Angler Angst

LET’S TACKLE CANCER STEVE LUM’S GARY MARSHALL ROD HELPS TACKLE CANCER. Back in September 2014 our consistently generous supporter Steve donated his Gary Marshall 8' 3pc cane 6 weight f...

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Fly-fishing is all about tradition. There are many better, and surer, ways to catch a trout than floating a feathered fly tied to a 19th century pattern, at the end of a delicate tippet on the e...

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HARDY BROTHERS HAVE ISSUED “HARDY’S ANGLERS’ GUIDES” FROM THE LATE 19TH CENTURY UNTIL TODAY. THE EARLY CATALOGUES ARE INCREASINGLY HARD TO FIND AND CHANGE HANDS FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF POU...

http://anglerangst.blogspot.com/2014/11/hardys-anglers-guides-reel-collectors.html

THE ARI T'HART SAGE/ARAS REEL IS EASILY CONVERTED TO LHW. NO SPECIAL TOOLS ARE NEEDED.    1 - REMOVE SPOOL.    2 - WIND DRAG KNOB DOWN TO EXPOSE M8 HEX HEAD SCREW, & REMOVE SCRE...

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Updated August 2014. Music by Lorde, thank you.

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I'm very lucky, I get to see some amazing fishing tackle. Sometimes someone sends something so (alliterative?) nice that words can't capture how they look. Therefore ladies and gentlemen allow...

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December 4th 2013 - update. I got the first 2 prototype camera bags today ~ and love them!  Also available in Brown leather - fishing bags coming soon Some details here...

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THE TACKLE FAIR. All the regulars were there - the reprobates, the cheats and the nice guys. Some with deep pockets and short arms; others with deep pockets, long arms and fat wallets. The ...

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In 2001 the respected Hardy reel collector, and acknowledged expert, Mr Ted Evans and his son, David, produced a series of 5 video tapes outlining the history and evolution of many of Hardy Brot...

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The close season is now upon us trout chasers. To while away the shorter days I'm doing a bit of promotion for "LET'S TACKLE CANCER". If anyone has anything they'd like to donate, or any fund r...

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There was one of those red, Post Office, cards waiting when I got home from fishing. I wasn't expecting anything so there was a tinge of excitement. The next day I went over to the depot and col...

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How many does a boy need? Truthful answer is probably two....but somehow they breed.... EDIT - I'VE GOT A COUPLE FOR SALE - HERE Here are what's currently hanging up, and why... A nice l...

http://anglerangst.blogspot.com/2012/04/fly-fishing-bags.html

Just over a year ago I discovered the rod I've always dreamed about using. A 1920s 7' Hardy CC de France, split cane 2 piece. It had suffered from some neglect - see pics (Brit understatement!) ...

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GENUINE RED DEER FAT BASED LINE FLOTANT!  I now have the magic ingredient - Red Deer Fat. I can't be too specific, but it comes from English Red Deer on a well managed Northern England estate. ...

http://anglerangst.blogspot.com/2011/11/fly-line-grease-flotant-floatant.html

That fine wordsmith, Ernest Schwiebert, in “Trout”, says “...AN ENGLISH SILK LINE IS EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL, AND TOGETHER WITH A FINE SILKWORM-GUT LEADER, IT CAN BE NOTHING LESS THAN POETRY”...

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Some things just politely say “quality”. Sometimes we find it hard to define, but we recognise it when we see it.  Tiffany, Faberge, Paul Storr, Chippendale, Robert Adam were all capab...

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I recently acquired, from a charity, some nice aluminium rod tubes with brass ends. 1 1/2" internal diameter; 49 1/2" internal length. Anodised aluminium in a grey colour. - see photos. If any...

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Fly-fishing, what does it mean to you? I’m a member of a small fly fishing club. We have a lovely home water with a couple of boats, and a boathouse! The location is stunning. We have less th...

http://anglerangst.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-does-it-mean-to-you-fly-fishing.html

Massimo, a member of the Italian Bamboo Rodmaker's Association makes superb small stream cane rods; and other fine fly fishing rods. Works of art at very affordable prices. Lots of options are a...

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A new acquisition from Andy (sincere thanks!) A few thousand words:     Stunning wood, a thing of beauty.

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Following on from the Perfects we have William Dingley's superb invention, the Hardy Silex. Add a bonus, a very rare, spare spool with original  round Leather case

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Little old Hardy Perfects: 3" BFP (1896 ch) and 3 1/8" Perfects, 1896 or 'early' check; 1904 check and 1930's dup Mk 2 Need a 1912 and Mk1 please?

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Following the photography discussions on F & F forum HERE I have been playing and attempting to improve techniques. and one of the "set up" (I think I'll stick to what I was doing bef...

http://anglerangst.blogspot.com/2010/12/reel-photography.html

Acquisition of the summer. A true Dingley Perfect Left Handed Reel, with correct L H check, made for Westley Richards.

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Ever wondered what Mr Dingley’s reels looked like when they left the factory? I have. I’m lucky enough to have one virtually mint small Dingley but all the others have varying degrees or wear...

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