Public Liability

[Dick Dastardly]

fibreglass rod. I was given the rod which is about 4 years old, but I'm told a replacement will cost £1000.

 

Who told you this? because without even bothering to ask the details (ie make of rod etc) I can tell you after many years of being involved with fishing tackle that its absolute ******!

[watatoad]

You are right on that one Bugie.

 

Unless he is having a one off blank made to a unusual standard

 

That is a lot of money for a rod I cant think of anyone charging that much even for a hand made personally tailored newly built cane rod even if you had it gold plated...carbon - cheaper, composite cheaper, boron - cheaper, kevlar - cheaper, hardy - cheaper, hand built bruce and walker - cheaper, harrison - cheaper, daiwa match pro tournament much cheaper, I could go on for ages. Does anyone know what rod could cost that much? Maybe a pole?

 

I have searched and as an old crazy who likes hollow fibreglass even though some of my rods may be sought after vintage in various materials I am puzzled as to what it could be. but if you are paying that sort of money I would love to know who thinks your rod is worth that much and are they buying because at that price I will sell you any of my rods even ones I have made myself and I value them very highly (they cost a fortune in blood sweat and tears) plus I might have to up my insurance.

 

I have not seen or heard of the most sought after rods fetching that sort of money but if they are I will sell all mine and buy a Bugatti veyron or a pagani and give up angling and fish for a different sort of species...hehehe although thinking about it at my age fishing is safer...hehehe I could not handle other species so I guess I better stick to angling and a car I can get my rods in.

[chesters1]

blimey having a loft and shed full of fibreglass I'M RICH! beyond my wildest dreams :clap2:

[yorkio]

That is a lot of money for a rod I cant think of anyone charging that much even for a hand made personally tailored newly built cane rod even if you had it gold plated...carbon - cheaper, composite cheaper, boron - cheaper, kevlar - cheaper, hardy - cheaper, hand built bruce and walker - cheaper, harrison - cheaper, daiwa match pro tournament much cheaper, I could go on for ages. Does anyone know what rod could cost that much?

I don't think you can get an Edward Barder rod of any sort for less than a grand. And his three-piece fly rods are £1,800 each.

[Steve Walker]

I would assume that it is a carbon fibre pole, not a fibreglass rod, although confusing the two seems more like the kind of mistake a man walking his dog along the towpath would make than one a man fishing with it would make...

[watatoad]

I don't think you can get an Edward Barder rod of any sort for less than a grand. And his three-piece fly rods are £1,800 each.

 

Yes and his coarse rods are between £1,200 and £1,500 but they are built cane and not fibreglass which the rod in question is.

[jeepster]

If you were, and it sounds like you were, obstructing the tow path, then it's an accident which was caused by your negligence, simple as that. Accidents happen, life's a bitch, time to move on