Looking for some rod id help vintage.

[Ryanh1801]

I have an old vintage shakespeare bamboo rod that was pass down to me and want to get it up and running. The numbers on it are A-1305-B-9. Any idea what weight rod this is, from that?

Thanks

[Bayoutalker]

http://www.customrodsmith.com/0207_Shak ... riumph.htm

Here you go.

Cliff

[Ryanh1801]

Thank you sir

[Bayoutalker]

Glad I could help.

Cliff

[Ron Mc]

don't know what you may have for a reel, but a weight of about 7-8 oz will probably make that rod feel best to cast and fish.

There are a few vintage tackle websites where you can find period reels made to do the job.
http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/index.php
http://fiberglassflyrodders.com/forum/
Once choice that is always good is a Pflueger Medalist 1495.
Another reel I found that did the job well on 9' cane was the Duncan-Briggs, also sold as the Weber Klatahatch.
Last choice is add weight to a lighter reel, and the best I've found to do that is a base-wrap of lead-core trolling line beneath the backing.

[Ryanh1801]

It has a very old automatic retrieve reel that sits sideways on it. Im gonna mess around with that but it needs new line for sure. Figure if anything it will be a fun setup to play around with. I appreciate all the information. Went trout fishing last weekend up in OK and while packing I found this setup that I had kind of forgot about so just want to get it up and running again.

I had not fly fished in probably 10 years and forgot just how much fun it is catching fish on a fly rod. Now I am thinking I want to get a salt water fly setup.

[Ron Mc]

yes, an auto has all the weight your rod could ever need.

A good idea with an auto is to set it up so that the spring runs out just before it strips in all the line - that protects your rod from being damaged or broken by the reel spring tension.