B. James 8'6" 'Richard Walker Specialist'

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B. James 8'6" 'Richard Walker Specialist'

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Does anybody know what kind of rod the B. James 8'6" 'Richard Walker Specialist' was?
I do have a picture of (part of) the rod - see below - but I am curious as to the test curve and action and the purpose for what it was meant.
It looks powerful enough in the butt to be a pike spinning rod, or perhaps a carp stalking rod avant la lettre?

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Could be a Grebe. It does get called a mini MKIV. I believe it was originally intended as a spinning rod but then a lot of cane spinning rods make great carp rods.

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I too wondered that - but cannot see either in the Built to Endure list on here.
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It appears in this thread, Sir ...

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"Beside the water I discovered (or maybe rediscovered) the quiet. The sort of quiet that allows one to be woven into the tapestry of nature instead of merely standing next to it." Estaban.
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Re: B. James 8'6" 'Richard Walker Specialist'

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But not this one:-viewtopic.php?f=192&t=28649&hilit=built+to+endure
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