Posted on November 26 2013
I have a friend that lives out of country and from time to time I accept packages for him and then ship them off to him due that some online sellers don't like to ship to international locations. Last week a small box arrived and when I shook it, it sounded like a bunch of small sticks stacked inside. What could this be? I opened it to investigate and found this boxed Abercrombie & Fitch Passport in very fine condition inside. Damn.
This fly rod is a total of ten pieces and measures less than five feet in length when assembled. Each section is right at or a little longer than six inches in length and is supposed to carry a four weight fly line quite nicely. The total weight of the pieces is about an ounce and a half.
These were made for Abercrombie & Fitch by Phillipson and there may have been only 100 (or less( made which is another reason they fetch a healthy price on the online markets. These pocket fly rods were made in the 1960's and sold for $32.00. If you can find one, they now sell for ten times that or more, depending on condition.
After handling this special little fly rod, it got me wondering if a modern fly rod maker could replicate something like this? I am betting that they could...
This fly rod is a total of ten pieces and measures less than five feet in length when assembled. Each section is right at or a little longer than six inches in length and is supposed to carry a four weight fly line quite nicely. The total weight of the pieces is about an ounce and a half.
These were made for Abercrombie & Fitch by Phillipson and there may have been only 100 (or less( made which is another reason they fetch a healthy price on the online markets. These pocket fly rods were made in the 1960's and sold for $32.00. If you can find one, they now sell for ten times that or more, depending on condition.
After handling this special little fly rod, it got me wondering if a modern fly rod maker could replicate something like this? I am betting that they could...
