you would be better off picking up a a pike rod or salmon spinner for the job !
better to have two rods rather than just three quarters
MaggotDrowner if that,s the one that sold recently on ebayMaggotDrowner wrote:I've just purchased one of these but I haven't received it yet so I haven't been able to have a play with it yet. Do you think it will be able to handle pike or am I better getting another rod for my pike fishing?
Yes, that's the one i just won on eBay. If the ferrules do need replacing, how much is that likely to cost? Is it something I can do myself, even if I have no experience working with rods? Would you still class it as good condition if these need replacing?Ljm183 wrote:It looks as though both ferrules have come away from the rod and will need a full refurb before it,s usable
Simply put ... no I wouldn't. From the look of the edging around the transfer and the different coloured whippings someones obviously had a go at it before. If I'd bid on it I'd have looked on it as a total strip and rebuild job. At least the three sections look straight and not short, so as the basis of a project I think it would be a starting point if you wanted to get into that area of our hobby.MaggotDrowner wrote:Would you still class it as good condition?
Have a look at the picture you will notice the two ferrules with the male ends connected to the female ends, the top piece of cane you will notice cord around the tip this is where the male ferrule will be glued.MaggotDrowner wrote: I only saw discolouration on the ferrules, I didn't notice that they were loose. I cannot see that now, but I have never had one of these rods before and don't know what I'm at.