Antique Fly rod Restoration
My wife's father owned a fly rod she now cherishes. I resided to restore it because they do not make then like that any more. It was made by what appears to be South Bend. When I first started I believed it was Split Bamboo but discovered in removing the old Varnish it was not Bamboo. This Rod is made of wood that looks like Rosewood or Mahogany and the Grain is so tight it becomes almost invisible . It is a 3 section rod with a extra top section and in a yellowed Cotton sack with cloth ties . It may be from 50 to 80 years old, the Wife is 67 and her Father had it as long as she can remember... Assembled it is 8 1/2 feet long!! Close to the Cork Handle there is a number 359- 81/2 ----- my question is --- is this a 3 weight Fly Rod