Terry Beeson Posted February 28, 2007 Posted February 28, 2007 Carrot invention to revolutionise fishing rods Published: 09 February, 2007 CARROTS are about to give fishing enthusiasts across the UK a revolutionary new range of rods that deliver advanced performance levels for strength, stiffness, weight and toughness, while being the most environmentally friendly hi-tech rods the sport has ever seen. The material at the heart of this revolution in rod design is CurranTM which is now set to revolutionise product performance in everything from fishing rods to snowboards and car parts. Invented by two fishing mad scientists and entrepreneurs, CurranTM will herald a new age of environmentally friendly products. Through a top secret process, nano fibres found in carrots are extracted and combined with high tech resins enabling tough, durable components to be moulded to whatever shape, degree of stiffness, strength or lightness required. The Just Cast range of high performance fishing rods will offer lengths of 7.5 – 10 feet and will be officially unveiled on 16 March at the Go Fishing Show 2007 in Birmingham. Lightness, outstanding power for superior distance casting and ultimate rod control for all weather fishing are among the benefits that the company claims enthusiasts will experience from the Just Cast range. As well as retailing direct to consumers, talks are taking place with some of the biggest brands in the fishing equipment market. With colourful backgrounds that have taken them from university research to being involved in advanced aerospace technologies and helping build ancient weapons of war for ITN Factual, CurranTM inventors Dr David Hepworth and Dr Eric Whale are poised to revolutionise manufacturing. CurranTM is said to be one of the first major materials innovations since the introduction of carbon fibre fishing rods over thirty years ago. David said: “The Just Cast range offers unique power and control in all environments and being the most environmentally friendly product on the market it will help fisherman safeguard the environment they take so much pleasure from.” He added: “When assessing what market offered us the best entry opportunity we opted for the sporting goods market as it is more receptive to new materials. There is a £7 billion market worldwide for fishing rods and Europe, which will be our initial target, is one of the biggest individual markets.” A client of Scottish Enterprise’s High Growth Start-Up Unit, David and Eric’s company CelluComp was launched in 2004 with funding secured from a Scottish Executive SMART Award, Scottish Enterprise Business Growth Fund, Halifax Bank of Scotland loan and founder equity. CelluComp now aims to achieve rapid growth and David and Eric are already at work on extending the range of rods and their next product venture. Campbell Murray, Head of the Scottish Enterprise High Growth Start-Up Unit, said: “The flexibility of CurranTM and the performance it can deliver opens up a wide number of market opportunities. This is continuing proof that Scottish companies are at the forefront of technological innovation on a global level.” TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Steve Smith Posted February 28, 2007 Posted February 28, 2007 I expected a "gotcha" here on this one Terry, but I googled up CurranTM, and it seems to be real. Coming from you, there has got to be a joke here somewhere, but there's not. One site even reported making boats out of the stuff. We may learn someday that a silk purse really can be made from a sow's ear. Interesting stuff ___________________________ AKA Flysmith - Cassville MO
Terry Beeson Posted February 28, 2007 Author Posted February 28, 2007 I expected a "gotcha" here on this one Terry, but I googled up CurranTM, and it seems to be real. Coming from you, there has got to be a joke here somewhere... Why, Steve... Just what are you inferring? Actually, coming from an old "plastics" background, I was not really surprised to find out about this. Cellulose (plant cell wall material) is the basis of the plastics development in the early 20th century. It's only "natural" that we seem to be coming "full circle" to some degree. Great Scott! We"re already halfway to a flux capacitor that will develop 1.21 jigawatts with a banana peel, two ounces of beer, and a beer can! TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Steve Smith Posted February 28, 2007 Posted February 28, 2007 Invented by two fishing mad scientist Terry; you wouldn't happen to be one of those two mad scientist would you? ___________________________ AKA Flysmith - Cassville MO
Terry Beeson Posted February 28, 2007 Author Posted February 28, 2007 Yes... you've found me out... Among other things I've developed: Transparent aluminum Dilithium crystals Flux capacitor And of course back in the 60's, I developed a weather changing machine which was in essence a sophisticated heat beam which I called a "la-ser." TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Danoinark Posted February 28, 2007 Posted February 28, 2007 Me Too! About 10 years ago I had this great idea that you could put radio signals on satellite..and voila!!!!! Beeson, I am always a dang dollar short ya know! Dano Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
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