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It would seem that there are at least three versions of the Capella. The standard, the De-luxe and the Glass Capella which would have been towards the end of the company's business. I think that hollow fibreglass rods became more popular in the early 60's onwards. Marco seemed to make variations on a theme and during the period of the cane Capellas they also made rods actually branded for the species of which they were intended; Carp. These would have piggy-backed Walker's successes with his own type of cane rods that came into prominence in the 1950's. So, I would think that there is a very
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A lot less controversial? I think not. Have you seen some of the footage on here? Strikes me that these trail cams record images that could be interpreted as anything from a mouse to a moose. ?
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You will struggle to find any politician that has worked for ten years let alone in the constituency. Take Corbyn (please); according to Wiki he worked for 2 years until aged 19 he went travelling and then has been in politics for the rest of his life. And he is not in a minority. Few of our current politicians have done what we call proper jobs.
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So, you are one of the hallowed 500? People who can talk of bending cane without visions of Professor Jimmy Edwards coming to mind. Forums like that are great places for novices like me to glean information, but I prefer to do it without having to bare my breast and recite chapters from The Treatise in a darkened room. If I hadn't already got two 440A reels I would have offered a swap for my Adcocks Stanton ? The Nottingham reel that you have has possibly I think been repaired by means of those brass panels holding the wooden spool together. And the reel foot adaptation is quite comm
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So does a glue board and at a lot less cost ?
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OK, I accept your 'apology' ? And I promise that I won't mention my mint Chapmans 500 light Avon rod to prevent any further misunderstanding So here is a mullet that is of course the subject of this thread................. I read on the Traditional Fisherman site that all Marco rods were originally whipped in dark green and on the old rod I have this appears to be the same although they have severely darkened with age and varnish. I had some green fly-tying floss, but it wasn't strong enough so I opted for black and after a coat of epoxy and three thin coats of varnish i
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The French Army are doing trials using eagles to attack drones. The idea was first used in Holland where birds were used to intercept drug deliveries by drones to prison inmates. https://www.france24.com/en/20170214-french-air-force-deploys-eagles-intercept-rogue-drones-military
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Oh come on! You are a serial vintage tackle tart and I am not taking the blame for your most recent 'fix'. I have never seen a rod with so many intermediate whippings. I think the person who restored the rod must have spent a long, long time on the project as those little whippings are in my experience harder than whipping a rod ring on. Having said that; it looks like a lovely rod and at the right price too! All you need now is a suitable reel
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Use two live catch cage traps, one for mice and one for rats. If you bait the rat trap with something large and solid like two or three 20mm halibut pellets hung off a piece of wire the mice that get into the rat trap will not be able to remove or eat all the rat bait. Or, if you are comfortable using glue boards put some of those out.
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Sorry. What was the question?
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When I used to fly-fish for bass I found that pink and white or chartreuse and white shrimp patterns were the best colours. Some of those Clouser flies were so heavy they could easily be cast on a light spinning outfit.
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Slippery slope old chap. Slippery slope........ ? I put the 'Silver Monarch' through its paces today. After polishing the rings using a Dremmel type tool and Brasso I attached the Okuma Trent centrepin reel I use for catfish and tied the 80lb braid line to a set of scales that were hooked up to a dustbin. I got to a 4lb lift before I chickened out. I reckon the rod would be 4.5lb or possibly 5lb test curve, about the same as my usual catfish rod a 9 foot Ugly Stick Uptider. All the stars are aligning. I can see it all now; 'Caning the Cats' article in the Traditional Fisherman magazine. C
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Hunting Rhino Poachers with Hounds in South Africa
Nicepix replied to Born Hunter's topic in General Talk
They all have their attributes. A lot of people thought that Malinois were faster than GSDs and so hit harder, but when I watched a police dog trial they caught the running criminal at the same place as the GSDs so given most were at least 5kg lighter than a GSD they would hit with less force. Most police dogs on an initial course are initially trained to the sleeve at a standstill. They are allowed a few feet of slack leash to grab the sleeve of the person standing in front of them, then as training develops they are weaned onto moving targets. I wasn't happy with that so when I got my seco -
Sturgeon were regular visitors to the Trent right up to Victorian times. Some were over 100lb but I've not heard of one recently. I caught a mitten crab around 2010 just south of the Humber estuary in Fitties Bay. It had snatched at a plug and got hooked in the claw. From about 2003 to 2011 I used to fish the River Dearne in Sth Yorkshire mainly for chub and barbel, but I also fly fished for dace and chub. One day, just under the A635 bridge near Darfield I landed a rainbow trout. Feck knows where that had come from. I can't think of any trout fishery upstream of there where one coul
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Marco must have been pretty confident in their logo as they did not include their name on any of their rods. Just the cartoon of the bloke fishing. I hadn't heard of the 'Silver King' rod. Many were named after rivers such as 'Trent' and there were other random names such as 'Lyca' and also 'Nymph' which surprisingly was on a coarse rod, not a fly rod. They rode Walker's carp fishing boom naming several rods 'Carp'. Trolling the net though comes up with this link to a 'Silver King' rod that is identical spec' to the 'silver Monarch' rod that I have if it is steel lined as described on the ad
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Hunting Rhino Poachers with Hounds in South Africa
Nicepix replied to Born Hunter's topic in General Talk
As I said; things can go wrong (and I have the scar to prove it) ?? -
Hunting Rhino Poachers with Hounds in South Africa
Nicepix replied to Born Hunter's topic in General Talk
Basically anybody in front of the dog's handler is fair game. They just have to make only the bad guys are in front of them. It can go wrong. This is a few years old now, but it gives you some idea of the power of a 30kg dog... -
Sounds good. Drop me a message when you know your plans and we'll try and arrange a RDV. I love the Il de Re for the mullet in the creeks. Bass would be a bonus. And we can swap hospital war stories
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I still hanker after a Jecta. A friend of my wife who lives over here inherited a mint one from her Dad along with a mint Mitchell 308 Prince and a Hardy fly rod and reel worth over £500. I would have bought the old reels but she wanted to keep them. I have dug out that old cane rod today. It is a Marco and the but is endorsed "Silver Monarch" and also has written on it "Elasticane Double Built Butt" and "Steel Core" and it is 10 foot in two sections with heavy duty ferrule and screw reel fitting. There isn't much information about it on the web but I reckon it was built for dead bait fis
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Get that plastic off the handle! You'll look like an amateur ? Hope that you enjoy your return to fishing. I think it will be a good way of relaxing and get you a few free meals (once you've paid for that new rod).
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There is a long history behind this. When they phased out the wooden truncheons Chief Constables had to make the choice between the telescopic Asp baton and the side handled-baton. Many CCs chose the Asp because they thought that the side-handled baton appeared to be too aggressive and would result in more serious injuries. As a result many of us were given the Asps that were about as much use as a chocolate teapot. The issue with arming with Tasers and / or firearms has always been the reluctance of the Top Brass of any force to acknowledge the true seriousness of the situation. They are
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I had one of those ? At one time you could pick up centrepins for a quid or less on the flea markets. Then they became popular and more expensive. The Maxima if I remember correctly was about 7" diameter and came with cork inserts to reduce the capacity. It weighed a ton, but was probably one of two the smoothest running of the old 'pins that I owned. The other surprisingly being a Bakelite reel with brass fittings made by ELO, a Bradford company. It had an adjustable screw that allowed me to use it for ledgering on rivers without using the noisy ratchet. I had abut twenty old reels at on
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Yes, it is thought to be a released pet. Apparently well cared for, but owner unknown. Obviously the authorities are keen to discover how and why? I would think that most of the genuine big cats would be 1st generation lost / abandoned pets. Do you know of any that have bred?
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You are aware that they caught it and have identified it as a young panther. " The animal, weighing about 20kg (45lb), is about five or six months old and the size of a small Labrador dog, Kader Laghouati from the Animal Protection League organisation in Lille told La Voix du Nord newspaper. "
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And in a town, not out in Dartmoor or some remote location. What it does show is that there appears to be people keeping these animals without permission over here and by default, probably in the UK and other countries.
