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#1 Post by **eoghanb** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:11 am

Anyone remember starting with one of these?,I rescued this lovely old relic from a skip the other day brings back memory's as a young lad on those care free summer days,anyone any idea of a brand it has 1158 and j4 written on the rod

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#2 Post by **willie bendit** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:14 am

I had one of them....plus a bright green one made of glassfibre..used a mitchell reel on it...think it was an ap40
many a happy hour catching pollack using a red gill and a green spiral weight....Im wandering now ...better stop!

#3 Post by **number 4** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:22 am

Not sure of model, but spent many an hour as a young angler on the river Mersey, not catching a lot but enjoyed every minute. No pressure to catch back then

#4 Post by **mackfish** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:26 am

I remember a few rods like that being in my fathers garage when I was a small kid!..god knows where they are now

#5 Post by **eoghanb** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:44 pm

Anyone any idea where I might get replacement rings the same as what's on it now,I have an old Norris Shakespeare reel somewhere if I found it it would be a nice set up for old times sake

#6 Post by **gfkelly1969** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:13 am

eoghanb wrote:Anyone any idea where I might get replacement rings the same as what's on it now,I have an old Norris Shakespeare reel somewhere if I found it it would be a nice set up for old times sake

put up a close up photo of the rings and i will see if i have any that might suit

#7 Post by **eoghanb** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:20 am

They are the old type made from a single piece of wire,ill put up a pic later cheers,now if I can only find my old reel:(

#8 Post by **donal murphy** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:09 pm

i have 2 rods the exact same as that in my shed, different colour tho. these were the first rods i ever fished with as a kid. my grand dad used to bring me out to Dun Laoughaire harbour every Sunday, and that is were the obession began.

i even caught a 13lb pike on my first ever pike trip with that rod

ahh the memories

#9 Post by **sparkey+1** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 6:19 pm

donal murphy wrote:i have 2 rods the exact same as that in my shed, different colour tho. these were the first rods i ever fished with as a kid. my grand dad used to bring me out to Dun Laoughaire harbour every Sunday, and that is were the obession began.

i even caught a 13lb pike on my first ever pike trip with that rod

ahh the memories

Donal do you have a make on the rods so..

#10 Post by **sea serpant** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 6:43 pm

I had a rod like that and milbro was the make as far as I remember

#11 Post by **johnrooney** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:14 pm

this is the same as my first rod but mine was red i have it 25 years, i dont think there is anything written on it anymore just a silver sticker with nothing on it

#12 Post by **fisherman59** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:20 pm

i have an essex an abu 464 and 484 and a mitchell602ap multi must try and get photos up during the week

#13 Post by **donal murphy** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:54 am

sparkey+1 wrote:
donal murphy wrote:i have 2 rods the exact same as that in my shed, different colour tho. these were the first rods i ever fished with as a kid. my grand dad used to bring me out to Dun Laoughaire harbour every Sunday, and that is were the obession began.

i even caught a 13lb pike on my first ever pike trip with that rod

ahh the memories
Donal do you have a make on the rods so..

no i dont, there are no markings or anything on the rod

#14 Post by **JOHN1** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:42 pm

fisherman59 wrote:i have an essex an abu 464 and 484 and a mitchell602ap multi must try and get photos up during the week

The old essex were great rods, my da used them way back in the early 70s then the abu 484 made an apperance and everyone wanted one, still have one here with full cork handle 11ft6in and screw spigot great rod

must dig it out for a little session

#15 Post by **sparkey+1** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:53 pm

donal murphy wrote:
sparkey+1 wrote:
donal murphy wrote:i have 2 rods the exact same as that in my shed, different colour tho. these were the first rods i ever fished with as a kid. my grand dad used to bring me out to Dun Laoughaire harbour every Sunday, and that is were the obession began.

i even caught a 13lb pike on my first ever pike trip with that rod

ahh the memories
Donal do you have a make on the rods so..

no i dont, there are no markings or anything on the rod

Pity but thanks anyway

#16 Post by **eoghanb** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:36 am

Sorry for delay gfkelly here's the pic

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#17 Post by **kieranring** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:01 pm

I had one of those my Dad bought way back in the 70s think he got it in the green shield stamps anyone remember those?

#18 Post by **gfkelly1969** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:18 pm

eoghanb wrote:Sorry for delay gfkelly here's the pic
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none like that one but would these suit

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#19 Post by **eoghanb** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:23 am

I'd say they would be grand ,cheers for finding them ,how much ye want for em?

#20 Post by **Stan** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:28 am

Fond memories brought back by the pic of this rod. Won my 1st competition with a similar rod off the storm wall in Ardmore in 1963. Have my father's Essex rod and a 484.

In fact I find it hard to part from any rod or reel as each has a story to tell. My fishing shed looks like a tackle shop....antiques to the most modern.

The big reels were the Penn Squiidder and Seastreak!!!

Wire line was the business when boat fishing. I think that the reel for this was a 3/0.

On the beach we had Morrit and Mithchell reels.

I used an ABU Cardinal 77 or 66 ( I think ) for spinning......both are somewhere in the shed.

Then hormones kicked in and I took a little break.....fishing for something else!!!!

Sea Angling Ireland

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