National Vintage Tackle Fair - 19th May 2013

[The Sweetcorn Kid]

My god, that is stunning!!!!

[Beresford]

It sounds as if it was a great show, so when is the next one? Did anybody see a Walker style carp net there?

[Swythyn Troutbeck]

Nobby is correct but there was also another method in my madness regarding my collecting line winders . I did want to make some and after much deliberation I took the plunge . Fiddly and time consuming but also very rewarding . I have also got to thank another forum member , Haydn for his sterling effort in sourcing me some really ancient rosewood which was well over a 100 years old , a fitting vintage timber to make a line winder from , sort of ties everything in nicely . Also Haydn very Kindly cut all the timber up for me to suitable lengths to work from , a mean task in itself as rosewood has a nasty habit of shattering , without his help I would still be whittling away .

As usual the fair is always something to look forward to with all the associated goodies availible and it is also nice to say hello to various people and put names to faces . Recieved 4 beautiful floats from Andy Bachelor [ thanks Andy] picked up a couple of old floats , yet more to fill up my ever increasing collection of winders . All in all a good day and look forward to the next one in November . In the meantime poor old patient Jim of the VFC shall recieve his long awaited Avocet now the winder making bug is over .

It will be worth the wait, Jim. Paul made me an Avocet with the onion handle...it was so beautiful that then I had to make an antler headed split cane rod rest to do it justice, then a walnut stained tackle box, then a range of floats to go with the handful of early PC originals, then some lovely brass finished tobacco tins for bits, then some bamboo shot tubs...you don't know what you'll be getting yourself into!!!

Lovely winder, Paul, by the way.

Troutbeck

[Mark]

They do look rather nice don't they.

[Trevor]

Andy had some of his superb ash-hoop landing net heads there and was knocking those out cheap too, complete with khaki dyed nets on them. Perhaps he was catching the bus home and wanted to clear his table, Andy was giving it away.

Nooooo! I wanted to ask him about prices but every time I walked past he was talking to someone else. I gave up in the end, thinking they'd probably be out of my price range anyway.
How much was he selling them for?

[St.John]

Bloody hell Paul, those are wonderful. Well done.

[Trevor]

It sounds as if it was a great show, so when is the next one? Did anybody see a Walker style carp net there?

There was one tucked under a table, and on Jims stall was an actual (probably) Walker-built net. I had a good gander at that one

[Beresford]

When's the next one? I've seen the Walker net on Jim's site but by the time I've factored in restoration costs that's going to become a very expensive net.

[Trevor]

I think the next one's in November

[Loop Erimder]

I think the next one's in November

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