Sowerbutt's 'Roach Rod'

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Albert47
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Re: Sowerbutt's 'Roach Rod'

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I have an E L Sowerbutts Master Rod from the E17 address.It is 16ft 2in fully assembled.Using the shorter handle it becomes 14ft 9in and 10ft 9in.The length of the shorter handle is 32 3/4 in.Both handles have anodised gold coloured winch fittings.

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Albert47 wrote:The length of the shorter handle is 32 3/4 in.
The handle on my rod is 37in. Albert47, Sir.
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Pictures as promised (just got them before the forecast deluge arrived !!!).

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Re: Sowerbutt's 'Roach Rod'

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Very nice Mal. What kind of intermediate rings are fitted? Are they original?
I walked across an empty land
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I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.

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