Most of my rods lack end caps and wood/cork ones have always seemed too expensive for my tastes. However, I just picked this little up lot in an auction as a Christmas present to myself. All in great condition - a total of 72 once I had washed, sorted by size and extracted small ones from inside larger ones. 39p each seems very fair! Some of the festive holidays will clearly be spent unbagging rods to fit them!
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Re: Plastic rod end caps
They came with the rod mostly - some Companies still do it! Even with that 'new black' stuff.
I still like them on cane rods - not bothered about glass and even less about the black stuff!
I still like them on cane rods - not bothered about glass and even less about the black stuff!
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Yes, I’ve had this shape on all sorts of cane rods from Allcocks to Marco. I’ve seen black ones on Bruce and Walker glass. The exception is the one shaped like the dome of the Brighton Pavilion which I’ve never seen before (top row, 5th from left), though ABU put something very similar on glass match rods but in black. Edgar Sealey had their own, unique, alloy rod caps that look a bit like the “top hats” from cane poles.
I’ll use as many as I can on my cane and glass rods.
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I’ll use as many as I can on my cane and glass rods.
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Good find Phil
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Well done Phil, they are really interesting! You are right they were used on rods from a number of different makers and retailers!
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Re: Plastic rod end caps
I've an idea Marco made those ferrule plugs. Certainly they supplied them to other rod makers.