Burton of Preston?

[Rutilus.Bobicus]

I've just bought a Burton of Preston split cane rod off eBay, but apart from make and length (12ft float) I know diddly squat else of the makers. Bearing in mind I've only paid 99p plus postage for the rod.
Can anyone shed some light on it for me?

[Nobby]

A new one on me, can you add a link to the eBay sale so we can look at it?

[Rutilus.Bobicus]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110810241251

[MGs]

Not heard of them before, probably a one man operation. Looks OK, at that price if it is usable, a bargain

[Nobby]

Is it really 13 foot long as the seller stated?

A bargain for sure, although large whole cane match rod size those ferrules are worth a few bob alone!

[Rutilus.Bobicus]

Got to be worth a punt at that price, considering what some of the cane rods come out at.
I will give a review when I've received it and give it an outing. Just gotta find a nice centrepin to go with it.

[Weyfarer]

Where does it say it's cane? It looks like hollow glass to me. Maybe a bargain at 99p but the P&P was OTT.

[MGs]

Not sure, hard to tell from the photo. Looks like either glass or whole cane. Although the tip section looks round rather than hexagonal. Unusual to find ferrules on a glass rod. My first one just pushed together, one section into another, my second was a spigot joint.

[The Tuesday Swim]

I think you will find it's a glass rod. Still might be ok though?

[The Tuesday Swim]

The rod bag looks like an Edgar Sealey with it's yellow popper stud.