after my father passed, I found a Sharpes of Aberdeen Scottie in the loft
It was/is immaculate. All whippings, decals are intact, with a stopper thing in ferrule
and a wooden plug in the butt; can remove and replace with a cork 5'' extension
original Bag with sales tag still attached stating ''Model 2, 9'6'' 2pc 6-1/2 oz AFTM 7-8
as Dad had moved to Wales - was it a sea-trout rod.....? I never saw it in use
it's not been used for the last 25years except a few days by me on my local trout loch
then I've been out of the 'loop' (groan) for about 3 years .... no, illness not HMG Prison
sorry for the ramble --- want to explain my thoughts
i still recall
how wonderful it felt to cast - slow, and in sych with the loch stillness
should i bring it out of retirement - for use bank casting on a couple of local lochs
native browns (Glengavel) and stocked rainbows up to 4-5lbs (Kype Reservoir)
will the impregnated glue have aged to cause failure of the rod ( always hung in its dry bag)..
will casting a WF8F stress the rod due to its age.....
I know people use very old split-cane rods but this one has sentimental value too
and it's heavy ....
so I'm thinking of a split cane rod in the 8'6'' to 9' range AFTM 5-6
or are these too light for my usage
regards and thanks for any guidance.............................john
can I flag a member in this thread - like @Dave Medlyn (who posted ''All my rods are cane. '')
