The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

Welcome to the London Pole Tribe Mal; or should that be the dark side

Using such beasts myself it might be advisable to purchase a smallish Canal Match Box with support bar.....Heresy I know for this site but practicality and age dictate such measures.

I would also suggest utilising those rings on the top section to tie in some elastic, to use as a 'topping' to protect the tip should something larger decide to take your bait. Yes it does look a tad unsightly but better to prevent tears and snapped off top section. as they are becoming almost impossible to replace, especially so if whale bone is in the tip construction like my Evans.

A pole rod can go someway to keeping appearances more aesthetically pleasing when combined with a winch of Victorian Construction:



But well done on your purchase and most of all enjoy using the venerable old cane, it is addictive with the user feeling they are on an adventure.

Certainly if my personal experience is anything to go by using an old London Pole is great fun and much cause for comment by passers by and other anglers which just adds to the enjoyment of custodial ownership

As ever,......

Moley

Splendid, and unashamedly very, very envious. After all sorts of cane rods, the elusive pole and a return to a swim thats still there after
all those years

Thats a great sowerbutts pole Mal, you should definitely give it a run out, it will make you smile

Simply splendid young man.
Bumble

Had a look over on a well known auction site, prices are very strong for a twenty foot.

Maybe a retirement present, one day

NiceRoach wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:09 pm Had a look over on a well known auction site, prices are very strong for a twenty foot.

Maybe a retirement present, one day

Well, Sir ...

a) I am already retired.
b) the Big Seven Zero is only days away.
c) the second Covid jab is on the schedule.
and d) as the advert says ... "because I'm worth it !!!"

AshbyCut wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 12:11 pm Thanks for your comments, everyone !!!

Olly wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:10 am Just a small clarification. Walthamstow has no 'e'. The E is part of the postcode for the area of London. - - - WALTHAMSTOW. E17

You are, of course, correct Sir. Typo's are becoming more regular as I continue my journey into my dotage ... and my fingers move faster than what passes as my brain does !!!

It's also pronounced 'Wulffamstah'.

Stathamender wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:24 pm

AshbyCut wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 12:11 pm Thanks for your comments, everyone !!!

Olly wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:10 am Just a small clarification. Walthamstow has no 'e'. The E is part of the postcode for the area of London. - - - WALTHAMSTOW. E17

You are, of course, correct Sir. Typo's are becoming more regular as I continue my journey into my dotage ... and my fingers move faster than what passes as my brain does !!!

It's also pronounced 'Wulffamstah'.

It,s pronounced wawl·thuhm·stow

Ljm183 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:28 pm

It's also pronounced 'Wulffamstah'.

It,s pronounced wawl·thuhm·stow
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Well, my brother lived there for 37 years and that's the way he said it.

Stathamender wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:18 pm

Ljm183 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:28 pm

It's also pronounced 'Wulffamstah'.

It,s pronounced wawl·thuhm·stow

Well, my brother lived there for 37 years and that's the way he said it.
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Ah but was he originally from there ? Doesn't sound like it to me ......