Harrison rods/ blanks

[chevin4]

The market for top quality float rods is diminishing all the time though. It isn't a growing market.

I agree the market for a high-end float rod would be niche. I would be surprised if it would be commercially viable.

 

[Alan Whitty]

Apart from Guru, Daiwa and Preston selling rods £400-450, so there are buyers...

 

[chevin4]

Apart from Guru, Daiwa and Preston selling rods £400-450, so there are buyers...

I didnt think Preston were in that bracket maybe £300. I believe Guru are made by Daiwa.

 

[Alan Whitty]

Preston top end float rods 'I think' are around £400, but Guru and Daiwa are defo £450, I think the Browning Sphere was a very specialised float rod, certainly not for me, but many really liked them, same as Acolytes, horses for courses...
Looking at the possibility of Normark coming back all depends on whether the quality is still there in a new operation...

 

[chipbuttee]

Harrison rods for specimen style fishing are the 'dogs' as far as I'm concerned,i have four rods built on Harrison blanks,certainly not float rods,unless your margin fishing for decent fish,I love my Avon Perfection 1lb 6oz t.c. and my Torrix 1.75lb t.c.,sheer quality when it comes to fish playing and my Hardy Marksman smuggler doesn't come close in that department,though good,personal preference rules though...

Spot on.

 

[Alan Whitty]

Preston top end float rods 'I think' are around £400, but Guru and Daiwa are defo £450, I think the Browning Sphere was a very specialised float rod, certainly not for me, but many really liked them, same as Acolytes, horses for courses...
Looking at the possibility of Normark coming back all depends on whether the quality is still there in a new operation...

I looked yesterday on a few tackle shops online, daiwa have several offerings between £500-600, there is no way that Normark as they were would charge less than Daiwa, so the customer base is quite small, especially when at least half the match anglers out there feel they need a pole costing a minimum of £1500 to even compete, let alone be very competitive, as Hugh mentioned earlier river match fishing isn't as prevalent as it was, though interest is slowly returning, so commercial matches are pole and feeder dominated....

 

[Alan Whitty]

Spot on.

The post your reply is to was mine in a different guise, nothing has changed my thoughts on my Harrisons, they are everything I require for my own waters, that might not be the case if I were fishing the Trent(I wouldn't), I have 100% confidence playing big fish on them....

 

[chevin4]

The post your reply is to was mine in a different guise, nothing has changed my thoughts on my Harrisons, they are everything I require for my own waters, that might not be the case if I were fishing the Trent(I wouldn't), I have 100% confidence playing big fish on them....

If you decide to fish the tidal Alan. John Hutchinson will build you a pair of Chimera 4 13ft 2.75tc

 

[Alan Whitty]

 

[nottskev]

Morning Alan - yes, there's plenty of blokes who "carbel" for Trent barbel from their vans or beds, but it's not compulsory. There are at least two FM members who catch plenty in daylight on float, bomb, rolled baits, even freeline. Myself, while fishing the Trent for barbel, I haven't had a feeder on this year, and, as far as I can recall, not even a fixed spool reel.

Btw, can I ask you what catty/elastic you think best to get maggots out as far as possible? I'm not sure I've got the best for that job.

 

[Alan Whitty]

I know that if you pick your venues on the Trent you dont need the big t.c.'s Kev...
I think you need to look on fleabay at the Chinese offerings sold by the metre, be careful as some that are not very big diameters give you tennis elbow trying to stretch them, I bought several lengths a few years ago trial and error) sorry I can't be more specific but most of my fishing is done with green reddicat elastic which I bought 25 years ago and it gets maggot out far enough for me (mostly, lol)....