versa, craft or master

[Wagtail]

I've noticed that Milwards' rod names seem to end in either 'versa', 'craft' or 'master'

Do the different endings indicate anything; perhaps build style, or quality of fittings, or price range, or something else

Can anybody enlighten me

[Tengisgol]

I'll have one of each please barman!

(I wished...)

[Penninelad]

I really like Millwards rods as the cane is first class and they are lovely to fish with.I use a Floatmaster and a Floatrover.

[SeanM]

And I've got a Floatcraft and a Flycraft. I suspect that the "crafts" were the standard range, but both my rods are high quality so standard certainly didn't mean cheap.

I've just checked my 1953 catalogue: my 10ft 6in Floatcraft cost £5.00 and my 8ft 6in Flycraft cost £12.00. Both rods were the cheapest in their respective ranges, but not by much.

For comparison a Wizard cost £6 7/6 in 1953

[Harry H]

And I've got a Floatcraft and a Flycraft. I suspect that the "crafts" were the standard range, but both my rods are high quality so standard certainly didn't mean cheap.

I've just checked my 1953 catalogue: my 10ft 6in Floatcraft cost £5.00 and my 8ft 6in Flycraft cost £12.00. Both rods were the cheapest in their respective ranges, but not by much.

For comparison a Wizard cost £6 7/6 in 1953

Does your catalogue have any details on the Spinversa?

[AshbyCut]

There are details of the Spinversa in the link below (scroll down), which also describes why the 'versa' rods were so named :-

http://www.inthenetuk.com/pages/Vintage ... lwards.asp

[Greentura]

The 'craft' range were the standard, 'master' were better or best and 'versa' denotes they they had a reverse taper in the butt section, some of the masters and versas also had double taper tip sections. Rovers were as far as I know all built cane rods. Love them all though, espevialy the versa, I have two originals, a Swimversa and a Spinversa, and I have built replicas of the Craftversa. A Flyvers slipped through my fingers but I also have a flyrover in the pile to restore

[SeanM]

And I've got a Floatcraft and a Flycraft. I suspect that the "crafts" were the standard range, but both my rods are high quality so standard certainly didn't mean cheap.

I've just checked my 1953 catalogue: my 10ft 6in Floatcraft cost £5.00 and my 8ft 6in Flycraft cost £12.00. Both rods were the cheapest in their respective ranges, but not by much.

For comparison a Wizard cost £6 7/6 in 1953

Does your catalogue have any details on the Spinversa?

No. They weren't listed in the 1953 catalogue.

[Wagtail]

Many thanks for the information Gents, it runs in line with what I suspected but had no evidence to confirm