LRH "0" - question for owners about rings

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Re: LRH "0" - question for owners about rings

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Olly wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:17 pm Except the butt ring - ?

Lovely looking '0' series rod!
Yes sorry except the butt ring all Lrh rods should have the thick butt ring which you guys have mentioned earlier :Hat:

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I have at last found a reference to the Hardy LRH '0'! In the 1951 catalogue - 8.5 ft - weight 8oz 3drm.
It describes how the reel is on top of the rod for casting - ?

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Olly wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 11:01 pm I have at last found a reference to the Hardy LRH '0'! In the 1951 catalogue - 8.5 ft - weight 8oz 3drm.
It describes how the reel is on top of the rod for casting - ?
I think most were set up for fishing with a multiplier ( earlex)

https://youtu.be/-d-3OlJybr8
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I read somewhere there were two types of each model. One with screw reel seat for multiplier use and the other with movable reel bands for fixed spool use. I have seen fixed reel seats down the handle too but these could be special orders.

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Wallys-Cast wrote: Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:39 am I read somewhere there were two types of each model. One with screw reel seat for multiplier use and the other with movable reel bands for fixed spool use. I have seen fixed reel seats down the handle too but these could be special orders.

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I have three I think with sliding reel bands which I much prefer someone told me these are rarer ?

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You're probably right there Terry. The fixed reel seat does seem to be seen more often yet the sliding fittings make more sense as it gives the best of both worlds.
Heres a bit about the two types. This is from a 1957 catalogue, I notice there's no mention of the LRH 0. I wonder if the LRH 0 possibly became the County or maybe the Egret. I believe they were both 8ft 6 spinning rods.
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Brilliant thanks for posting that Wal :Hat:

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I got this from a ~Thread~ on here!

https://splitcaneinfo.com/?page_id=15

Loads of catalogues.

The reel on the top - may well have been a centrepin or a Silex! Spinning was, in several books of the 20's & 30's I have, not done with a fixed spool or a multiplier but an Aerial! This is mentioned in the 1937 catalogue where only No:1 & No:2 LRH rods are available.

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