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Author Topic: In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?  (Read 5657 times)

James

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In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?
« on: October 05, 2016, 11:29:45 PM »
Hi

Iam looking to setup my a 4" Silex CP with the "go to" setup from the 1980's-1990's.

I remember seeing a rod for sale a a few years ago that paired the Silex with a yellow(fiberglass) cp rod.

Was it a Fenwick?

The picture in question was a blurry shot of a couple guys in yellow rain coats holding the rods. 

I also hear that the sage 3113 brown was the way to back then. But that is $$$ and I can't find a blank.

However I would love to find a traditional vedder silex rod setup for nostalgia.

Currently Iam using a Shimano Technium 10'6 med. slow action 12-20lb.

What was your setup for a 4" Silex in the 80s-90s ? Or currently with a older blank ?

Thanks !
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Re: In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2016, 05:39:51 AM »
I think the Silex dates backs a littler earlier and in the 80s and 90s starting to go out of fashion in favour of bait casters. Islander helped bring back the CP.

I bought my Silex in 1974. Favoured rods were the Redls (yellow glass) and Hardy 10-10s. The Richmake Rods usually also yellow glass  were also well liked.
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Re: In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2016, 06:58:31 AM »
1263,1264 Fenwick yellow fibreglass blanks were what all the "cool kids" had back then!
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Re: In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2016, 07:03:18 AM »
I have my original set up from the late 60's early 70's.
it's a 9.5' Richmake centerpin rod, yellow fibreglass blank with red wraps & black trim with a black 1962 JW Young Seldex.
Got it strung up with one of the original cork floats, pencil lead in surgical tubing and #8 pink spin n glow!
 
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Re: In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2016, 08:47:08 AM »
Quote from: spoiler on October 06, 2016, 06:58:31 AM
1263,1264 Fenwick yellow fibreglass blanks were what all the "cool kids" had back then!
If I recall the brown blank Fenwick 1262 was the rod wanted by most anglers.  You still see a few around and they feel like clubs compared to today's  quality graphite rods :D
The best Silex's were of course the Jewel's and Supers in 3 3/4 " 
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Re: In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2016, 01:00:00 PM »
Quote from: James on October 05, 2016, 11:29:45 PM
I also hear that the sage 3113 brown was the way to back then. But that is $$$ and I can't find a blank.
I saw a feed on Facebook this morning mentioning a bunch of Brown Sage 3113 blanks and completes for sale this weekend. Believe it was SeaRun that was posting it, and I believe it was $300 for a blank and $700 for a complete build. Give them a shout.
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Re: In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2016, 01:05:56 PM »
I have all of those rods mentioned, yellow Fenwick 1262, brown 1262,1264, Sage Babcock brown 3113 mb, Hansen 11/4. plan on
reducing that number in the next few months.
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Re: In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2016, 06:12:06 PM »
Awesome! Thanks everyone. Keep them coming. 


The sage 3113 is out my price range and I have a plethora of graphite cp rods so I may have to check out the fenwick glass rod. 

I like a slow feel anyways. 
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Re: In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2016, 07:32:48 PM »
I used a Hardy 10/10 mooching rod with my Silex.
Now I use a Sage with my Silex.
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Re: In the 1990's ...4" Silex Centerpin Setups- what was the go to ?
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2016, 12:24:12 PM »
Quote from: Dave on October 06, 2016, 08:47:08 AM
The best Silex's were of course the Jewel's and Supers in 3 3/4 "

You see a few sporting those vintage 3.75" Silex'es. Very neat but boy do those look tiny. I have a regular 4" Silex that I have now retired to the display cabinet because even that was too small (and wide) for my liking and IMHO just doesn't perform up to the level of a modern reel.

It's bad enough with a 4.75" reel, but with a 4" or 3.75" I'd feel like I'm spending way more time reeling than fishing...
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