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Northwestern carp rod (35 posts / 4,105 views)
jeffire jeffire
Posts: 4,442
Post #16 22 Feb 2021 20:32
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I send rods with ups at least twice a week , 30 quid with no insurance through interparcel, as i have said numerous times on here dont pay for insurance they dont pay out.
stuart666 stuart666
Posts: 4,779
Post #17 22 Feb 2021 20:35
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I had a 1.5lb kevlite which was a lovely rod. Never had any other nw rods though.
Innocenti Innocenti
Posts: 519
Post #18 22 Feb 2021 20:57
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I had 3 x 1.5s as my go-to Tench rods,had all sorts of t.cs in the kevlite range for everything else.
We'll agree to disagree on the crap bit though Jeffire
swift473
Posts: 207
Post #19 22 Feb 2021 21:03
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Have a pair of NW 1.5lb rodcraft Kevlar 12ft which i use for tench which have superb through action and built my own first 'proper 'carp rods on their ss5 11ft 2lb tc glass fibre blanks which had a great action (and lots of memories).,also have their 2 piece landing net handle with the spiral wrap fitted with a fox trigger block.
All quality items built in the UK which im sad to say is small percentage of the gear available these days
jeffire jeffire
Posts: 4,442
Post #20 22 Feb 2021 22:10
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Built all my north western rods myself , the blanks .were as thick at the tip as the harrisons i build these days are at the butt, as i said in the day they were ok , by todays standards not so, my first saturday job was at north westerns factory in grimshaw lane middleton.I much preferred the tri cast rods at that time period.what i did like about them was they sold blanks and full kits for anyone to build .
swift473
Posts: 207
Post #21 22 Feb 2021 22:30
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Do you know what blank (brown blank) the original rod hutchinson dream maker intrigue 12'6^ is made on by anychance?
jeffire jeffire
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Post #22 22 Feb 2021 22:49
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Yes the original dream maker mk 1 was built on a brown harrison blank ,
They were designed and mostly if not all built by alastair bond.
If you have some of them i will buy them off you.
swift473
Posts: 207
Post #23 22 Feb 2021 23:04
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Sorry i love it,its my favorite rod and I was after another.
So what blank is the rod hutchinson inspiration 12'6^ 3.25tc burgundy colour with fuji sics built on the please?
jeffire jeffire
Posts: 4,442
Post #24 22 Feb 2021 23:09
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Pretty sure they were century blanks .
swift473
Posts: 207
Post #25 22 Feb 2021 23:18
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I've got 3 unused ones of those still with the fuji tags on the butt ring sat in the attic.
swift473
Posts: 207
Post #26 22 Feb 2021 23:18
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I've got 3 unused ones of those still with the fuji tags on the butt ring sat in the attic.
jeffire jeffire
Posts: 4,442
Post #27 22 Feb 2021 23:24
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There was a bloke some years ago selling a large number of them on ebay all new along with other models sabres , intuitions etc
swift473
Posts: 207
Post #28 22 Feb 2021 23:34
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Bought mine for what I thought was a good price afairly long time ago now.do keep my eye out occasionally on there for a dream maker intrigue 3lb but they seem like rockinghorse dodo!
jeffire jeffire
Posts: 4,442
Post #29 23 Feb 2021 00:16
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The original dream maker you have along with the leslies of luton insights are probably two of the best carp rods i have ever seen and used.
ajs55 ajs55
Posts: 451
Post #30 23 Feb 2021 01:10
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I'm currently using two 12ft. 2 3/4 dream maker enigma. Bought them new about 2002. Fantastic through action rod. I bought them in Belgium. They were very popular at that time. I was very lucky they were my first carp rods.
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