Clearance Fly Rods
All listed items are subject to prior sale.
Last Updated October 5, 2019
On this page we will list assorted fly rods that we offer at discount or clearance prices. Typically these are rods we pull out of storage. The list changes periodically as we sell rods or dig additional rods out of storage. Rods found here include models from J Kennedy Fisher, Orvis, Redington, and others. All rods listed here can be shipped to U.S.A addresses. We do not have an online purchase option. If interested in purchase please call or email the shop to confirm availability.
Diamondback Fiberglass Fly Rods
We recently turned up some fiberglass fly rods from the original Diamondback rod company. These rods have been on the display rack at some point in the past but, otherwise are new and unused. The tubes show some shop/storage wear.
The rods are from two series. The "Diamondglass" rods were built in Vermont from blanks rolled in the USA. These rods were produced before Cortland acquired the original Diamondback Rod Company. The blanks are sort of a not quite black color that I might describe as a dark mocha under the bright sun. Most glass fanatics consider these to be the superior of the two series and some of the finest glass rods from the 2000's.
The "Diamondback Glass" rods were built in Vermont on imported blanks that are a bluish color. Still very nice rods.
Listed below is what we have left after a few sold quickly in the shop. As usual for listings on this page, these rods can be purchased in the shop or you can call the shop to purchase over the phone and get a quote on shipping.
Images below show the blanks, grips, and reel seats for the two series of rods.
| Model | Price | Notes |
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Diamondglass 8' 2pc 4wt |
$290 | Excellent all around full flex small stream rod . Or cast small poppers to panfish. USA made blank. Aluminum tube. |
| Diamondglass 7'6" 2pc 3wt | $290 | SOLD Excellent full flex small stream rod. Great for tossing dry flies under overhanging brush. USA made blank. Aluminum tube. |
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Diamondback Glass 6' 2pc 2wt |
$225 | Great panfish and creek rod. Imported blue blank. Cordura covered PVC rod tube. |
| Diamondback Glass 6'6" 2pc 3wt | $225 | Great panfish and creek rod. Imported blue blank. Cordura covered PVC rod tube. |
St. Croix Fly Rods
Stroud Tackle was a St. Croix dealer from the 1970's through the mid-2000's. We have found a number of new in the tube rods, mostly from the late 1990's and early 2000's. These are very nice made in USA models available at a discounted prices. The Legend and Legend Ultra models originally retailed from the high $200's to nearly $400 range. The Avid models were in the mid $200's range. Legend and Legend Ultra models have a matte dark green blank and come with a Green Cordura covered PVC rod tube. Avid models have a matte charcoal color blank come with a Black Cordura covered PVC rod tube. The Avid models have a more medium-fast action compared to the faster Legend and Legend ultra models.
| Model | Price | Notes |
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Avid 9' 10 wt 3pc |
$130 | Nice inshore saltwater rod, or for heavy freshwater work. Most often used locally here in Southern California for Dorado and Skipjack tuna as well as football yellowfin tuna and double digit size bonito. Line up with a Rio Outbound Short floating line for casting Pole Dancer flies for exciting topwater action for stripers, bass, and saltwater species or a 400 grain Rio Striper line for getting below the surface. 4 Availalble |
| Legend Ultra 7'6" 3wt 2pc | $170 | Great faster action small stream dry fly rod and fun or tossing nymphs into small places. Line up with a 4wt line and toss spiders and small poppers for bluegill too. |
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Legend Ultra 9' 3wt 2pc |
$170 | Great faster action dry fly rod. Line up with a 4wt line and toss spiders and small poppers for bluegill too. |
| Legend Ultra 9' 10wt 3pc | $190 | Nice inshore saltwater rod, or for heavy freshwater work. Most often used locally here in Southern California for Dorado and Skipjack tuna as well as football yellowfin tuna and double digit size bonito. 2 Available |
| Legend Ultra 9' 12wt 3pc | $190 | Used by Southern California anglers for yellowtail and tuna or traveling for tarpon, sailfish, and giant trevally. |
Orvis Fly Rods
Stroud Tackle was an Orvis Dealer from the early 1980s. We have located a number of older Orvis rods in storage and are now offering them for sale. These rods date from the mid 1980's to the early 2000's. Most of the rods listed are in mint condition. Many of the tubes were still sealed in the plastic the rods were shipped in until we opened them up to check on the condition of each rod. A couple of these may have been on the display rack at some point in time but most had not been out of their tubes until we recently insepected them. Some of the tubes may show some exterior dust or wear from being moved around a storage facility over the years. However the rods are in pristine condition.
| Series | Model | Price | Notes | Approx Year of Manufacture |
| Power Matrix PM-10 | 9' 8wt 4pc | $150 | Cordura Covered PVC Tube | Mid 1990's |
| Green Mountain |
8'9" 8wt 2pc |
$100 |
Heavy Duty Plastic Tube Removable Fighting Butt |
Mid 1990's |
| Clearwater |
9' 8wt 2pc |
$100 |
Heavy Duty Plastic Tube Fighting Butt The "Rogue" |
Around 2000 |
| Clearwater |
9' 9wt 2pc |
$100 |
Heavy Duty Plastic Tube Fighting Butt |
Around 2000 |
J Kennedy Fisher Fly Rods
We turned up a couple of very special (we think!) heavy duty rods suitable for bluewater angling. These are rods suitable for billfish, tuna, and sharks. They are also heavy rods. I wouldn't want to cast one all day, but if taking a few shots at big fish they are just fine. Despite there heavy weight and line designation, these rods are not "broomsticks." The tips flex nicely for such heavyweight fly rods into the top of the middle section and get out of the way to allow you to lift with the lower half of the mid section and the butt section when you are hooked up with a monster.
J Kennedy Fisher Ultimate 13
J Kennedy Fisher Bluewater 14 (SOLD)
| Series | Model | Price |
Notes |
| Ultimate |
Ultimate-13 8'6" 13 wt 3pc |
$250 |
Heavy duty fly rod suitable for casting to tuna, billfish, and sharks. This rod would also be suitable for chasing Costa Rican river tarpon where its lifting qualities would be appreciated. Here in Southern California this model was used yellowfin tuna, bluefin tuna, albacore tuna (back when they used to make an appearance), blue shark, mako shark, and even homeguard yellowtail. In Baja California this rod was used for yellowfin tuna, wahoo,, sailfish, and striped marlin. This is a great lifting rods that will easily fling 550 to 600 grain shooting heads to breezing tuna or make a short toss to a teased up bill fish.
Hypalon fighting butt with a long single piece hypalon foam grip and heavy duty aluminum reel seat. As with all Kennedy Fisher rods it has the internal spigot ferrule. Comes with a rod sock and aluminum tube. The rod sock has a distinctive odor; however, the rod is in mint condition. The aluminum tube has some marks on it. |
| Bluewater |
Bluewater-14 8'6" 14 wt 3pc |
$250 |
SOLD
Heavy duty fly rod suitable for casting to tuna, billfish, and sharks. Here in Southern California this model was used yellowfin tuna, bluefin tuna, albacore tuna (back when they used to make an appearance), blue shark, mako shark. In Baja California it was used for bigger billfish. This is a great lifting rods that will easily fling 600 to 800 grain shooting heads to breezing tuna or make a short toss to a teased up bill fish.
Rubber and cork fighting butt with a split cork grip and heavy duty Fuji composite reel seat of the type commonly found on heavy duty standup conventional rods. This is a very solid reel seat of the same type that is on my conventional tuna sticks. Comes with a rod sock and aluminum tube. The rod sock has a distinctive odor; however, the rod is in mint condition. The aluminum tube has some marks on it. |
Redington Fly Rods
We have been a Redington dealer since the mid-1990s. We have located a couple of boxes of 2 piece Freshwater (FSF) and Saltwater (SSF) fly rods in storage and may turn up a few more. Two piece rods are much less popular now but are just fine if you don't travel. All rods are new and offered at a steep discount. Of course, all of these rods are available for purchase in person in the shop too. Original retail prices on these rods were $225-$250. All rods include a sock and an aluminum rods tube. All of these rods are unused. Some of the tubes may have some scrapes or scratches. The Redington 1999 catalog describing these rods in PDF file format can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
| Model | Price | Notes |
| FSF 9" 4wt 2pc | $100 | black aluminum reel seat with wood spacer |
| FSF 8'6" 4wt 2pc | $100 | black aluminum reel seat with wood spacer. |
| FSF 9'6" 6wt 2pc | $100 | Fighting Butt and composite reel seat. |
| SSF 9' 11wt 2pc | $100 | Saltwater model. Full wells grip, fighting butt, composite reel seat |