Here’s an almost holy quaternity for the discerning connoisseur, angling’s answer to Ted Hastings’ Jesus, Mary, Joseph & the wee donkey.
Tom Moran Spring Run 8′ #5-weight.
Completed in August 1991 and as yet unused! If it could talk, this rare masterpiece would beg you to take it fishing. It’s ready to have its cork stopper pulled out and one of its tips fitted. It was made to cast a fly at a trout and as I’ve written elsewhere in my modest, understated way, a violin made by Antonio Stradivari might not make you a better fiddler but a Tom Moran Spring Run fly rod will make you a happier angler.
S. E. Bogdan Model 50 light salmon reel.
This Bogdan light salmon reel is in mint, unused condition.
Capacity is a WF#9 line + 100 yards of backing. Imagine that lot with an autumn salmon on the end, the incomparable Bodgan drag thwarting its efforts to get away, the ratchet clicking sweetly and you, its proud owner, with a blissful grin on your handsome boat race.
S. E. Bodgan Model 00 grilse reel.
A Bodgan for our time. Perfect for Icelandic salmon, sea trout & steelhead. Mint and unused.
Because you’ll catch so many more fish than your friends, Stan Bodgan fitted it with a poacher’s knob.
I know. Funny expression. It disengages the ratchet (but not the drag).
It’s all about tact. Nobody wants to hear the shriek of your reel as you battle with yet another fish.
Go quietly with your Bogdan into angling folklore. Spare their feelings.
Chris Yates Barbus Maximus 11′ barbel rod.
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Completed in 2003, this barbel rod has not been used and is in as-new condition.
Why, you may be wondering, don’t people use their rods and reels, the finest of their kind?
Fear, that’s why. Fear of blemishing something so flawlessly lovely. I’m not saying that failing to fish with fine tackle is in any way wrong. It’s none of my business. I’m just a humble artisan.
But you, brave, rugged, adventurous you, will boldly go forth and address the thrusting barbel, the noble salmon and the dainty trout with the finest tackle available to humanity, and you’ll do so with care and respect. ‘There he goes again! -your admiring friends will say as you skid down the bank on your Khyber Pass, a ten pounder on the end of the line and your grip still firm on your rod’s cork handle. ‘What a legend. And he’s using a Barbus Maximus. Such class. Can he swim?’
These treasures, and others, are available to inspect on our website.
Colin is out shooting today, hoping for a duck or two, but the air will be full of parakeets.
Who’s a pretty boy then?
With best autumnal wishes,
Edward Barder & Colin Whitehouse