Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
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Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
Just acquired this Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Tudor Lightweight" ... an 2 piece, all split cane fly rod.
Delighted in more than one way ... a) thanks to the friends who made sure I'd seen it ... and left the field clear. b) This is the first split cane trout rod I've seen badged for Bernard Sealey and Co. ... the others I have with this badge are fibre glass (though I do have an 11ft "R. Sealey's Salmon"). The split cane fly rods (7 up to now, including a 7ft. and 9ft. "Tudor Lightweight") have all been Precision Rods badged. c) This brings my collection of rods from this maker to 70 !
Not sure of the length yet ... as the listing didn't state it, and I didn't want to show my hand by asking !!!
((For the information of members who may not be aware ... Precision Rods was the trading name of Bernard Sealey and Co. from starting to trade just after WW2 ... but was dropped in around 1964-66 when they simply used the Bernard Sealey & Co. name until they stopped trading in 1984.))
Delighted in more than one way ... a) thanks to the friends who made sure I'd seen it ... and left the field clear. b) This is the first split cane trout rod I've seen badged for Bernard Sealey and Co. ... the others I have with this badge are fibre glass (though I do have an 11ft "R. Sealey's Salmon"). The split cane fly rods (7 up to now, including a 7ft. and 9ft. "Tudor Lightweight") have all been Precision Rods badged. c) This brings my collection of rods from this maker to 70 !
Not sure of the length yet ... as the listing didn't state it, and I didn't want to show my hand by asking !!!
((For the information of members who may not be aware ... Precision Rods was the trading name of Bernard Sealey and Co. from starting to trade just after WW2 ... but was dropped in around 1964-66 when they simply used the Bernard Sealey & Co. name until they stopped trading in 1984.))
"Beside the water I discovered (or maybe rediscovered) the quiet. The sort of quiet that allows one to be woven into the tapestry of nature instead of merely standing next to it." Estaban.
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Re: Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
how many
regards
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regards
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Re: Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
As stated, Sir ... and I know ... I know !!!
"Beside the water I discovered (or maybe rediscovered) the quiet. The sort of quiet that allows one to be woven into the tapestry of nature instead of merely standing next to it." Estaban.
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Re: Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
Well done Mal, another very fine acquisition for the collection.
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Re: Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
Another returns to its spiritual home.
Well done Mal!
Well done Mal!
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
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Re: Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
You nearly missed that one, I forgot to check my bid today, and you don't want to know what I had planed for it.
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Re: Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
That sounds ominous, Sir !!!
"Beside the water I discovered (or maybe rediscovered) the quiet. The sort of quiet that allows one to be woven into the tapestry of nature instead of merely standing next to it." Estaban.
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Re: Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
ooh, that's nice
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Re: Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
You need a location for this museum. Somewhere next to a river please Mal!
Where the willows meet the water...
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Re: Bernard Sealey & Co. "R. Sealey's Lightweight"
The rod arrived today ... and it's a length I didn't have before !!! 9ft. 6ins., so the longest "R. Sealey's Lightweight" ... weighing in at 6.65oz. (188gr.).
"Beside the water I discovered (or maybe rediscovered) the quiet. The sort of quiet that allows one to be woven into the tapestry of nature instead of merely standing next to it." Estaban.