Notts Michael.
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I have an 80's 12ft 6in Match rod, a 3 piece Kassnar, with a 27in long cork handle, sliding ring type reel fittings, only the tip and butt rings are lined with what looks like a white ceramic material, 9 rings/guides in all, the tip is threaded for a swing tip if needed and the other rings are chrome, unlined, stand off type. attaching a reel, line and judging the test curve with a water filled bottle puts it about one and a quarter pound. not a light rod by modern standards, and definitely not carbon, but it is in good condition, apart from......
The whippings are rather loose and it looks like a few rings have moved and don't seem too secure, so I'm wondering wether to have a go at rewhipping the original guides on again as a winter project, or is it a better plan to put some Silicon Carbide lined guides on it? were the chrome rings more 'draggy' than modern rings, or is there little in it from people's experience?
With it having the threaded tip ring would this have been a low end jack of all trades rod rather than a match rod, or were threaded tips fairly common? I was told it cost just short of 20 quid new in the late 80's by the friend that owned it.
The whippings are rather loose and it looks like a few rings have moved and don't seem too secure, so I'm wondering wether to have a go at rewhipping the original guides on again as a winter project, or is it a better plan to put some Silicon Carbide lined guides on it? were the chrome rings more 'draggy' than modern rings, or is there little in it from people's experience?
With it having the threaded tip ring would this have been a low end jack of all trades rod rather than a match rod, or were threaded tips fairly common? I was told it cost just short of 20 quid new in the late 80's by the friend that owned it.