allthegearnoidea
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antique fly fishing items ?Hi lads hope someone can help me i found the following items
among some very old fly fishing gear i bought the items were
in among some salmon flys and traces dated 1908
does anyone know what they are and are they worth anything?
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ChrisDickey
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i believe their technical name is.......old tat lol
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wayne
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It looks like the needles are prawn needles along with their case or some kind of baiting needle.
The tubes look like some kind of rattle fly.
I aint got an inkling what the clamp thing is???
As for value I wouldn't like to say.
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allthegearnoidea
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thanks Wayne great info as usual mate the other item i have been told is a
horton evens sea adaptacast still no wiser but now i know what the things
are they are on ebay with some pre war trout and salmon flies
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ChrisDickey
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i thought clamp mighta been a reel seat of sum description
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Hardy Caster
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Last pics are quill minnows , me and my Da used make these when i was a kid and paint them , lots of the old anglers used these , I have not seen them for a while . they took a lot of fishing in there day , you can still buy them they where great for Sea Trout .. and i bet they still are ,
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Hardy Caster
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| Hardy Caster wrote: | | Last pics are quill minnows , me and my Da used make these when i was a kid and paint them , lots of the old anglers used these , I have not seen them for a while . they took a lot of fish in there day , you can still buy them they where great for Sea Trout . and other trout even the odd Salmon in low water . and i bet they still are , they where used like a spinner , sometimes with a lead weight |
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