We advertise our stock on both the Thomas Turner website and eBay, and here is a handy tip to avoid missing out on the best items, and save some money in the process. When a collection is bought it’s listed on thomasturner.com first and does not appear on eBay until four weeks later. A large […]
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Aug
Aug
Occasionally along comes a rod which you just have to buy no matter what! This is the Hardy Coquet Sea Rod, an 8’ Palakona cane rod in two sections dating to 1957 and it appears unused. From the initial images sent to us, we were undecided if it was new or rebuilt and the good […]
18
Aug
Aug
We have blogged on this topic in past, however, a call from a local tackle shop turned up a Walter Stanley pre-production reel I owned some 30 years ago! The astute tackle shop boss decided to advertise that he bought and traded in vintage tackle, and his business has expanded as a result. In two […]
11
Aug
Aug
This is a rare early named J E Warner of Redditch rod along with their Patent reel fitting. This 15’- 3 piece greenheart salmon fly rod has spliced joints complete with spare tip. It became evident in the 1880s that reel foot blade fittings were changing. Early wood and brass reels tended to have long […]
09
Aug
Aug
We have been advertising for the fishing tackle shops to get in touch with any overstocks and part exchanges they have taken in. When a gun shop called saying he had a few reels and rods leftover from his past tackle shop days, I went along to safely view. Surprise, he liked ABU REELS, especially […]
02
Aug
Aug
A useful and collectable little gadget came in this week. The Milbro Lesney Bread Bait press was in production from 1954 to 1957. It is manufactured by the Matchbox Company from die-cast alloy. Standing a mere 5cm to the top of a winged screw, originally coloured red and green, later appearing in red and silver. […]
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Jul
Jul
It seemed like a good idea to buy one of the fibreglass part-built rods from our own website (there are more listed), whip on the rings from the pack included and hey presto an 8’ fibreglass stalking rod. Match it with a vintage Edgar Sealey Flocast Mk3 spinning reel by JW Young and add a […]
23
Jul
Jul
More of a request than an information blog. We have just listed this Abu Feralite Mark 7 match rod. It’s similar to the iconic All England Mark 5 in the metallic graphite grey colour and style, but different from the red-brown Mk6. BUT the rod and the bag are both labelled “Made in Scotland.” The […]
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Jul
Jul
Anton Grüner, to whom this book was given, was born on the 16th September 1850 and died 24th April 1906. So, sadly, he wasn’t allowed a long life. He was a master builder and architect with quite some reputation and became member of the Salzburg Building Society in 1898. Many of his buildings in Salzburg […]
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Jul
Jul
Finnish born Lauri Rapala watched large fish chasing smaller fish and decided to carve a lure that replicated a wounded fish. In 1936 he carved his first lure from cork, using chocolate bar tin foil wrapper as the outer reflective surface, and it worked. He would have no idea where this single event would take him. […]