SquidMarks Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Just trying to ID an old surf rod that was picked up from a kerbside pickup. Its an old beachcomber rod by force ten, length is 3.8m (im guessing the 144 designation as with the old Snyder rods). Apart from the name, there's no other details (and its in decent nick so I don't want to dismantle grips to try and find the bank details). Just wondering if anyone wanted to take a stab at guessing the rating/maker. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Try and put a photo of the entire rod if you can- might give us a bit of an idea- I know it's hard to take good photo's of long rods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 I don’t know if this helps at all, but a quick google search shows Force 10 rods are still available through a major department store and they do offer a 12 foot surf rod. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I think Force 10 were a department store type cheap brand, (lots of other force 10 stuff available) it might even be connected to Jarvis Walker somehow? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I have bought a bit of Force gear from Ganzel when they were in Moorebank about 35 years ago, still got a lot of it, I particularly liked their 7' black barra rods. Unfortunately the 2 I had were stolen along with about $8000 worth of gear. Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquidMarks Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 I kind of figured that 'force ten' is not exactly the ducks nuts of brands, I'm more hoping that the old rods were made to a better standard with a (hopefully) Aussie rod blank. Here are some more photos (by the way, it feels like a 6 wrap to me when compared to the Snyder 4144,6144 and 9144). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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xerotao Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 4 hours ago, frankS said: I have bought a bit of Force gear from Ganzel when they were in Moorebank about 35 years ago, still got a lot of it, I particularly liked their 7' black barra rods. Unfortunately the 2 I had were stolen along with about $8000 worth of gear. Frank I used to purchase crab traps off them many years ago also. Apparently Gansel is now located in Ingleburn. not sure if they are open to the public. Very affordable prices if you arent into big name brands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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