Spilt cane rods

[Anthony Pearson]

I picked up a nice looking split cane rod the other day but the makers label was worn away. Are there any ways of determining its provenance?

(I'll put a photograph on later today).

 

[John Walker]

take it in to any decent tackleshop and they should be able to offer some pointers

 

[Ryan Burton]

if you can give a little more info on the rod, i may be able to give you an idea. length, no. of sections, style of guides and handle type will all help, although a picture will speak a thousand words. ryan

 

[Anthony Pearson]

Here's a few photos:

It's three piece and about eleven feet in length.

 

[Haydn Clarke]

Anthony, I am currently restoring a rod made by a company called precision rods of Redditch. Originally it was whipped in the same yellow and black jasper thread that yours has been done in. It also had similar intermediates in dark claret or black. It seems to have been a common colour scheme for Precision rods and I have seen other pictures of their rods done in the same combination. The ferruls are almost the same type too. Take a picture of any shadows near the handle as the shape of these is a dead give away. Precisions logo was shield shape.
You might get more help if you put some pictures up on the soon to be closing down Purepiscator site. If you are at all interested in cane then it's the only uk site that's worth contributing too and it's a real Shame that it's closing down at the end of the month. However, there are moves afoot to get a new site up and running for all us current users.

 

[Anthony Pearson]

Thanks for the information Haydn. You have a pm.