Rich-Make Custom made Vancouver BC

[Discus]

Last night , My friend came to my house and bough 8 rods. They are between 7'3" and 10'.

I looked at the rods and I said that wow they are beautiful rods. They are looking PRO and new.

I held the rods Wow I feel that they are amazing and sweet. IMO, They are better than G-looms, Trophy and others If i am wrong.

I think they made in 1980's or something like that. They were the best rod ever in 1980's ?? if i am wrong.

How much worth to sell the rods?

 

[Dogbreath]

They're Lamiglas blanks the 10' would be a 1264 IIRC.

What are they worth?

Not that much.

 

[Discus]

What I though they are lamiglass, Two rods are 10' and had stamped " Rich-Make Custom Made" another one " Steelhead Mooching" He asked for $ 70 - $ 100

I don't know what are they worth?

I think the rods should sell about $ 30 - $ 50 is a fair deal ?

 

[Derby]

Yup..I believe they are Lamiglas..still have my dad's first steelhead rod a rich-make..

 

[Discus]

Do you think the Rich-Make Rods are rare and great collectors ?

 

[Fish Camp]

Rich-make is a Gold rod with green wraps,easy to see at dawn and dusk .I use my 11' for trolling works well enough and the little extra length helps with keeping the barbless hook in the fish.Trophy xl is my next goto for trolling rod,paired with a hardy longstone other is a diawa .While on troll ready with 8.6 trophy xl coho with abu 6000 spinning.9' trophy xl coh is a 8 wt fly rod blank done up with spinning guides and reel seat,6000 abu reel ,this is my lake rod. fly rods,I have a few i partnered up with J.W. young and sons reels.Shore springs 12' ugly stick ,shimmano 14000 .A few 6.6' spinning with a mitchell 300 when i get dirty with beginers at the lakes.

 

[eaglemaniac]

I have a small collection of asstd. Richmakes. I do believe they are Lamiglass blanks. The older ones had the stainless guides and the latest before they folded were fuji guides. They are wonderful rods. Are they collectable? I guess it depends on who wants them. Condition would dictate value. If you decide to sell let me know as I would be interested in certain models. Good Luck. eman

 

[Fish Camp]

What i have .Come across them ,last parts i found at garage sale.

 

[eaglemaniac]

Is that a 402 Mitchell I see there, or is that the 300 you mentioned earlier? eman

 

[Fish Camp]

300 garcia mitchell.have a 402 but to heavy for trout rod.

 

[Fish Camp]

In low light rich-make catches your eye.Have a Rex-fields gold and green wrap rod fits the 402, looks same but not a rich-make

 

[Discus]

Today, I went to Peetz shop. I didn't ask him for a name anyway , He said that those rods are best. He said that the RichMake Rod had lot of inspired stories.
He looked through all the rods. The 7 rods are lamiglas , the other 3 rods aren't make by RichMake. I don't remember what name what he told me. Damn I should keep the paper with me. The other two Rods are smiler to RichMake but they do not belong to Richmake, they are different name but the rod don't have a label. Maybe the stickers fell off? Another one Rod is made by Lamiglas and he said that he believe it made by Diawa or Shimano because the rod don't have a label . He said that those rods are good value, They are more worth than the average rods.

I saw the picture of the man held a beautiful 79 lbs . He said that it was about 20 years ago and unknown where, He was a commercial fisherman.

He gave me a cap. I was very pleasured with the Peetz staff.

I will post pictures soon

 

[Discus]

2 rods are # 715 It's 7'3"
2 rod don't have a label for a number . it is 8'6" (Gold and Green)
1 rod doesn't have a number but Its called Trolling Rod. It's 8'10"
1 Rod doesn't have a number but its called " Steelhead Mooching" 10'
1 rod don't have a label but I suspect that it might be made by Diawa or Shimano?? 10'

 

[Tyeefisher]

The Richmake 760 was once the most popular rod used by Tyee Club rowers in the 1970 to 1980 era and the one piece fiberglass 760-1 is still prized as a traditional spoon rod to many of today's anglers. That's not to say they didn't have some problems such as cheap aluminum reel seats that would often vibrate loose at the wrong moment and poorly tied rod eyes. That together with ferrules on the two piece rods that corroded very easily and would be almost impossible to pull apart after a few seasons. Of course these were cosmetic issues only and the rods had great action overall and their suppleness made it easy to detect the lightest hit on a plug or spoon. Many of the finest guides who fished the Tyee pool in the late sixties and early seventies made their reputations using Richmakes.

 

[Sr SQ]

Some of the early richmakes could have also been built on fenwick blanks

 

[eaglemaniac]

Wow Tyee you nailed it, so many memories. I slapped the requisite Longstone on it and had some of the greatest times of my life. eman

 

[wildthing]

the bottom rod with the reddish foam handle grip
is prob a ted peck pro series moocher
if it has white lined guides
i gave one away to a local guide that was brand new never had a reel on it

yep looks like the same model well we know where its brother is
if you find a home for him we can match the pair up and give em to the new owner

john

 

[Discus]

Wow,Thank you for sharing with me your experienced information . That is very interested.

Wildthing ( John) Thank you so much for your time and posted pictures of your rod, It looks amazing. What is a brand name for the rod? It looks same as my friend's rod had no a sticker on it. I will ask him if he wants to sell it to you.

Hey Tyeefisher, I want to know the Richmake 760 , How long the rod? is that 7'3" or 8'6"


cheers
Discus

 

[Kildonan]

I have one of those rods, Its in my retired pile. I had it paired with a Hardy silex and I yarded a lot of steelhead out of streams in the early 80's with that combo. Those were good times.

I bought the rod and reel at a store called the Royal Coachman on lower Yates street in Vic a while back.

A beauty set up it was.

 

[Tyeefisher]

Strange to say I just measured a 760 Richmake to be absolutley certain of the length because I sort it knew already by the rod number and it confirms what I thought. That was a much simpler time and a little before the metric system was foisted on us Canadians and of course the rod is 7'6".

The rules of the Tyee Club of British Columbia state that the rod be no more than 9 feet long and no shorter than 6 feet and no I don't know what that is in metric. For those that might be interested I row my guests with 8'6" Act 864F Lamiglas rods and although at first they look a little more like a pool cue compared to my treasured Richmakes they do retain a very dynamic tip which transmits the strike very well. This has a lot to do with the number of eyes and their placement. My rods have one guide on the butt but eight guides on the forward section, nine if you count the tip eye. This results in a rod with a lot of beef in the mid section which is extremely important for a rower and his fisherman. In the rowboats the guests remain in a seated position facing the stern during the entire battle with the fish and then when it is tired out enough they have to lead it forward to the side of the boat in order for the rower to net the quarry. If the guest is experienced and no other factors are in play such as darkness and wave action this is very achievable but for a newcomer a stiffer rod makes up for a lot of inexperience and gets the job done far easier.