Craftversa by Andrew Davis
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:10 pm
The recent talk of the Andrew Davis Craftversa and one coming up for sale got me interested in the rod and in actually owning one ! Then luck played her trump card in the form of Nobby having one for sale . So a few phone calls amd Pm's plus a visit to actually get to see the rod and its now mine . What a lovely thing !
So today was the day to give it a go and actually use it . Despite the rain !
I thought a trip after tench and perch at a local club pond might be a good test so a few prawns and a tin of sweetcorn were packed and the rod was matched with a Trudex and 6lb line .
The rod has a lovely agate butt ring in a colour that I have not seen before :
The rod is a lovely colour and the whipping and varnish sublime :
So it looks great but what will it be like to fish with ? Well it is balanced well by the little Trudex and feels great in the hand . But how would it react to a feisty tench or two ? To cut a long story short the rod was excellent ! It handled tench to about 4lb with no issues and I will use it on a couple of waters where the tench grow slightly bigger and the occasional interloping carp might make an appearance .
It will also get a use after perch as well , with the only one showing today putting up a great scrap !
All in all a lovely piece of kit . Thanks Nobby !
So today was the day to give it a go and actually use it . Despite the rain !
I thought a trip after tench and perch at a local club pond might be a good test so a few prawns and a tin of sweetcorn were packed and the rod was matched with a Trudex and 6lb line .
The rod has a lovely agate butt ring in a colour that I have not seen before :
The rod is a lovely colour and the whipping and varnish sublime :
So it looks great but what will it be like to fish with ? Well it is balanced well by the little Trudex and feels great in the hand . But how would it react to a feisty tench or two ? To cut a long story short the rod was excellent ! It handled tench to about 4lb with no issues and I will use it on a couple of waters where the tench grow slightly bigger and the occasional interloping carp might make an appearance .
It will also get a use after perch as well , with the only one showing today putting up a great scrap !
All in all a lovely piece of kit . Thanks Nobby !
and wonderful Perch & Tench