nicepix
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I've got a few split cane rods including a Chapmans 500 ten foot Avon around 1lb test curve that I love to use chubbing and mullet fishing as it gives plenty of softness without losing any strength.
The rod needed re-varnishing and while I was in the UK for a week I took it to Dawsons of Sheffield for restoration. On the phone he had quoted two to three weeks so it would entail shipping back to France by courier. In the event they pulled out all the stops and got is ready by the time I was leaving. I collected it 6 days after leaving it with them as I headed south to the Channel. That saved me £16 postage.
The total package was for stripping and re-varnishing leaving the original whippings intact, a new top cork ring and a new screw in tip ring. The cost was a measly £20. Far less than I had expected.
So, I would like to give a big thumbs up to Dawsons of Sheffield and recommend them to anyone needing work on their rods.
While I was there I also picked up a handy little 6' fibreglass quiver rod that will be perfect for chubbing on small rivers and a bargain at twenty quid.
The rod needed re-varnishing and while I was in the UK for a week I took it to Dawsons of Sheffield for restoration. On the phone he had quoted two to three weeks so it would entail shipping back to France by courier. In the event they pulled out all the stops and got is ready by the time I was leaving. I collected it 6 days after leaving it with them as I headed south to the Channel. That saved me £16 postage.
The total package was for stripping and re-varnishing leaving the original whippings intact, a new top cork ring and a new screw in tip ring. The cost was a measly £20. Far less than I had expected.
So, I would like to give a big thumbs up to Dawsons of Sheffield and recommend them to anyone needing work on their rods.
While I was there I also picked up a handy little 6' fibreglass quiver rod that will be perfect for chubbing on small rivers and a bargain at twenty quid.