Willsmodger wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:32 am The artist realized immediately the hideousness of his creation and had the cave blocked, but not well enough.....
I have an Adcocks Stanton that has no ratchet check or friction drag. Add to that it was refurbished with new bearings by the factory. I know exactly what your Dad meant. You can't let your attention wander for a second. Even setting the rod up requires a different technique to other reels. You have to lock the spool just to unhook a fish.Thanks. That evokes fond memories of my dad, for the Black Prince was his reel of choice.
When I got into fishing, I bought a Ryobi closed face reel, and gave it to him. From then on he used it for everything.
After he passed, my brother restored his fishing box, and posted pictures on his Facebook page. Beautifully done and obviously very touching.
The Ryobi is there. Along with a Rapidex for some reason. I think my brother was trying to suggest the era he was from, Mr Crabtree and all that.
I'd never actually seen dad using a pin. One time on the Severn he had a go with my rod, which had my Adcock Stanton on it. I remember him looking at it and saying "the bloody things alive!"
All the best.
I think the Black Price was the fruits of a marketing genius. It was so horrible and so cheap that all new anglers were immediately attracted to it, bought it and then quickly learned not to buy cheap ever again. It would not have been possible in the Internet age where even those 'unboxing' reviews would have had it sussed. But in those innocent days of printed adverts we were sucked into the trap.