bluelabel
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They work well.. they finish off "The Look" that said Buzz bars weren't about in the 60' and 70's but I can live with that...👍😎
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Gardner ATTs Silent Alarms & ATTx Receiver
bluelabel replied to ...'s topic in Carp Fishing Tackle and Equipment
Had mine for yonks, sold em on when the rubberised finish started to get sticky... my lass surprised me with a full set of new Delks as a replacement... as far as I know my old ATT'S's are still going -
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Hi Crusian... pm wouldn't let me send a pic...(odd) so posted the pic here...
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You have a PM...👍
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The darker cane on the sharpe is achieved by soaking the blank in a phenol based resin and then autoclaved, (heat and vacuum or high pressure) to force the resin into the cane fibres... it makes for a tougher rod... sadly as phenol is now banned you don't see many impregnated rods... A guy called Barry Grantham bought the process and found a way round the ban on phenols but I think the venture was short lived...
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You little tinker you...🤣🤣🤣
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One is an impregnated rod t'other isn't, the darker rod is how a sharpe should look with the screw down reel fitting, I had the pale rods's reel fitting removed as it had seized up. In not too precious about matching everything, that ship sailed long ago... life's too short to worry about that sort of thing any more...👍😉
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Trad day today... well nearly every days a trad day now... just lost one off a big drop back, probably a Bream... bit of a stuttery movement on the bobbin, but I'm out and freezing in a north easterly..., got the wind off my back so its not too bad, no carp out this morning but plenty of Bream... giving the new banksticks, buzzbars and bobbins a run out... Rods are Sharpes 9'3" and the reels are Leszek Delag fettled Mordex Merlin centerpins...
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He's a lovely bloke, the covering letter and descriptions of the work he completed were very detailed and a joy to read, he dismantled each reel completely and rebuilt them to exacting tolerances so they run true and freely, they are my go to pin for carping... if you see him, tell him Aitch from TFF said Hello, and the Merlins are still cracking on...👍😎
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Got my name down for one of Leszek's reels, they are a thing of beauty. Sadly I doubt I shall ever own one, as he is in his 80's and has slowed down over the last few years... an utter gentleman and an artist... I have a trio of Mordex Merlin pins that have been modified by Leszek, they have been fitted with brass center bosses rather than the plastic ones that are prone to cracking... they look as if they were factory built...
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Korum opportunist mat bag, 2 rod quiver with landing net and brolly, chair... Job done... My back and osteoporosis has called time on overnighters now so I have to travel light... Does tickle me the amount of gear we lug about...
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Owdo mate...👍😎
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No worries mate...😎👍 'Arry
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Owdo Roughtor...👍😎
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Nifty...👍
