CaptC Posted February 28 Author Report Share Posted February 28 55 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, Happy days IG 👍 I would guess a fibre tube glass rod with a spigot ferrule , i still have a fibre tube fly rod of the 1960s Yes spigot ferrule No, the spool does not turn. I’ve seen reels that do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted February 28 Author Report Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, thanks for posting Paul, i am sure many on here have happy memories of using what we now class as Vintage fishing tackle, the only reel i have in that class is one made in Weymouth, Most of my fishing tackle is vintage (fly fishing and the rare sea fishing trip) Anything caught in the sea goes back as the pollution around our coasts means possible infections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 4 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, thanks for posting Paul, i am sure many on here have happy memories of using what we now class as Vintage fishing tackle, the only reel i have in that class is one made in Weymouth, Yep When I started Father and I had cut down old split cane salmon rods for beachcasters, Irish linen as the reel line and could only afford the new fangled nylon in 5 yard lengths for traces. Things did improve and I still have my Hardy 2 to 4oz Longbow from '68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 53 minutes ago, wymberley said: Yep When I started Father and I had cut down old split cane salmon rods for beachcasters, Irish linen as the reel line and could only afford the new fangled nylon in 5 yard lengths for traces. Things did improve and I still have my Hardy 2 to 4oz Longbow from '68 Hello, my start of fishing was in the mid 1950s , local river, cane, string, and bent pin, and a worm🤔😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted February 28 Author Report Share Posted February 28 3 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, my start of fishing was in the mid 1950s , local river, cane, string, and bent pin, and a worm🤔😊 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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