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found this amongst some old tackle, don't know about it or its use

I think it is a tackle releaser?

Salmon/lure anglers used them to free snagged Devons, spoons & lures.

Are you thinking of an 'Otter'?

Olly wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:20 pm Are you thinking of an 'Otter'?

Yes, that is what i think it is Olly?

Otters were usually buoyant - I think. Put onto the line to pull the stuck item in the opposite direction. A bit before my time though and spinners no longer cost a weeks wages!

I think it is a lanyard for carrying trout or salmon or perhaps game birds. The cords loop through the gills and around the fish and the middle bit (metal?) is the carrying handle.

Alternatively, the cord half hitches around the pheasants neck, one or more in each loop, then over the shoulder.

Nigel Rainton wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 3:18 pm I think it is a lanyard for carrying trout or salmon or perhaps game birds. The cords loop through the gills and around the fish and the middle bit (metal?) is the carrying handle.

Alternatively, the cord half hitches around the pheasants neck, one or more in each loop, then over the shoulder.

What he said!!

Looks like a ruler to me

Loop Erimder wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:36 pm Looks like a ruler to me

That’s not a ruler it’s an old ruler!

What is the central “bit” made from ? On looking it seems to be a pebble or perhaps a bit of horn, with holes drilled in either end, which seems a lot of work to form a handle of sorts, at two inches long it seems a bit short for a handle.



Just had a brain melt, with the current coronovirus rules and us wearing masks with elastic loops, it occurred to me that just perhaps, and this is a wild guess it could be for placing over the top of your head, obviously when you are wearing a hat, and the end loops go around and under your ears , it stops your hat blowing off !.

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