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Thanks Jerry I will add it to the list.

Another one for you Mark, B James & son 'The Chew' , 9'6" fly fishing rod.

JerryC wrote:Another one for you Mark, B James & son 'The Chew' , 9'6" fly fishing rod.

Thanks Jerry, added to the first post. :thumb:

Does anyone know of any sea rods that they made?.Or have a leaflet with any on please.

Mark wrote:The post by Greentura got me thinking, what is the full list of rods that B. James & Sons produced.

The list so far…

Coarse Rods:
The Avocet
The Avon Perfection
The Fayne
The Grebe
The Grebe Major
The Heron
The Kennet Perfection
The Mallard
The Mk IV Avon
The Mk IV Carp
The Mk IV SU Carp
The Olympic
The Peter Tombelson

Fly Rods:
The Chew Fly Rod (9' 6")
The Esmond Drury Fly Rod
The Kennet Perfection Fly Rod

Some more for you Mark:-
Fly rods
Supreme Fly rod 8ft, 8ft 6in and 9ft.
Ian Wood 9ft
BS21 9ft 6in (3-piece)
BS59 9ft (3-piece)

Thank you Chris, I have added them to the first post.

Alaudacorax wrote:Never heard of the Grebe Major before. Can anyone give a quick description? More expensive finishing? Heavier rod?

From B.James paperwork states Grebe was 8ft 2 joints price £8 16 6 and the Grebe Major 8ft 6inches 2 joints £9 4 0 can be fitted with Screw Reel fittings on spinning rods 10/6d extra.

here's another for the list: 'The Hollow Built 'Match' rod'. 13'6, 2 piece split cane with a detachable handle.

Just linked back into this thread and remembered that before the DW days, in the late 40’s, one of the mainstay rods was a whole cane ‘match rod’ with a Spanish reed tip...not a clue if had a name though but remember using one of my late father's ...............

The rod you refer to was catalogued as the 'KINGFISHER' and was offered in 11, 12, 13, and 14ft lengths however I have a 16ft 4 piece version which was almost certainly a 'Special Order' and bears the rectangular gold transfer predating the 'built to endure' logo. Probanly c.1948. I have seen split cane rods bearing both the 'built to endure' logo and the earliest gold rectangular label. I don't think it would have been practical to put 'built to endure' on a Reed rod!