star lite rod
Question
i just picked up a rod at a yard sale and it is a bamboo rod that changes from a fly rod to a spin rod. it has three different tips and doesnt look like it has ever been used. the markings on it say "star lite" just wanted to know a little info on this
Answer
Jason,
I am going to guess but more information might change my mind, the configurations and "no name" name tells me it's Japanese.
I don't know how old you are but when I was a kid in the 50s Japanese made trinkets to survive . Made in Japan was synonymous with junk. Originally sold by the thousands to GIs in a light long box with lures and huge flies . Mostly consider 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.
This rod switches from fly to casting rod.
Good Luck,
Mac
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