A very special Hardy rod

[Beresford]

First we had the storking[sic] rod and now we have the stroking rod…

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/83-Hardy-the- ... 1206399644



and the price…

[Olly]

The Allcocks Wizard is not cheap either --

[Nobby]

It's that time of year again......


Some of the established professional sellers do this every year in the hope, I presume, of snagging an angler's wife who is stuck for Christmas present ideas, with a ridiculously over-priced auction.....


It actually works sometimes....the buyer thinking it must be special if he's asking that much for it!


He also has a Golden Scale Club rod........at a 300% mark up to the usual price of such a rod.

[PondLife]

The price on the Milwards is a bit shocking considering it sold at mullocks for £80 plus commission on the 23/march/2013. I was going to buy it but i thought as i've got two 12 footers already why do i need another one just because it used to belong to a Golden scale club member. The inscription doesn't make it a better rod.

[RBTraditional]

Stroke me darling.....stroke me!!!! OOOOOH!

[Wandler]

Oh dear 'Fifty Shades of Grayling'!

[Badger]

Another Hardy "Storking" rod on eBay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-HARDY ... 3f2dd8ecfc

[Trevor]

Never seen the appeal of trying to catch storks.
Always preferred herons personally.

[Beresford]

Another Hardy "Storking" rod on eBay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-HARDY ... 3f2dd8ecfc

Goodness me, it's been partially rewhipped and has got bent eyes and they still want £180 for it.

[Kingfisher]

It beats me where they find all this stuff, I only live 30 mins away from him and I can never find any. I try all the charity shops from here to 30 miles away and still nothing....I'd love to know their secret.