Intrepid Prince Regent

[Bradford Angler]

excuse my ignorance but do you mean intrepid as in black prince ?

[chesters1]

yes it was a intrepid ,the black prince was one of many intrepids sold .

this is one of the many versions of the black prince

 

[ 31. January 2004, 09:34 AM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[big al]

chesters i know what you mean about the reels we first got.me and my brother always remember getting an intrepid super twin for christmas ,and going out on boxing day .so glad my dad was and is an angler .cheers big al

[chesters1]

heres one for old times sake ,yours would have been black

 

[ 01. February 2004, 10:20 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[Bradford Angler]

I had a couple in my youth, but I must admin I fail to miss the point . .

 

the average black prince had less bb's than it took to shot a canal dart . .

 

and the bail arm didn't half wrap your knuckles in the cold . . plus the fighting drag was not exactly upto todays standards . .

 

there again on the rivers I am almost totally a pin man nowadays . .

[Bradford Angler]

ahh I see the twin model had a line roller . . did it work ?

 

the prince must 've been really entry level

[Del_R]

John S, apologies about the avatar - I've now removed it. The profile page gave the impression I could choose one. There was no theft intended

:-)

 

I shall endeavour to create one of my own.

 

Regards,

Del

[chesters1]

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plus the fighting drag was not exactly upto todays standards . .

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ofcourse it wasnt it wasnt made today :confused: it had the same friction drag of most reels of the day

 

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the average black prince had less bb's than it took to shot a canal dart

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what did you expect for the price

 

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ahh I see the twin model had a line roller . . did it work ?

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yes and no. morritt "invented" the roller but it had to be oiled regularily otherwise the line just passed over it rather than turning it ,still it was better than nothing

all todays reels have rollers and twin speed spool oscilation another intrepid "invention" i suppose with the elites 3 position anti reverse morritt also invented the bait runner but thats open to discussion

 

[ 31. January 2004, 03:00 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

[John S]

Del_R:

John S, apologies about the avatar - I've now removed it. The profile page gave the impression I could choose one. There was no theft intended

:-)

No worries mate

[Pangolin]

The early Daiwa I referred to, is the 7350RL. This has been my mainstay 'big fish' reel for many years. It retired for a year or so, in the late seventies, because I cross-threaded the front drag adjuster: my tackle dealer eventually came up with a spare that fitted, although it was black, rather than dark-red. It is still my first choice for carp or pikefishing and, despite not having a skirted spool, has never trapped line behind the spool.