Hi guys , i have a hardy two piece cane rod i know nothing about its approx 11ft , has the word the wedge handwritten on it also the name palaloma or palahoma and the serial no is e80975, any info would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Sydney,welcome to the forum,im a new member myself but have got to say great place to be,especially with the winter we have just had!
Think the rod you have is a Hardy Palakona,which seemsto be their trade mark for quality.
As i have little knowledge of Hardy rods, hope someone else on the forum could help you out.
Would like to try one of their 6-7ft brook rods though.

Steve

thanks steve appreciate that.

The serial number would put the year of manufacture as 1951.

Is it a fly rod?

Pete

Hello pete , yes i believe it is a fly rod my wifes grand father used to use it on the tweed.

I've had a look through the list of Hardy rods in Graham Turners book 'Fishing Tackle, A collectors guide' and couldn't see anything remotely like 'wedge' but this list is by no way a complete list of Hardy rods. The only 11 foot 2 piece fly rod produced in 1951 I came across, was 'The Wye', which you see frequently at tackle auctions.

Pete

once again thanks pete, the rod in question definately says the wedge,ill keep looking and hopefully something will turn up,do you know how much these rods fetch at auction by any chance.

Hardy Brothers (Alnwick) Limited extended its operations to include golf club manufacture in 1933 the word WEDGE would fit in with a wooded golf club but not sure about the 11 foot.
The Name Hardy Palakona first crops up for a bamboo rod that won the Company's first exhibition gold medal in 1881
Hardys invented a planing machine that revolutionised the construction of split-bamboo rods. The straight, delicate, yet immensely strong bamboo that was created, was called Palakona and they still use the name today for there Gladstone rods.

Hardy did make a Alnwick Greenheart Trout Fly Rod that came in lengths upto 17 foot and these had a Wedge reel fastening

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Allan
Trout always recognise a bad leader.

I would guess in average condition around £100. Mint condition up to £250 perhaps but i'm no expert so perhaps someone else can help.
I don't imagine many of these get fished these days so they probably sell for display therefore condition is all important.

Pete