tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post2258062091548066290..comments2024-03-25T14:11:43.432+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : What a gift Dylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-62316013788561491752015-12-08T17:57:41.801+00:002015-12-08T17:57:41.801+00:00Lee, I'm stuck at work at present. I'll ch...Lee, I'm stuck at work at present. I'll check this out when I get home some time after 22.00hrs. Cheers - DylanDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-83267668286547633912015-12-08T13:55:58.591+00:002015-12-08T13:55:58.591+00:00Egg shaped Mitchell half bails with the round knob...Egg shaped Mitchell half bails with the round knob anti reverse switch are expensive, normally selling for over £100 for a user. have a look at the link below<br /><br />http://www.mitchellreelmuseum.com/index.php/category/127<br /><br />This is the same model as Dick Walker would have used <br /><br />I would just stick with an early Mitchell 300 , they match up well with the Mkiv<br /><br />Lee Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056554211295925829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-17006513499717070852015-12-07T22:31:28.615+00:002015-12-07T22:31:28.615+00:00Lee,
Thank you so much for taking the trouble to p...Lee,<br />Thank you so much for taking the trouble to provide this fantastic comment. The rod is a beautiful object and something which I will treasure until it is time to pass it on to my son. I cannot recall the half-bail Mitchells, but I do own a half-bail FSR which might just fit the bill? I will see what it feels like. My hope is to use the rod to catch a wild carp from the East Kent drains, a decent perch from a local commercial and a double-figure barbel from The Kentish Stour. If I can do this I will die a happy man indeed. <br />Once again - I am really gob smacked by the efforts you have gone to on my behalf - many thanks <br />All the very best - DylanDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-44651533712227897262015-12-07T22:25:06.079+00:002015-12-07T22:25:06.079+00:00Dylan, a Walker MkIV by B James came my way about ...Dylan, a Walker MkIV by B James came my way about 25 years ago. I used it at Water End, of all places, and bent it plenty. No half-mackerel chucking though! Unfortunately I had a bad period of phasing shortly afterwards and sold it on...which I regret to this day.<br />Enjoy.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-14151402712878035542015-12-07T19:12:24.123+00:002015-12-07T19:12:24.123+00:00Hello Dylan.
Hope you enjoy using the rod. I am ...Hello Dylan. <br />Hope you enjoy using the rod. I am the person your family bought the rod from. The rod was made especially for the 1959 Boat Show <br />The black fittings were only fitted to rods sold at the show, all other B.James / Richard Walker mkiv rod,s will have aluminium fittings. I notice you want to find out what reel Dick Walker would have used on that day back in 1952 at Redmire. I been in touch with Chris Ball the owner of the rod Dick used and asked him for his views on the reel . This is he,s reply " Hello Lee,<br />The reel Dick used when he landed the record 44lb carp was a standard Mitchell egg shaped model. He bought at least two in the late 1940s. They were of a half-bail design with a rotary button to control the ratchet and carried only the engraved word Mitchell on them. The engraved letters of 300 were not added to these reels until a little later.<br /><br />It is not known what happened to either of these reels, however, in 1953 to commemorate the Tom Sails/Walker match, Angling Times stuck a special Mitchell with an engraved brass plaque that Dick used extensively. I’m lucky to have this reel in my collection. I have pictures of Dick using this very reel for Great Quse perch fishing and Tring reservoir bream fishing both dating from the 1950s.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />ChrisB " <br /><br />Lee Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056554211295925829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-50575379005083771252015-12-07T13:43:11.175+00:002015-12-07T13:43:11.175+00:00It's ok Dyl. I only meant it as a friendly wor...It's ok Dyl. I only meant it as a friendly word of caution based on the only split cane rod to come into my own possession. Already shredded when the previous owner attempted to sling out a half mackerel.<br />Btw, I've a whole collection (more of a heap really) of 300's, 410's, Cardinal 66's, 44x, ABU 506 and an old Ambidex (my dads). <br />Generally I use some 20 year old Shimano's from the time when angling technology bamboozled me out of sight.<br /><br />Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-56802237624842639902015-12-07T09:39:11.751+00:002015-12-07T09:39:11.751+00:00Rich - it's a fishing rod, not a painting! It ...Rich - it's a fishing rod, not a painting! It was built to be used and I intend to add my own chapter to it's history before handing it on to my son. I understand your point of view but I have to use it - collecting isn't what I do. I still regularly use 1920's wooden centre-pins which were given to me by my cousin. My Mitchell 300's have replaced my ABU Cardinal 44's & 66X's - I live in a bygone age - that rod is a link to why I started angling in the first place. I don't seek "Clarissa" a decent chub or barbel will suffice, a double from a local commercial will do for me - it won't be going to Scotland for a week at Loch Awe! - DylDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-64027258182871379912015-12-07T08:42:28.810+00:002015-12-07T08:42:28.810+00:00Fantastic gift Dyl. But are you sure about using i...Fantastic gift Dyl. But are you sure about using it? I'd be wary about the integrity of the glue holding it together after half a century. The idea of leaning into something and having it split apart doesn't bear thinking about.<br />Hang it on the wall, it's a Rembrandt of the angling world. Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-4037506670665110112015-12-06T14:03:13.946+00:002015-12-06T14:03:13.946+00:00Cheers Steve - I was blown away mate! It was a gr...Cheers Steve - I was blown away mate! It was a great night - DylDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-74240033883915747062015-12-06T13:55:11.035+00:002015-12-06T13:55:11.035+00:00Belated happy returns Dyl, and what a gift!Belated happy returns Dyl, and what a gift!Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.com