In reply to Post #15
Thank you kindly Vin..
Thank you kindly Vin..
In reply to Post #16
Top pic mk 1 Titan slippery eel fabric,cost £199, material shrunk in hot weather though..condensation,a lot.
Same swim ,Dartmoor where I was shot over,by single barrel 20 bore
Lower Tamar, 45 inch brolly ,Nash velcro sew on stormsides,,sponsored week fish ,help from all major tackle companies at the time,including Gary Thomas Cypro baits,his wife Alison famous on front cover shot ,Carpworld,College lake angler..
Wildie,feral pool,fishing churner style ,using Mitchell 300 reels ,monkey climbers,and Tuttis picked up after driving hundreds of miles..Behind the island is where I first discovered otter predation,which then went on to destroy many a special place,Wearing the cult Mainstream Avimore once piece ,heavy,cumbersome,and cold lol..things have moved on..
Mk,1 2 and 3 versions of Bill Thursdons alarms in each pic..
Top pic mk 1 Titan slippery eel fabric,cost £199, material shrunk in hot weather though..condensation,a lot.
Same swim ,Dartmoor where I was shot over,by single barrel 20 bore
Lower Tamar, 45 inch brolly ,Nash velcro sew on stormsides,,sponsored week fish ,help from all major tackle companies at the time,including Gary Thomas Cypro baits,his wife Alison famous on front cover shot ,Carpworld,College lake angler..
Wildie,feral pool,fishing churner style ,using Mitchell 300 reels ,monkey climbers,and Tuttis picked up after driving hundreds of miles..Behind the island is where I first discovered otter predation,which then went on to destroy many a special place,Wearing the cult Mainstream Avimore once piece ,heavy,cumbersome,and cold lol..things have moved on..
Mk,1 2 and 3 versions of Bill Thursdons alarms in each pic..
In reply to Post #17
Top pic mk 1 Titan slippery eel fabric
I had one of those Adam the nights I spent in that damp cave.
Top pic mk 1 Titan slippery eel fabricI had one of those Adam the nights I spent in that damp cave.
For Scaly and dark...,old skool.including trago bought Mitchell 300 reels,churner style...bait was no doubt tuttis from pickering of Burslem, also mainstream aviemore shown,posh ,compared to a Bob Church..
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In reply to Post #2
I had one of those Pods , Gardner " Black Shadow" , and the Buzz Bars were called "Tru-Lock" off memory
I had one of those Pods , Gardner " Black Shadow" , and the Buzz Bars were called "Tru-Lock" off memory
Another for Wandle - College lake 1989 - Shimano X-Carp 211 (still use them today - now have set of 3), Shimano 4000GT's, Gardner Rod Pod with Monkey Climbers, Optonic Super Compact, 45" Nubrolli (still have it) with Nash Overwrap, Stephens of Birmingham seat box
In reply to Post #22
Wow,great pics...proper,old skool.right there..and we had similar rods..long old butt's on them,...lovely to play fish on them..
Wow,great pics...proper,old skool.right there..and we had similar rods..long old butt's on them,...lovely to play fish on them..
In reply to Post #22
I used to have the same rod pod and brolly with optonic alarms.
I used to have the same rod pod and brolly with optonic alarms.
In reply to Post #23
yep, still lovely rods, ive since had them rebuilt with cork handles and reduced the handle length
yep, still lovely rods, ive since had them rebuilt with cork handles and reduced the handle length
In reply to Post #25
The handle lengths on the majority of 70s and 80s carp rods were really way too long .
The handle lengths on the majority of 70s and 80s carp rods were really way too long .
In reply to Post #26
My missus came in the house from our garage the other day and told me she could hear a ' bleeping ' sound. 'Its not one of your optonics is it?' Blimey I didn't realise we'd been together that long!
My missus came in the house from our garage the other day and told me she could hear a ' bleeping ' sound. 'Its not one of your optonics is it?' Blimey I didn't realise we'd been together that long!