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Absolutely gutted!
I returned this morning from a night session which I'd spent fishing the float and I unpacked the 13' Marksman Specialist to find that the top inch along with the tip ring had gone, I have no idea how I’ve done it or where it is now![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I think I might have been lucky in that it’s such a small length, this is the tip in comparison to the Specimen Float which was identical in length…
My first thoughts are to send it to Hardy and get a new tip ring fitted at the very slightly shorter length as I honestly can’t see an inch making that much difference especially on a rod like this.
Has anyone had similar experience?
If so what are your thoughts on also repositioning the first eye after the tip ring just to even out the spacing?
I think my only other option would be to buy a complete replacement tip from Hardy spares but this would be very expensive and given that it’s a couple of years or so since these original Marksmans were replaced with the Superos then it might be unlikely that I can even get one.
Still can’t believe it, this was my first original Marksman which I bought around four years ago and holds some great memories, I had gone on to buy a few more and occasionally still add to them when exceptional ones come up for sale with a view to keeping these rods for life (breakages permitting!) so I really want to sort it out rather than buy a new rod.
I returned this morning from a night session which I'd spent fishing the float and I unpacked the 13' Marksman Specialist to find that the top inch along with the tip ring had gone, I have no idea how I’ve done it or where it is now
I think I might have been lucky in that it’s such a small length, this is the tip in comparison to the Specimen Float which was identical in length…
![](http://i1308.photobucket.com/albums/s607/dmfxdaf/001_zpsl5mzfnnu.jpg)
My first thoughts are to send it to Hardy and get a new tip ring fitted at the very slightly shorter length as I honestly can’t see an inch making that much difference especially on a rod like this.
Has anyone had similar experience?
If so what are your thoughts on also repositioning the first eye after the tip ring just to even out the spacing?
I think my only other option would be to buy a complete replacement tip from Hardy spares but this would be very expensive and given that it’s a couple of years or so since these original Marksmans were replaced with the Superos then it might be unlikely that I can even get one.
Still can’t believe it, this was my first original Marksman which I bought around four years ago and holds some great memories, I had gone on to buy a few more and occasionally still add to them when exceptional ones come up for sale with a view to keeping these rods for life (breakages permitting!) so I really want to sort it out rather than buy a new rod.