Winston repro rod

[ford z3]

During a discussion today regarding hunting a guy says that hunting stories are not as good as fishing stories and asks me if I was interested in fishing equipment as he had a fly rod/reel. The rod is a Winston Retro 7 1/2, #4, 3 piece with cigar handle and cocobollo reel seat in Winston hard case and Winston red soft roll up cloth cover. The reel is a Winston Perfect 3 3/8 and is green. The rod and reel are like new. Brass cap on hard case is so marked as above. The rod is brown with red wrappings. So what have I walked into. My fly fishing experience in limited to off the rack sportsmans stuff.

[fysh]

Hello Ford,
Here's a little info on the rod.
Flyreview.com Fly fishing reviews - Retro Fiberglass - Powered by ReviewPost

Depending on what he wants for the set-up, it sounds like a sweet rod. Let us know what you end up doing.

[jpbfly]

...Ford Z3?I know the BMW Z3 and I've been dreaming to drive a Gulf Ford GT40 all my lifethis rod should be a bamboo like action one...seen one on ebay sold for $355....

[Jackster]

Is the reel seat nickel-silver or anodized aluminum? The reel Winston hasn't offered in a while to the best of my knowledge. You might do well to ask about this on the RL Winston website. They can tell you a lot about it by the serial number.
All I'll say is you have a very nice friend indeed.

[fredaevans]

Originally Posted by jbbfly

...Ford Z3?I know the BMW Z3 and I've been dreaming to drive a Gulf Ford GT40 all my lifethis rod should be a bamboo like action one...seen one on ebay sold for $355....

That price was more than the rod sold for 'new.' But if you're looking for a specific bit of gear ... why not? And as mentioned in the review, FG's rod action is very close to that of Bamboo.

fae

[ford z3]

Thanks to all who have responded. The reel seat is most likely anodized aluminum. I looked at the recommended site for the retro rod in one of the responses and the rod I have is the same inlcuding case and soft cloth three section bag. I have purchased the rod/reel combination. The owner/friend was extremely gracious in his price so I will leave it at that. Looking forward to some casting practice and see what happens.

[fysh]

That's great news!

[Frank Whiton]

Hi Ford,

Maybe you could post some pictures so we can see what you got.

Frank

[burk48237]

The rod is highly valued amongst Winston fans. While not my favorite glass action (and I generally like Winston rods), They are still a very good small stream trout rod. They have good resale too, depending on condition they go from 3-500 on the used market. The reel was made for Winston by Hardy, it is basically a Perfect without an agate Line guide. I've got two of them. The 3 3/8 will be big for that rod (it is made for 6 and 7 weight lines). They are IMO among the finest trout reels ever made. The resale market agrees as they go for 5-700 depending on condition used on Ebay.

[ford z3]

I think I better put the rod/reel in the safe after hearing the comments on collectability and price amongst Winston fans. My clumsiness may cost me dearly climbing amongst the rocks and brush. I will post pictures when my camera gets back from daughter who just gave me a new grandson; Liam, the lion by his hungry voice. fyshstyker's post has a link to a site that has a picture of a Winston that looks just like mine.