Bushy's rod ?

Bierdo · #1 09-09-2003, 08:03 AM

In Starlo and Bushy's book, "how to catch Bream".

I saw a picture of a rod of bushy's (or starlo's) where the reel seems to just sit on the handle, without anything holding it in at the ends!

What is this rod?

Just curious.

The best pic is on pg 37 with the sustain attached.

Cheers

Bierdo

#2 09-09-2003, 08:19 AM

HHHMMMMM, wonders what brand of rods Bushy and Stavo really use when the camera's not around?

you might just be suprised.

Cheers Samurai

Richo · #3 09-09-2003, 08:24 AM

At a guess id say a Miller BreamBuster probably the millenum I think they were the top of the range then 1K thereabouts, he did have his list of his combos in last years abt guide, maybe even still downloadable from the bream.com site if you have a look.

cheers

torvic · #4 09-09-2003, 09:33 AM

Yeah I had a long hard look at that pic too awhile ago...was wondering what was holding the reel in place!!

Angry · #5 09-09-2003, 10:15 AM

That rig caught my eye as well, very sexy. I'm pretty sure in one of the pictures you can see its an Ian Miller rod. I can't confirm this right now cos I returned Geoff P's copy of the "bible" to him.

Mick · #6 09-09-2003, 10:25 AM

This thread may assist with answers about bushys rod, it contains comments from Ian about the rod.

http://sportsfish.com.au/forum/topic...Title=LureChat

pw-bream · #7 09-09-2003, 05:21 PM

That rod has been in a story in a fishing mag somewhere years ago. Ian Miller built it, he drilled and tapped the reel stem and it is fixed to the rod with a short bolt concealed under the cork.
It looks nifty doesn't it. It would be a bit of fuss to get the reel off though if it needed to be sent away for service or repair ;-)

dantheman · #8 11-09-2003, 05:30 AM

im pretty sure its a bream buster,
as for the reel , its screwed through and counter sunk, so it can be unscrewed,
cheers dan