bambo fly rod

Question
somewhere in my attic is  bamboo fly rod in a thin wooden box,, my cousin sent my dad ,, my cuzz was in Korean  war and think he got it while on R&R,last time I saw it was 25 years ago or longer,, the box was falling apart, would it be worth my time to dig it out of the attic, never been used,thanks Larry

Answer
Larry,
Simply put no
Originally sold by the thousands to GIs in a light long box with lures and huge flies from 1946 to the 70s . Mostly considered trinkets by collectors but memorial to GIs , they have little resale or fishing value. I have never seen any written history on them in English except the following. http://www.maxrod.net/article/
There is  a book  on Goggle books, with a little history  and a  limited preview: Bamboo In Japan by Nancy Moore Bess
They are probably not even made from Tonkin cane like most vintage bamboo fly rods .
I have cast several and they are terrible fishing tools.

Luck,
Mac

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