6 foot horrock Sarasota boat rod
Question
My father years ago gave me a 6 foot horrock boat rod. The Sarasota looked to be hand written and in white. Can you please tell me a little about this rod and perhaps the age . The rod was given to him by his father .
thank you Ray Wright
Answer
Ray,
Sorry I don't know allot about boat rods, I am a fly rod man. I have made some wading staffs from big thick bamboo rods that could have been boat rods.
Horrocks-Ibbotson rods are looked down upon by the collecting community and often they are justified. They were mass produced , rather heavy and very slow. They don't bring good prices even though some of them are good rods.
Here's some history
http://www.lu-c-an.com/Horrocks.htm
or search Horrocks-Ibbotson in your favorite search engine.
Good luck
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