Reviving a Harrington 555 (Chaos rebuild)
My Harrington 555 rod that i bought as a teenager in the late 70's was stolen a few years later while fishing at the bear Cut bridge in Key Biscayne Florida but my cousin Erwin bought another 555 blank from J Lee Cuddy Rods in 1980 and used it for many years then sold it to my brother George some years ago.My brother gave me the rod about a month ago and I was excited to have an original Harrington back in my possesion .I took the the rod which was in sad shape with a butt that was too short and guides that were not properly spaced and I asked Marshall at Chaos rods to revive the "old great one" and he did a wonderful job on it as always.Ikept the original reelseat and everything else is brand new including the stainlees steel foul-proof guides and Aftco bigfoot roller.The rod is absolutely gorgeous and the selection of colors I selected based on a solid fiberglass rod Big Ken Lineberry bought at a pawn shop and is having Chaos rebuild with the same colors.



the original still functional reelseat



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Paid $100 for the rebuild includes parts(guides,tip,grips,buttcap) and labor -minus the reelseat which is the original Varmac or Lakeland -not sure.I'm happy with the work and Marshall is always a very fair person.
Marshall at Chaos Rods just got in a shipment of a new style shark blank 8 foot long and a very nice bend and not overly heavy,,,,it's a little shorter then a 555 Harrington but very nice.
SOUTH FLORIDA SHARK CLUB -President SFSC-Founding Member est 1983 SFSC-Website Administrator BIG HAMMER SHARK TOURNAMENT -Founder Rene Memorial Sharkathon -Founder NMFS Shark Tagger
Paid $100 for the rebuild includes parts(guides,tip,grips,buttcap) and labor -minus the reelseat which is the original Varmac or Lakeland -not sure.I'm happy with the work and Marshall is always a very fair person.
Marshall at Chaos Rods just got in a shipment of a new style shark blank 8 foot long and a very nice bend and not overly heavy,,,,it's a little shorter then a 555 Harrington but very nice.
Looks like great workmanship and what a price!
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