[ibookje]

Looking for old Sage catalogs from 1980's and early 1990's.

 

[Nooksack Mac]

Yes, they were visually sumptuous productions, weren't they? And filled with priceless information to determine things like things like when the "brownies" were current, and what each model was recommended for. I have ten, from 1991 to 2009. I won't sell them all, because I want to keep some for the information, and others like the 1996 catalog. The cover shot of a solitary angler stalking a riser on Idaho's Big Lost River is the most gorgeous fly fishing photograph that I've ever seen.

What were you thinking about paying?

 

[J3000]

Wish someone would scan those and put them on line somewhere.

Perhaps I should borrow yours from you and do just that, @Nooksack Mac.

 

[ibookje]

I had a bunch of them but threw most of them away when I moved some 10 years ago. I like the information on the rod's specifications like weight, tip diameter, etc.

Which of the ones you got still has the 500 reel series described?

I don't know what old catalogs are worth? I'd be interested up to 1993.
A real good scan would be okay too.

Just let me know what you think.

 

[Nooksack Mac]

I have the 1991 catalog in excellent condition. It has the specs for the 503 L, 504 L, 505 L, 506 L, 508 and 509 reels: capacity, weight, etc. I'll sell it for $5, delivered. Sorry that I haven't had time to answer you until now.

 

[Earl bentley]

Looking for old Sage catalogs from 1980's and early 1990's.

I have a bunch of those also, I would let you look at them and scan them if I live close to you.

 

[Earl bentley]

I would have to look I might even have some doubles.

 

[Old406Kid]

I was thumbing through some stuff today and ran across a 1976 Dan Bailey's catalog,
made me feel old.

 

[Nooksack Mac]

I was thumbing through some stuff today and ran across a 1976 Dan Bailey's catalog,
made me feel old.

A two year old fly fishing catalog is scrap paper; the same catalog when 40 years old can be a valuable piece of history.

 

[Earl bentley]

I would have to look I might even have some doubles.

No doubles, those are old G Loomis catalogs.

 

[ibookje]

Thanks guys!
@nook: I'll shoot you a pm

 

[ibookje]

I found I have some catalogs from Scott, Madison river fishing company, Flyshop

 

[ibookje]

@Earl:
Which year(s) do you have? I'd like to take a look at some 1980's catalogs.

 

[Earl bentley]

Sorry, I can't find any of my real early ones I have are 1980- 1990 10th anniversary catolog, 92,93,94,96,98,99, and 02, a couple of the early 90s I have doubles and one is new in a envelope that they sent me.

 

[Earl bentley]

My 1980-1990 does show the early LL rods when they were graphite 2 not 3.