honey lami

[piemma]

Originally Posted by tradrodz

I recently found a honey lami in the trash it's 11'4, the lighter yellow, and the wraps appear to be from the 60's or early 70's. Would anyone here happen to know a little more about this rod? It's ratings, type of glass, etc...I'll post some pics later on.

Awesome site!

Matt

Post the pictures. If it's a Murat wrap I'll be able to tell.

[Mike P]

Back in the 60s and 70s, the blank numbers would have been 1162 through 1166. The SB nomenclature came later on. The rods are basically the same (I don't think that there was ever a SB equivalent to the 1162). Just the blank numbers changed. The 1163 became the 136 2M, for example. The 3M was the 1165, and the 4M, the 1166. The 1164 became the 136 2F.

[tradrodz]

I forgot to mention the rod is a one piece. I can try and post better pics too if you'd like

[Swimmer]

By the way, where do you live? I like to run through the neighborhood and check out the trash myself.

[tradrodz]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

By the way, where do you live? I like to run through the neighborhood and check out the trash myself.

I picked it outta the trash at a flea market in CT. Someone bought it as a combo it originaly had either a 706 or a 704 greenie on it and they tossed the rod in the trash im assuming cause of the missing stripper guide or they didn't have any way of bringing home an 11-1/2' rod. It's always nice to go to these places with rod racks :-)

[piemma]

I certain that it's not a Murat wrap. Both Charlie and Dave would do something (red, blue, green) over yellow. Also almost never saw then use straight cork. Usually cork tape but the color over yellow was a trademark for them.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by piemma

I certain that it's not a Murat wrap. Both Charlie and Dave would do something (red, blue, green) over yellow. Also almost never saw then use straight cork. Usually cork tape but the color over yellow was a trademark for them.

I bought a white spiral Lami spinning rod from Dave, right off the rack in the store, that had a split straight cork grip just like that one. Blue over yellow wraps. Same white crutch-tip butt cap as that rod, too.

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

By the way, where do you live? I like to run through the neighborhood and check out the trash myself.

My neighborhood only has trash in the trash.

[tradrodz]

I posted this on the other site a while back and someone suggested that Al Cappy out of Everett Mass may have wrapped this, does that name sound familiar? And also judging by pics is it possible to tell if its a 136 2m or a 136 3m? I know it's probably a long shot...

Thanks for all the info on the rod.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by tradrodz

I posted this on the other site a while back and someone suggested that Al Cappy out of Everett Mass may have wrapped this, does that name sound familiar? And also judging by pics is it possible to tell if its a 136 2m or a 136 3m? I know it's probably a long shot...

Thanks for all the info on the rod.

Really can't tell the blank from a photo, because all of those blanks have roughly the same tip diameter.