In answer to your "how many" question.
An old Bob Weir quote covers it for me (although he was singing about something else
)"Too much of everything is just enough"
Hello from North Norfolk
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Coltraneman
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Re: Hello from North Norfolk
Welcome to the kindest and most informative forum on the net. You will enjoy your time here I know I have.
In answer to your "how many" question.
An old Bob Weir quote covers it for me (although he was singing about something else )
"Too much of everything is just enough"
In answer to your "how many" question.
An old Bob Weir quote covers it for me (although he was singing about something else
)"Too much of everything is just enough"
"Adults are always so busy with the dull and dusty affairs of life which have nothing to do with grass, trees, and running streams"
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Ski Piit Wldie
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Len, welcome, what a great move you made joining up here, I've only been involved a couple of months and it's turned out to be the friendliest angling forum, an antidote to the rest of our mad world
You will never have enough or too many rods, some may come and go but they will always multiply overall, I have the same approach to old rods, conserving for me for now and others after I've gone, as for collecting I get what you mean but am a lifelong sufferer, my reasons maybe different to many others in that the stuff is a connection to those who designed and made it and the times and world they inhabited, holding and using the objects makes the connection more real, that's my justification anyway.
Hope you get as much enjoyment from the TTF as I have so far.
Finally if you ever need anything you thought was unobtainable for tackle / rod restoration please do ask, I have a lifetimes worth that may just help you out, I will never have enough time to use it all myself, Mike.
You will never have enough or too many rods, some may come and go but they will always multiply overall, I have the same approach to old rods, conserving for me for now and others after I've gone, as for collecting I get what you mean but am a lifelong sufferer, my reasons maybe different to many others in that the stuff is a connection to those who designed and made it and the times and world they inhabited, holding and using the objects makes the connection more real, that's my justification anyway.
Hope you get as much enjoyment from the TTF as I have so far.
Finally if you ever need anything you thought was unobtainable for tackle / rod restoration please do ask, I have a lifetimes worth that may just help you out, I will never have enough time to use it all myself, Mike.
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GameKeeper
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Re: Hello from North Norfolk
A very warm welcome Len
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Welcome, Len!
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OldAngler
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Hello Len,
My philosophy about split cane rods is that if I have not used a particular rod for, say, three years, then I should consider giving it away or selling it.
That is the logical approach, but .......... I am not always very logical so I have got rid of only a few rods in the last several years, but I am getting better! I have disposed of two split cane rods during the last year, and given away a centrepin which everyone seems to rave about but I could not get on with. No, I will not say what make and model for fear of upsetting its supporters!
Some charities have gained, I am please to say.
My philosophy about split cane rods is that if I have not used a particular rod for, say, three years, then I should consider giving it away or selling it.
That is the logical approach, but .......... I am not always very logical so I have got rid of only a few rods in the last several years, but I am getting better! I have disposed of two split cane rods during the last year, and given away a centrepin which everyone seems to rave about but I could not get on with. No, I will not say what make and model for fear of upsetting its supporters!
Some charities have gained, I am please to say.
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Stephen Baker
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Re: Hello from North Norfolk
Hello and welcome, loads of useful info on here.
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Len Wade
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Gentlemen,
I thank you all most sincerely for your friendly and fraternal welcome to the forum, and I offer my grovelling apologies for not responding sooner. It was very remiss of me and I will endeavour to make amends.
Nothing bad happened, I just got involved with work and family issues and the Internet took a back seat for a while, so I hope I'm back in the good books.
Best wishes to all,
Len.
I thank you all most sincerely for your friendly and fraternal welcome to the forum, and I offer my grovelling apologies for not responding sooner. It was very remiss of me and I will endeavour to make amends.
Nothing bad happened, I just got involved with work and family issues and the Internet took a back seat for a while, so I hope I'm back in the good books.
Best wishes to all,
Len.