Chris Yates ‘The Bishop’ 11′ carp rod made in 1998.
A superb Chris Yates Bishop 2-piece carp rod in mint condition.
£1,800.00
Commissioned on 13th June 1997, we completed this rod in 1998 and I believe it has been used once. Maybe not even that. There isn’t a mark on it and it’s spotlessly clean.
It’s a particularly elegant, lissom rod. The action is the stuff of dreams. Well, my dreams anyway. My own Bishop (I was raised as an Anglican) is slightly earlier and made in the same style but this one is better. It has more than enough substance to handle strong carp to whatever size you might encounter in a largely Protestant country. Furthermore, due to its refined character, it’ll make a nice barbel rod and dare I say -yes I do dare- a good rod for big chub. Clip on a cage feeder filled with liquidized bread, put a big pinch of flake on a size 6 and lob it out into the Thames. Sooner or later you’ll catch a seven pound chub. I did, twice.
There you have it. A rod that is even lovelier in the flesh than it appears to be in the perfectly nice pictures I’ve taken of it. Have a good look at them before you call me to buy this rod, just as things are warming up for the Glorious 16th of June, when honest anglers begin their carp fishing.
Specification.
11′ 2-piece split cane blank made from hand flame tempered and hand straightened vintage Tonkin bamboo. The sections are arrow straight.
Barder Rod Co nickel sliver waterproof splint end ferrule with its cork and hardwood stopper.
26″ cork handle with a classic mushroom shaped top and Barder Rod Co nickel silver sliding reel bands, butt cap and shoulder collar.
Amberfin butt & tip rings, hard chrome plated stainless steel bridge intermediate rings. There is a hook keeper ring secured with a hand forged nickel silver strap above the handle.
Pearsall’s bottle green silk whippings tipped with red Pearsall’s Gossamer silk. The rod has a flawless hand applied finish.
Tailor made bag with bronzed press stud fastenings and a pocket in the flap for the ferrule stopper.
Test Curve; 1¾ lbs. Reel lines: 8 -12 lbs BS. Casting weights: up to 1¼ oz + bait.