mikench
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I do Alan , actually a mk 2, plus a team 2000 Titan Match 13'I thought you had an Avenger 2000 Mike?
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I do Alan , actually a mk 2, plus a team 2000 Titan Match 13'I thought you had an Avenger 2000 Mike?
I believe the last top match rods before the 2000's were the Norboron's,they had sliding reel fittings,I had a 12' one,which when rod started having screw fittings I had John Hutchinson fit a fuji one for me,then bought Titan 2000's and flogged it,wish I hadn't now as it is a cracking rod for good fish,even though it had a spliced tip...
Are Carbotec any good?
Really? I always thought Carbotec were the pinnacle of "Normark" rods, and rated the best of their type/era. Thought that was the late Geoff Salisbury's opinion, whom I knew well from my days of living and fishing in DevonYeaph, nice rods but you have better already.
The mkII's blow them out the water.
A good friend of mine had a number of carbotec rods and after having a go with my mkII normarks he sold all but one carbo and aquired a double set of the mkII's.
Really? I always thought Carbotec were the pinnacle of "Normark" rods, and rated the best of their type/era. Thought that was the late Geoff Salisbury's opinion, whom I knew well from my days of living and fishing in Devon
alan,I believe the last top match rods before the 2000's were the Norboron's,they had sliding reel fittings,I had a 12' one,which when rod started having screw fittings I had John Hutchinson fit a fuji one for me,then bought Titan 2000's and flogged the Norboron,wish I hadn't now as it is a cracking rod for good fish,even though it had a spliced tip...
That was my opinion, I prefer lots of rods to the carbotec rods, a couple of examples are drennan acolytes and browning spheres, and of course the mkII normark ranges of rods.
As far as i'm aware carbotec were nothing to do with normark, Geoff Sailsbury designed them after parting company with normark.
I really had no idea that Geoff Sailsbury had popped his cloggs, that is a shame.
But, if that's the case then the only thing I can suggest is that maybe we should get the ouija board out and have a seance, see if we can contact Geoff and ask what he reckons ? ?
Yes, you are right in that Geoff designed them after leaving Normark.
He passed away recently, after, I believe , quite a long illness. I moved away from the Exeter area many years ago but am still in touch with some old fishing mates down there. Geoff used to like to fish our matches on the Tiverton Canal and his shop was by far the best in the area.