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Looking for a chapman 500/550 deluxe rod good fishable condition.

There's one on "sounds like Bidet" at the mo.

Cheers for the heads up.

Whereabouts are you Wayne?

Hi wayne, just in case you dont know, the 500 and the 550 are very different beasts. I wouldnt use my 550 for what i use my 500 for, and vice versa.

Thanks
BB

Tengisgol wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2023 12:06 pm Whereabouts are you Wayne?

I’m in Windsor, Berkshire.

BoltonBullfinch wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:15 pm Hi wayne, just in case you dont know, the 500 and the 550 are very different beasts. I wouldnt use my 550 for what i use my 500 for, and vice versa.

Thanks
BB

I’m very new to split cane, could you give me more info. I’ve a Dennis Pye for Pike fishing and very happy with it. I wanted the 500/550 for chub but in the same area where I fish there are big carp and they are fussy but when they feed they will take anything so have been smashed up a few times.

The 500 is a great rod for chub, the 550 is more like a MklV and should handle largish carp.

Thanks
BB

The test curves are a 1lb for the 500 - - and 1.5lb for the 550. With fish getting bigger and bigger the 550 could be used for most fish.

Olly wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:13 pm The test curves are a 1lb for the 500 - - and 1.5lb for the 550. With fish getting bigger and bigger the 550 could be used for most fish.

Hi Olly,
Thank you for the info.
Regards
Wayne