TRADES...I am always looking for very high quality bamboo fly rods and fly reels and interesting shotguns, and will purchase these outright or trade NEW Guns and Tackle or used guns and tackle for them. I am interested only in items from the highest quality makers and from the best names.  Please send me a detailed listing of any tackle or items you might wish to sell or trade.  I will advise you immediately of my interest, and only then, will ask you to ship to me for my offer.  Please do not ship your tackle or guns to me for sale or trade without first letting me know what you have!

I accept antique, vintage and modern bamboo fly rods, multi-piece graphite fly rods, quality, factory- built glass fly rods, antique, vintage and modern fly reels, wooden lures, fish decoys, selected fly fishing accessories and selected high quality modern shotguns in trade for anything we sell, either new or used or collectible.   I will accept these same items in trade for any NEW Model contemporary gun, used guns, NEW Model bamboo or graphite rods, and NEW Model fly reels.  If you have some nice, high quality things you no longer use, which you wish to convert to tackle you can fish with or guns you can shoot with, I may have the answer to making the transition easy for you.  Call, Fax or E-mail me with your list of goodies and we’ll see where we can go with a deal fair to both of us.

CONSIGNMENTS...While we prefer to purchase outright or trade for most tackle and guns offered to us, we sometimes accept selected equipment for sale on a consignment basis. Our consignment commission is 30% of the retail price of the equipment sold. Please call, fax or e-mail us with a list of your gear and we’ll discuss all your options and work out the best arrangement for you.

TACKLE APPRAISAL SERVICE...I am constantly asked to appraise old tackle or give guess-timates as to reasonable value. I am only too happy to perform a legitimate appraisal service, as I often make purchase offers for tackle I’ve appraised.

My only difficulty in performing this service is -- IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO VIA E-MAIL OR OVER THE TELEPHONE!!  Really! Honestly! I’m not kidding!  I really MUST SEE the tackle or gun to be able to accurately and properly determine its actual value. So, PLEASE don’t ask for “quicky” telephone  or e-mail appraisals or “rough idea” mail appraisals. I simply refuse to do them, as they do both of us a disservice.

APPRAISAL FEE—If you really want to know what your equipment is worth, you are going to have to send it here to find out.  I’m afraid that Free, Sight Unseen Appraisals are worth exactly what you pay for them!  The fee schedule for the tackle appraisal service is as follows: one item of tackle - $50.00.  Each additional item - $5.00.  These fees include return shipping and insurance to you, along with a “Current Retail Market Value” written appraisal of the tackle or guns submitted.   Please send me your items with the appropriate fees.  Please include your daytime phone number.

PLEASE NOTE—If an offer to purchase the equipment is made and accepted, the appraisal fee is waived and your payment returned (or not charged).

SENDING US YOUR EQUIPMENT—We recommend UPS for shipment.  Since shipping insurance is a bargain, you are advised to insure the equipment for any wishful thinking amount you hope it turns out to be worth.  That way, if it is lost you will be adequately covered.  MAKE SURE THAT TACKLE IS PACKED IN A PROPER MAILING CARTON.  Original rod tubes and reel cases are NOT meant to be mailing devices and are an important part of the value of any given rod or reel.  When they get beat up in shipping that value is reduced, so pack them properly to ship them. 

SHIPPING  CHARGES  & INSURANCE...

Domestic Orders, Shipping Only: Add $10.00 to your order for United States Postal Service, via1st Class/Priority Service or  for normal UPS Ground Delivery.   For United Parcel Service, Next Day Air, add $40.00.  Second Day (and Alaska & Hawaii) add $30.00.  Third Day Air, add $20.00. Some Multiple Item orders may require additional shipping which will be the ACTUAL SHIPPING COSTS.  Oversize Packages will be billed at ACTUAL SHIPPING COSTS.

PLEASE NOTE: The above costs DO NOT INCLUDE INSURANCE CHARGES WHICH ARE AUTOMATICALLY ADDED UNLESS DECLINED AT TIME OF ORDER.  WE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS IF INSURANCE IS DECLINED. 

 INSURANCE RATES ARE BASED ON THIS SCHEDULE: 

UPS:   FIRST $100 @ $1.50; $0.50 per $100 THEREAFTER.   

USPS:  FIRST $100 @ $2.00; $1.00 per $100 THEREAFTER.

  We generally ship via UPS in the states, provided we are given a street address. Post Office Box addresses can be shipped via USPS only. Air shipment on all orders is charged accordingly, regardless of size.

UPS Oversize Shipments:  Some rods and tackle including one piece rods pack out to be over 60" and are billed by UPS as oversize shipments.  These orders are shipped at actual cost. Air freight is added, if requested, at the appropriate rates.

Overseas Orders: Accepted only on Visa, Master Card or the equivalent credit card basis. Shipping & Insurance costs are the actual charges added to your order. These generally run from $50 to $150 depending upon destination, weight and package size.

RETURN PRIVILEGE... ONLY GUNS, CLASSIC BAMBOO RODS & BRAND NEW TACKLE carry an unconditional 3 day inspection privilege. Please notify us by phone of your intent to return an item. There will be a prompt and full refund when the item is received by us WITHIN 15 DAYS of our original shipping date; and in the same condition as it was shipped to you. Returns that are received back by us without prior notification OR from 16 to 30 days after shipping are subject to a 15% handling and restocking fee. There is NO RETURN PRIVILEGE for any item BEYOND 30 DAYS.  Used Reels, Graphite & Glass Rods, Miscellaneous Items & Accessories do not carry a return privilege. Sorry, NO EXCEPTIONS.

VISITS...Carol and I are semi-retired and run this phone and mail-order business from a personal suite of offices on a part-time basis. We do not operate a public store and we do not have a showroom facility. We do not encourage personal visits as our hours are unpredictable, depending upon the fishing. When we are here, there simply is no time for personal visits. Therefore, any one absolutely needing to visit us must have an appointment. We do not wish to seem arrogant or independent about this, but it is simply impossible for myself or Carol to function any other way and still be able to give all our customers our very best attention. Please do not read more into this than there is, we'd love to spend our days visiting with each and every one of you, but it just can't be, so visits are not encouraged. 

PHONE CALLS...To speak to one of us personally, it is generally best to call 1 (352) 637‑5454 weekday afternoons. EVEN THEN, WE ARE NOT ALWAYS HERE DEPENDING UPON THE FISHING SCHEDULE, so if you get our voice mail, PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE. We will return your call at the first opportunity. 

VOICE MAIL ORDERS...Our voice mail system is set up to accept your Credit Card or Hold-for-Check telephone order on a 24/7 basis anytime we are not on hand to personally answer the phone. Orders left on VOICE MAIL (or fax or e-mail) are given chronological priority over orders received personally at a later time, so don't hang up ‑‑ talk to me! You can Fax us at 1 (352) 637-5420 or e-mail to Len@codella.com anytime. 

Please be sure to spell out your last name, give us your shipping address, and your daytime phone number (and Fax number, if you have one). We need your credit card number along with the expiry date. Lastly, give us the stock number(s) of the item(s) you wish to order (2nd & 3rd choices are OK).

E-MAIL ORDERS...Equipment offered on this web site can safely be ordered using your Credit Card by sending us two separate e-mails with the credit card numbers split between them or by faxing us the numbers, you have a safe and secure ordering process to ease your order placement. Sorry. No COD's. 

HOLD FOR CHECK ORDERS... We will accept Hold For Check Orders.  On these orders  merchandise will be held for four business days from the date of your order, awaiting arrival of your cash, check or money order.  No check in four days, the next person gets the merchandise. No exceptions. 

FREE ADVICE...We run a business that prides itself on an uniquely personal treatment of its customers. Indeed, my wife Carol and myself know most of you by your first names. We are the only people here and our phone can sometimes get extra busy.  I know how frustrating it can be not to be able to get your call through easily during those times, so...if you have a fax, contact us that way with your questions or requirements or e-mail us if you prefer. The fax is almost never busy and we are able to respond fairly quickly to fax messages, since we can squeeze our answers out between taking phone calls. No fax...no problem. Our voice mail system is on whenever we are not here, so you can call back after regular hours and leave your order. E-Mail works just dandy, too.