craftycarper
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Hi everyone.last year i purchased 2 mk2 century armalites for 100 pounds each,new from bob norris.(lovely rods,nice bloke too,very helpfull).
In the summer i noticed the tip ring looked a little ******.i just had a 'just one of those things moments' as a 10 degree error on the top eye is not going to lose me fish.
However,after braving the snow yesterday and getting on the bank,i noticed that there was a huge angle on all the rings when the reel sat straight on the rest,maybe 25-30 degrees out!
So i checked the groove down the top of the reel seat and its well out from the signature he's put on the rod.there appears to be no gap between the duplon trim and the blank,top or bottom of the seat.so how has the blank slipped round(or reel)???
I dont know enough about rods to figure it out,but my common sense just cannot find any logic in this.
Anyone know a)how this could happen(bob is a very reputable rod builder and has a colum in the freshwater informer)and b)is it worth me sending it all the way back to essex or is it a cheap ammendment that i can get done locally(ie.a tenner)
Many thanks.tight lines.crafty
In the summer i noticed the tip ring looked a little ******.i just had a 'just one of those things moments' as a 10 degree error on the top eye is not going to lose me fish.
However,after braving the snow yesterday and getting on the bank,i noticed that there was a huge angle on all the rings when the reel sat straight on the rest,maybe 25-30 degrees out!
So i checked the groove down the top of the reel seat and its well out from the signature he's put on the rod.there appears to be no gap between the duplon trim and the blank,top or bottom of the seat.so how has the blank slipped round(or reel)???
I dont know enough about rods to figure it out,but my common sense just cannot find any logic in this.
Anyone know a)how this could happen(bob is a very reputable rod builder and has a colum in the freshwater informer)and b)is it worth me sending it all the way back to essex or is it a cheap ammendment that i can get done locally(ie.a tenner)
Many thanks.tight lines.crafty