With the varnish removed from the handle
Mk1v S/U
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LuckyLuca
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Re: Mk1v S/U
Amazing what a good clean up job can do!
Well done Lee!
Well done Lee!
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
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Ljm183
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Re: Mk1v S/U
Just seen one on Ebay and the seller say,s the bag is original but has no maker,s name label stitched on, the one i,v got look,s to be a B. James bag this has no maker,s label either, was this the norm for the S/U ?
Lee.
Lee.
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Carp Artist
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Re: Mk1v S/U
Amazing job. Also a good tip for restoring cork handles that have been varnished.
Not a fish was visible that first time I visited Beechmere; an utter
stillness brooded over the place and I felt the strange and sinister atmosphere which, so the story goes,
has been the cause of several suicides.’
BB – Confessions of a Carp Fisher
stillness brooded over the place and I felt the strange and sinister atmosphere which, so the story goes,
has been the cause of several suicides.’
BB – Confessions of a Carp Fisher
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Mark
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Very nice Lee.
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where you find only elder trees, nettles and dreams. (BB - Denys Watkins-Pitchford).
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Kingfisher
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Re: Mk1v S/U
Looks a really nice rod Lee. 
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Re: Mk1v S/U
Nice work and a lovely rod, the original whopper stopper.
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The VFC
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Re: Mk1v S/U
Not that I'm aware of - I've had several through my hands and most had a named bag as you'd expect.Ljm183 wrote:Just seen one on Ebay and the seller say,s the bag is original but has no maker,s name label stitched on, the one i,v got look,s to be a B. James bag this has no maker,s label either, was this the norm for the S/U ?
Lee.
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PershoreHarrier
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Re: Mk1v S/U
I bought my Mkiv SU last year and that came with an original B.James rod bag with maker's label. I note your rod has the 2 dural reel bands as does mine but I have seen another Mkiv SU with different reel fittings being the threaded screw reel band type which I assume was later.Ljm183 wrote:Just seen one on Ebay and the seller say,s the bag is original but has no maker,s name label stitched on, the one i,v got look,s to be a B. James bag this has no maker,s label either, was this the norm for the S/U ?
Lee.
No doubt about it the SU is certainly one beefy rod and when this weather cools down a bit I hope to christen mine with a Teme Barbel.