They were good rods. I have one in 8wt 8 1/2' 2 pc that I still fish for Bass, Salmon, and Shad.

 

Well I had one, an 8' 2 piece casting rod. I have since traded it to Matt Burke For a spey rod that I don't have anymore. Horse trading, one never gets over it. Don't know if he still has it.

I think that I got it at Hook, Line, and Sinker. Their first shop.


Jim

 

Back in the day Kunnan used to make graphite golf club shafts too. Very high quality but ridiculously overpriced...thats why they didnt make it.

 

So is that a graphite rod or fiberglass?

 

The Kunnan company made fishing rods and rod blanks as well as shafts for golf clubs. They were located in Stuart, So Carolina and the factory burned down in the 1990's.
They were highly regarded for their casting, spinning, and off shore saltwater rods. I had two of the 9' casting rods that I used for salmon fishing off the Edmonds pier years ago. I bought them at one of the original "Sports Man's" shows at the King Dome.
There is a guy selling a nice Kunnan rod on ebay, he listed it as a fly rod but it's really a spinning rod 6'6" 4 piece with the original case and sock.

LB

 

I have a 7/8 weight Kunnan I'll send you if you will reimburse me for the postage. It is a slower rod I never much favored. The fore grip has been patched with wood putty. It may be labled as a composite rod as opposed to all graphite. It's been sitting in my garage unused for 20 years. There is nothing wrong with it. I just quit using it because I liked other rods better. PM with your address if you want it. I suspect it will cost between $10 and $20 mail.

Actually, I'll send it to anyone that wants it but H20 has first shot at it.

 

I have an 8'6" 5/6wt Kunnan. Slowest rod I have that isn't glass.

 

They are great rods. I have a 3 wt that I used as a backup when I lived on Kodiak. I landed these fish on it after I broke my 7 wt by driving over it with a four wheeler. That is it in the picture.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/Gatorator/Fishing/SilversonthePasagshak.jpg

 

Kunnan's are great rods. Have several, I buy and sell them as I go. They are still producing golf shafts last I heard, but they aren't making the rods. They made rods all over, including overseas. Had a customer who repped them, I heard a few other stories of what happened, but I know most of my returns tags said said they were based in San Diego, CA. Maybe that's where they homebased all the overseas rods? Still have a 13' centerpin rod made by Kunnan. Use it occasionally.

I love their rods though, I was pissed when they stopped selling. Especially their old brown blank rods. Excellent rods. They had their Advantage 96 series. Dark black woven blank. Still have an unbuilt 7' 4/5 wt I never finished building. I never had a problem with them. I love them to death. Want to buy up a couple salmon steelhead rods to make up for all the ones I had sold off while I was off injured. Still have a couple noodle rods, but that's about it.

 

I used to have a 9' casting rod years ago that I had matched up with a Penn 930 for Steelhead off of the beach. It brings back memories of the "old Days" at Bush and Lagoon Points... Those days are gone forever.

 

I thought that name sounded familiar and then checked my golf clubs. I bought a full set of Kunnan clubs years ago and like them a lot. I have no idea if they're still around in the golf industry, but don't play enough to think about a new set of clubs. Other than the new driver I bought about a year ago.

Sounds like their rods are slow, which isn't always bad. I enjoy casting my first flyrod once in a while, my 8wt Wright and McGill glass rod.

I don't fish it much, but enjoy it since it was my dad's. And it got me into this crazy addiction of standing in cold water in the middle of winter chasing fish that don't want to bite until you get the fly close enough to piss them off! Now who doesn't call that fun!! :thumb:

Throw in a good cigar and your beverage of choice, and you've got a great way to spend your time! :beer2:

 

You can't drink..... It's bad for your gout. Kid.

 

Well, sometimes you just have to say "WTF" and do it! Plus I only drink the good stuff, no PBR or any macro beer for that matter. Jameson, Absolute, Padron, Crown, a fine cab or merlot, etc... Throw in my other bad habit of smoking good cigars a lot more often these days...

But I'm sure my doctor will agree w/ you when I see him this morning... bawling:

I just take more gout medicine when I have too.. better living through chemistry! Plus I'm looking for quality of life, not necessarily quantity... what would I do w/ that, get my post count in the 10,000+ category!

:beer1::beer2tyd (where's the damn smoking guy?)

 

Kunnan fly rods were very inexpensive when i was pricing them. $ 29.95 to $ 39.95. Of course after the factory burnt down the prices skyrocketed. Ive been looking for one eversince. If you know of someone who is interested in selling, send me an e-mail.Was a very nice graphite rod for the money thanks Mark

 

I still have a Kunnan noodle rod from around 1990. Caught my first great lakes steelhead with it, but moved on to FF shortly thereafter.

 

Bi Mart sells them

 

You sure? Wonder if its a majorly old stock sitting on the shelf? I know when they stopped making fishing rods (a fire I believe) they still had their golf shaft division still operating.

I still have several Kunnans. 2 of the noodle rods being sought after (were my Dads doubt I'd sell them). Have a bigger 3 piece 12'. Looks like a heavy pinning rod. Small eyes like a pin/baitcaster.

 

Still have a spin-caster and a bait-caster hanging the garage. The bait-caster was my go to plugging rod way back in my catch, fillet and smoke'em days. The spin-caster was my father's which I just keep for the memories. They were (are0 great rods for the price.

 

My name is Mark, and i have a great liking to get another Kunnan rod for fishing trout salmon mostly shore fishing,light line fishing something long 8-12 feet noodle rod type thin shaft and sensitive . I have a 7 foot and love the rod over any that i own,very sensitive for the soft biters like perch ,I know they no longer make them ,but they have a few still out there and hoping someone may want to part with one at a reasonable price.If so email me at mgp0657@shaw.ca

 

H2O do you still have the rods by Kunnan,if so are they for sale

 

Gatorator - that's a 3 wt? That is impressive.

 

Do you still have your noodle rods and would you be interested in selling one. Mark Piper=mgp0657@shaw.ca

 

the fishing tackle store in sandy oregon was selling them last summer bought two 6wt fly rods 50 bucks a piece with labels attached.

 

I own a Kunnnan 5/6 wt 8'6" fly rod that I purchased about 4 years ago, this little fly rod casts very accuratly and is fun to fish with, because it is so easy to use, these guys still make fishing rods but only one fly rod the model KIM7-862F-56, these guys are not cheap just very inexpensive. I have used mine alot and it has held up very well, still looks new, this rod looks alot more expensive than it actually is, it is a two piece rod with full wells handle and nice reel seat with a cherry wood insert. When I purchased this fly rod I did so to replace a rod that had broken and the only fly rod the store carried at the time, but after I took it fishing I realised what a bargan this rod truly is...

 

they still make them,maybe not a noodle type rod but a good rod, I just purchased an 8'6" Kunnan medium action 8-17lb line weight bait caster this spring, it is a good looking rod dark green finish with cork handles and it is sensitive and light weight, I really like mine.

 

Hmmmmm, they must literally put them back into production. I know they've been making golfshafts for years, and since they were making broom handles, they were making some deep sea rods. I loved thier old brown blanks. Those were the best (spiraltech) rods, especially for the money. Had thier 8'6" 8-12# spiraltech and that baby landed alot of fish until I finally got rid of it when it hit it's service life.

 

the same thing just happened to me, behind my freezer in my garage i found a dirty tube in it was a Kunnan backpacking rod that i purchased from REI in the 80's and may have used twice. it is a 74775 7'6" 4-5 wt rod 4 piece and it only cost 39.75 the sticker is still on the tube. in searching the web i found this thread.