help please

[dusty]

hi eveyone i fancy treating myself to a split cane rod and an old school reel for stalking and floater fishing does anyone fish with cane rods and old reels who could advise me on what to go/not go for many thanks

[Julian Grattidge]

Originally Posted by dusty

does anyone fish with cane rods and old reels

Oh Yes!!

Depends how much money you are looking to part with. For a half decent rod and reel combo capable of landing some lumps, you're probebly looking at a minimum of £40-50, and the sky's the limit.

To have a look at what's around, goon ebay, get into the vintage tackle section, then rods, then whack 'carp' in the search box. Proper vintage carp rods go for strong money, but you can sometimes pick up a bargain if you look for a decent split cane salmon rod or spinning rod, as they will be built much stronger than your average trout rod.

For reels, you're best looking at a Mitchell - loads on ebay, again you can get one that needs a tinker for a few quid, or you can get a fully reconditioned one for about £30.00. Give me a shout if you fancy the latter as I have a contact who has supplied me with a few absolute minters for decent money.

Well worth doing though, adds something 'extra' to the achievement I find.

[dusty]

had a look on e-bay i quite fancy saving up for a richard walker rod the mitchell reel would look nice with a cane rod please could you advise what model to go for ive still got some old quill floats from when i was a kid im goin to restore them ready for my new/old set up cheers for the help

[Oldfellah]

Its the Mitchell 300 that you want. Rodwise the RW cane rod is a lot of money if in goon nick so take a look at a cane salmon rod (as previous poster said) which can be a lot cheaper. I use a Chapman 500 that was a direct competitor to the Mk 1v and absolutely love it. Have had carp to over 30lb on it and find it just about the finest playing rod I have used. Easy to forget just how nice the old through action rods were for playing a carp.

[scotty]

some sound advise allready mate but just be sure if parting with some decent money you are actually purchasing the real macoy as there are alot of imitations around...