Matt Hayes new centre pin.

[Davyr]

Here you go, Stu:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06nbSiv1ZN0

:thumb:

[The Sweetcorn Kid]

Very interesting, thanks for that..... :thumb:

[GarryProcter]

Made me feel like I was back 'home'. From my bedroom widow I could see both bottle kilns and a pit head. All gone now of course. Compared to my uncle, all the people speaking the dialect in those videos were as clear as day! And it's only in the past year that I learned the origin of 'duck' as used in the Potteries dialect. It's still widely used.

<Edit> Sorry - forgot to say thank you for posting the link.

[Davyr]

And it's only in the past year that I learned the origin of 'duck' as used in the Potteries dialect. It's still widely used.

Which reminds me, in turn, of how a lot of the word-play in "The Beano" must have gone over the heads of most kids reading it - I remember a Biffo The Bear storyline from the 1960s that hinged on a pun involving "ducks" (the birds) and "dux" the archaic term of respect for a school pupil who came top of the class in the end-of-year exams (a similar derivation to the Potteries term).

[The Sweetcorn Kid]

Well the reels look really nice. They spin well and there is little in the way of resistance. They will be perfect for float fishing the margins. Can't wait to use them....

[St.John]

Those boxes do look better that the barder one! Nice looking reels as well. Nice one stoo!

[Leveller]

Stu, I worked in stoke for about 15years, I worked with a lad from Pompey, I used to thing he spoke funny and used to nod and smile at him most of the time, next time you come to stoke, instist on having a bacon and cheese oatcake,
Dunner fe ge fe saey awyergerron wit thee rails orayt

Don't forget to say how you get on with the reels alright

[The Sweetcorn Kid]

The wife's mum visits a lot and always brings oatcakes back with her, loads of them. Bacon and cheese is my favourite combo too!!

Looking forward to testing the reels out. Thinking of using thinners to remove the writing on the back and having something engraved. Perhaps a picture of a carp and "The Sweetcorn Kid" or something along those lines.....

[Leveller]

Good idea but, I once very nearly did that to a jv vintage stratocaster , so glad I didn't. jv strats turned out to be extremely collectable, in original condition because everyone had the same idea as me,

[Leveller]

Saw matty today on the tv, I think it's a newer program, 24hour rod race, anyway, his challenge was to catch a five pound chub, he spent a lot of time trotting various swims in the river with a stick float, he still didn't use a pin! What a fraudster, cool hat though.