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I got myself a Bamboo roach pole

It is marked on the butt cap to EL Sowerbutts, Ruby Ave, Walthamstow
It is approx. 19.6ft long, the end eye is missing and I suspect 6" or so is missing
It is dead straight, some of the whipping threads need some attention, and whatever I decide to do with the tip.

The chap I got it from, bought it in 1956 for £124 and had to wait for 6 weeks (I guess £124 was a lot of money in 1956)

I look forward to tidying it up, and even more so using it someday soon

Pafpuff wrote:The chap I got it from, bought it in 1956 for £124 and had to wait for 6 weeks (I guess £124 was a lot of money in 1956)

I look forward to tidying it up, and even more so using it someday soon

Sounds good.
As for equivalent value according to
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bill ... -1900.html
£124 in 1956 is equivalent to £2,838.87 today! That's a Barder 2-tip fly rod with aluminium tube!

Well done, Sir !

Sounds wonderful, any pictures

Well done that man.
Bumble

See I was so excited I forgot to attached the photo's

Here you go

Very nice mate!

Excellent, not jealous at all

Jealous as hell, dribble on keyboard! Well bagged, lovely piece of work. Now to find somewhere carpless?

Well done
I Think a 56 pole may have had a 6 inch piece of whalebone to the tip. I bought one without the tip and found it difficult to get a whalebone replacement so i used a piece of water buffalo horn which does the job a treat , as its very flexible when cut into strips.
There a joy to use.