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Re: Milwards Floatrover

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AshbyCut wrote:
The Old Buffer wrote:I am afraid that I am the guilty buyer and yes, I too expected it to go a fair bit higher. Now I only have to sneak it past my good lady who firmly believes that a fisherman only really needs one rod and one reel.
Try suggesting to her that a lady only really needs one pair of shoes. :Wink:
It is good to know that I am not alone :Hat:
The coiled line travels from the reel, it brings up at last, the hook goes home, and then begins the test of skill. "BB"
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Re: Milwards Floatrover

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According to Milwards catalogues the "floatrover" was 11ft in length and weighed 11 ounces.
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Mine is eleven foot and eleven and a half ounces. Close enough.
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It's like me then. It's put on weight over the years.
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PondLife wrote:It's like me then. It's put on weight over the years.
Unlike you and I the rod has been refurbished. :Wink:
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If i was a rod, :Chuckle: i don't think even the skills of Edward Barder would be sufficient to renovate me.
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Over the years Milwards offered so many of their rods at different lengths...the images look correct, don't they?
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