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  1. comanche
    Worse? one of the big leg pockets. The one with my car keys and the Skipper's money in it?
  2. comanche
    Lesson number one. Do not trust your best mate to take photos unless you want to look like a total gimp in them? We had a good day out of Littlehampton mainly with bream dogfish and small conger. I also managed a couple of smoothounds, but as l said; never trust a mate to take the photos! Lesson number two is. On a hot day do not forget that you have a Cadbury's Cream egg in your pocket?
  3. comanche
    Ha ,yes ,unused.
  4. comanche
    Its always worth asking in a gun shop what they have "out back". For good commercial reasons they really want to sell you something expensive from the display racks. However they sometimes have stuff that's been part exchanged or handed-in stashed in the back room . Some are only fit for scrap but quite servicable guns that're otherwise destined for auction might be had for reasonable offers.
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    I have done the splitting of cane ,araldite and lashings of whipping thing on a delaminated rod thing ; not pretty but functional . But maybe Cruella better stay with you Clive. If only as a source of spare line guides for The Silver Monarch? Good luck with the ????
  6. comanche
    I have used a hot needle just as an experiment but with 5or 6lb bs line a slim float slides fine without any reaming ?
  7. comanche
    I did offer them back to the health visitor first!
  8. comanche
    Never one to waste anything ; when l inherited a bundle of (unused) catheters on my Dad's passing-away a couple of years ago l immediately started thinking of alternative uses for them. Slicing one up for float rubbers seemed a good idea A bonus is that parallel with the main hole that is the right size to accomodate a float , there runs a narrow channel that is used for inflation of a little bulb that holds the catheter in place when used for its legitimate purpose. Perfect for converting floats into sliders! If need be the hole can be enlarged to take heavier line
  9. comanche
    I just use the cane for feeders as it is, mainly through laziness ? Cruella,delaminating? ? Can she...?...be.?..saved??
  10. comanche
    It was in Winter in mid flow . Not that l know if that really makes a difference as far as crayfish go. I've never seen one but there must be crayfish in the the river though because a big fuss was made because illegal crayfish trappers are said to have salted the river with Signal breeding stock. They didn't know it held native crayfish and was being monitored. Or perhaps didn't care. I am fond of the bamboo feeders. Each section of cane gives you a couple of block ends if you use the nodes and open enders from the rest. Mostly l am fond of them because l caug
  11. comanche
    Did you notice if it had red or yellow ear flashes? I had one as a pet for 15 or 20 years. It became quite tame but was not to trusted with fingers as it grew bigger! I felt a bit guilty as they are said to live a bit longer than that . Maybe because mine was active all year round and didn't go torpid in the winter as a wild terrapin would it wore out quicker?
  12. comanche
    I've some left that l made a couple of years ago. As you say ; easy to make and cheap enough to be lost without tears. Apart from those taken as offerings by the River Gods l had to scrap a few because the mesh had been torn open by fish . I suspect trout or ,less likely chub. Both have the teeth for it. For real economy though l still like my old bamboo cane off cuts for feeders? Note the chunk missing from the front front feeder . Don't the fish realise these things cost money! These don't ?
  13. comanche
    Absolutely welcome.?
  14. comanche
    And why he took to wearing dresses?
  15. comanche
    I think Robert Plant used to put one down his trousers before he went on stage. Not only did it impress the girls but it helped him hit the high notes.
  16. comanche
    Except the "foot rests" or whatever they are look to've been fixed on to the spring as separate parts. This makes sense . The spring needs to flex , hold and release energy. The " pegs "need to be rigid. The components would've each required different blacksmithing techniques , metals of differing composition and tempering treatments . That's if the spur things are foot pegs. Knowing just how strong those springs really are would probably give a clue as to what was required to exert the required setting pressure. Maybe it was a two person job? Removing an
  17. comanche
    Yes ,l've just found a flicr picture of a double sprung trap with a similar fancy treadle . It has flat spurs either side of the spring eye. My guess is they were foot pegs for depressing the spring.
  18. comanche
    https://youtu.be/_8hDDVuAm3A 1949 . Definately a group effort . I wonder if our three enterprising entrepreneurs who found a market for the tunnel mutton were in this beating line? Or would they be busy on their mobile phones arranging a good price.
  19. comanche
    Maybe there was a gang of aboriginal workers involved who didn't warrent a mention while the three,probably white, men took the credit and the profit.
  20. comanche
    Ken , l remembered where l saw them and l don't think they are in danger of recyling as they feature in adverts for the fine Rye museum . l mean that;it's a really good place to visit! Check their online adverts.
  21. comanche
    Maybe it's for locking the offender in the trap until they get im to court? It was in Rye. If l go back l'll try to remember where.
  22. comanche
    Doh, l should've paid more attention and taken better pictures. Maybe a swivelly safety catch that stops the thing going off accidentally during setting ? Or an adjustable device for setting the distance between the sprung jaws. Like just enough to grip a wayward ankle( "Let this be a warning to you") or full shin snapping("Take that you poaching bastxrd!") crunch! I should have got a closer look!?
  23. comanche
    I wonder if they had access to a load of generic cast iron decorative bits made of the sort used in trivets or fancy panels and thought "just the job" for a treadle. Or maybe a landowner caught with a shed load after they were banned could claim "Purely decorative your Honour."?
  24. comanche
    Photographed these four years ago . The trap at the back has a very fancy treadle and jaws that don't quite meet; as if was designed for a leg hold. I remember at the time thinking that it looked a bit small for a man trap . Can't quite make out if it is original, or has been repaired or adapted from an earlier trap. Or if it's just been cobbled up as a display item. Any thoughts?
  25. comanche
    The gun is a horrid little thing?, but the canoe is really good. Its an aluminium Grumman. Sadly l'm just minding it for a day or two it for a friend who is in the process of moving house. My own Canadian canoe is 17feet of 1980's fibreglass; weighs a ton !
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