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23-10-2011, 13:38
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is it worth it?
http://www.davistackle.co.uk/home?pa...category_id=14
thinking of pairing it with a 4kD. or is it just for tarts... 
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23-10-2011, 13:43
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I would love all the range gear but money is my only object
probably a very good rod and worth the money but sadly not for me  I will stick with my second hand stuff which i keep picking up Sean
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30-10-2011, 06:34
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David, all tackle is worth it if you enjoy owning it and using it or keeping it as a proud aquisition mate
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30-10-2011, 09:32
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30-10-2011, 13:04
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Very nice rod David, but I think you would end up looking at it more than using it
 if you can afford such luxuries then definately worth it I would love one of these The Edward Barder Rod Company, makers of the finest split cane fly fishing rods and coarse (bait) fishing rods but I dont think my wife would appreciate the value
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31-10-2011, 00:40
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Naughty David - Hexagraphs are hardly beginner's tackle!
I have a 11' 6" 1 & 3/8lb TC Hex - wonderful rod with an amazing fighting curve. So is my made to measure cane rod for a fraction of the Barder from a very nice man who makes them in Hull - I think equal of the Barder in every way.
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31-10-2011, 11:30
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LOL...i don't know, better than the dodgy Shakespeare kit when i was kid...
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01-11-2011, 08:39
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02-11-2011, 14:18
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neil, 45 years ago 14ft fibreglass float rods started to emerge, before that it was hollow built cane rods or whole cane with spliced tops or b/cane tops mate, i used to build built cane carp rods or avons along with some caster rods for me and my mates for about £1.50 or 30 bob as we called it
i think a chapmans 500 was around £3 in tackle shops and good rods like b.james ect were around £8-£10, yes if you were into big fish in them days it was built cane cos nuffin else would do the job, i can remember when a 6lb barbel put a permanent curve in my old steel taperflash, after that it was a 12ft hollow built tench rod for my barbel fishing, lovely rods those cared for canes but not a patch on todays modern glass marvels
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03-11-2011, 11:49
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Those were the days John.
Tank aerials for rods and Gentles at 6d a pint, Jumpers for goal posts!! Marvellous Eh!!!! I have never been one for real Gucci gear, too much of an animal, I always break it and have to start again, so £660 for a rod I can nause up in no time is a non starter! Quite interesting though all that money and you still have to have a rod with a bloody reel fitting, the bloke who made the rod has no idea what my swim is like, so how does he know where the reel should go, also why put cork on the bit you don’t hold? I know I am in a minority of one but I do hate those blasted fittings. Plenty of rods out there that I would make do with if they had a sliding ring option. Because of this I have decided to treat myself to a pair of new float rods, I will have to have them made for me so I expect I will need to look after these. That is the problem with being old fashioned and using those float thingies! I wish it would become fashionable again!! Tight lines mate.
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