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David Pratt
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New member from Fylde Coast.

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I am David, recently retired and living on the Fylde Coast. I was originally from Orpington and spent many years living near Huntingdon.
My first "proper rod" was a Sealey "roach rod" purchased from Gamages in Holborn in 1967 (9th birthday). The rod succumbed to enthusiastic use by the mid 1970's as is now about 2ft shorter and requiring total renovation. (even the cork handle was mice food whilst the rod was in storage).
In the past couple of years I have acquired a few cane fly rods and recently an Ebay purchase of a bundle of rods turned up a "Mitre Hardy" fly rod and an Aspindales coarse rod requiring renovation (the top section has split - are there any recommendations for cane rod repairers ? I also have the remnants of rods with whole cane butt and middle sections, one of which has a solid glass top section grafted on. A couple of long term projects for the winter !
I have recently dug out some of my original glass rods from the 70's and have acquired a couple of centrepins for long trotting on the River Ribble.
Like many people of my age, cane rods were by passed at the time as glass and then carbon became available. Only now am I realising some of the pleasures that I missed.
On the reel front, my Mitchell 300's were used right up to the 1990's. The purchase of the first 300 in approx 1970 was the result of more than a week picking runner beans on a local farm !

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Grumpy
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Welcome David,
There is a huge wealth of information and expertise here.

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Hello and welcome David.

All the best.
"Not all those who Wander are Lost !"

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Welcome to the forum David.
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where you find only elder trees, nettles and dreams. (BB - Denys Watkins-Pitchford).

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Welcome aboard David :Hat: I too live on the Fylde coast and fish the Ribble and its tributaries, estuary and out to the sea proper :Sun:

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Bobthefloat
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Welcome to the forum David :Hat:

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Tom
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WELCOME!

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Aitch
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Owdo Lad... :Hat:
Just one more cast love, and I'll be on me way home

Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but pictures and memories

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A very warm welcome to the forum

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Lea Dweller
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Welcome David! :Hat:
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall!
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