Sean Meeghan
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OK Cane Heads here's a challenge! I've just acquired a rod which is labelled "A Special Rod By Milward". It's 8ft long with a 16 inch cork handle with sliding reel fittings. The tip and butt rings appear to be nickel silver with pale cream "agate" inserts. I suspect it was designed as a light worming rod, but some ignoramus appears to have used it for sea fishing as the alloy on the butt button and the hard chrome intermediates have disintegrated.
The rod is exquisite: light and steely, with silk black and white whippings and lovely dark cane.
My guess for age is late 40's early 50's due to the alloy fittings and the spigotted ferrules.
So what is it?
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I've just weight it. It weighs 5oz!
If it was a fly rod I'd be having an orgasm. I've fished with a Charles Ritz Parabolic and this feels nicer!
The rod is exquisite: light and steely, with silk black and white whippings and lovely dark cane.
My guess for age is late 40's early 50's due to the alloy fittings and the spigotted ferrules.
So what is it?
---------- Post added at 21:56 ---------- Previous post was at 21:53 ----------
I've just weight it. It weighs 5oz!
If it was a fly rod I'd be having an orgasm. I've fished with a Charles Ritz Parabolic and this feels nicer!
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