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jeffire
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jeffire
   Old Thread  #35 24 Feb 2021 at 6.35pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #34
Definately not £18 pal , £31 without insurance.
h34ds
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h34ds
   Old Thread  #34 24 Feb 2021 at 11.40am  0  Login    Register
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POst with UPS - around £18insured.
swift473
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   Old Thread  #33 23 Feb 2021 at 8.41am  0  Login    Register
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The 12'6^ dream maker intrigue should be renamed smile maker as it puts a big grin on my face everytime i pick it up whether fish attached or not!
You were definitely right though about Harrison be the best available at the time and made in UK.,I bought 12 ft 2.75lb ballista blanks (available funds always meant I could only afford blanks) and they served me well for the best part of 20years,never felt the need to upgrade but the dream maker was just another level
Panander
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Panander
   Old Thread  #32 23 Feb 2021 at 7.48am  0  Login    Register
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I still have a NW 12' carbon 2 & a 1.75 that I built from blanks in 1984/5. The rods were sold like this. I also have two Hutchinson Spirolite Horizons. These were carbon/kevlar, 12' 2.5 tc. Great design with a stiff butt and compound tip. I built them for a bloke in 1985 who didn't get on with them so I bought them back. Gorgeous rods. In the garage I also have a Tricast 13' 3lb MUR. Ridiculously lightweight rod but rather nice. This is also mid 80's.

The memories.
stuart666
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stuart666
   Old Thread  #31 23 Feb 2021 at 7.30am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #29
The insight barbel rods were lovely rods. I had the rb version of them many years ago as well.
ajs55
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ajs55
   Old Thread  #30 23 Feb 2021 at 1.10am  0  Login    Register
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I’m currently using two 12ft. 2 3/4 dream maker enigma. Bought them new about 2002. Fantastic through action rod. I bought them in Belgium. They were very popular at that time. I was very lucky they were my first carp rods.
jeffire
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jeffire
   Old Thread  #29 23 Feb 2021 at 0.16am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #28
The original dream maker you have along with the leslies of luton insights are probably two of the best carp rods i have ever seen and used.
swift473
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   Old Thread  #28 22 Feb 2021 at 11.34pm  0  Login    Register
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Bought mine for what I thought was a good price afairly long time ago now.do keep my eye out occasionally on there for a dream maker intrigue 3lb but they seem like rockinghorse dodo!
jeffire
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jeffire
   Old Thread  #27 22 Feb 2021 at 11.24pm  0  Login    Register
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There was a bloke some years ago selling a large number of them on ebay all new along with other models sabres , intuitions etc
swift473
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   Old Thread  #26 22 Feb 2021 at 11.18pm  0  Login    Register
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I've got 3 unused ones of those still with the fuji tags on the butt ring sat in the attic.
swift473
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   Old Thread  #25 22 Feb 2021 at 11.18pm  0  Login    Register
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I've got 3 unused ones of those still with the fuji tags on the butt ring sat in the attic.
jeffire
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jeffire
   Old Thread  #24 22 Feb 2021 at 11.09pm  0  Login    Register
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Pretty sure they were century blanks .
swift473
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   Old Thread  #23 22 Feb 2021 at 11.04pm  0  Login    Register
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Sorry i love it,its my favorite rod and I was after another.
So what blank is the rod hutchinson inspiration 12'6^ 3.25tc burgundy colour with fuji sics built on the please?
jeffire
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jeffire
   Old Thread  #22 22 Feb 2021 at 10.49pm  0  Login    Register
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Yes the original dream maker mk 1 was built on a brown harrison blank ,
They were designed and mostly if not all built by alastair bond.
If you have some of them i will buy them off you.
swift473
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   Old Thread  #21 22 Feb 2021 at 10.30pm  0  Login    Register
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Do you know what blank (brown blank) the original rod hutchinson dream maker intrigue 12'6^ is made on by anychance?
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