Legerdale?

[Estaban]

Anyone familiar with this model? 9 foot three piece, thought it would make a nice stalking rod but haven't been able to find much information on it. Previous owner had purchased it in California as a salmon rod, but knew nothing else about it.

[Nobby]

That's quite a late Aspindale, made by Peter Aspindale, who only retired a couple of years ago....his are the rods with that transfer.


I'd always presumed the rod was made for legering, fishing with a weight holding the bottom......but that rod name is therefore misspelt....the letter 'd' means the word has a different meaning, an accounts book for monetary entries.


Not really sure to be honest....

[Marc]

Actually ledge as in 'standing on a ledge' is spelt with a 'd'... Fisherman either spell it wrong or the term legering is derived from something else or maybe even an alternative spelling..

[Nobby]

Yes, it's French...leger....apparently. All I can find is the suggestion that it means 'light' or 'slight'.

[AshbyCut]

This online dictionary gives one definition of "leger" (grave accent over the first 'e') as "Light" which can be applied to weight.

http://www.french-linguistics.co.uk/dic ... leger.html

[Estaban]

Thank you Nobby, PoD and AC
It is fairly light in weight tipping the scales at just under 300 grams, "waggles" similar to a 6 weight fly rod that I had handy.

[Vole]

Does it have a tip ring with an 8BA thread tapped into its tubular section?
If so, it's probably meant for le(d)gering for roach and bream, much feebler prey than salmon. However, in the heyday of the swing-tip, weights of three-quarters of an ounce were often used, and it would be the ability to cast these, rather than the power needed to subdue a bream, that may have enabled it to cope with salmon - I'll bet they put a bend in it, though!
If my guess is right, it should have quite a soft tip, to cushion hooklengths as light as one pound breaking-strain, but quite a lot of power further down; I seem to remember reading that in the search for the ideal swing-tip rod, quite a few fly-rod blanks were used, so it will be no great shock if it does lay a No 6 line out quite nicely... it could be a fair all-rounder!
Certainly a fine maker; a real find.

[Estaban]

No threading in the tip, thank you for the info Vole

[Kevanf1]

I bought one years ago They do make an excellent tench rod. I have just purchased another over the weekend...