Landing net
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Harry H
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Landing net
I'm sure we've all had a few of these nets go through our hands but I don't think this one has seen the light of day since it was purchased you can even still smell the linseed oil in the mesh.
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Anthony Shepherdson
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Olly
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Re: Landing net
And now illegal?
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Jeremy Croxall
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Re: Landing net
I had one in my youth, weren't they alloy framed?
"Oh for want of rod and line I'd fish this stream serene, sublime".
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Harry H
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Re: Landing net
That's correct
it hasn't oxidised at all it was in the bottom of an Eefgeeco holdall along with a hardly used 11ft Rodrill float rod which is probably due to having a split ferrule.There are three things that improve with age: wine, friendship and water sense, and there's no short cut.
Anthony Shepherdson
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Grumpy
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Re: Landing net
Blimey!That net takes me back,my very first landing net was identical to that.
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Catfish.017
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Re: Landing net
And mine too! I have one now in very good condition and occasionally I take a deep whiff of the mesh and that oily aroma takes me right back to the first time I used the original to net a half pound Carrot Pond Rudd.