| #1  09-14-2009, 07:40 PM | ||||
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| A Vintage Afternoon Jolly Piscator and I decided to pop over to Berkley Lake for some fun with the wildies. As we both own and like to use some old takle, we deiced that we should both us egear thatwas at least 40 years old. Obviously we were using new line, but the wrrels and rods were of the correct vintage. I can't remember the details of the cane Barble rod that Jolly Piscator was using, but its a nice one. The reel he was using has a very harsh click, but its and all metal post war thing. I was using a Milwards Spanish Reed, with cane tip section, 'ultralite', its forst outing in my hands and I have to say it performed wondefully, sensative a tip to use light lnes and not bump small fish in the colder mobnths, but there is enough backbone in the middle section to hande the wildies. Bait was either a peice of luncheon meat, or my seasonal paste which I have now named 'purple peril'. I'm in the process of making up a big batch for the Todber session, most of which will become boilies, as the small fish sem to beat the bigger ones to it. On the plus side, roach and rudd seem to leave it alone. Here a snap of a typical berkley wildie and JP's set up. Oh the floats were of course quills, and fished with a lift method.      |
| #2 09-14-2009, 08:00 PM | ||||
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 Re: A Vintage Afternoon Nic pic Matt. Bet those carp made that old cane creak a bit. __________________ Don't Judge My Path If You Haven't Walked My Journey... |
| #3 09-14-2009, 08:00 PM | ||||
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| Re: A Vintage Afternoon sounds absolutley spiffing old chap lol ,no really sound a great afternoon been looking for some old gear myself but all i can find are fly rods which aint my thing |
| #4 09-14-2009, 08:01 PM | ||||
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| Re: A Vintage Afternoon well done matt |
| #5 09-14-2009, 08:33 PM | ||||
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| Re: A Vintage Afternoon Try E-Bay, or hunting around at Flea Markets and Car Boots. I have a split cane rod to restore that i got form a car boot, I bought a pair for #15. Banana Steve is organising our clubs christmas match, and JP and I planning to petion him that weights caught on vinateg tackle should bge doubled, never happen though. |
| #6 09-15-2009, 07:03 AM | ||||
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| Re: A Vintage Afternoon sounds a lovely day there guys  dave __________________ www.exmouthsaa.co.uk 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day simples You won't know unless you go :D...and if you do go!! please let us know :D as thats how the forum thrives |
| #8 09-15-2009, 09:37 AM | ||||
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| Re: A Vintage Afternoon cracking day mate __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
