About time we had some 'pin porn

[Rusty]

Like most other ‘pinheads, when this reel appeared on the maker’s (read assembler’s) website a couple of years ago I thought it was far too expensive and pretty dull, it didn’t do anything for me. My opinion changed when I saw one in the flesh a couple of weeks later, I thought at the time that it would perform as well as any of my centrepins without the drawbacks of the traditional 12 spoke Aerial design. I was there to buy a rod though and couldn’t afford the reel as well so had to leave with just one deposit paid. The limited production run ended and I resigned myself to the fact that I’d missed the boat, none have since appeared on the 'used' market.

 

I got a second chance on Tuesday, the e-mail read that a collector had decided to sell off his cane rods and in amongst them was a centrepin, unused as were the rods. I replied as fast as I could type and that was that, I’d bought the reel. It’s a very simple design but the quality of manufacture isn’t obvious until you see it, easily as good as any other I’ve seen. A solid drum means reduced line bedding and no bait crap or water getting behind it into the works – really looking forward to trying it out.

 

Vital stats: 4 inch diameter, 1 inch wide drum, a very light 248 grams all up weight;

 

 

 

 

 

And a really impressive toad in the hole I had for dinner last night;

 

[Chris Plumb]

I look forward to seeing it in the flesh!

 

C.

[Tigger]

Being honest the barder reels just don't have any appeal to me at all, but i'm certainly not slagging them off especially as someone I know is now the proud owner of one . Obviously they do appeal to others including you Chris, I hope it gives you lots of pleasure and catches you a monster .

[Peter Waller]

I bought a 4 1/4" Ron Thompson the other day, other end of the spectrum I do appreciate, but a smaller than the more usual 4 1/2" reel has a lot to recommend it. So much more tactile than a larger reel. Mr Barder's creation looks to be the woofer's wotsits in the simplicity stakes. I never did get on with the aerials that I have had.

[Peter Waller]

Out of curiosity I googled for details of Rusty's obviously superb reel, as at £850.00 it should be!

http://www.barder-rod.co.uk/reels/reels%20details.aspx

[Kappa]

Think Id prefer the toad in the hole

[Bigfishy]

Think Id prefer the toad in the hole

 

 

Was thinking that myself..................................but then I didn't get this fat thinking anything else

[Mat Hillman]

That toad needs some onion gravy on it . . . .

[JV44]

Saw it in the flesh today as Rusty caught a string of good Roach in a crease swim ,very nice and worked like a dream

[Rusty]

What a brilliant afternoon. The reel met all of my expectations but the fishing exceeded them by far. 9 roach, biggest two 12 ounces (Keith reckoned they would have made 14 of his Yorkshire ounces) and none below 8, a 2lb perch thrown in for good measure.

 

They weren’t proper big roach but they were the largest I’ve caught for a long time, and so many of them without any interference from tiddlers. Fantastic!