Two piece AllStar BGSW1085 Conv.
 

The rod is wrapped conventional, was used very little and is in excellent shape. Two piece, all Fuji, gold and black wraps. It's not marked, but I measured the tip diameter of the blank and it's .095 +or-, so that corresponds witha 6.5 tip size (I think). So I'm saying it's a 1085. Smaller and lighter action than my 1208 for sure. Picked up $160. I will ship at cost plus tube.

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Might be open to trades for Newell P220-5, Abu Big Game CL 7000 or 6500, Abu CS Chrome Rocket, Penn 706/706Z or ....

Price drop to $150 pu in SoCo, RI.

Sweet travel rod. i have 2 of them I built. Handles 3 oz darters and is a good jetty rod.Nice deal.Ron

$140?

Are you sure its 9 feet and not 9 1/2 feet? I ask because a lot more 1145's were built than 1085's. The 1145 is a really nice rod. Can't say I know much about a 1085 though. Most of the Allstars I ever saw at 9 feet were the 1087, 1088 (really nice) and some 1089's.

Well here's the whole story. I bought it and it was described as a 1088 two piece but it does not feel as stiff as any 1088 I've tried. So I got out my micrometer and measured the diameter of the blank at the tip (just below the wrap for the guide) and it is .130" so I figure at the tip it would be .101. The tip on a 1065 is 6.5. The rod is two equal pieces and definitely 9'. You are the builder and know way more than I. What do you think? Any other way I can confirm? Can't measure the butt... any help or info always appreciated. Thanks for posting.

Well.. no offers even for a USA AllStar build. Well back in the rack

If I didn;t have a pair I'd grab it.

I used to have an allstar catalog but can't find it so i can't really llok at the tip info etc any better than you. I am surprised that if it was supposed to be a 1088 that its not. The 1088 was one of the very popular Allstar rods.

I think people are saving for Christmas right now. You might have better luck offering it again about March 1..

There is a thread about 2 pages back selling a 1088 and it includes a post by Big Bo with the specs on all the AllStar GSWs.

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...ar-1088-a.html

That's where I got my info. 1208 and 1088 have a 8 tip. 1085 has a 6.5. Unless I'm wrong that comes out to about what my micrometer read and that's how I came up with the blank. It never felt like a 1088. Andcertainly the tip on my 1208 is fatter than the tip on this rod.

It's back hanging from the ceiling and I am not unhappy that it's still around. Nice rod. Just duplicates another I have. Thanks for the reply.

When they give the tip size , that's the size tube it should take. the tube size is determined about 3/4 to 1 inch down the blank because the tube must fit at the fattest part of the blank it will have to go over. A tube on a tip of size 8 (1088 model) would have an ID of 8/64ths so .125. that's pretty close to the .130 you are measuring behind the tip tube. So I think you do in fact have a 1088. I may be wrong but everything seems to add up looking at the data you posted and the chart posted by BigBo.

I just noticed no 2 piece 1088 is listed so now we are chasing our tales.

Measured the tip of this rod and the tip of the 1208 AllStar blank I have at the same point about an inch down from the end. This definitely coincides with the posted size of a 1085 (Tip size 6.5). Anyway, still available for trade or for sale....

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