[allabootthetroot]

Just got my old Hardy back from Alba Rods.
My father purchased this rod from john dickson gunsmiths when they had a shop in Belmont st way back in the mid seventy's and i ended up with it when i was a badly behaved teenager who should never have been allowed   such a fine rod  .
sadly it broke above the ferrule but i was able to continue using it just a tad shorter that never affected the action.

Any way it was still in my parents garage unused for 30 years or so as my current trout rod has a firm action great for long casting and fishing nymphs i was needing something a tad softer for fishing drys close to the bank so i decided to invest a wee bit in reconditioning which stan said was a easy job so i sent it off and am delighted with the rod for a very reasonable fee i should say .

I will wait till next April before giving it a bash it is a 6 rod so mibees a DT Mallard should suit it fine it certainly still feels like it has plenty back bone and being a tad shorter should help.

I can still remember the 3 best browns i had on it so hopefully i can add another.

 

[Sandy Nelson]

Nice job

Great to see a classic reconditioned and ready to go and do what it was designed for

Hope you get that brownie, or maybe a couple

Sandy

[Allan Liddle]

Looks a crackin job from the pics, still time to try it out on the dries before the season end rolls round again though.........

[allabootthetroot]

Looks a crackin job from the pics, still time to try it out on the dries before the season end rolls round again though.........

Thanks
Aye am hoping to have another go at the Don browns before long as i keep buying nymphs from taimen    cant help ma self if they look good i will buy em  . Probably use the modern Rod tho  .

Still the odd decent brown rising early evening tho for those willing to put in the graft and wander around a bit looking for em