[Ivor Duffus]

Took out the old Shakespeare for a cast with a modern short head line to see how it performed.

As I suspected it Spey casted good.  The overhead casting was a tad more tricky but ok once I got used to the heavy line. 

That said, am sure my shoulder arthritis would flair up again if I did to many overhead casts.

[Duncan McRae]

 I’ll bet that old rod has seen some action over the years Ivor.
Shakespeare produced good quality,affordable tackle back then which was great for us lads on a tight budget 

Nice looking pool in your photo but the banks look a bit of a jungle

Duncan