A rather special Kennet Perfection

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Found the Barbel :-)

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Lovely stuff! :D
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Leave some for me Badger1! :chuckle:

Lovely fish (and Rod) sir. :hat:
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Huzzah! Nice fish!
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Brill!!!
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Well done Badger1. :thumb:
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A lovely rod.

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I'm lucky enough to have a B James Kennet perfection that does feel wonderful, but it took 3 duds to get to this one. Possibly a Bob Southwell rod i have been told, and being quite dark and far steelier than others i have seen it may well be, but the transfer says 'B James and sons London' and I thought the Ealing ones were more likely Southwell blanks, even if it isn't it's a lovely rod for chub and perch on the river, smaller barbel in clearer swims too and tench and eels on still waters. I have gone over to using a Chapmans Hunter for heavier float fishing now though and the hollow built sections make it more precise to cast with so i can understand how much it would improve the Kennet Andrew has made . looks a lovely rod :thumb:

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I think i was lucky with my own B James Kennet perfection, it seems to have a bit of back bone unlike all the others i have seen before or since but i do like the idea of part hollow built, having several FJTs and Hunters I can appreciate how much it improves the action and balance of a rod, and that's a great curve :Thumb:

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I have a B.James Kennet Perfection which was restored by Edward Barder some years ago and I absolutely love it to bits so maybe I was lucky to get a decent one. It also delivered a couple of Kennet Barbel to the net earlier this year and performed quite splendidly in the hands of an amateur (me).

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