Had some custom rods made recently

[Gavin Burt]

Been roped into joining a 1acre carp lake locally and struggled to find any decent carp rods that I liked. Too much choice and ironically the best blanks I came across were the ones on the £45 Advanta rods !!!

Came across a rod builder in Wales and he’s just built these for me.

11ft 2.25lb Harrison “Baby Balista” blanks in burgundy with cork handles. Wanted a modern / retro look hence the colour. I’m partnering them with a pair of Daiwa SS2600’s so they will hopefully look the business.

Should be perfect for floodwater Barbel fishing too in the Autumn.

 

[Ray Heath]

I had a pair of baby balistas the same tc converted to barbel rods for floods and they are great little rods
Just having a pair of rods built for the Trent now hopefully ready for the new season

 

[Jon Frisby]

Ballistas, such a fantastically underrated blank. Proper players rods..

 

[Daniel Earl]

Lovely build I have the 2.5lbs and adore them for that type of carp fishing

 

[Matt Smith]

I think somebody told me that Dave Lumb’s Standard Specialist Harrisons are the same blank as the Ballistas? I have two of the 204s, the unground wrap of the carbon is very retro but I really like it

 

[Robert Linwood]

I’ve got a pair of the 11ft 3lb ones great rods

 

[Joe Winstanley]

I think somebody told me that Dave Lumb’s Standard Specialist Harrisons are the same blank as the Ballistas? I have two of the 204s, the unground wrap of the carbon is very retro but I really like it

Yes the Harrison standard specialist blanks are the specialist range of the Ballista blanks.

I really like the older tech Harrison rods, such as the standard specialists, interceptors & GTI's. Underrated rods that are great to fish with.