make it yourself

[Dick Dastardly]

One of the baillifs at one reservoir I fish uses them with the handle still on! and Ive seen him catch!!

[Bruno Broughton]

Peter Waller:

Cut the handle off for starters.

Aarrggghhh. You're discarding the best part, Peter. If you choose a thickish-handled desert spoon, the handle can be treated exactly the same (save the poncy paint job), albeit that I put a wavey couple of bends in the lure to improve its action when retrieved.

 

In the mid-60s I stripped the school canteen of such spoons and caught lots of pollack & coalfish on the doctored handles. Never tried them for pike, but they should work, and I bet they are fantastic for sea trout.

 

[ 22. July 2004, 11:52 PM: Message edited by: Bruno Broughton ]

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

Bruno Broughton:

in the mid-60s I srtipped the school canteen of such spoons and caught lots of pollack & coalfish on the doctored handles. Never tried them for pike, but they should work, and I bet they are fantastic for sea trout.

brilliant!!lol

[Dick Dastardly]

quote:

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Originally posted by Bruno Broughton:

in the mid-60s I srtipped the school canteen of such spoons and caught lots of pollack & coalfish on the doctored handles. Never tried them for pike, but they should work, and I bet they are fantastic for sea trout.

 

Broughton,report to the Headmasters office first thing Monday morning!

[poledark]

Bruno, did you know that was still on the unsolved crime list at Scotland Yard???

 

Den

[Vagabond]

BUDGIE:

.Maybe there isnt a need for DIY tackle in this modern age?

There may not be a DEMAND for DIY tackle, but there is certainly a NEED. I don't think anyone who has made some of their own tackle would dispute that their enjoyment and understanding of angling has been enriched as a result.

 

I recently got a primary school kid to make his own rod from a rowan sapling and his own centrepin reel from plywood, nails and a brass tube. That tackle accounted for many tench up to well over 5lb. Think of the sense of achievement that kid enjoyed.

 

When I was a kid, I made nearly all my own gear -had to - not only was there a war on and tackle scarce and expensive, but my parents didn't believe in pocket money. Have never regretted that start to over sixty years of angling.

[Bradford Angler]

dogman:

i made something that allows me to cast out 40 or 50 yds with my centre pin, dont look to good but it works

is it a feeder ?

[dogman]

iat ts hard to explain, its made out of a coat hanger,and other bits, all it does is instead of the line comeing of the front of the centre pin it comes of the side at 90 degrees to the rod,if one of my girls shows me how i will put a picture of it on here, as i said it dont look good but it works. can you imagine playing a fish at 40 yards plus on a centrepin

[Leon Roskilly]

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/authors/leon12.htm

 

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/authors/leon13.htm

 

Tight Lines - leon

[ben88]

if i knew how to make all this stuff i would make it and save some money.