old Essex rods any info.

lads anyone know anything about a make of rod called essex made by Bestak LTD here in dublin.Ive just got 3 from an aunt a 12 ft beach caster brown with grips off an old grifter bike, An 8 ft spin master and a 6 and a half ft boat rod.on the boat rod the bottom 18 inches including the reel seat unscrews .they are fairly old and i would like to know more about them

thanks again
cormac

try mick in viking, he is in the know about such things

I've a blue one in the shed a beachcaster with yellow whips and a beautiful white "grifter" style handle.... Its possibly the worst rod I've ever had but it belonged to my late father and is at least 30-40 years old. Not sure what he used it for as he wasnt a shore angler. He would have bought his in the UK in the early 70s I would think.

I've a blue one in the shed a beachcaster with yellow whips and a beautiful white "grifter" style handle.... Its possibly the worst rod I've ever had but it belonged to my late father and is at least 30-40 years old. Not sure what he used it for as he wasnt a shore angler. He would have bought his in the UK in the early 70s I would think.

im nearly sure i was given the same rod by a relative wen i start fishing it was 12ft blue mustard whippings and white rubber handles...

they were the rod to have back then my father had a couple of them, a blue one and brown one rubber grips and pin striped whippings hollow fiber glass
then abu brought out the 484 and the essex went into a dark corner never to be used again

thank lads havnt taken them out yet just for the crack i also have reel as well so if you spot some nut job with a few old rods you know who it is

try mick in viking, he is in the know about such things

he,s prob still selling them

try mick in viking, he is in the know about such things

he,s prob still selling them

Ah yes the memories my old blue essex from ABC and my intrepid seastreak. More birds nests than a flock of swallows.