Adcock Stanton

[LuckyLuca]

An example of this reel maker here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230880339188? ... 1438.l2648

Your thoughts on this are sought with regard to usabillity, expected value, repairability (replacing the handles)?
Thanks once again

[LuckyLuca]

Thank you, Will just sit back and watch I think!

[Snape]

I sold this model a few years ago (with handles) and it fetched £120.

[AndyPop]

Having fished with numerous Stantons in the past I have found that handles aren't really needed. The knurled rim helps retrieving if you like to bat the drum and the holes in the face are great for putting your index finger in. Many models were sold without the handles from new, and leave one or two less items for getting your line wrapped around on a bad day!

[LuckyLuca]

Thanks for the info guys, think this is a sit back and watch item. Best avoided unless rediculously cheap!

[Chavender]

handles shouldn't be a problem ,as for reliability there shouldn't be a problem there either as they're prettty robust & reliable reels. expertly built by a man in a shed ,ok so being a rolls royce engineer helps

now the black plastic foot model ,isn't as popular as the metal foot models ,£40-£60 would be about right for that one .

[Kevanf1]

It has the plastic reel foot so, for starters it is not strictly an original. The originals, by Cliff Adcock (still not the absolute original Stantons) had alloy reel feet. I bought a 4 inch and a 4.5 inch brand new back when Cliff was still making them. This was something like 14 or 15 years ago. Back then they were something in the region of £120. Both of mine had ratchets but only the 4 inch model had a drag but both had handles. This was how I specified them at the time. In hindsight I would have saved a few pounds and not bothered with the drag.... I have never bothered to use it

As for wobble. If there were any I would be very surprised. They are bearing reels and use very good bearings. I imagine they would need a very hard life to wear them enough to cause any discernible wobble.

[Deaf Cat]

A bit disingenuous though!

This model wasn't fitted with handles

Excuse me! You can see where they have been removed or broken off.

[Chavender]

It has the plastic reel foot so, for starters it is not strictly an original. The originals, by Cliff Adcock (still not the absolute original Stantons) had alloy reel feet. I bought a 4 inch and a 4.5 inch brand new back when Cliff was still making them. This was something like 14 or 15 years ago. Back then they were something in the region of £120. Both of mine had ratchets but only the 4 inch model had a drag but both had handles. This was how I specified them at the time. In hindsight I would have saved a few pounds and not bothered with the drag.... I have never bothered to use it

As for wobble. If there were any I would be very surprised. They are bearing reels and use very good bearings. I imagine they would need a very hard life to wear them enough to cause any discernible wobble.

cliff had the graphite foots made ,as i think if i remember right he had a problem with the casting on the older alloy ones handles ,ratchet ,drag and sometimes when he could be bothered the colour all optional


oh and that e-bay one has been taken apart ,because the person who took it apart has put the rear nut on the front and the front on the rear

[Kevanf1]

I think the nuts are on correctly but I am not so sure it has a drag. The drag unit was (I think) slightly more prominent. Unless it is just the way it has been photographed?