Creel info please
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Creel info please
Morning guys and gals
Quick question. I recently acquired a lovely condition creel (seat box type) which looks circa 1960’s.
Ok .. on the lid there are 4 led strips attached into the wicker. They are obviously meant to be there so can anyone advise what the purpose of them is? I was originally guessing that maybe they are to strengthen the lid for when sitting on but I’m now head scratching over it.
Thanks
Laurie
Quick question. I recently acquired a lovely condition creel (seat box type) which looks circa 1960’s.
Ok .. on the lid there are 4 led strips attached into the wicker. They are obviously meant to be there so can anyone advise what the purpose of them is? I was originally guessing that maybe they are to strengthen the lid for when sitting on but I’m now head scratching over it.
Thanks
Laurie
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Re: Creel info please
Led's in the 60's?
If you have no grease with you, and your rings are full of ice, do not cut out the ice with a pen-knife but get your man to put the rings one by one in his mouth, and so to thaw the ice.
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Re: Creel info please
If they are on the lid, could they be used for holding on a padded top / cushion.LaurieTheLedger wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:17 am Morning guys and gals
Quick question. I recently acquired a lovely condition creel (seat box type) which looks circa 1960’s.
Ok .. on the lid there are 4 led strips attached into the wicker. They are obviously meant to be there so can anyone advise what the purpose of them is? I was originally guessing that maybe they are to strengthen the lid for when sitting on but I’m now head scratching over it.
Thanks
Laurie
I know from many years experience that sitting on wicker for any length of time can be a bit of an uncomfortable experience.
Just a thought.
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It was a joke.
If you have no grease with you, and your rings are full of ice, do not cut out the ice with a pen-knife but get your man to put the rings one by one in his mouth, and so to thaw the ice.
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Re: Creel info please
LEDs - definitely to see his seat in the dark!
After all they go on the rod - landing net - indicators - etc!
After all they go on the rod - landing net - indicators - etc!
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Re: Creel info please
Ok being dyslexic I’m not the best of spellers but it appears the LEAD strips are definitely part of it.
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Re: Creel info please
Maybe put there to sink the basket if it was being soaked to tighten up the wickerwork ?
Best I can come up with, you certainly would not want to be carrying needless excess weight around .
David
Best I can come up with, you certainly would not want to be carrying needless excess weight around .
David
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Maybe put there to sink the basket if it was being soaked to tighten up the wickerwork ?
Best I can come up with, you certainly would not want to be carrying needless excess weight around .
Doh ! double post
David
Best I can come up with, you certainly would not want to be carrying needless excess weight around .
Doh ! double post
David
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Re: Creel info please
That reminds me of a story I once heard about Peter Stone. Apparently he rarely checked through the tackle in his creel, and a couple of 'mates' put a brick in it. It was a while before he discovered it. I might have some of the details wrong but I think I've expressed the gist of it.
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