New section for vintage people

[crusian]

15 hours ago, bluelabel said:

If I could only keep 1 carp rod it'd be my Sharpe's Scottie impregnated 9'3" more powerful than a MkIV  more usable, can cast heavier weights, and great in tight swims, if you wanted a longer carp rod it'd be  Chapman's 550 Deluxe... same as the above but with a bit more length

 

15 hours ago, bluelabel said:

For an all rounder, I'd go with My MkIV Avon... great with a float or a bomb on a river or a pool, gotta say though its all subjective... we all have our faves, another rod I love as an All rounder is a Sealey The Roach, tough, tippy powerful nice to play fish on except the handle is a tad short...👍😎

Thanks very much , Blue .

Now I have some thinking to do , as I believe I own the Sharpes Scottie you mention ( have to get my tape measure out ) .

The thing is for speed at the end of a session I leave my rods , complete with pop up , tackled up  and just take them apart and put them in a rod sleeve . I don't think a cane rod would appreciate this sort of abuse . 

I did meet Chris Ball once , and he mentioned that as waters were weedier these days he had moved from using a cane rod to a fibreglass Jack Hilton Carp 1 1/2 t/c .

🤔 

[bluelabel]

20 hours ago, elmoputney said:

This post really doesn't read well in my opinion.Sounds elitist and seems to stereotype and potentially alienate a whole generation of younger anglers,we should be encouraging young anglers not writing them off. 

 

 

 

 

Errm did you not notice the smilies... ???

[yonny]

1 hour ago, bluelabel said:

Errm 

You sound like them! 😅😅👍👍

[elmoputney]

1 hour ago, bluelabel said:

Errm did you not notice the smilies... ???

That's a bit of a kop out isn't it, you meant what you said. 

[framey]

I think it depends on the waters fished to the type of angler on it 

syndicate, club or day ticket will all have a different breed of angler whether that be old or younger ones.

as long as they do not interfere with me they can do what they want 

drone, boat knock yourself out..

[Roughtor]

Has anyone ever seen the beauty of a lezak Delag reel..they are art ,art work of the highest order in many ways ,too nice to fish with ...

 

Be interesting to hear from  bluelabel as he knows all about this stuff it makes other makes,high end stuff look not so good in some ways 

[bluelabel]

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...

 

[Roughtor]

Wow,they look lovely ,especially with the new centre bosses .

 

Lezak is a member of my club ,I've yet to meet him ,his stories of Slapton Ley inspired me to spend the day on the beach and all the history that goes with it ...the Americans and requisition of the cottages ,.  

[bluelabel]

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...👍😎

Edited April 9 by bluelabel

[bluelabel]

Hi Crusian... pm wouldn't let me send a pic...(odd) so posted the pic here...