Schneider, Jack – 9'0" 6/7 wt

Description Particulars For your consideration is a Jack Schneider model 239 bamboo fly rod in original condition. The 239 is a 9' 0" two-piece with one-tip for a 6 or 7-weight line weighing 5.10 oz. Jack Schneider was a respected San Jose, California builder who built rods for friends. He was a champion distance caster and active member of the Golden Gate and Long Beach Casting Clubs. He also had a casting pond in his backyard. He learned the craft from E.C. and Walton Powell in the late 1940s. Jack was fishing partners with Ted Trueblood and made a few movies on fly fishing. He died from a heart attack in the mid 1950s at a relatively young age. His hand oiled and rubbed rods have a hammer style grip and a distinctive self-made aluminum reel seat. This rod consists of medium tempered cane constructed in a 3x3 node pattern with copper brown wraps tipped yellow. Up-locking self-made aluminum hardware. Ferrules almost set but could use cleaning. One foot of the stripping guide as come through and damaged the wraps. Considering the condition of the rest of this rod I believe this was done when putting the rod back into the tube. The rod appears to have not seen much use. Model: 239 Length: 9' 0" Configuration: Two-piece Weight: 5.10 oz. Line: 6 or 7-weight Serial Number: NA