There in lies a warning to all potential buyers of Free Spirit, I beleive these are like many other rods, Jap imports.........so basically, they are just like any other mass production rod but with a massive price tag to fool any potential buyers into thinking they are getting a real quality, handmade type product.
My advice to anyone thinking of spending this type of money on rods is to always go for Century, Harrison or Simpsons of Turnford........I bet you would have got much better service from thew above companies as they make the rods and have the parts in England.
Many years ago, I