A 1978 Hardy Graphite De- Lux / carbon fibre 7ft brook fly fishing rod. This comes in the original bag and metal hard case. A #3 line rod with Tungsten butt ring with chrome snake eyes. These came out in 1978 , 9” cork handle with overall weight of 1 3/4oz 50gr
Vintage Sage “Graphite lll 696 RPL” 9ft 6” #6, 2 piece graphite Fly Rod in excellent condition. Brown blanks, brown whipped snake eyes, lined butt and tip ring, and a cork handle with up-locking reel seat. This rod comes complete in its Sage twin pocket brown cloth bag and original Sage screw top alloy tube.
Rare early H L Leonard “Graftek” 9ft #9, 2 piece graphite Fly Rod in excellent “as new” condition. Grey blanks, black tipped red eye whippings, lined butt rings and tip ring, and a cork handle with down locking reel seat. This vintage rod appears to be as new and unused, it comes with a twin pocket red cloth bag and H L Leonard screw top tube.
Excellent vintage Mackenzie Philps “The Yorkshire Rod” 10ft 5” #4/9, 3 piece Graphite Fly Rod in “as new” condition. Olive blanks, red tipped green eye whippings, lined eyes throughout and a cork handle with up-locking alloy reel seat. This rod appears to be as new and unused, the protective film still covering the cork handle; it comes with an unbranded 3 pocket blue cloth bag.
Rare vintage Hardy “Hardy Graphite” 9ft #9/10, 2 piece (plus mini butt) graphite Fly Rod in excellent condition. Olive blanks, red tipped black eye whippings and a cork handle with mini butt and up-locking reel seat. This rod built circa 1979 comes complete with its original Hardy twin pocket (plus mini butt pocket) blue cloth bag.
Rare Mitre Hardy “The Zephyr” 11ft 2” 3 piece Coarse Fishing Rod with a fibreglass butt section and split cane centre and tip section. In excellent condition with bronzed brass suction ferrules, tiger whipped eyes, burgundy intermediate whipping and a 20” cork handle with twin alloy sliding ring reel fittings. This vintage rod comes in its original, but slightly grubby, Mitre Hardy 3 pocket beige cloth bag.
Vintage Sage “10160-3 GFL” 16ft #10, 3 piece graphite Fly Rod in excellent condition. Brown blanks, brown whipped snake eyes, lined butt and tip rings, and a 24” double handed cork handle with up-locking reel seat. This very original rod comes in its Sage 3 pocket brown bag and screw top alloy tube. Tube length 172cm (414)
Vintage Daiwa “Whisker Graphite Pro Carp X” 12ft 2 piece graphite Carp Rod in excellent condition. Dark charcoal blanks, brown eye whippings, lined rings throughout and a double handed composite handle with up-locking graphite reel seat. This original rod comes in a Daiwa twin pocket blue cloth bag. Un - assembled length 191cm. (456)