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stefanduma		#581	[url]	[-]
Posts: 191 11/27/2009 15:01	I usually fish with cheaper reels especially after dropping a rare Slater reel a few years ago and getting away with just a few dings. I usually go to Paris every year in September to take part in the Fario Club Casting Competition and as this was the 100 anniversary of the founding of the C C de France I was asked to put on a display of tackle from the era. I also decided to use cane this year and coupled this with a Hardy 6 foot 10 Phantom and a silk line. This reel was introduced in 1910 and was very popular in France. This final picture took place almost on the same spot that Percy Wadham was photographed in 1910. The Antique Tackle Observer
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Reeldane		#582	[url]	[-]
Posts: 242 11/28/2009 04:44	Stefan I assume you were not the only cane man there on the 100 anniversary - any CC de France rods in the air ? Heinz (what a marvelous little fly reel - very futuristic design 100 years ago)
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FWdB		#583	[url]	[-]
Posts: 651 11/28/2009 05:57	Very nice, a very intriguing reel indeed and the Hardy Phantom is just a wonderful fishing rod.
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DoctorFly		#584	[url]	[-]
Posts: 287 11/28/2009 06:27	A very interesting looking reel, Stefan. Who made it? And have you any photos of the insides? Regards, Doc DoctorFly - Classic English Fishing
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stefanduma		#585	[url]	[-]
Posts: 194 11/28/2009 10:28	Reeldane wrote: Stefan I assume you were not the only cane man there on the 100 anniversary - any CC de France rods in the air ? Heinz (what a marvelous little fly reel - very futuristic design 100 years ago) No not the only one with cane but I believe the Belgium Casting Champion won the cane event with a Pezon et Michel rod even though it was my best ever performance in 15 years. I did enter the cane distance but double hauling with a Phantom rod and silk line is not easy. The majority of the cane rods were Pezon et Michel but I intend to use a C.C de France next year. The Antique Tackle Observer
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stefanduma		#586	[url]	[-]
Posts: 195 11/28/2009 10:30	DoctorFly wrote: A very interesting looking reel, Stefan. Who made it? And have you any photos of the insides? Regards, Doc It was made by Percy Scott of the Dreadnought Casting Reel Company the insides are the same as the Test. The Antique Tackle Observer
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turtledoc		#587	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2871 11/28/2009 10:38 Mark E. Baker	Stefan - Nice combination rod & reel.....is that Percy Scott reel a model that has ball bearings lining the center shaft? Mark B Something to consider: Be willing to share photos, information and the knowledge you have about your collection with anyone that has an interest in learning...........also share your knowledge to answer questions that others may have about items in their collections.........doing this will make you feel good and benefits this community ..................after all, what good is having knowledge that isn't shared. MEB
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stefanduma		#588	[url]	[-]
Posts: 196 11/28/2009 11:42	turtledoc wrote: Stefan - Nice combination rod & reel.....is that Percy Scott reel a model that has ball bearings lining the center shaft? Mark B That's the one Mark, sold in the rest of the world as the Test but without the teardrop perforations. The Antique Tackle Observer
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Reeldane		#589	[url]	[-]
Posts: 243 11/28/2009 15:25	stefanduma wrote: Reeldane wrote: Stefan I assume you were not the only cane man there on the 100 anniversary - any CC de France rods in the air ? Heinz (what a marvelous little fly reel - very futuristic design 100 years ago) No not the only one with cane but I believe the Belgium Casting Champion won the cane event with a Pezon et Michel rod even though it was my best ever performance in 15 years. I did enter the cane distance but double hauling with a Phantom rod and silk line is not easy. The majority of the cane rods were Pezon et Michel but I intend to use a C.C de France next year. Hi Stefan What could a better year than 2010 to give the C.C. de France a try - as I understand it will then be 100 years anniversary for that great 7' rod presented by John James Hardy for the Casting Club de France in 1910 ! Is the event still held at Bois de Boulogne ? I like the above photograph - as you said it brings another photo in mind - great shot ! Heinz
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afgantrout		#590	[url]	[-]
Posts: 724 11/29/2009 11:02	Stefan, What a delightful pair! The reel just goes to show how many progressive and imaginative makers are out there...thanks for revealing. It is very nice to see modern pictures of the Casting Club de France. It must be a very heady experience to cast there among the spirits of Creusevaut, Godart and Ritz....and Joan Wulff as well! As to Percy Wadham, I have a few of his baits but the closest I came to his home was in 1972 when I attended Jimi Hendrix' penultimate concert on the Isle of Wight. Well, perhaps it was'71 but either way, I was an angler then but did not know the name of Percy Wadham. One other question: Is that reel marked for Wyers et Freres? # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Petri heil! Kindly take a look at my angling art (and classic ephemera) www.michaelsimonanglingart.com Last Edited By: afgantrout 11/30/2009 00:15. Edited 1 time.
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stefanduma		#591	[url]	[-]
Posts: 202 11/30/2009 19:04	I do have a photograph of JJ Hardy introducing the CCde France rod to the members of the club I will dig it out and post it soon. Reeldane, yes its still held at the Tir au Pigeon in the Bois de Boulogne. When Charles Ritz resurected the CC de France with the Fario Club he chose the original location. It is a magical place and for a time I was unaware of the people who had cast there and after my fisrt visit in 1995 I decided to do a bit of digging, imagine my suprise when I found out that I had indeed walked and stood in the footsteps of giants. Hardy, Wadham, Crossle Bougle, Louche, Peruche, Chevagnac, Weismann, Vicomte de France, Sawyer, Creusevant, Rtiz, Wulf, Prince Arenburg, Ernest Hemingway and my favourite Plevins. The reel was sold in France by Au Pecheur Ecossais and despite what a leading has said they and not Wyres were the number one tackle retailer in France. The represented most of the best reel makers in the world. The 1912 catalogue has the Perfect, Silex No2 , Billiken, Schooling, Meteor, Aerial, Coronation, plus a whole bunch of American reels including Meeks Misselbachs and Vom Hofes. The Antique Tackle Observer
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Mark Shamburg		#592	[url]	[-]
Posts: 258 12/06/2009 17:03	It's been a while since I've checked in on this topic. So here are a few from this fall My latest 3" reel and some nice still water browns: Some nocturnal brown trout on my Hardy Angel: This big girl measured 32" long by 19" in girth. Had to throw this one in to show how big she really was. A stunning slab of BC Chrome on my 4" Bougle MKVI. Mark
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bulldog1935		#593	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7651 12/06/2009 19:37 Bulldog1935	the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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tobewan77		#594	[url]	[-]
Posts: 65 12/07/2009 09:28	Mark, amazing fish and shots. I am envious. Sweet S handle too! That first pic is gorgeous, that brown is very nicely colored.
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WW	More Bougle BC Steel	#595	[url]	[-]
Posts: 32 12/07/2009 09:57
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alistair59	Spring creek brookie in spring: Golden LRH held the DT4F line	#596	[url]	[-]
Posts: 260 12/07/2009 23:34	Last Edited By: alistair59 12/07/2009 23:38. Edited 1 time.
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Riffling Hitch		#597	[url]	[-]
Posts: 111 12/07/2009 23:55	WW that is an awsome fish. I don't think I even noticed the reel when looking at the pic. Russell
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firehole		#598	[url]	[-]
Posts: 4094 12/08/2009 00:38 Local user	A Meek 55 w/clear agate did the number on a beautiful Gallatin rainbow. A A&F Spitfire Meek 55 with a Soda Butte Yellowstone Cutt. Dennis
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teter		#599	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1498 12/09/2009 14:49	A nice Heddon combo:
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j2t		#600	[url]	[-]
Posts: 189 12/09/2009 14:54	Nice reels and some BIG fish.....I'm just watching the snow that fell this morning turn into slush now that it's raining....
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