me. In the 1970's I bought a number of rods from T&T when they were still on 3rd Street in Turners Falls, finally settling on the 7 1/2 foot for #4 and 8 foot for #5 'Paradigm' as my favorite rods at that time. I no longer own those rods, but definitely the standard of quality that I witnessed in those early years at T&T influenced my thinking about bamboo rods.

The rod offered here is an impressive instrument. It was built in 1993 when the builders at T&T were Tom Dorsey, Tom Moran and Troy Jacques. It has beautiful varnished flamed shafts with the typical strong swell coming back into the grip and wraps are translucent with light brown tipping. The reelseat is a custom ordered uplocking model over walnut spacer and there is fancy engraving on the butt cap, slide band part of the two part locking ring and on all the ferrules. Let me know if you want to see closer-up more detailed views of this engraving and I will email photos to you. I have not had a line on this rod, but it is a nice, medium-fast action that should do very well with a DT4 line. Cork is of exceptional quality. An especially fine rod from one of the finest established makers. Comes in fancy dark leather tube (with the T&T logo) with wooden end plugs, and original rod bag with stiffener and the rod remains in excellent to near mint condition. $2950

-Granger 'Special' (Wright & McGill) 8½ ft.; 4½ oz.; 3 pc / 2 tips. According to Art Warner, owner of this rod, it comes from the late 1940's before W&M compromised the quality of Granger rods too much. It remains straight and true in excellent, lightly used original condition. Varnish is excellent throughout with no need of attention. It has the light green wraps and the patented up-locking Granger reelseat and comes in its original bag and labeled tube. $625 SALE PENDING

Tom Morgan Rodsmiths 8½ ft. #3 line; 2 pc./1 tip. Years ago when Tom Morgan lived on the outskirts of Bozeman and I visited him he showed me and let me cast a prototype of a new graphite rod he had just designed. It was the early prototype of this model rod and I was amazed when I put a DT3 line on that rod. It is the sweetest, smoothest casting graphite rod I ever had in my hand. I now own one myself and have for many years; it is one of the very few rods in graphite I ever fish for trout. The rod offered here comes from the collection of well known guide on the Henry's Fork John McDaniel. The rod shows that it has been fished, but remains in very good condition. The fancy tube and bag are in good shape while the outer tube bag shows substantial wear and tear. $950

Reels

-Hardy "The Barton" Dry Fly Reel. This is one of the rarest reels made by Hardy and is based on ideas from E.A. Barton, an angling luminary of the time and President of the Fly Fishers Club. His ideas behind the design of this reel can be found in his book "Running Water"; unusual features include an asymmetrical foot which holds the reel out of harm's way when the rod butt is rested on the ground, a large, reverse tapered handle, parallel side plates, a larger than usual fine-toothed check wheel, and a special large n/s line guard. The reel was produced only from 1935-1939, seeing no re-introduction after WWII and it is believed that about 109 reels were produced in total (Hardy Brothers / the Masters, the Men and their Reels).

This example remains in very good+ used condition with no wobble or play felt at all in cranking the reel. There is an old, tacky silk line which I will leave for the new owner to decide what to do with. Finish is remarkably good, though it shows the expected wear from honest use, including line wear at one corner of the line guard and very faintly and neatly scratched into the face plate "VII HPR". This scratching is so faint one has to turn the reel to catch the light in order to see it; it is not visible on the photo. All expected spare parts are installed inside and all screw heads appear to be completely untouched. The spool release catch mechanism is sometimes a little sticky if one releases it slowly, but functions as it should and springs into place in the 'closed' position. Comes in a suede pouch which I believe to be unoriginal. From the collection of my friend and very careful angler, Art Warner. When did you last see one of these for sale? $4750

-Bogdan Model 100 light salmon reel. This reel has all the features expected on a Bogdan, including the lever drag adjustment, 'S' shaped handle, and 'poacher's check' and it is stamped '100' on the bottom of the reel foot. The frame is 3½ inches in diameter and spool width is 1 5/32". This reel remains in carefully used, excellent condition with no sign of usage except a very small scratch on one frame rim. Comes in original suede pouch. Right hand wind. $2,275

-Bogdan 'Baby Trout'. This is the smallest reel produced in the Bogdan shop and is used with very light lines for trout. The frame is 2¾ inches in diameter and spool width is 11/16 inch. This reel is brand new, never used and comes in the original suede pouch with the paper tag from the original owner. Right hand wind. $2495 SOLD

- Hardy Wide Drum Salmon Perfect Fly Reel 3¾"; no line guard; RH / LH; in original box. This reel remains in wonderful condition with no spool wobble or play at all, 95+% of it's dark finish and all the expected spare parts inside. The original long ribbed brass foot will fit the reelseats on my two handed rods and many of the classic bamboo rods, but would have to be shortened to fit some modern spey rod seats. When I am not fishing a Bogdan, this is my favorite reel for two handed steelhead or salmon fishing. If you require more detailed photos to make your decision, I will gladly supply them. $575

-Tom Morgan Rodsmiths 3" fly reel in Left Hand Wind. This is the reel made by Joe Saracione which is no longer available because Joe told Tom it was too much work to make them (see the Tom Morgan Rodsmiths website). It has the beautiful 'S' shaped counter balanced handle and is marked "Saracione / 95-2-09" on the reel foot base. It should be the right size for about a #4 line. This one has been used and is in very good used condition with no dings, dents or scratches and the screw heads all appear to be untouched. Comes in original hard leather fancy case embossed with the Tom Morgan Rodsmiths logo and with original black box and shipping box as well as all papers. $1650

-Tom Morgan Rodsmiths reel; another as above but stamped "Saracione / 95-2-02" on the reel foot base. $1650

-R.L. Winston 3/4 reel in Left Hand Wind. This is one of the reels designed by Tom Morgan while he was still at Winston. It comes with an extra spool and oiler in the original padded wooden box. The '3/4' designation is the recommended line sizes for use with this reel. Remains in new, unused condition and comes in the original packing boxes which house the wooden box. These outer packing boxes show considerable scuffing and tearing from storage and use, while the contents including the wooden box are as new. $950 SALE PENDING

-R.L. Winston 3/4 reel in Left Hand Wind. Another as the reel above. $950

This list of rods and reels will be updated with new items occasionally so please keep checking back.