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  1. bromley

    Yikes

    Yikes indeed. I never knew Harrods stocked bait and fishing gear? Popped into Morrison’s this morning to get bait and feed for a club lake session this weekend. Bag of economy frozen sweet corn and a large white sliced loaf - £1.49.
  2. Have to agree with Gozzer. Minnows in particular are a sign of a clean healthy river and I’m always glad to see and catch them. As for sticklebacks, it was the sight of one caught in a net and then gazed at with wonder once transferred to a jam jar, that fifty years ago that kindled my love of fishing. Long may they thrive! And the gudgeon and the ruffe? On many a day sat on the bank, fishless and gloomily contemplating yet another blank day, how many here haven’t rejoiced at the capture of the humble gonk or daddy ruffe?
  3. I can appreciate that as so few were made, scarcity equals a very high price. But seriously, how good are they? In terms of performance would it compare with my rather battered Speedia?
  4. It all depends on the type of fishing you do (and enjoy). Trotting for roach and dace is my thing and the rod comes highly recommended. It has dealt with chub to four and half pounds, but I would not really want to use it on anything much bigger. ,
  5. I’ve used closed face reels for over 30 years now and am a big fan. I’ve used a 706 for over a year now and I’m well pleased with it. The bell housing on mine spins true so if you have a “wobble” it may be faulty so I would return to the shop. However, I don’t this would cause the reel to suddenly stop paying out line when trotting. As others have said, this may be due to the line bedding in after you have pulled against a snag or wound in with too much pressure. Persevere with it. Once you get used to them these are great reels for trotting and for that matter, light float fishing on still waters, particularly on windy days. Lots of people don’t like the synchro drag, but when set correctly its invaluable when playing a good’un. Just don’t over fill the spool
  6. Thanks for the feedback gents. Vagabond, this is a three piece rod and it’s definitely a Lucky Strike. It’s got around half of the gold oval Allcocks label. Wunwetfoot, yes, there did seem to a rather different sensation when playing the admittedly small carp on the cane rod as opposed to my usual carbon. Point taken about the Wallis cast. I guess it’s just a question of practice. I took up fly fishing a few years ago and it took some time before I learned how to cast properly. I fumbled for ages and then one day it suddenly clicked.
  7. Well, tried the rod out on a club lake yesterday. Took a bit of getting used to as it was much “whippier” that the carbon rods I usually use but twinned with an equally geriatric Mitchell 300 (my casting ability with a centre pin is not all it could be!) and a porcupine quill float that I have had for years but never used, I was all set for a retro session. . Alternating between worm and sweet corn on the hook I had plenty of roach and perch including a few “nettters”, including a a three pound mirror carp that put a real bend in the rod. I seemed to do as well as the other anglers with modern gear and ended the day rather chuffed with my boot fair bargain. The rod attracted a fair bit of inetrest from otehr anglers as well ranging from the "my dad/granddad had one like that", "look, he's got a wooden rod!" and "Its Mr. Crabtree back from the dead" I’m now on the look out for a wicker basket, a trilby hat and a pipe.
  8. It does look like the butt and tip rings were replaced as the yellow whipping is slightly brighter than on the other rings.
  9. I work and live amongst Muslims who all think this idea is ridiculous and rather than furtehring understanding and mutual tolerance will lead to more Islamophobia.. One has a daughter studiying at this university who has no problem goin g for a drink (albeit a soft one) with her beer drinking collegues. Also worth pointing out that he Koran stipulates that when in a non-Muslim country, Muslims, while staying true to and practicing their faith, should respect and abide by the customs of the host nation. According to my workmates (and me!) this is just another example of albeit well-meaning PC white Liberals, terrified of being thought racist or discriminatory, promoting practices and policies that have the exact opposite effect.
  10. While many people do go fishing, the majority of the population do not and any fishing programme has to be entertaining to the 99% of TV viewers who don’t know a bream from a boilie. Watching the likes of you and I staring at a float for hours on the local canal and pulling out a few small roach (if we're lucky!) is never going to attract the viewers At teh end of teh day, any fishing on teh box is better than none, and a damn sight better that the reality/celeb/cooking/talent drivel that now seems to dominate the airwaves. Provided you watch it for what it is – a bit of light hearted fun, it’s entertaining enough, although I agree with others that his smugness can get a bit irritating.
  11. Many thanks for the advice gents, I took the rod around to a mate in my local club who uses cane rods for advice on varnish and upkeep and he identified it as a Lucky Strike, made by a company called Allcocks dating (he thought) from the 1950’s. The butt and tip rings, he said were lined with porcelain rather than agate. I’m rather pleased with it. It’s surprisingly light for a cane rod although after carbon it does seem very “whippy”. I can’t wait to try it out. I’ve an old centre pin plus a few quill floats inherited from my late dad plus a Mitchell 300 and I’m looking forward to bit of “traditional” fishing next weekend. All I need now is a wicker basket
  12. Any vintage tackle experts out there? Went to a boot fair yesterday looking for some gardening tools. My eye was drawn to a stall selling odds and sods including a cane rod. As the stall holder only wanted 5 pounds (and I knocked him down to 4!) I bought it as a mate of mine has recently taken over a riverside pub and is on the lookout for old fishing tackle as display items. The rod is around 10 and half feet long with yellow whippings, the makers transfer has worn off but I can identify the word “strike”. The rings seem OK and the butt and tip ring look to be lined with china. It could do with a cost of varnish and the cork handle needs a good clean, but it looks in pretty good condition. I’m tempted to twin it with a centre pin and do a bit of retro fishing. Anyone got any idea what the rod might be?
  13. I've been offered an Edgar sealey "float caster" by a colleague for £60. Whole cane butt and split cane middle and top, It looks to be in good condition. Any vintage tackle buffs out there know anything about these rods? I want to use it rather than put it on the wall and look at it.
  14. bromley

    Umbrella woes

    To be honest, in 40 years of fishing I’ve never found an umbrella that can cope with high winds and the problem is particularly bad on big exposed waters such as reservoirs or gravel pits. Strong winds are no respecter of cost and the pricier brollies are just s likely to blow inside out as the cheaper ones. As others have a said, you are just as well buying a cheap one from Argos as when they do blow inside out, they are less expensive to replace. On the plus side, they are lot lighter as well.
  15. Forget the shop bought pastes and make your own! Cheaper and IMHO much better All you need is around four or five slices of stale, sliced white bread and a small tin of cat food. The “smooth” rather than the chunky variety is best. Cut the crusts of the bread and spread a slice thickly with cat food. Put another slice of bread on top and repeat. Finishing with slice of bread until you have a triple or quadruple layered cat meat “sandwich”. Place in a clean tea towel, twist the ends until you have a rough ball at the end and then hold under the tap until soaked. Squeeze out the excess water, remove from the tea towel and knead with your hands until the catmeat is blended with the bread in a putty-like consistency. Wrap in cling film and it will keep for a few days in the fridge and for weeks in the freezer. This is excellent for carp, tench and bream.
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