Famous names such as Hardy, Farlow, Carter, Allcock’s, Army and Navy, and many more all used this wood. Referred to as Greenheart Green Willow or Green Heart, it’s the same wood. Greenheart is a tropical hard wood, many makers sourcing stock from South America. Although heavy it’s renowned the world over for its durability and versatility. […]
Category Archives: Rods
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Oct
Oct
In the recent massive collection of 500 rods, I have come across another interesting maker. This 15’ three-piece greenheart salmon fly rod is engraved to the butt cap “J.Jackson, Maker Dumfries”. Who was he? A little research shows John Jackson listed in the 1911-1912 Post Office directory as a Fishing Tackle Maker at No. 4 […]
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Sep
Sep
Hardy had much to crow about in 1966. The new Willowburn factory was completed and opened by His Grace the Duke of Northumberland. The new symbol of a fly set inside a castle wall was developed, signifying that Hardy tackle is made to last. They continued the building of Palakona bamboo rods, handmade reels and […]
One of the most common misunderstandings relating to rod ferrules is the spigot pattern. See image 1. There are three main ferrule joint patterns: Over Fit where the top section slides over the lower. Push in where the top section inserts and slides into the lower. The spigot ferrule is the one we are asked the most questions about. The […]
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Sep
Sep
With a heading like this it’s not surprising we had immediate interest in a fabulous rod collection bought by TT this week. You may remember a couple of weeks ago we bought 550 cane rods and bamboo poles in one collection. Any sane person would think that’s it for a while, but NO! The busier […]
Our recent purchase of over 550 cane fishing rods brought to mind a question I’m constantly asked: “What is the action like?” It’s often difficult to give a definitive subjective answer. However, browsing through a 1960 Allcock’s Anglers catalogue, I happened upon this page. They clearly felt the need to give a basic explanation relating […]
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Mar
Mar
An unusual call to the northeast of England brought me to a Bruce and Walker collector. Passionate about all things Bruce and Walker he followed his angling heroes Falkus, Oglesby, and Righyni through their angling tales, eventually meeting and fishing with them on many occasions. A collection of 30 mainly unused Bruce and Walker rods […]
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Jan
Jan
January 2021 has been a great start to the trading year for buying vintage and classic tackle of all ages and values. A wide variety came through the door and when I thought I had seen it all I opened the last box of rods. What initially appeared to be a very ancient bamboo pole […]
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Dec
Dec
This is a 5’ two-piece Hardy Palakona split cane spinning rod, hand-built in Alnwick in 1947. Initially I struggled to find any reference to it at all. Then by luck, in a 1951 price list, it appears in the West Country Spinning rod range but sadly with no images. Numbered 0-4 plus a Steel Centre […]
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Aug
Aug
Occasionally along comes a rod which you just have to buy no matter what! This is the Hardy Coquet Sea Rod, an 8’ Palakona cane rod in two sections dating to 1957 and it appears unused. From the initial images sent to us, we were undecided if it was new or rebuilt and the good […]