Old rods

[scottishlass 57]

I helped an old lady move house and in return she gave me a load of old rods in the load of rods there were

A hardy 3 piece gold medal

an allcocks sapper 3 piece

just wondered if theses were worth hanging on to and handing down to family members later on in life

[nothernlite 18,089]

i would say so pass them down will be worth more than what they are just now atb

[comanche 3,038]

I used to get a lot of old fishing tackle from my ex father in law who was a porter for Sotherby's. The serious collectors only wanted the perfect rods . Anything with a replaced ring ,a bend from poor storage ,shortened tip or other damage was not considered worth much at all and was often left behind after a sold lot had been cherry-picked .

I still have a lovely little greenheart fly rod thats probably well over 100 years old . Its been repaired by previous owners and by me which makes it worthless financially but its been priceless for teaching my daughter and now the Grandkids to fish with because it is so light .

A pretty rod with a good name will always have some value but wooden rods do suffer with age and poor storage so don't always fetch as much as you'd think.Some do though so do your homework .

Check the prices on E bay .If you do hang onto them store them hanging -up and away from heat sources like radiators in cool,dry conditions or they'll just bend and /or rot .

All the best .