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Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member)
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Isn't it strange. You would think that a person of my age would be the traditionalist old fart, now we have Tony Rocca who I reckon I could give 30 years, wanting to go back to the 50s.
Tony I virtually gave up cane rods for coarse fishing when we started smashing 'em on decent fish. One of my mates at the time smashed a brand new Mk IV on a Swale barbel. Tag Barnes smashed another Mk IV in '63 when he tried to stop an 18 lb carp reaching a tree root. When I came back from a 2 week trip to Ireland in '64 my Mk IV Avon had a sorry droop in it, caused by dragging big tench out of lilies.
By 1964, most cane rods were rubbish, mainly because lousy tonkin stated to come into the country and many manufacturers started cutting corners. They were not seasoning nor tempering it properly.
Tony I virtually gave up cane rods for coarse fishing when we started smashing 'em on decent fish. One of my mates at the time smashed a brand new Mk IV on a Swale barbel. Tag Barnes smashed another Mk IV in '63 when he tried to stop an 18 lb carp reaching a tree root. When I came back from a 2 week trip to Ireland in '64 my Mk IV Avon had a sorry droop in it, caused by dragging big tench out of lilies.
By 1964, most cane rods were rubbish, mainly because lousy tonkin stated to come into the country and many manufacturers started cutting corners. They were not seasoning nor tempering it properly.