Have you been watching the latest series of Gone Fishing with Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer? We certainly have and are excited to see our brand new TT Classic+ rods being used on this series! Paul and Bob were keen to try these out, even though there was no financial interest. If you look closely […]
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As part of Thomas Turner’s ongoing series of valuation days, the Thomas Turner team will be at Sportfish Game Fishing Centre, Station Road, Theale, Reading, RG7 4AS on Saturday 14th October 2023. The Reading store forms the hub of the Sportfish Game Fishing Centre and is amidst 45 acres of delightful Berkshire countryside, including the […]
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Save the Date! Wednesday 24th April 2024 We are excited to announce that we have joined forces with Rod & Tackle to bring to you another of our valuation days, in the North of the country! Rod & Tackle are a fantastic online retailer, with a new store, opened just over a year ago. Ran […]
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Sep
Sep
Last Saturday we returned to the lovely Jacobean lodge at Blagdon Fishing Lodge for our second Valuation Day at this location. Despite the weather being awful, the day was not a wash out! In fact, it was a fantastic day and probably our best yet! We were busy from well before our official start time, […]
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Sep
You may recall that earlier this year we purchased a large collection of new (old shop stock) Hardy reels. These reels were acquired from a seller who had previously purchased them from the Braddell tackle shop in Belfast around 2001. Joseph Braddell & Sons, a gunmakers’ and fishing rod and tackle supplier, had been in […]
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Aug
10AM – 3PM Blagdon Fishing Lodge, Park Lane, Blagdon, Bristol, BS40 7UL We are very excited to be returning to the amazing Blagdon Fishing Lake for our next Valuation Day! In case you don’t already know, and are one of our newer customers, we have been holding various valuation days around the country for the […]
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Aug
Aug
What an amazing time we had at the Game Fair at Ragley Hall! From when we set up our stand on the Thursday to leaving on a rather wind-swept Sunday evening time was spent ‘talking tackle’ with our customers old and new, exhibitors and other enthusiastic visitors to the Fishing Village. It was very pleasing […]
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Jul
Richard Hewitt from Thomas Turner is on a family holiday in Greatstone, near New Romney in Kent, Saturday 5th – Thursday 10th August. Whilst he is in the area, he is happy to hear from anyone, who has fishing tackle they are looking to sell. We buy high quality items, from brands such as Hardy, […]
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TTClassic+ join the Angling Trades Association at the 65th Game Fair!
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Jul
Thomas Turner are proud to announce that their new niche tackle brand TTClassic+ are now members of the Angling Trade Association! The ATA aims to promote, represent, and protect the trade across all three angling disciplines – sea, game and coarse fishing. It strives to achieve not only long-term stability for the sport, but also […]
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Hardy began their quest for a lightweight reel back in the 1930’s, starting with the LRH lightweight fly reel. This was a light 3 1/4oz contracted reel for quick winding which was easily taken apart for cleaning (Graham Turner). The LRH stands for Lawrence Robert Hardy. Lawrence was the eldest of William Hardy’s sons. Progression […]