J. S Sharpe of Aberdeen "The Eighty Three"

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Ashb
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J. S Sharpe of Aberdeen "The Eighty Three"

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Hi everyone,

I'm new to this forum.

Can anyone shed some light on the above rod and is it much different from Sharpe's 8' 6" #6 which I have?

Thanks

Ash

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The 79 83 and 88 were parabolic rods with staggered Ferrules. That is to say the butt and tip are different lengths. They have a different action than the 8'6" standard sharpe rods.

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Re: J. S Sharpe of Aberdeen

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snorider wrote:The 79 83 and 88 were parabolic rods with staggered Ferrules. That is to say the butt and tip are different lengths. They have a different action than the 8'6" standard sharpe rods.

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Thanks for that. So do you think it has a better action to the standard 8'6" then?

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Definitely!!!!

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Sharpe made another staggered ferrule rod, the “Royal Tribute” at 8ft 7″ #5/6, of which 100 were built in 1981 to celebrate the marriage of HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. They were given #1 and 2 as wedding gifts. Guess you could call it the 87.

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