Delkim Herons blast from the 18th century

[snoozer]

I actually saw these working today (2 runs) and was mighty impressed with them.

Although these are way before my first Carp adventures i believe some of you may remember them.

Mick the owner said they have an avesion to the rain ( nothings changed there then lol )

 

[snoozer]

  On 03/07/2016 at 17:12, carpmachine said:

Mick, our Chris Yeats,thats not like the one i had, it was white with a red light, 50 years and still working, good old Mick, did he catch anythng.

 

No lost the complete rig on the first take and 2nd resulted in a mullered chic pea lol

[snoozer]

What these little fellas Steve

 

 

i think it's 50 year old line in 6lb with a striking action of a bear trap that may have did the trick......And the lillies lol

[buzzbomb]

With that deep notch it's almost like built-in snag bars.

[buzzbomb]

  On 03/07/2016 at 18:46, carpmachine said:

Works on a big jerk moving the antenna, you wouldnt sleep if your rods were on them, well pre baitrunner days relying on the backwind, seen a few rods disappear when the reel over runs.

Now I see, I didn't look close enough before and thought it had a wheel.  Vast improvement over a stack of coins perched on the spool over a coffee can.

[salokcinnodrog]

  On 03/07/2016 at 22:24, buzzbomb said:

Now I see, I didn't look close enough before and thought it had a wheel.  Vast improvement over a stack of coins perched on the spool over a coffee can.

  

  On 04/07/2016 at 05:36, carpmachine said:

Used a biscuit tin lid and washers with a paper clip myself.

Tuppence pieces over a baccy tin for me.

 

I can remember buying Herons in the 1980's before upgrading to Optonics.

Regularly bending the arm back to shape or to try to avoid false bites in wind.

[cyborx]

pennies over an enamel dish with a fairy liquid top weighted with lead wire for a drop back indicator

[ianain]

Tackle tarts

 

  On 03/07/2016 at 22:24, buzzbomb said:

a stack of coins perched on the spool over a coffee can.

 

 

  On 04/07/2016 at 05:56, salokcinnodrog said:

  
Tuppence pieces over a baccy tin for me.

 

 

  On 04/07/2016 at 08:43, cyborx said:

pennies over an enamel dish with a fairy liquid top weighted with lead wire for a drop back indicator

 

 

 

The rest of us:

 

  On 04/07/2016 at 05:36, carpmachine said:

Used a biscuit tin lid and washers with a paper clip myself.

[Steve001]

Bj bite alarms and bottle tops for bobbins for me. Then optonic super compact. Now still using my mk1 delkims I don't move with the times very quickly

[cyborx]

  On 04/07/2016 at 08:43, cyborx said:

pennies over an enamel dish with a fairy liquid top weighted with lead wire for a drop back indicator

 

then last year i got some of them new fangled electric thingies

[snoozer]

  On 05/07/2016 at 08:43, cyborx said:

then last year i got some of them new fangled electric thingies

 

I tried them but got fed up with the length of extension cord i needed to plug em in, I use the ones that take Batteries now !

[cyborx]

  On 05/07/2016 at 18:38, snoozer said:

I tried them but got fed up with the length of extension cord i needed to plug em in, I use the ones that take Batteries now !

 

i had the newfangled ones that came with a powerpac