On June 9 2024 Fish In Need trustee Simon Clark is setting off to walk 150km to Hereford. He’s raising money for both FIN and The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Fellow FIN trustee, Paul Whitehouse and friend Bob Mortimer thank existing donors and “encourage others to join in” Click here to see Paul and Bobs […]
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust – The River Og Many of you will have heard of the fledging charity Fish in Need. Thomas Turner have supported the charity and I am a trustee along with our Chair, Simon Clark and Professor Mark Everard, John Bailey, Paul Whitehouse and my daughter Kirsty Hewitt. We are a small charity […]
January 4th and I’m picking the Bomb adventure up after a few days working in Scotland but I’m happy to be home, to take the Bomb rods to their limits and back. (A bit OTT I know but I’m really fascinated to know what the design can do for us.) But what do I mean […]
Are you one of the lucky ones who will be jetting off somewhere exotic to take part in some saltwater fly fishing in the winter months? Some of the top destinations for fly fishing are also some of the most beautiful places in the world. Over the next couple of months, locations such as New […]
It’s been one of these weeks when you never know what comes through the post. My Pick of the Week is a Kelly of Dublin brass spike winch and matching named Kelly wood handle fishing rod. I never had the opportunity to own a named matched pair when collecting. Kelly, based in Sackville Street Dublin […]
Safely selling and buying worldwide, we have bought in two high quality collections this week. A smatter of Hardy Smuggler rods all as new in Hardy block leather tubes are just the ticket for a gift to someone or yourself. A range of sizes and casting weights plus rare Smuggler spin rods are included too. […]
One location has a special place in my fisherman’s heart. Marathon Key, midway down the Florida Keys on the edge on the Seven Mile Bridge is it. A working Key with no frills, great people, fishing, seafood, beer n ribs in Tiki huts, what’s not to like. For 10 years or so whilst travelling the […]
Following the most recent article requesting advice/comment upon that myriad of variations and so-called transitional models of the Hardy Bros reel “back catalogue,” a reel recently purchased from a most unusual source has, for me anyway, possibly ‘shed’ a little light upon the issue; for this reel at least! A lovely 3 ¼” Hardy Silex […]
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 […]
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 […]