The Tunny fishing days post-1900 saw many improvements in the tackle developed specifically for this branch of the sport. Makers around the globe invited designs and ideas from the eminent anglers of the day, trying to produce the ultimate reel to handle huge fish. This was not an ordinary man’s sport. It meant buying expensive […]
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There are few times in life when you are offered a huge big game sea fishing collection like this one. A comprehensive varied selection of approx. 100 tuna, marlin, shark and tunny rods, tackle and reels including 3 of the rarest I’ve seen for many years. The star of the show is a 9” Hardy […]
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This rare set of 3 antique cork and wood pike trimmers came into stock recently. Varying in size from 4 ½”-5 ¼” diameter, all are marked “P.D”, being the owner’s initials and numbered 2, 6 and 11, presumably being from a set of more. With removable wood centre pegs, fitted with trace gut, wire and […]
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Oct
Just arrived in stock and what an interesting reel. A twisting foot tapered drum reel which has overtones of tournament or distance casting. The backplate plate 4 screw brass boss is stamped Jack Penny, Leeds – who is he? Perhaps an angler or a retail shop? Maybe someone can fill in few of the blank […]
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A call out of the blue led us to these beauties. Eleven brand new 20 year old stock Arnold Engineering of Wimborne, Dorset, England, Monarch trotting reels. Bought by an investor all those years ago these reels are all brand new, unused and in maker’s blue satin lined blue card boxes, and include the ultimate model, No. […]
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Variety is the word for this collection. At Thomas Turner we are well known for buying both new and vintage fishing tackle collections. This one came in today and it doesn’t get much more varied. As well as the out of shot Hardy & Sage rods, we have something for everyone: an unused Hardy Cascapedia […]
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It’s often thought Bakelite reels are very much at the bottom of the pile in collecting terms. Not so, they targeted a mass audience, with lower spending power by choice or circumstances, and fulfilled a need. Allcock’s were volume sellers of these Bakelite reels. The Aerialite Swimming reel model 8926 was the best seller, with […]
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We are often offered high-end tackle collections including items by Hardy, Farlow, Malloch, Sage, Loop and on and on. But we need the mixed and varied collections too. This image show a collection just in this week; all will be listed online shortly. A vintage well-used Conway creel makes a good tackle den or cabin […]
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It’s a popular theme with Hardy to name the tackle items after the designer or its practical use application. The “Perfect” reel, because they considered it perfect; the “Zane Grey” and the “Barton” after the designers; a “Simplex” net as it was simple to operate, and so on. The bait shown here is the Ideal Phantom […]
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Another successful buying trip in the south of England brought in a large collection of varied vintage tackle. It’s always great to have variety and whereas most dealers only buy one specific theme; coarse, perhaps fly or sea, we at Thomas Turner pride ourselves in having a buyer for everything. With our huge customer base […]