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QAE

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#38 18 Oct 2026 at 8.49pm

In reply to Post #18
Only someone with no knowledge of one would buy one second hand!!

If you are thinking about getting rid of it I might know somebody m8

QAE

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#37 18 Oct 2026 at 8.40pm

Solar foams (lol) £3.50 a pot, fiver in camo and mis-labeled.

Solar foam nuggets (water Durable) ....Might as well of been using McNuggets!

carpchef

Posts: 321

#36 18 Oct 2026 at 3.44pm

In reply to Post #35
Quote: Happy memories from all that gear!!

Yeah, I have sold a lot of things that I kind of regret parting with a bit. I wanted the space in my tackle room and managed to achieve that but there is still a tinge of sadness even though it was items that I would never use any more.🙁

Quote: Gardner monkey climbers, with 3 clear bodies and 3 orange bodies

they were awful forms of indication...particularly when you had a sandy swim and rain, laced with sand, splashing up the needles. Have you ever seen the indicator glued to the bottom of the needle and the reel frantically churning backwards with a ferocious take!

OatcakeFred

Posts: 1471

#35 18 Oct 2026 at 11.09am

Old things I have that I still use today:

Old 5ft landing net pole, solid unlike the ones today. Don't know the make.
Loads of Gardner Bank Sticks, the black extendable ones with the brass ferrule and screw. Also, the original Gardner Pod has gone, god know's where.
Gardner monkey climbers, with 3 clear bodies and 3 orange bodies. Use them for catfish with open bail arm.
Mk1 Armalites 3 x 12ft 2lb-ers, use for pike fishing now.

I've also sold some stuff recently (this decade say) which was a bit old, from the 90's.

50" Nubroli Weavelock Brolly plus Nash Overwrap.
Loads of Shimano Aero Baitrunners
Original Fox 2 legged bedchair.

Happy memories from all that gear!!

carpchef

Posts: 321

#34 16 Oct 2026 at 9.35pm

In reply to Post #33
Yeah, remember getting my Avons and it was absolutely inconceivable at the time that I'd EVER need something that went higher than that!

Zack

Posts: 3214

#33 16 Oct 2026 at 9.25pm

One of the pictures reminds me that I still use my first set of "Avons" to this day for carp fishing, I bought them in the 60's when I first started carp fishing, the ones that went up to 32lb as they covered everything that I would catch in them days and then eventually got a set that went up to 40lb.

silverfish

Posts: 2668

#32 16 Oct 2026 at 8.21pm

In reply to Post #17
Bought a Gardner pod when I fished a pit with impenetrable gravel banks , thought |I'd hit the jackpot..it was horrible with three rods on it.
pretty sure I have one of the adjustable 3 rod bars knocking around the shed and the brass adjustable bar ends.
Could only find two of the monkey climbers.

wandle1

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#31 16 Oct 2026 at 8.18pm

In reply to Post #29
Dp

wandle1

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#30 16 Oct 2026 at 8.10pm

In reply to Post #29
It's not rats you need to worry about...

You might remember the 'Beast of Tamar '

I joke not one bit ...👍

carpchef

Posts: 321

#29 16 Oct 2026 at 7.58pm

In reply to Post #18
Quote: I have loads of "Antique" stuff that I use to this day for fishing:

You're not wrong...sounds like you have some amazing bits and pieces that you are still putting to good use.

Quote: About the worst item of equipment which I still have and will never use again is the "Terry Hearn Stealth Bedchair"

I quite like mine...I like being low to the ground and never do more than 24 hrs so don't really have much stuff that I need to store plus I am open brolly mostly these days and need the bed to be low to tuck in under the brolly😀

I am more than a little concerned about your suggestion that rats are going to jump up and join me if I am low to the ground....I don't like them scampering around anywhere in the swim but hopping up onto the bed with me...NO THANK YOU😱😱😱

carpchef

Posts: 321

#28 16 Oct 2026 at 7.51pm

In reply to Post #26
Quote: Once I get into old skool mode all my memories come back

Yeah, me too...I've dug out all my old albums that haven't seen the light of day for a long time

Quote: I'm pretty sure that's Malcom Parkyn helping you weigh a Tamar beauty,think he did some time on the lake nr Powlers piece garage
He did a lot of time at Jennetts as he lived East the Water at Bideford and could be there in 5 minutes near enough. He wrote an article in a Nutrabaits catalogue about pre baiting the place and catching the big one from there can't remember what that damn fish was called, was it Scarface or something...got moved to Melbury soon after.

carpchef

Posts: 321

#27 16 Oct 2026 at 7.41pm

In reply to Post #25
Quote: the grounsheet, from the 1st Fox Eurodome..must be near 30 years old.

Quote: my Fox Voyager chair,

Great stuff...built to last...apart from the foam in the headrest!

I always think if you find a chair that's comfy, stick with it, as some chairs are just horrible, even expensive ones, I think it depends on your personal body shape and some are a fit and others not.😎

wandle1

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#26 16 Oct 2026 at 7.08pm

In reply to Post #24
I sold that one to a chap in Plymouth,who wanted a pod for Cadover,and Crafthole

Bought 2x Sodpods ,which I still use to this day ,I fish 2 × 1,never a third on same bar ...

Lovely ,lovely pics of Tamar ,my fave place other than Tredidon ,Dutson ,Shillamill,Oak lake ,Kingfisher ,and many many more,some that have shut down or private......orrrrrr,I still fish em ...👍

There was two guys from back in the day I knew as well from Lanson Mike Bolt ,a very recognised man as he had very curly hair and a polio limp sadly ,he had Tamar 20s photos in Homeleigh, and Mike Summers tackle shops and his mate Roger Finnemore,from Kelly Bray ,sheep farmer and winner of Masterchef...!

I did a week's sponsored fish ,in 92 to raise awareness of the Children's hospice Southwest,and members of the launceston massive,on lower,Evelyn Stacey asked us to trial Upper, as it was reputed to hold carp before the 'moving 'of some them by rod n line and Framlingham netting team,the godfather aka Ken showed the photos of lower totally drained...was interesting..

I got sponsored by Gary Thomas ,Cypro baits and College fame,his lovely wife being on front cover of Carpworld and many well known shops , companies at that time...

Once I get into old skool mode all my memories come back ...I have several hundred 35mm pics of old skool kernow stuff but no one would be interested unless it was on Yately etc ....BUT for sure we have our own history and stories characters as well,but the coming of the otter and defunct Tamar Otter hell place destroyed many places some never recovered ...nuff said!

Also I'm pretty sure that's Hugh Parkyn helping you weigh a Tamar beauty,think he did some time on the lake nr Powlers piece garage ,aka Melbury,home of the old record Perch I believe...

vossy1

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#25 16 Oct 2026 at 6.38pm

A picture from today, my Fox Voyager chair, and on it a Nash smock, both must be at least 24 years old. The foam in the chairs head rest has turned to powder 😢 and the thought of replacing it doesn't appeal as I like to put my feet under the chair when sitting, something modern chairs don't allow you to do on the whole! I'll find a pic of the chair from however long ago, I know it was with me at Joncherry in 2002 and possibly before!

EDIT...oh...and the grounsheet, from the 1st Fox Eurodome..must be near 30 years old.

carpchef

Posts: 321

#24 16 Oct 2026 at 3.11pm

In reply to Post #22
Quote: I had a custom sprayed 44 inch Gardner pod ,with the legend in brass 'The Pod'plate over the monkey climber bar,I cut down the gardner banksticks ,polished all the brass,screw threaded bits on in,looked very low and very cool for its time

Sounds like the Rolls Royce of pods......have you still got it?


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