bent tip rods.

[rob fish]

hey guys,just wondering if they are still made? chasing 5126 or 4120 rob

[HOTRODS]

Pacific Composits still have the following on the price list
CR 4136
MT 4144
MT 7144
FSU 4120 - so seems your in luck, just find your local stockist and go get em !

[rob fish]

thanks hotrods .rob

[rob fish]

to keep the weight down and not kill the rods action i was
going to try recoils any ideas appreciated
rob

[ryansrods]

hi rob why is it that you need a bent tip

[rob fish]

hey mate to be honest only ever used bt rod for baitfishing
you rarely get tangles around the tip,
good for night fishing .seems there abit hard to get these days
rob

[ryansrods]

i used to be a bt only fisha but got sick of snapping tips off especially while casting wit som of the tip guides these days ya dont need a bt as the line just rolls over the frame

[rob fish]

what sort of frames are you using?
do you live in yamba? i bought my first bt over thirty years ago
down there can't remember name of shop we brought a heap of them back 100 from memory

[ryansrods]

hi rob ill find out the name of the frames im using and let you know i certainly do live in yamba and is probably one of the only places in australia you can buy a bent tip off the shelf these days ya probably bought ya rod from the bait and tackle in the main street probably owned by ray rienberger my father used to built rods at that shop about 30 years ago does ya rod have a pic of a shark on a gold background? anyway 30 years down the track and i am now custom building the rods at yamba bait and tackle usually stock a cuople of each bt that hotrods mentioned

[rob fish]

hi ryan, small world!
myself and a guy called martin cowling picked them up
you could`nt track down an old yellow 5126 bt ? probably antique now
cheers rob

[ryansrods]

by the sounds of it it was a butterworth blank ill have a look for a bt but i have a 5136 straight tip in the shed

[rob fish]

thanks ryan
yes it was a butterworth, of the old style rods it was a top bream rod, the 4120 looks to be too heavy? cr4126 and the like used to be like spaghetti do you know if there still the same? if a bt doesn't turn up would you part with one in shed?
rob
ps i remember that insignia ,we just bought the blanks