Multi piece, or travel rods as they're popularly known, haven't become as popular with anglers as I suspected they would. It seems there aren't as many anglers wanting to skive off work by stashing a travel rod in the car boot as I thought. But on a more serious note, I think the slow take-up of travel rods is mainly due to so many anglers still clinging to the notion that multi piece rods are too stiff and don't have a smooth, stagger-free action.
That is a long way from the truth.
 Nice touch - Line-up dots
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If you wanted to be pedantic then it's true that if you compared a one piece 11ft rod with a four piece 11ft rod, both having being produced to the same standard on the same mandrel, then you would detect a slight difference. But the difference is so slight as to be negligible.
This rod from Peregrine, built on one of the best blanks in the business from Harrison's, is probably better than that.
I got a chance to try this rod a couple of times before the river season put up the shutters for three months. Unfortunately, I didn't catch a barbel, but I did have a few chub and found the rod to be more than capable of landing them, and there most certainly won't be a problem with most barbel in most swims. I would have no hesitation using 10lb line with the rod, and it is sensitive enough to allow a capable angler to use it with as light as 4 - 5lb when chub fishing.
 Big rubber butt knob
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The build of the rod is what you would expect from an experienced rod builder like Peregrine. The whippings are perfect, the fittings top class, the handle the right length and comfortable, and with a choice between full cork or abbreviated. The big rubber butt knob stands up to any ground, including rough gravel.
If you fancy a top quality four piece 'Avon' type rod that will catch most species and is capable of fishing most methods from float fishing to touch legering, then this rod from Peregrine will take some beating.
The price reflects what you pay for a custom built rod; exclusivity and attention to detail.
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