old Essex rods any info.

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#1 Post by **cormac sparks** » Sat May 29, 2010 1:47 am

lads anyone know anything about a make of rod called essex made by Bestak LTD here in dublin.Ive just got 3 from an aunt a 12 ft beach caster brown with grips off an old grifter bike, An 8 ft spin master and a 6 and a half ft boat rod.on the boat rod the bottom 18 inches including the reel seat unscrews .they are fairly old and i would like to know more about them

thanks again
cormac

#2 Post by **fishface** » Sat May 29, 2010 5:58 am

try mick in viking, he is in the know about such things

#3 Post by **petekd** » Sat May 29, 2010 11:11 am

I've a blue one in the shed a beachcaster with yellow whips and a beautiful white "grifter" style handle....

Its possibly the worst rod I've ever had but it belonged to my late father and is at least 30-40 years old. Not sure what he used it for as he wasnt a shore angler. He would have bought his in the UK in the early 70s I would think.

#4 Post by **sea serpant** » Sat May 29, 2010 12:35 pm

petekd wrote:I've a blue one in the shed a beachcaster with yellow whips and a beautiful white "grifter" style handle.... Its possibly the worst rod I've ever had but it belonged to my late father and is at least 30-40 years old. Not sure what he used it for as he wasnt a shore angler. He would have bought his in the UK in the early 70s I would think.

im nearly sure i was given the same rod by a relative wen i start fishing :shock:

it was 12ft blue mustard whippings and white rubber handles... :roll:

#5 Post by **JOHN1** » Sat May 29, 2010 1:27 pm

they were the rod to have back then my father had a couple of them, a blue one and brown one rubber grips and pin striped whippings hollow fiber glass

then abu brought out the 484 and the essex went into a dark corner never to be used again :lol:

#6 Post by **cormac sparks** » Sat May 29, 2010 11:19 pm

thank lads havnt taken them out yet just for the crack i also have reel as well so if you spot some nut job with a few old rods you know who it is

#7 Post by **roger de dodger** » Mon May 31, 2010 8:28 pm

fishface wrote:try mick in viking, he is in the know about such things

he,s prob still selling them :lol:

#8 Post by **hugo** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 11:04 am

roger de dodger wrote:
fishface wrote:try mick in viking, he is in the know about such things
he,s prob still selling them

#9 Post by **Dicenintra** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:08 pm

Ah yes the memories my old blue essex from ABC and my intrepid seastreak. More birds nests than a flock of swallows.

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old Essex rods any info.

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