Is this a North Western SS6?

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Is this a North Western SS6?

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Begging forgiveness for discussing glass fibre but I have come across two 11’ glass rods that I believe are SS6. My memory is a bit wobbly. The SS5 I have seen recently were both painted but these are not and are a woven glass material.

Can anyone confirm, might these be North Westerns?

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Re: Is this a North Western SS6?

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No need to apologise for discussing fibreglass Phil ……. a few of us have more glass than cane!

I can’t help I’m afraid as that’s not my area of interest in glass but you might want to move this to the traditional glass rods section.

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Re: Is this a North Western SS6?

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I was looking for that but couldn’t see it! I’ve found it now but it is beyond my skills to move the post I’m afraid!

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The weave is identical to that of a Bass rod I built on a North Western blank around 1980. The colour was different, more brownish than grey.

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Catfish.017 wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:44 pm The weave is identical to that of a Bass rod I built on a North Western blank around 1980. The colour was different, more brownish than grey.
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Re: Is this a North Western SS6?

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My mate Bob had a pair of SS6's,they were dark brown in colour,11ft with 2.5lb test curve,very fast taper.They made a good Pike rod.
Sooperclooper seems to be quite an authority on glass rods,maybe a pm to him would help.

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Re: Is this a North Western SS6?

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A bit late here but it may be a North Western blank and possibly an SS6, some North Western black blanks did have a noticeable weave, would need to see a bit more of the blank, ie the end of the butt section and the spigot.

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