The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

I used to subscribe ten years ago,but found some of the topics were a bit boring ,the early editions were edited by Chris Yates and were brillant,he disappeared and the mag was nowhere as good.I sold them on this forum.Reelmaker.

I subscribed until issue 50 when it changed format after CY left. I also have an extra copy of No 1 still in its plastic wrapper.
Several years ago they were consigned to a box in the attic and I guess that's where they'll stay.
I also have the Fisherman's Handbook collection from the 70s but it is on the book shelf and I dip into it occasionally.
I would say keep them as once they are gone that's it...

Fascinating thread. I’m out on a limb here because I just get shot of stuff, even fishing stuff. I don’t want to hoard old things; I just keep things I am using and or reading. anything else I can look up.
I stumbled across 20 letters to me from Dick Walker a year or two ago. They were in a filing cabinet and when I die, younger members of the family will chuck everything into a skip! We are doing exactly that at Shazzas recently deceased parents house now.
I posted the letters to Mark so they could join TFF archives, and one day all those archives may also end up in a skip!!
So, Simon F, if I was a betting man, I would say you will never read those Waterlog mags.....

I think the early magazines 1-50 were some of the best fishing mags ever produced personally I would keep them

Keep them. I had the first 5 issues and threw them away, big mistake.

Oh! I am so conflicted. I'm not good at getting rid of things, I loved Waterlog, and it brought me back to cane and silk and a slower form of fishing.
Yet, I man never re-read many if any of them, and I would like others to do so.
If I could get some cash for them, maybe the Wife would stop mentioning a yearly excursion to the Gaula I seem to be doing.
EBay, a forum or even a fishing auction? Where would be best.
Or hang on to them for 20 - 30 years and donate to a library in my will?

I think you need to put the wife on eBay Simon, mine would never suggest such heresy...

RBTraditional wrote: ↑Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:48 pm I think you need to put the wife on eBay Simon, mine would never suggest such heresy...

It's a good point, but I think I'd get more for the magazines....

( You don't think she might read this forum do you? )

Keep them

Ive got a stack of waterlogs. Seems theres different kinds of value, personal value simply because youve had them for ages, money value which is whatever someone will cough up, and quality value meaning are they any good. Like some I think most articles are a bit boring, right from the beginning not just after yates left. Keep them if you like them.