My main birthday present to me !!!
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My main birthday present to me !!!
Just managed to acquire this ... a Hardy Bros. "The Lightweight" "Sheffield Style."
11ft., 3 piece, with whole cane butt and centre sections and a split cane tip ... with it's original bag. The main attraction is it's weight of 8.5oz., with a fast action tip ... so may prove to be an ideal tiddler-snatcher/crucian rod.
Serial number is G 12622 ... so I'll leave it to the Hardy experts here to date it for me. (A document I have seen about G designated rods ... meaning rods of composite materials rather than all of one material ... dates it to 1934 ... but I stand to be corrected !)
I'll update when it arrives.
11ft., 3 piece, with whole cane butt and centre sections and a split cane tip ... with it's original bag. The main attraction is it's weight of 8.5oz., with a fast action tip ... so may prove to be an ideal tiddler-snatcher/crucian rod.
Serial number is G 12622 ... so I'll leave it to the Hardy experts here to date it for me. (A document I have seen about G designated rods ... meaning rods of composite materials rather than all of one material ... dates it to 1934 ... but I stand to be corrected !)
I'll update when it arrives.
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Re: My main birthday present to me !!!
Crumbs AC - I wont tell you what I fish with.......
Trouble is, the fish just don't read the books......
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Oh, go on Sir !!! Don't tease !!!
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Lovely rod Mal and many happy returns .
It does have a 30's look about it?
It does have a 30's look about it?
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Happy birthday Mal - another fine acquisition
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I think every day is a birthday for you Mal - but another great find.
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Mal, Happy Birthday ... is that your new carp rod?
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Thanks to all for your good wishes for my birthday on the 21st.
I'm delighted to say that the magician Wal has taken the rod under his care, and hopes that he may be able to deliver it to me at the TFF Crucian Day at Stockton Reservoir ... assuming that I'm not in enforced lock-down when that day comes around !!!!
Wagtail, Sir ... good fortune permitting my attendance, I shall ensure that I'm using a much more delicate hook link than the 3lb. of past experience !!!!! 12oz.on a size 20 hook may be called for !!!
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A.C., Sir let us hope that by then the worst will have passed and we can all enjoy a day out in the sun. I'm hoping to have found enough time to finish restoring my 1938 Hardy Match Roach, in readiness for some crucians, and will be taking similar anti-carp measures to protect itAshbyCut wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 1:20 pmThanks to all for your good wishes for my birthday on the 21st.
I'm delighted to say that the magician Wal has taken the rod under his care, and hopes that he may be able to deliver it to me at the TFF Crucian Day at Stockton Reservoir ... assuming that I'm not in enforced lock-down when that day comes around !!!!
Wagtail, Sir ... good fortune permitting my attendance, I shall ensure that I'm using a much more delicate hook link than the 3lb. of past experience !!!!! 12oz.on a size 20 hook may be called for !!!
'The Chub is a very controversial fish. He has a strong army of supporters, but he has an almost equally strong army of detractors. The trouble is that the detractors do not know what they are talking about'. L. Vernon-Bates
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Re: My main birthday present to me !!!
The rod is back, having greatly benefited from the tender ministrations of Dr. Cane ... and needless to say it's a delight.
The original tip and butt rings have been beautifully restored, and all the intermediated replaced with new. The fresh varnish and new guides have increased the weight ... from 8.5oz. to 8.6oz. (244gr.) ... but I think I can handle that !!!
Many thanks again to Wal for all his work.
The original tip and butt rings have been beautifully restored, and all the intermediated replaced with new. The fresh varnish and new guides have increased the weight ... from 8.5oz. to 8.6oz. (244gr.) ... but I think I can handle that !!!
Many thanks again to Wal for all his work.
"Beside the water I discovered (or maybe rediscovered) the quiet. The sort of quiet that allows one to be woven into the tapestry of nature instead of merely standing next to it." Estaban.