Get your grices out for the boys!
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:07 pm
I woke up this morning with the oncoming lockdown hanging over my head and thought to myself today is probably the only chance I'll get to go realistically before Thursday.
The weather outside today made me think twice so I decided to play with my tackle while the wife is at work as this is normally frowned upon at our dinner table.
At the beginning of the year I sold a huge amount of my traditional collection of rods ,pins and reels and nets as they were just not getting used and were becoming expensive ornaments.
It was extremely liberating and I've only kept the items I'm not afraid to use or get dirty.
I absolutely love my Grice and young pins with their no nonsense, heavy built like tanks charm.
They do not cost the earth and are extremely reliable and best of all I'm not afraid to use them!
The three models that have found their way to me cover 99% of my fishing
Whilst administering some TLC to my pair of Golden Eagle's I noticed a couple of slight differences and realised one of them was built possibly alot earlier than the other.
One has the label Dorset England
And the other Hants England which I believe is the earlier pin as I'm sure I've read on here that Grice and Young changed premises at some stage?
But as suggested by RBT this morning was it infact the change in county lines?
The fact I have one of each is just a happy accident.
There is another slight difference in the spool release lever.
The Hants version has this little flat rounded lever
And the Dorset version has this looped wire lever
Inside the back plates both are stamped with
GRICE AND YOUNGS LTD CHRISTCHURCH HANTS
So there you have it my little accidental collection of Grices that all get used throughout the season.
Avon Royal Supreme
Avon Royal Eagle
Golden Eagle
I wonder if we could get a complete list of all the early models before they went plastic at the top of this forum section?
The weather outside today made me think twice so I decided to play with my tackle while the wife is at work as this is normally frowned upon at our dinner table.
At the beginning of the year I sold a huge amount of my traditional collection of rods ,pins and reels and nets as they were just not getting used and were becoming expensive ornaments.
It was extremely liberating and I've only kept the items I'm not afraid to use or get dirty.
I absolutely love my Grice and young pins with their no nonsense, heavy built like tanks charm.
They do not cost the earth and are extremely reliable and best of all I'm not afraid to use them!
The three models that have found their way to me cover 99% of my fishing
Whilst administering some TLC to my pair of Golden Eagle's I noticed a couple of slight differences and realised one of them was built possibly alot earlier than the other.
One has the label Dorset England
And the other Hants England which I believe is the earlier pin as I'm sure I've read on here that Grice and Young changed premises at some stage?
But as suggested by RBT this morning was it infact the change in county lines?
The fact I have one of each is just a happy accident.
There is another slight difference in the spool release lever.
The Hants version has this little flat rounded lever
And the Dorset version has this looped wire lever
Inside the back plates both are stamped with
GRICE AND YOUNGS LTD CHRISTCHURCH HANTS
So there you have it my little accidental collection of Grices that all get used throughout the season.
Avon Royal Supreme
Avon Royal Eagle
Golden Eagle
I wonder if we could get a complete list of all the early models before they went plastic at the top of this forum section?