Hi folks. I have a line weight question about a rod that I bought the other day. The rod is a sharps 12' double hand split cane rod called The Belmont. Does anyone have any ideas about line weights for spey casting with this rod. The serial number is on the rod but, I suspect incomplete #202
Thanks in advance for any help
Cheers Dave
I suspect you are correct about the number being incomplete unless it is pre 1958...have a look at the numbering system here...
http://www.sharpes.net/ekmps/shops/sharpes/resources/Other/sharpe-s-rod-numbering-system.pdfBack to the rod, I had a 12 foot Belmont and if I remember, its an 8-9 rod. Remember though, that is 8-9 for a double taper or spey line, not a modern salmon line
. I doubt it would work too well with a Skagit or Scandi shooting head
I believe the rod was named after the road where sharpes had a shop and workshop, Belmont Street, from 1920-1971. The factory was in John Street, from 1954 to 1971. A smaller factory was also located in seaforth rod (nets mainly, hence the Seaforth).
I still use a Sharpes "The Carp" for my carp fishing, worth silly money to a collector, but why have it sitting on a wall when it can bring so much pleasure
And here is me using it to cacth carp on a wee Scottish loch