Salopian Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Does anyone remember Tony Orchard of Apple Sporting Products? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.R.P. Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Does anyone remember Tony Orchard of Apple Sporting Products? Remember him well. He was a good friend. Regards A.R.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted July 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 Not many people realise that Tony actually invented the hide pole as we now know it also remember his Apple floaters. Was he ahead of his time or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Was he also connected to pinewood at some time, used to like a tipple at his trade stand. If it is the same i used to buy off him, nice guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tignme Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Great guy,still have two of his poles and a floater plus a moorland camo net bought most of 20 yrs ago. Is he still trading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Yes Tony was associated with Pinewood, but I believe he sold the manufacturing rights to his hide poles to Turner Richards. Sadly Tony passed away four years ago, but it remains his legacy that many of us still have and use his kit. I can tell you many a tale about Tony and Pigeon shooting. A very good field craftsman, he used to amuse me how he always spat after using the word Batley, Tony never did get used to charlatons. Can you remember his Apple floater? His flapper? How many copies of those are there? He always maintained to me that a flapper used sparingly was deadly, and how true! I normally just carry shell decoys and a flapper (travel light for mobility) it is amazing how the passing pigeon cannot ignore an occassional flap from a pigeon on the edge of a feeding pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenntay Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 ive still got my apple hide poles after 15 years built to last un-like some modern one and a set of his lofting poles top pieces of kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 fenntay, Your the third person who told me that this week, never had his lofting poles as I just never use them. As I have always said I just travel light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenntay Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 fenntay, Your the third person who told me that this week, never had his lofting poles as I just never use them. As I have always said I just travel light. i only take them when i can drive right up to where i am shooting as you say you wont travel light with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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