Asbjorn Horgard 8’ 2/2 “Thompson.” 15/64” ferrule. 4.5 oz. No. 110385. Excellent condition. Red wraps; bright guides; bent wire hookkeeper; 6” half Wells grip (somewhat soiled but smooth), tapering into cork reel seat with blued cap and ring. Sections are full length, straight, serialized. The ferrule is blued brass and reinforced at the female. Original bag and Sierra tube. Horgard was a Norwegian tackle maker with an impressive back story in the Norwegian resistance. This rod was sold in the sixties by Norm Thompson, a Seattle sports outfitter, for $45.00 with a line and reel—a great bargain. It may have too few guides for some tastes, but maybe that’s the European fashion. It casts well with a DT6 or WF7. $ 350.00.
Asbjorn Horgard 8’ 2/2 “Thompson.” 15/64” ferrule. 4.5 oz. No. 110385. Excellent condition. Red wraps; bright guides; bent wire hookkeeper; 6” half Wells grip (somewhat soiled but smooth), tapering into cork reel seat with blued cap and ring. Sections are full length, straight, serialized. The ferrule is blued brass and reinforced at the female. Original bag and Sierra tube. Horgard was a Norwegian tackle maker with an impressive back story in the Norwegian resistance. This rod was sold in the sixties by Norm Thompson, a Seattle sports outfitter, for $45.00 with a line and reel—a great bargain. It may have too few guides for some tastes, but maybe that’s the European fashion. It casts well with a DT6 or WF7. $ 350.00.
