Unidentified Chapmans rod
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:54 pm
Bit of an unusual one, it's a 3 piece 13ft fibreglass butt and middle with a split cane tip.
Anybody seen one before?
Anybody seen one before?
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Apparently it was made by Chapmans for the present owners father along with a few others which were stock models plus one other custom made which is currently making its way back to Essex It just seemed an odd combination that way round, as Olly it looks like the middle section has a splice like the Spanish reed/cane match rods.Lea Dweller wrote: ↑Fri Oct 14, 2022 11:02 pm Three possibilities, 1. the rod originally had a fibreglass top joint? . 2/the split can top joint was a later addition? 3/ The rod was a 'special order one-off' ? Olly is right several companies did fibreglass/cane combinations, but apart from the 'Angalloy' combination rod, I was not aware of any others from Chapman's of Ware?
Ted the Angalloy wasn't a fibreglass/cane combination rod, it was an Alloy butt / mid sections with either a fibreglass or Split cane tip.Lea Dweller wrote: ↑Fri Oct 14, 2022 11:02 pm Olly is right several companies did fibreglass/cane combinations, but apart from the 'Angalloy' combination rod, I was not aware of any others from Chapman's of Ware?
Thanks Lee, I knew about the Angalloy construction, I actually saw one in 'that shop' in Hoddesdon a while back!Ljm183 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 15, 2022 9:46 amTed the Angalloy wasn't a fibreglass/cane combination rod, it was an Alloy butt / mid sections with either a fibreglass or Split cane tip.Lea Dweller wrote: ↑Fri Oct 14, 2022 11:02 pm Olly is right several companies did fibreglass/cane combinations, but apart from the 'Angalloy' combination rod, I was not aware of any others from Chapman's of Ware?
I have an early fibreglass Edgar Sealey ESS Match rod (12 feet) with metal ferrules and two glass:glass splices - one in the tip section and another in the middle section. I love early Edgar Sealey glass but it was the splices that caught my eye!
You are right Phil, some months ago I posted pictures of a rod like this, (with two splices) It subsequently sold to a Sealey enthusiast!