chub_on_the_block
Well-known member
Don't forget back in the 70,80s and before, it was very popular to make up a kit rod or a blank.
Yep...i was well proud of owning a Terry Eustace 11ft fibreglass Big Tench rod in the early 80s - with my name on it and all. As for blanks, it was Normarks for me.
You can always look back with rose tinted glasses but I bet if you had them now how many would use them, things move on lads.
The biggest down fall of these old rods is the sliding band reel seats, horrendous things.
Totally agree. However, i must be the only one out here who still uses sliding ring reel seats and actually prefers them. So long as they work OK of course.