Fenwick "Flippin' Stick"

[Big-Bass]

When did these come out?  Particularly the Eagle and how much are they worth for a 7'6" telescopic in really good shape?  Thanks!

[dodgeguy]

Fenwicks been making flipping sticks since the 1970s as far as I know.

[Fishes in trees]

The original Fenwick flipping stick was a good rod.  I had one.   I was 20 something and didn't know any better AND I sucked at using a bait casting reel, so I put a decent spin cast reel ( maybe a Zebco 33, maybe a Johnson Certurion, definitely not an entry level one ) and flipped & pitched with that.  I remember that the reel would handle 17 lb line.

I'd use that rod to reach out over cat tails and swim/drop baits.

 

I also had access to a couple of ponds that were being used to raise channel cats and I wasn't above putting abbot & bobber on that rod.  You could horse them in pretty quick - which was important when you were fishing when the automatic feeder was going off.

 

But I digress, while I know that is a decent rod, there are lots of better, stronger lighter, relatively cheap flipping/pitching sticks out there.   Assuming the rod is in excellent shape, you're going to need to find a collector who has a hole in his collection to get what you want  out of this rod.   I don't know where you'd find one of those.  E-Bay maybe?  Is there such a think as an on-line antique fishing rod forum?  I don't know.

[Big-Bass]

Oh yes I know it's and old rod compared to today, I was just asking a value from a collector's standpoint.  Thank you!

[tholmes]

I picked one up at a yard sale a couple of years ago for $2.00 ?

 

Tom