The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

Good Evening Gentlemen,

Have any of you heard of Adrian Field, as per this listing?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Traditional ... 1203256776

The seller mentions Both Andrew Field and Adrian in his listing but (perhaps cleverly) only mentions Andrew, rather than saying they are made by him.

Any thoughts?

Woodburnermatt

I would say they are Andrews floats, with a couple of typing errors.
They look like his style, and he signs them A Field plus the year.

It's Andrew and the rest is a typo he is very very good but then the prices are very high as well
You ate your choice as they say.
Bumble

Typos can help one get a real bargain! But now the proverbial cat is out of the bag; nay matter lad it's only a float!

At that price not sure the cat is out of the bag there are others on here who make sublime floats at a fraction of the cost having said that I love Andrew's work.
Bumble

Bumble wrote:It's Andrew and the rest is a typo he is very very good but then the prices are very high as well
You ate your choice as they say.
Bumble

My concern would be that 5 sets are available, all made in 2010. I can't see one person buying 5 identical sets and holding onto them for 4 years. I certainly can't see Andrew holding them for any length of time. I may of course be wrong, I often am!

I think these sets were available from John Baileys site.

http://www.johnbaileyshop.co.uk/product ... ohn_bailey

That makes sense Richard, so scrub my last comment.

Good morning all,

I have spoken to the seller, it was indeed a typo, he has re-worded his listing and it does indeed look genuine. I may well be tempted!

Woodburnermatt

Bumble wrote:At that price not sure the cat is out of the bag there are others on here who make sublime floats at a fraction of the cost having said that I love Andrew's work.
Bumble

I could not agree more Bumble though I would add I would rather see their prices rise than Andrew's come down as there is a lot of skill and time goes into a handmade float..much of it unrewarded. Its important I feel not to take it for granted.