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Can anyone put a name to this 13ft float rod?

 

First thoughts are that its a Leeda rod, but the A7000 series rods I've seen have been designated A17**, so perhaps not.

 

It's a belting silverfish rod, fast on the strike but bends to the corks on a good 'un. Too soft for anything bigger than 5 or 6 lb - it just stays in a ruddy big hoop for the whole fight.

 

Blank looks dark blue, but it's 2 tone in the right light. Weight is 6oz. Screw down reel fitting. Cork handle with duplon fore and aft. Lightweight single-leg silicon carbide rings. Put-over joints. Bought it from Used Tackle at Skegness market maybe ten years back for £30 (supposedly reduced from £150).

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Its probably one of a range produced solely for used tackle under their own name.

No, mate. It's definitely from one of the major manufacturers. From a time when Used Tackle sold off "end of production run" rods at daft prices.

 

I seem to remember the vendor saying that it was an unbadged Blue Diamond, but I thought those rods had a diamond cross-weave overlay, hence the confusion.

It's far too nice a rod to be an early(ish) example of Used Tackle's own brand. Balance is superb - it's one of those "extension of my own arm" rods that you know is right as soon as you pick it up.

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I ain't got a clue about the rod but to me it looks like an unground blank and very similar to a harrison blank.

 

It's a wonderful tool in the right circumstances, so I would be unsurprised if you turned out to be right. But with the proliferation of carp in almost every stillwater we fish nowadays it hardly ever comes out of the bag. Shame, really.

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Can anyone put a name to this 13ft float rod?

 

First thoughts are that its a Leeda rod, but the A7000 series rods I've seen have been designated A17**, so perhaps not.

 

It's a belting silverfish rod, fast on the strike but bends to the corks on a good 'un. Too soft for anything bigger than 5 or 6 lb - it just stays in a ruddy big hoop for the whole fight.

 

Blank looks dark blue, but it's 2 tone in the right light. Weight is 6oz. Screw down reel fitting. Cork handle with duplon fore and aft. Lightweight single-leg silicon carbide rings. Put-over joints. Bought it from Used Tackle at Skegness market maybe ten years back for £30 (supposedly reduced from £150).

Its a Leeda/MAP rod - dont know the model but will try and find out.

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Different floats for different folks!

 

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Its a Leeda/MAP rod - dont know the model but will try and find out.

 

Thanks mate.

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Shimano I think used A7000 for a float rod and without their logo it could be a second sold through a third party outlet.

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I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.

 

What do you think if the float does not dip, try again I think.

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What year was it brought out roughly as Ive still quite a few of my old LEEDA trade catalogues still and could check for you?

 

Hard to be exact, we had so many holidays in that area when the kids were still at school age, but the missus reckons it's about 9 or 10 years ago .

 

Rob.

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