Wear stout corduroy trousers this winter.
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But Eddie, what about the fabulous rods & reels? I hear you ask. All in good time.
Anyway, they won’t be much use to you if you’re laid up in bed with a nasty cold, like my friend Ian.
He’s susceptible to all manner of quack remedies.
I told him. I said ‘Ian, at this time of year, with your chest, you shouldn’t leave the house in those trousers. You’ll catch your death. Go back inside at once and put your cords on.’
Thank God he didn’t come down the stairs wearing loud red or effete pale blue cords.
Dark green, dark blue and various shades of brown are permitted. Black cords are for Goths.
You’ll thank me for this sage advice, as you pass the winter unassailed by germs.
A gorgeous Barder Rod Co 8′ #5 fly rod.
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Moving on to fishing rods. Here’s a particularly fine example of a very desirable fly rod. Available now for wrapping up and putting under the Sitka spruce in the great hall.
A tremendous Paul Witcher ‘1920’ Aerial.
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I say 1920 but it was made in 2002. Paul Witcher based this, his masterpiece, on the Allcock reels of the period. He didn’t take the 1920s thing too seriously. Don’t imagine that he was standing at his lathe wearing a flapper dress, bobbed hair and a sequined head band. Quite a fun image though.
And speaking of fun, imagine trotting your jolliest float down your favourite stream, the line peeling off the drum of your Witcher Aerial. It’s the stuff of dreams. These reels are very rare and desirable. Not too big for a stocking filler either, if you know a lady with large feet.
I’ll probably be back next week to tempt you with more of the good stuff. Until then-
Best wishes from Edward Barder and Colin Whitehouse