We have heard from a colleague that rod builder Nick Strang was broken into last week and had 12 of his hand-planed cane rods stolen. Most of them will have spliced joints rather than having ferrules. 3 rods built up on Sage blanks were also stolen. If you should come across anything like this for […]
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Hardy St George Fly Reels – notes for the collector and enthusiast Our Thomas Turner vintage tackle expert and valuer, John Stephenson, shares his thoughts with you on what he calls a “quintessentially English” fly reel… Hardy St George fly reels are one of the best loved of all Hardy vintage reels alongside the Perfect […]
John Stephenson discusses a future classic in the world of collectable fishing tackle. The latest Kingpin Imperial 425 in ten colours.
[embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KYLEJicpYc[/embedyt] Thomas Turner Fishing Antiques valuations expert John Stephenson talks about the famous manufacturer and retailer Charles Farlow of London. Now just known as Farlows, they are around 40 years older than Hardy’s and have been making innovative and quality fishing tackle for getting close to 200 years. Very popular amongst vintage and antique fishing […]