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Does anyone know anything about the Allcocks Viking rod, I don't want to purchase one but some info would be nice.

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Well I can tell you they were minty apparently... :chuckle:

I always thought these had a greenheart tip section, shows what I know.

I think the early ones might have Gurn.
I've seen these described as a barbel rod before now, but I'm not sure what they'd do with a modern day, pellet fed Boris, myself.

One of the cheaper rods in the range.No mention of split cane tips that i could find.Greenheart in my cats, possibly glass tips later if the rod is still around?.Two lengths 10 ft 6 ins and 12 feet.

I have one that needs a total refurb.I may try myself as i cant justify the cost of someone else doing it.The bag that mine came in is i am sure correct.It has just one section for the three sections to fit in.

An Isis the next rod up in the cats came my way a couple years ago.This one has been restored though has two split cane tops.I reckon these are replacements as i am sure that the Isis originally had greenheart or later glass tops.This one is a nice rod to fish with and is better with its new cane tops i suspect.

Both the Viking and the Isis were sold as popular priced bottom rods.And would have been used for general float fishing and light ledgering.The shorter top that came with the Isis was for spinning and ledgering.

Yes, the Isis had greenheart tops. I don't know if it was produced with a glass top though. I'm about to start an Isis and will probably go the cane route with mine.