Don't forget the 'pin porn, we can use them again soon.

[Rusty]

An hour and a bit to bid on this;

 

http://tinyurl.com/nl9pau6

 

And a day to bid on this, enough time to see the bank manager;

 

http://tinyurl.com/ponfmgv

 

The Allcock reel is gorgeous, it looks so delicate.

[Tigger]

I like the Lythe, lovely reel .

 

I've never liked the old ebonite reels, they just don't appeal.

[Chris Plumb]

Blimey the CL made nearly 900quid...

 

 

C.

[chavender]

i expect this will probably double in value before its done

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Allcock-Aerial-style-centrepin-fishing-reel-split-cane-rod/281307684189?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222006%26algo%3DSIC.FITP%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20890%26meid%3D6205615013729002310%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D9312%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D251501073189#ht_44wt_961

[Tigger]

i expect this will probably double in value before its done

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Allcock-Aerial-style-centrepin-fishing-reel-split-cane-rod/281307684189?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222006%26algo%3DSIC.FITP%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20890%26meid%3D6205615013729002310%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D9312%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D251501073189#ht_44wt_961

 

 

It is a smart lookin reel I must addmitt. I wonder who made it...any ideas Chav ?

[tincatinca]

That looks very much like one made by Casting in Wood. I had one which is the picture in my avatar which had gone through some form of ageing process as can be seen in the pictures below but in my opinion the build quality was not that good so I sold for a decent price as the Casting in Wood reels do have a collector following.

 

 

 

 

I would love to see one of these come up though

 

 

 

 

[Tigger]

That looks very much like one made by Casting in Wood. I had one which is the picture in my avatar which had gone through some form of ageing process as can be seen in the pictures below but in my opinion the build quality was not that good so I sold for a decent price as the Casting in Wood reels do have a collector following.

 

I would love to see one of these come up though

 

Claro precision engineering 3.5.jpg

 

 

You might be right there Paul, I hadn't thought of casting in wood reels.

Who's made the bottom reel ? Can't be a CL as the screw heads on the line lays arn't aligned .

[tincatinca]

You might be right there Paul, I hadn't thought of casting in wood reels.

Who's made the bottom reel ? Can't be a CL as the screw heads on the line lays arn't aligned .

 

Hi Ian, I found it on the net quite some time ago and it apparently was made by a company called Claro Precision Engineering who just happen to be based in Knaresborough same as Chris Lythe. It appears they have done a few different reel prototypes in the past and if you look at the make up of the 1915 there are a lot of similarities.

 

This is the company

 

http://www.claro.co.uk/default.asp

 

They are also tied up with this company in making prototypes.

 

http://www.theflyreelcompany.co.uk/about.php

 

http://www.engineering.lancs.ac.uk/news/?article_id=1790

 

It would certainly be cost effective to have a reel prototyped and iron out any issues before setting up for production runs.

[Tigger]

Interesting stuff Paul, you've got the old coggs crunchin now lol.

[Rusty]

It appears they have done a few different reel prototypes in the past and if you look at the make up of the 1915 there are a lot of similarities.

 

I think this is more of a Witcher replica than the Lythe 1915. The only difference I can see is that the drum retaining fork is at the front of the reel and not the back, other than that everything else is the same, calliper ratchet spring, riveted line bearers and handles, reel foot mounting integral with the backplate, fake patina etc. Even the reel foot dimensions look the same.

 

 

I saw this and was going to have a punt, not worried about the no-name branding, if it works as good as it looks it could be a very nice centrepin.