The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

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 - 8ft (2 piece, split cane)
The Grebe Major - 8ft 6in and 9ft (2 piece, split cane)
The Heron - 11ft 2in (3 piece, split cane)
The Hollow Built Match - 13ft 6in (2 piece, split cane)
The Kennet Perfection
The King Fisher Match - 11ft, 12ft, 13ft, and 14ft
The Mallard
The Mk IV Avon - 10ft 2in (2 piece, split cane)
The Mk IV Carp - 10ft 2in (2 piece, split cane)
The Mk IV SU Carp
The Olympic
The Peter Tombleson - 12ft (3 piece, split cane)
The Richard Walker Specialist - 8' 6" (2 piece)
The Swallow - 12ft (3 piece, split cane)

Fly Rods:
The Chew - 9ft 6in
The Esmond Drury
The Kennet Perfection
Supreme - 8ft, 8ft 6in and 9ft
Ian Wood - 9ft
BS21 - 9ft 6in (3 piece)
BS59 - 9ft (3 piece)

There are the fly rods as well though I don't know any of their names. Did they do an FJT?

Wasn't there the Kingfisher match rod.

-----and an Olympus (Avocet without the intermediates) & a Peter Tombleson (not seen one).
Bob

Inthe net also has
"The Trotter"

Are we only looking for cane rods?

dgc2011 wrote:Inthe net also has
"The Trotter"

Are we only looking for cane rods?

Yes just cane coarse rods for now.

The list at the top has been updated.

And how nice would it be to have one of each or even two

Glad you posted this as I've not heard of some of them. I used to have a few B James glass rods, Avon, carp, carp s/u, trotter and a couple of others but all sold in favor of cane a few years back. If someone has the specs and info about the ones that font have a thread for themselves yet it would be greatly appreciated.

As posted, one of each would be nice, but being a tart I tend to have pairs made to match and only for ledgering, with the exception of my chapmans hunters, but only as a second one came my way ;)

Mark wrote:Wasn't there the Kingfisher match rod.

Yes and a rod called The Heron.There may have been a couple more with bird names that were on an early leaflet that i gave away years ago ...

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