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Reels, Thomas Turner blog

Multum in Parvo and Fishing Reel Design

Posted on by Carrie Townsend
17
Sep

Multum in Parvo is a Latin phrase that was used by Hardy’s to advertise their black japanned lure boxes. It translates as ‘Much into little’. No better phrase to describe this wood and brass side casting tournament-style reel then! Cleary designed on the Malloch principle, this reel has a spring indent twisting foot turning 360 […]

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Reels, Thomas Turner blog

We were all at it in the 1900’s

Posted on by Carrie Townsend
14
Sep

When PD Malloch of Perth, Scotland, patented his side-caster in 1884, he changed the thinking in terms of casting, spinning and worming. Most of us will have seen many variations on these reels in some form; brass, alloy, brass & alloy, single wind, geared and a few odd ball variants to boot. However not everyone could afford […]

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