Fenwick 670 130lb Class

[oc1]

That was the mid 70's and maybe a quarter mile up Menemsha Creek from the basin the Orca was a derelict pulled up on the dunes rotting away and forgotten except as a curiosity.

Mid-1970's.  Darn, the movie hadn't even run it's course yet.  How soon they forget.
-s

[Miles Offshore]

Great thead yall. Ive been fishing and recently started collecting old browns since the 70's myself. Love all this history, thanks.

[quintmundus]

I'm gonna give this horse one last kick. Thanks 1badf350 for citing an old post of mine. I think I can offer some facts to clear up any question that the rod used in Jaws had a hypalon-covered steel butt. The 670 was part of the Deluxe line. The fiberglass butt was a part of the Offshore series, and was model 673.

With different (cheaper) guides, and 3 lines circling the butt, it is difficult to see how the rods could be confused. Also, Offshore series rods did not have the 670's Varmac R*SH heavy-duty seat, instead using the less-costly R*S. This is visible in the catalog picture above in the thread. Note that the fiberglass butt for the Deluxe series has at the very bottom, a ball-shaped slotted end. The butt in the movie does not have this.

The Fenwick: Fenwick's History and Rods, Including the Development of the First Graphite Rod explains:

"1971: Fenwick added a fourth series of big game rods called its Offshore series. The Offshore series had the same blank as the Deluxe series, plus a new unbreakable fiberglass butt design. The main difference between the Offshore series and the "high-end" Deluxe series was that the Deluxe series had more expensive roller guides."


I think pics are maxed out in this thread, see the link below for more details in an excerpt from the book.

https://imgur.com/a/j0zr5ul

[quintmundus]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/278048457961

ends 6/9/26 830p est

[MarkT]

Why would anyone pay big money for a rod that looks like a movie prop from an old movie?

[1badf350]

Why would anyone pay big money for a rod that looks like a movie prop from an old movie?

Because people are free to spend their money on things they like.

[MarkT]

Why would anyone pay big money for a rod that looks like a movie prop from an old movie?

Because people are free to spend their money on things they like.

I guess there's more nostalgia for that movie than I would've thought.