Hi PF, there was one selling on eBay, I thought he was in Maidstone Kent but may have been wrong, not uncommon . The hardlon's are just fine, the right balance of old and new without being too modern looking, I like aqualites but, first, they weren't around when these were built, and second, the hardlons can be used with braid if needed. The modified ones with the mk4 tip on are a match for most things found in rivers and carp to high doubles although i have not had one as of yet. used as a pair with the shorter handles on rests they are perfect longer range rods and with 4lb line on a Mitchell 300 can comfortably send a 2oz loaded feeder 60m+, and with the FJT tip and long handle are perfect heavy float/avon rods.Pandafodder wrote:Hi Greentura! I replied to your post earlier but it doesn't seem to have sent??.....I like what you have done to the FJ's Nice mods.....If you want to change your hardlon rings for aqualite Hopkins&Holloway are doing them again...Greentura wrote:very nice Pandafodder, when i was looking for a longer cane rod i was given a FJT to waggle in the back garden of a rod builder friend and knew it was one for me. it took a while to find the first one but now i have a couple myself, one being a Barder restored one and the other two have been rebuilt from very poor examples, only the middle section was used in reality, with hardlon lined lowbells right through to be used as barbel, tench and bream rods. I added a short mid section, uprated the tip sections to Mk4 tips and had short handels made as well. I also have an original handle that was damaged and cut down by a previous owner that i have had refurbished for my Barder rod which makes it easier to use in confined swims. Are you the Pandafodder at Maidstone by the way?
I'm Pandafodder from widnes....Didn't know there was another....are they on here....
Phil.
If you like the FJT as a float rod then try and have a waggle with a Chapmans Hunter 12', again i have a couple, an unrestored one in useable but tatty condition, a very sad one awaiting a new tip section and a fully restored one that I have been using for nearly a year, well a dozen times anyway and was until I finished my Swimversa my float rod of choice for roach. they have the benefit of having 3 equal length sections with the butt and middle being hollow built which stiffens them up greatly while also reducing weight, they have ample power to control fish to doubles or more on float gear while the tip is soft enough to protect the hookhold and not bump too many. i was told before getting my first one that 'if i was to get only one cane float rod, make it a Hunter', didn't have the heart to tell the guy how many rods i already had