FD Lyons Rod Co.
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All items on this list come with a three(3) day inspection period. If, for any reason , you are not satisfied, please let me know as soon as possible so I can make the item available to the next person. Return the item in the condition it was received for a full refund (minus shipping charges). All payments should be in U.S. funds, postal money orders are preferred method of payment. Personal checks are acceptable, but they must clear before item is shipped. All check and money orders should be payable to Francis D. Lyons.

Shipping charges will be determined at time of order (to cover actual costs only). Items will be shipped through U.S. Postal Service, UPS or FedEx unless otherwise requested. All special shipping requests, custom fees, tariffs.. etc. are the responsibility of the buyer. 

I  make every effort to identify any defects and pass that information on to the buyer. If a shortcoming does get past me or I misrepresent an item, it is unintentional and I will do whatever it takes to make it right.


BAMBOO RODS

 B0001  8 1/2' HEDDON #20 BILL STANLEY FAVORITE  3/2  4.5 oz  MED  # 6  LINE

Dark burgundy wraps(no gold borders) over dark cane.  Bakelight downlocking screwlock reel seat with nickel silver pocket butt cap, sliding ring with pocket and lock nut. .  Reverse half wells cork grip.  Black metal  first guide.  Snake guides are bronze perfection.  Dark machined nickel silver ferrules.  Full restoration with new snake guides to match originals.  Stripping guide is original.  Cork grip has been cleaned.  Comes with original bag and case.
Used Restored     $450.00


B0004A 9' WRIGHT & McGILL STREAM & LAKE  3/2  5 3/4oz.  MED. #8  line

Chinese red wraps over dark cane.  Red agatine stripping guide.  Dark tungsten snake guides and perfection tip tops.  All nickle silver, uplocking, screw-lock reel seat, both tips are replacements and restored to match originals.  Original finish on butt and mid section.  Comes with original labeled case with replacement top and original bag.  
Used   $250.

B0005 7 1/2'  DWIGHT LYONS FLY  ROD
3/2 3 1/8 OZ #4 LINE 

Dark burgandy wraps over honey colored cane.  Bright nickel silver ferrules,  dark red agate stripping guide with bright nickel silver frame,  dark tugsten steel snake guides and tip top.  Bright nickel silver winding check  and  bright nickel silver loose ring hook keeper. Nickel silver slide band reel seat with morticed butter nut spacer.  Medium action rod that feels quite light in the hand.  Lawn cast only.     Comes in 4 partitioned bag and aluminum tube with brass fittings.

New   $1,675.00

B0006  



B0007 7'-9" KINGFISHER  2/1 5.2oz.  FAST  #8  line
 
Red silk wraps over honey colored cane.  Nickel silver ferrules.  Nickel plated slide band seat with chrome pocket but cap.  Black mildrum stripper guide and darke tugsten snakes.  One snake on butt and seven on tip. Very fast strong rod that would be suitable for those big hair bass bugs.  Not a finess rod.  No qualms about setting the hook with this one.  Varnish is in good shape.  Un-original bag and case.  

Used  $75.00



   GRAPHITE RODS
G0001  9' LAMIGLAS FLY ROD  2/1 4 1/4oz MED/FAST #6 LINE

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Dark olive wraps on a typical charcoal colored blank. Ceramic stripper guides on butt section, chrome snake guides and ceramic tip top on tip section. The ferrule is on the butt section and fits over the bottom of the tip section. I guess one could call it but over tip. Black anodized aluminum screwlocking downlock reel seat. Cork grip is shaped like a Winston(half wells) and has been wrapped with white adhesive tape. Must have been wounded. Nice touch. No case, no bag and a no nonsense rod. Throw it in the rod rack in the pick up and it is ready for those emergency stops along the river. Fished hard and needs to be fished hard some more. Give it a new home.

Fair to Middling $35.00 



FIBERGLASS RODS

 F0001 8 1/2' EAGLE CLAW WRIGHT & McGILL "CHAMPION" FLY ROD NO 3A-8 2/1  4 1/2oz MED #6 LINE
Pat. nickel silver up-lock real seat, nickel silver ferrules, no medallion on cork grip, which is shaped like the grips on the bamboo rods, lesser grade cork, orange wraps over brown woven fiberglass blank. Finish is flaking off of the rod shaft. Otherwise, the rod is ready to fish. Two piece. Comes with unoriginal bag and Shakespeare round cardboard tube with rubber on ends.

Good $25.00

 F0002  8 ' EAGLE CLAW  "Denco  Super  1V  2/1  4OZ  MED  #7 LINE

Red solid fray proof guide wraps over yellow blank. Tip over butt construction.  Bright chrome tip top and stripper guide.   One stripper guide on butt section and 4 dark snake guides on tip section.  Black accents at ferrules and wraps.  Cork is western style and soiled.  Evidence of medallion on cork but now missing.  Black anodised aluminum down locking reel seat with two locking nuts.  Incsription on rod shaft reads Eagle Claw  "Denco Super IV "  No. DNFP225-8FT, (422cm.)  Fly Rod  Wright & McGillCo. Denver, Co. 80216 U.S.A.  Line Size 7 The words  SOLID NYLON FRAY PROOF GUIDE WRAPS inside picture of a fish wrapped around shaft.  Rod is very little used.   No tube or bag.

Used    $ 45.00


 F0003  8 1/2' SOUTH BEND FLY ROD #3370  2/1 4 1/2 OZ HDH OR D LINE
Double built fiberglass construction, salmon colored wraps over turquoise colored blank with red colored ferrules. Half Wells grip with thumb indent. Red anodized aluminum up-locking reel seat with black ring and nut. 1 1/2" fixed fighting butt with white adhesive tape around it. Comes with original bag and aluminum tube. Needs a little work.

Fair $25.00

 F0005  8' HEDDON  PAL BLACK BEAUTY #75 -TROUT-8' FLY ROD  2/1 4 OZ  HDH OR D LINE

Black wraps with orange borders over red brownish blank.  Western style cork grip (cleaned).  Down locking reel seat consisting of bright chrome threaded barrel and loose ring with pocket and ring.  Bright chrome pocket butt  with typical black bakelite butt cap. Filler is black bakelite.  One dark Perfection stripping guide and one dark Perfection snake guide on butt section.   7  dark Perfection snake guides on tip section along with a dark  Perfection tip top.  The ferrules are nickel silver truncated swiss style blackened.   The decal on the butt section just above the hook keeper  is about one inch in length  and in orange letters reads "Heddon Pal Back Beauty #75 -Trout-8'".  The decal is 99% in tact.  All the wraps are new as well as the snake guides and tip top.  Comes in original black bag with orange trim and origial black tube with label that is 85% in tact.  The tube has the funky top with the ring that when tightend expands a ruber ring and tightens the top. 

VG $125.00


 F0006   



 F0007 7' DWIGHT LYONS  FLY ROD  2/1 1.9OZ  4 LINE

Dark burgundy 00 nylon wraps with 00 antique gold borders over carmel colored blank.  Red agatine stripper guide with nickel colored frame.  Nickel colored snakes guides and tip top.  All guides from Snake Brand.  Signature wraps at hook keeper and ferrule wraps.   Black anodized aluminum slide band over morticed Spanish cedar filler.  Comes with bag and labeled aluminum case.   Offerd at a reduced price because of blems in blank.  Serial number F7024709.

New  $300.00

REELS

 R0001 





 R0002      




 R0003     3 9/16" DIA. x 1 1/8" 


Single action  rim control with adjustable drag.  Contervertable to right or left hand.  Spool painted aluminum color body painted black.  Made in England.  Very smooth reel that will carry a DT 8F line with ample backing.   Good for heavy trout fishing.

Very good  $35.00

 R0004  JOHNSON MAGNETIC MODEL NO 3  3" DIA. x 1 1/8" 5.4 OZ 

Single action  with no drag adjustment.   Totally silent.  You can play that fish without anyone knowing about it.  These reels were a favorite with Joe Brooks.  A few chips in the black back plate and some edge wear but otherwise in good shape and it works fine.  

Used  $ 75.00



 R0005 H & I MOHAWK NO. 1106 FLY REEL   3 1/4" DIA. x 1" 

Single action with on and off click drag.  Pale lime green finish on body and natural aluminum spool with black plastic handle. Spool is held in place with a metal screw and flat washer.  Convertable from right to left hand.  About 85% of finish remains.  A good match to an H & I fiberglass fly rod .

Good  $10.00

  
 R0006 SCIENTIFIC ANGLERS 35 CONCEPT 2 3 " DIA. x 11/4" 4.2oz 

All black aluminum with Chrome line guard and spool ccounter balance. Adjustable drag.  Good reel for someone just learning to fly fish.  Smooth operator and reversible.  

New  $20.00


R0007  Sportfisher 33  3 3/16Dia x 13/16"IS  5oz DT5 100yds .014 dia. braided backing 

Single action fly reel manufactured in Japan distributed by Kmart Corporation.  A knock off of the Pflueger Medalist1494.  Anodized aluminum color.  A few mars in the finish on the frame.  Typical Medalist drag.  Smooth and ready to fish.  No case or box.  


Very good  $12.50  

 R0008 SHAKESPEARE RUSSEL NO 1895 MODEL GE FLY REEL   3 5/8" DIA. x 1 1/8" 

Single action with fixed click. Army green with plastic pearl handle.  Some dings on rim of bodyand finish worn in this area.  Good working order but needs to be cleaned.

Good     $15.00


COMPONENTS

 COO1   NICKEL SILVER FERRULES 11/64

Super Swiss Nickel Silver ferrules in Std style 11/64 size from  Classic Sporting Enterprise.  One(1) female two(2) males. New in zip lock bag.  Not fitted.   One set.

New     $39.95 ea


 COO2  NICKEL SILVER FERRULES 

Super Swiss Nickel Silver ferrules in Std style 15/64 size from Classic Sporting Enterprise.  One(1) female three(3) males.  New in zip lock bad.  Not fitted.

New    $50.00


 COO3  NICKEL SILVER REEL SEATS 


Two early REC Nickel Silver reel seats with 3 additional wood fillers.  One uplocking and one downlocking.

New    $100.00


F.D.L. and his work   "I look on that man as happy, who, when there is question of success, looks into his work for a reply."
                                                 -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

F.D. Lyons Rod Company
7156 S.E. 118th Drive
Portland, OR 97266
(503) 760-3933

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