Cork,
18mm KDPS-GS seat.
20mm
DNPS-B seat, stainless collars.
Harrison
ultra-small stainless button, X-wrap shrink tube
BNBS button,
slim cork, DPS 18 B on X-1.
BNBS button,
slim cork with flared end, DPS 17 B on P-2.
BNBS button,
slim Duplon, DPS 17 B on Ultra Matt P-5.
BNBS black
nylon button, cork - standard on P-3, P-4 and rods..
BNBS black
nylon button, slim flared cork - standard on P-2 and other cork
options for bank fishing.
Fuji
RBC19 butt cap, cork - standard on Axiom and specialist rods.
BNB black
nylon button, full Duplon
.
BNBS black
nylon button, full Duplon.
Small Harrison
stainless button, slim Duplon butt grip.
Rover
Ringing and Alternative Rings
First introduced on the P-5 and then the specialist rods Rover
Ringing allows two piece rods to be easily 'folded' in two while remaining tackled
up. Simply place the hook in the ring on the tip section nearest the joint, separate
the two rod sections and wind the line in. The rod will now fold in two so that
the tip ring lies just above the butt cap. The rod can now be banded together
at the butt, or popped into a pocket of a rod holdall or quiver. I can now provide
this system in a wider range of configurations as shown in the table below.
Rover
Ringing availability
|
Rod
Length
|
5
+ tip
|
6
+ tip
|
7
+ tip*
|
8
+ tip*
|
10ft
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
-
|
Yes
|
11ft
|
-
|
Yes
|
-
|
Yes
|
12ft
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
13ft
|
Yes
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
*
Two rings on butt section of rod
|
In addition
to the Fuji BCLSVOG rings which I fit as as standard to most of
my rods Fuiji Alconite and SiC rings are also available at extra
cost as are Kigan rings. As a rough guide expect to pay from £25
extra per rod for Alconite, £35 for SiC, and £30 for
Kigan rings - actual cost dependent on number and sizes of rings
per rod).
Blank Colours
Many blanks can be ordered smooth ground and painted. The only
gloss finishes currently available are burgundy and clear. There
is also an Ultra Matt option - which is a smooth ground blank
with no finish applied, which does not compromise the blank in
any way, but provides a low flash finish that is scratch resistant.
A personal favourite. Ultra Matt and coloured finishes incur an
additional cost on all rods except Chimera and Torrix models.
Top -Unground
blank. Bottom - Ultra Matt blank.
NB The blank
painting process is carried out at the factory and I have noticed
that blank colours can vary slightly from batch to batch. For
this reason I cannot guarantee perfect colour matching of rods
ordered at different times.
Lettering
All
rods are inscribed by hand using white ink. Lettering is kept to a bare minimum
and you can also have your name (or something daft) written on your rod for no
extra charge.
Standard
Lettering
BB350
Reduced
Graphics
X-1
Isotubes
After
impressing a customer who saw them on my own rods, and following
on from a thread on the Barbel Fishing World
website where they gained some approval I am now offering shrink
wrapped isotopes as an option on barbel rods for a small additional
charge - using a 22mm isotope. The isotope and tip of the rod
are sleeved in clear shrink tube which is over-whipped and varnished
at each end. The blank under the tube can be painted white (as
shown) or left plain. Tips can also be painted white to the
first ring down.
I
can also supply clear 6.4mm shrink tube, and 3.2mm white shrink tube for anyone
wishing to shrink wrap isotopes to their own rods. Price of each size of shrink
tubing is £1.00 per foot.
Other
Options
To find out the majority
of rod fittings which I can make available check out the Hopkins
and Holloway website. H&H are the UK distributors for Fuji products
and also have their own brands of top quality rod furniture.
Japanese shrink tube, full Duplon
handles, stainless steel butt buttons and collars are also available.
I can also lay my hands on unusual fittings from the 'States,
but don't usually hold stocks of these.
Over the years I have built a fourteen
foot drift float rod, eight foot heavy trolling rods for pike,
twelve foot ferox trout trolling rods, and many variations on
my standard builds from the sublime to the ridiculous. Custom
builds might well take eight weeks (or even longer) to complete,
depending on what fittings are required and where they have to
be sourced from, and will require a deposit to be paid.
Please note
that I cannot specify completion times for custom builds.