Re: Peter Stone ledgerstrike
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:20 pm
Thanks for passing that little tidbit on, Mark...........very interesting
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No problem Colonel.Colonelgsc wrote:Thanks for passing that little tidbit on, Mark...........very interesting
PershoreHarrier wrote:My thanks goes to Dave Burr who pointed out to me a Peter Stone Ledgerstrike for sale and having met the seller on Friday last a mutually agreeable deal was done and I now find myself the very proud owner of one of these fine rods.
I will try and post a couple of photos later in the week once I have mastered my new digital camera complete with its 30 pages of instructions!!!.
The Ledgerstrike I have acquired varies from Mark's in that I believe it is a late one with black whippings to the rings, the butt ring is agate lined and tip ring is I think white porcelain lined. There are no intermediate ties, the reel bands are black and the cork handle has no butt rubber but is finished with a flared corking as per my Chapmans 550.
My Ledgerstrike is completed with a rubber type ferrule stopper similar to those provided by Chapmans when they restored my 550 and the green rod bag with Chapmans logo.
Not one bit - looking forward very much to giving it an outing. Your request by the way will be fully honoured and I will bring it with me when I come down to see you on the Wye.Dave Burr wrote:Stopped smiling yet?
James wrote:Yes Garry that was the rod,got talking to another rod maker about translucent whippings, they came out ok. Look forward to see you at Redditch.GarryProcter wrote:Is that the fly rod that I waggled James? If so, then I can well believe he was pleased, it was magnificent, and has got me thinking (and saving...). There you go Nobby, I didn't mention Craftversas at all. OOPS, sorry
With luck, and a following wind, and my getting up sufficiently early, I might well see you at the Redditch show (I should be on my way back up north after a couple of days in the south).