ABU farflyte 1067

9 1/2 -287cm

abulon aftm 6 - 7

I got this rod as a present when i was a wee lad , not sure how old it is ?

i cant cast it !!! its like an elastic band compared to my current rod

any ideas on the age or test curve ? i'm not sure about identifying test curves from the numbers .

Test curve is normally used to describe Pike -Carp-spinning rods. rod action is the description of flyrods,
This is a fibreglass rod ,and it will probably have a through action or maybe ''jelly like''

Jim

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

First fly rod I ever had was an ABU far flyte 6/7 that would have been 1970 or 1971.

Coasty. did it have a through action.

Jim

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

coasty, does this 1 look from same era ??

cheers mark

It had an action that was reminiscent of casting with a length of rubber hose pipe but It was my first proper fly rod and I loved it...

The other disadvantage I had was that my father who was a coarse angler bought me the stuff and the fly line was a strange affair that was like a braided nylon line that took its weight from the water it absorbed , However as you started to false cast it lost weight, I think it was called a kingfisher or the like, Goodness knows how I ever managed to learn to cast. Shortly afterwards I bought a PVC line.

Marky I dont seem to be able to see your pics, However the rod was a quite dark brown and the label and ABU badge I remember as having a shiny gold backing the rod had wire snakes. I think it had metal ferrules and the reel seat was like gold anodised. Hope that helps



Andy

The kingfisher line is a silk line,and was meant to be treated to make it float. and should have been hung up to dry after every trip(something I never did),At the time I also found it hard to cast(Milbro Trufly glass rod)

Jim

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

This line wasnt a silk line. It was made of braided nylon and the instructions were that the line should be stripped from the reel and allowed to take up moisture. Yes I know knigfisher lines are silk and wouldnt be sure that this was called a kingfisher all I remember was it was dreadful...

coasty ,

same rod as you described ! nice looking rod just a bit bendy ...

Rod isnt the same although of a similer period. Does that one have steel ferrules?