What I was being offered was a rod which, when acquired some time ago, was in a pretty sorry state ... such a state that even the handle was stripped from it with the intent of a complete rebuild that never happened. There was no inscription on it when acquired and prior to stripping (but then there was none on the rod which Bumble eventually christened "The Princess" when I got it), but it had the Precision shield in place ... and it sounded as though it could be something like the 'Supreme' which I already own, with a similar 22 1/2in handle (which I have measured by the shading left on the cane). Negotiations followed ... and the rod was marked to join my 'thicket.'
Well ... it arrived today ... and I'm a very happy chappy !!!
All three sections are straight as the proverbial die ... and the colour of the cane is a delight. It's a through taper, with no compounds in any of the sections.
The ferrules are identical to those on my 11ft. 'Supreme,' this time with the figure '3' stamped into them rather than the '10' on the other.
I've been comparing it side by side with my other rods of the same length and construction ... and can confirm that this one is different in it's taper to all of them ... being the most powerful in action, most noticeably in the tip. It's almost as if someone had asked the firm to produce a more powerful 'Supreme,' as it's thicker in the butt as well as the tip ... perhaps aimed at barbel ? Who knows. One day maybe I'll get around to setting up a test curve 'test bed.'
Precision Rods 11ft. 3 Piece Tip Section Taper Comparisons.
“Severn Perfection” 0.263in to 0.122in (6.70 – 3.10mm)
“The Express” 0.256in to 0.103in (6.50 – 2.62mm)
“Tudor Supreme” 0.238in to 0.103in (6.05 – 2.62mm)
“Un-named” 0.260in to 0.124in (6.60 – 3.40mm)
This one will take time ... so don't expect rapid progress. !!! ;-)
