Ever so 'umble: the Allcock Aerialite

[Nobby]

Some of the "Centre-pin" ones also have an end-float screw tapped through the central dome; a good one is a real find. The main snag is that they'll swallow a lot of backing before the rate of retrieve is much cop - anyone know a lightweight but fairly incompressible thread for the job?

Now that I haven't seen!

There are no illustrations of the 8926cp reel, which is a little absurd since it was the most expensive,. but there you go.......

[Vole]

To prove they exist:





My two beauties - note the different styles of handles. I also have a third, a beast/wreck, the pin appears to be too short, and various attempts at shimming it have not born fruit.

[Lea Dweller]

I didn't doubt you Vole, but it is great to see these two, I had no idea that some were produced with a "float screw" !

[Nobby]

I see one has a line guard too, not mentioned in the catalogues it must be genuine as the cp had a different centrepin to the others.

A very under-rated reel, they obviously appeared in more versions than even Allcocks have mentioned.

[LuckyLuca]

I removed a line guard from mine Nobby as it was set to RH wind.

Vole, thanks for that! Now I have something else to search for

[Nobby]

You can 'tweak' the spring tangs to make the check work for left hand wind, but that huge old line guard might be interesting to move....very fragile is Bakelite.......

[Mr B]

I do enjoy reading the older post. ( thats not to say the new ones are no good!)
I was watching again Rod and Line with Michael Holding and got a quick screen shot of The Umble Aerialite..
Correct me If I am wrong... ( I have around five now and love them)
He dose have some nice old tackle... love his landing net too.
Mr B

[Olly]

I think you mean Holden?

[Lea Dweller]

I think you mean Holden?

Perhaps Michael Holding was more than just a West Indian fast bowler?

[EricW]

Thumbs up here for these underrated reels. I have one and it's an excellent still water reel. Cheap as chips too.