Question
West Point Pole
I have a bamboo rod manufactured by B and M Company, West Point, Mississippi, No. S 143, named "West Point Pole".
Do you know the age? Value? It's in great shape.
I have a second bamboo rod that looks like its twin, but doesn't have the sticker.
AnswerRon,
What you have there is a Huck Finn rod- It's in great shape because it has never been used. I am pretty sure , if you wanted to fish with a rod like this , you could cut it off a tree by the river. It is not the same Tonkin Cane that collectable bamboo fly rods are made of. You are probably not going to find it in any price or history book.
I bought a brand new one in the package - vintage on ebay for $5 to hang on the wall.
Luck,
Mac
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