In reply to Post #15
Top quality rods
Top quality rods
In reply to Post #16
Top quality bloke taught me how to build rods.
Top quality bloke taught me how to build rods.
In reply to Post #17
Wow. You get about a bit you Jeff
Wow. You get about a bit you Jeff
In reply to Post #18
Had lots of interests and hobbies in my life Chris, I would be well off if i had,nt had ! I met him at a carp society meeting early eighties i believe and told him of a few problems i had building some north westerns , he invited me to his house later that month and showed me all the tricks and tips and we stayed in contact after that.I will add that aswell as a great rod builder by 1975 Bruce had caught over 100 twenties !! An amazing number in those days , I think he fished at savay for over 20 years !
Had lots of interests and hobbies in my life Chris, I would be well off if i had,nt had ! I met him at a carp society meeting early eighties i believe and told him of a few problems i had building some north westerns , he invited me to his house later that month and showed me all the tricks and tips and we stayed in contact after that.I will add that aswell as a great rod builder by 1975 Bruce had caught over 100 twenties !! An amazing number in those days , I think he fished at savay for over 20 years !
Bruce lived local to me and I was taken up to his house by my mate who was a very good friend of his .
This was a visit for some proper rods back in the early 80,s
Mk 1 armalites 3x 3 lb
Then some 2 1/4 a few years later .
Then I wanted my 3 lb armalites re built and he said I havnt time I could build two sets in the time it takes to re build .
At the time he was fishing Savay and got up and went to his rod bag in his garage , un zipped it and pulled out 3 Perimeters 3 1/2 with sic rings and cork handles £400 to you , I snapped his hand off and he went **** too cheap 😂
I later got his marker rod and a Rocketeer spod rod and some invaders .
I still have these rods as that's what I use in France .
I got Nick Buss to re build them for me as he's a very good friend from years ago and he kept them as was as he knew how much they meant to me .
Bruce was a lovely man and always had time for people , he was and still is sadly missed.
He built my mate a few sets before he became really ill and passed away .
It was Mike Harris who taught Bruce to build rods and I believe he is no longer with us .
We are just all getting old now , soon the anglers of that time will all be gone 😔
This was a visit for some proper rods back in the early 80,s
Mk 1 armalites 3x 3 lb
Then some 2 1/4 a few years later .
Then I wanted my 3 lb armalites re built and he said I havnt time I could build two sets in the time it takes to re build .
At the time he was fishing Savay and got up and went to his rod bag in his garage , un zipped it and pulled out 3 Perimeters 3 1/2 with sic rings and cork handles £400 to you , I snapped his hand off and he went **** too cheap 😂
I later got his marker rod and a Rocketeer spod rod and some invaders .
I still have these rods as that's what I use in France .
I got Nick Buss to re build them for me as he's a very good friend from years ago and he kept them as was as he knew how much they meant to me .
Bruce was a lovely man and always had time for people , he was and still is sadly missed.
He built my mate a few sets before he became really ill and passed away .
It was Mike Harris who taught Bruce to build rods and I believe he is no longer with us .
We are just all getting old now , soon the anglers of that time will all be gone 😔
In reply to Post #19
I would be well off if i had,nt had !
Tell me about it
Brilliant Jeff
I would be well off if i had,nt had !
Tell me about it
Brilliant Jeff
In reply to Post #20
Nice story Fred
Nice story Fred
I met Bruce while doing days only on Savay. Him and John Harry often fished together.
First time I met him I called him Mr Moose he thought that was quite funny.
A really decent bloke always helped me out. Got a good deal on my Rods as well.
First time I met him I called him Mr Moose he thought that was quite funny.
A really decent bloke always helped me out. Got a good deal on my Rods as well.
In reply to Post #9
Ohh, i got some old harrison ballista blanks 'ground down' via the old sage Dave Ball in 1995 who had a contact at Harrision blanks. Still own the rods that I built though not used them for about 10yrs. Lovely rods though.
Ohh, i got some old harrison ballista blanks 'ground down' via the old sage Dave Ball in 1995 who had a contact at Harrision blanks. Still own the rods that I built though not used them for about 10yrs. Lovely rods though.
In reply to Post #23
First met him returning to his car from my local tackle shop, stood talking rods for half hour or so then mentioned savay as I knew he fished there and had read John's book, must have ended up chatting for well over an hour.
First met him returning to his car from my local tackle shop, stood talking rods for half hour or so then mentioned savay as I knew he fished there and had read John's book, must have ended up chatting for well over an hour.