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- Sean1967
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Hi All ,
I have joined your happy band this morning and wanted to say hello , i have recently discovered the joy / addiction of traditional rods and reels , only have a couple so far but i am sure the collection will grow.
I am the proud owner of a Sealy Octofloat and am currently coupling it with a Mitchell 300a with an occasional go at my Rapidex centre pin although really new to this style and making it look really tricky lol.
I fish with the PDAS in Hampshire so river wise i enjoy The Wallington and The Hamble and my favourite stillwater is Abshot which is a true Crucian water.
My Octofloat will hopefully get its full debut this week at a local moat fishery (Sultan ) targeting some of the lovely Tench - updates to follow
I have joined your happy band this morning and wanted to say hello , i have recently discovered the joy / addiction of traditional rods and reels , only have a couple so far but i am sure the collection will grow.
I am the proud owner of a Sealy Octofloat and am currently coupling it with a Mitchell 300a with an occasional go at my Rapidex centre pin although really new to this style and making it look really tricky lol.
I fish with the PDAS in Hampshire so river wise i enjoy The Wallington and The Hamble and my favourite stillwater is Abshot which is a true Crucian water.
My Octofloat will hopefully get its full debut this week at a local moat fishery (Sultan ) targeting some of the lovely Tench - updates to follow
- Wally Roy
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Welcome to the forum Sean I'm a pdas member and love Abshot. We also have merry band who regularly fish the Wally.
- Fredline
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Welcome aboard Sean to the very slippery slope that is vintage fishing tackle.
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Welcome to the forum Sean.
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The most precious places in the English landscape are those secretive corners,
where you find only elder trees, nettles and dreams. (BB - Denys Watkins-Pitchford).
- Als1976
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Hi Sean, Welcome to the forum, I’ve only recently joined and everyone is super friendly.
Regards
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- Wallyboy Rob
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Welcome Sean from another Pdas member
going with the flow - You gotta luv them gonks
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Welcome to the forum Sir...
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I’m sure you’ll enjoy being a member of the forum. Welcome aboard.
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I have an Octofloat De Luxe, as from yesterday! An amazing find in a charity shop, and it seems not to have been used much. I've been getting as much rust as I can off a couple of rings and also persuading the ferrules to fit right in. There is a bit of corrosion inside the female ferrules as you might expect from a rod that has probably not been used for decades. The smaller ferrule now fits nicely but the larger one still has about an eighth of an inch to go. I don't want to force it or I might not be able to separate the sections, but I'm itching to use the rod!
Malcolm
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Catching lob-worms is one of the greater Outdoor Sports. It is the most hilarious game in the world (John C Moore)