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The Aristocrats are still superb rods. I updated a spliced Aristocrat with new reel seat and single leg fuji's for my friend and it still feels light and crisp alongside more modern rods!
My mate uses it for everything: roach, dace and chub on the Nene, stillwater bream on the waggler and carp to the low 20s which it handled quite comfortably (he certainly didn't run out of rod).
Not many rods of today that have enough build strength lower down and finesse in the tip to do that, as they tend to be built far closer to their fail-point to save weight.
My mate uses it for everything: roach, dace and chub on the Nene, stillwater bream on the waggler and carp to the low 20s which it handled quite comfortably (he certainly didn't run out of rod).
Not many rods of today that have enough build strength lower down and finesse in the tip to do that, as they tend to be built far closer to their fail-point to save weight.