Tee-Cee
Senior Member
I have just been given two fairly old rods that I need some advice/opinions as to what they might be used for.I still use fibre glass rods and as both rods are of this material I would give them a spin...
The first is(I understand)from the 70's and is by'Olivers of Knebworth' and is in absolutely perfect condition.The blank is honey coloured with red whippings at 1/2" spacings with a cork handle some 31" long and approx 1" diameter.
The blank can only be described as'fast taper'and this is(possibly)why the handle is 1"dia. as the blank is 3/4"dia from the handle.Rings are not stand-off-and none are lined.
For a 12' long(overall length)rod it is very light.
(I seem to recall fast taper rods were used for distance casting and for picking up line off the water very quickly??...could be a mile off with this though!!)
The second rod is by Andy Barker and called 'A Neville Fickling Allrounder'-no other onfo on the rod but could be from the 70's also.The blank is deep maroon with minimal red whippings and is 12'overall length and a butt dia of approx 1/2"-5/8".It looks like a thru-action rod but the blank is quite beefy at the sharp end so maybe for carp/pike fishing?The butt is covered with a black foam like material and a snap-on reel holder.(Some of the blank is bare below the reel seat).
This rod is also in perfect condition and possibly never used......
ANY guidance would be appreciated-or where I could obtain some more info-would also be helpful.....I would like to use both rods but only if I know in what way!
Thanks a lot!!
The first is(I understand)from the 70's and is by'Olivers of Knebworth' and is in absolutely perfect condition.The blank is honey coloured with red whippings at 1/2" spacings with a cork handle some 31" long and approx 1" diameter.
The blank can only be described as'fast taper'and this is(possibly)why the handle is 1"dia. as the blank is 3/4"dia from the handle.Rings are not stand-off-and none are lined.
For a 12' long(overall length)rod it is very light.
(I seem to recall fast taper rods were used for distance casting and for picking up line off the water very quickly??...could be a mile off with this though!!)
The second rod is by Andy Barker and called 'A Neville Fickling Allrounder'-no other onfo on the rod but could be from the 70's also.The blank is deep maroon with minimal red whippings and is 12'overall length and a butt dia of approx 1/2"-5/8".It looks like a thru-action rod but the blank is quite beefy at the sharp end so maybe for carp/pike fishing?The butt is covered with a black foam like material and a snap-on reel holder.(Some of the blank is bare below the reel seat).
This rod is also in perfect condition and possibly never used......
ANY guidance would be appreciated-or where I could obtain some more info-would also be helpful.....I would like to use both rods but only if I know in what way!
Thanks a lot!!