That's the first time I've seen the name Vortex mentioned. Was it the company from Thames Ditton in Surrey ? I had one of their rods which was 11ft or 12ft 'two' piece but the upper part of the top section could be changed between a hollow part or a spliced solid glass quiver part. Must have been 1979 or 1980.
RMNDIL, to be honest I'm not sure. Decades ago I removed the decal and varnish and reringed it. The rod originally had hard chrome Bells rings. The test curve is about 1lb 6ozs, I used to use it mainly for chub fishing on the Colne. The handle is too long at 30 inches which was the standard length then.
The Bruce & Walker rod I mentioned but omitted to fully name is the 12ft "Flyer" L.
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