Esp vertex, still use the 12ft 3lb and 12ft 9in 3.25lb cannot find any rods to match them, even now.
In reply to Post #14
Agree I had those rods and they played the fish for you. Well almost, certainly never bumped fish off.
Agree I had those rods and they played the fish for you. Well almost, certainly never bumped fish off.
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Had my Mk1 Armalites built in 1987, and a full strip down/rebuild by the same rod builder in 2017. Still using them, in fact, did 24 hours with them this week. And only 2lb test curve.
Had my Mk1 Armalites built in 1987, and a full strip down/rebuild by the same rod builder in 2017. Still using them, in fact, did 24 hours with them this week. And only 2lb test curve.
Kev Baines Sportex Carbon Kevlar 12' 3lbtc. Built in 97 stripped and rebuilt a few times over the years still use them now, he only made 9 of them, fabulous rods.
Northwestern Kevlites originally 12' 2.25tc. Cut down to 11' 2lbtc. By Kev. Cracking floater and small water rods. Will never part with either set.
Northwestern Kevlites originally 12' 2.25tc. Cut down to 11' 2lbtc. By Kev. Cracking floater and small water rods. Will never part with either set.
In reply to Post #19
How is it possible to reduce a rod from 12ft to 11ft and decrease the tc?
How is it possible to reduce a rod from 12ft to 11ft and decrease the tc?
In reply to Post #20
Ive no idea. I bought the rods of a chap years ago. He stated that they had been altered in that way and I had no reason to suspect otherwise as they had clearly been rebuilt by Kev. Be interesting to know though as the question of how it can be done did pop into my head a few times over the years.
Ive no idea. I bought the rods of a chap years ago. He stated that they had been altered in that way and I had no reason to suspect otherwise as they had clearly been rebuilt by Kev. Be interesting to know though as the question of how it can be done did pop into my head a few times over the years.
In reply to Post #20
By shortening the rod from the butt....?
By shortening the rod from the butt....?
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Still have a pair of whisker kevlar 11ft 2lb rods, more like 30 years old I guess... Still a delight to play fish on but they don't see the light of day very often
Still have a pair of whisker kevlar 11ft 2lb rods, more like 30 years old I guess... Still a delight to play fish on but they don't see the light of day very often
I have 3 Daiwa amorphous 12ft 2.5lb rods that I bought new and still use that are 25 years old.
Love them and would never sell them
Love them and would never sell them
Its not a carp rod but my favourite rod of all time is the shimmy antares specialist rod.
In reply to Post #1
Shimano Diaflash rods
Shimano Diaflash rods
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switched to some mk1 powermesh in 11ft 2.25lb love them.
they are alittle scabby so i too have been thinking where can i source something "new" like these
switched to some mk1 powermesh in 11ft 2.25lb love them.
they are alittle scabby so i too have been thinking where can i source something "new" like these
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Coleman Xtreme
Coleman Xtreme
In reply to Post #27
What's the playing action like on those
What's the playing action like on those