AN EXTREMELY RARE "ILLINGWORTH " LIGHT SPINNING REEL WITH MAKERS ORIGINAL BOX, CIRCA 1930'S
 
VINTAGE FISHING TACKLE
Restoration and Repair of Split Cane, Whole Cane and Greenheart Rods. Vintage Reel Repair and accessories
 
 
ROD RESTORATION AND REPAIR
Repair and Restoration work undertaken on any rod
 
 
REEL RESTORATION AND REPAIR
Repair and Restoration work undertaken on any reel.
 
 
CONTACT DETAILS
E.mail and Phone.
 
 
EXAMPLES OF RESTORED REELS
Reels of all makes, shapes and sizes bought back to their original glory!
 
 
SPECIAL ROD DRYING UNITS
Give your rods the finish they deserve
 
 
COARSE FISHING RODS
Hardy, Chapmans, B.James, Olivers, Ogden Smiths, Allcocks plus all the other top makers
 
 
SPLIT CANE RODS
Allcocks, Walker Bampton, Chapmans, James plus others. Coarse, Salmon and Fly.
 
 
WHOLE CANE RODS
Spanish Reed, Tonkin Cane, Whole Cane. Bottom Fishing.
 
 
WOOD RODS
Greenheart, Lancewood, Mahogany. Salmon and Fly.
 
 
EXAMPLES OF RESTORED HARDY FISHING TACKLE
Rods, Reels and Accessories from the worlds most famous maker
 
 
VERY RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE REELS
Heres some of the rarer reels that are highly collectable.
 
 
J.W.YOUNGS REELS
Here are some examples of restored Youngs reels.
 
 
ABU REELS
Heres a few examples of restored ABU reels.
 
 
VOM HOFE REELS
Top end reels from the famous brothers
 
 
FAMOUS AMERICAN FLY RODS
SOME EXAMPLES OF THE BEST FLY RODS EVER MADE
 
 
FIXED SPOOL REELS
Mitchell, Abu, J.W.Youngs etc
 
 
CENTERPIN REELS
Allcocks, J.W.Youngs etc
 
 
FLY REELS
J.W.Youngs, Farlows, Allcocks etc
 
 
ACCESSORIES
Fly Boxes, Floats, Nets, Lures etc
 
 
WOOD, BRASS AND EBONITE REELS
Famous makers such as Allcocks, Farlows, Ogden Smiths, Hardy, Heaton, Malloch, Milwards etc
 
 
BOOKS AND CATALOGUES
Catalogues,Antiquarian, Old and Modern books
 
 
LINKS TO OTHER GOOD QUALITY FISHING RELATED SITES
 
 

SPLIT CANE RODS

Split or Built cane rods have been used by anglers since the mid to late 1800's.

Famous makers of these rods over the years such as Hardy, Farlows, Milwards, Chapmans, B.James, Walker Bampton and Allcocks are just a few of the names that are sought after by collectors.

Many different types of split cane rods were manufactured for over 150 years and some are still made today, mostly to order. They have been made to cater for every type of angling, whether you were spinning for pike, floatfishing for roach, prawning for salmon, dry fly fishing for trout or trolling for marlin! You name it, there was a rod made for the job.

Many of these old rods are still in use today by purist/traditional anglers, myself being one. There is nothing like trotting for roach armed with an Allcocks Aerial or similar and a Hardy Perfection Roach rod or the like.

The range of rods shown here are fully restored to their original correct specifications.

Have a look at these classic rods and contact me with any questions or for advice.

A rare Chapmans Dennis Pye 700 pike rod with a complete new top section due to irrepairable breakage.

New top section made and fitted, ready to go!

New colour matched cane top section, original eyes restored, new original colour whips, refinished ferrules, restored cork handle, and original re-polished reel fittings and original logo kept and blended in with the new finish.

Original eyes restored, new whips, refinished ferrules, restored cork handle, and original re-polished reel fittings.

Logo restored.

A fully restored and rare leather handled Hardy Gold Medal Rod, circa 1919

The Hardy Gold Medal rod, circa 1919

A rare Chubbs of Edgeware 'SPECIAL' carp rod kept to original specifications.

Ready for that 40lb carp!

Ready for that 40lb carp!

Ready for that 40lb carp!

Ready for that 40lb carp!

A rare pre-restored Alex Martin 'The Pike' rod.

This old and rarely seen Alex Martin 'The Pike' 2 piece rod with seperate butt section came to me in a truly horrid state! it looked like it had been re-whipped many moons ago with parcel string and then varnished with a broom, circa 1940's this old rod deserved better, keep an eye on the transformation over the coming weeks.

The poor Pike rod!

The poor Pike rod!

The poor Pike rod!

The poor Pike rod!

Nearly there!

Awaiting the Refurbed Logo and the varnish

Awaiting the Refurbed Logo and the varnish

Awaiting the Refurbed Logo and the varnish

Awaiting the Refurbed Logo and the varnish

Awaiting the Refurbed Logo and the varnish

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