wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Some older and more unusual sinkers- the bottom 'plane' shaped one is a trolling sinker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Just for a laugh! Who'd have thought this would be a 'collectable'- no have never played it but Rex worthy of being in the collection for his contribution to Aussie fishing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 K-tel "Fishin' Magician" not exactly "Raider" tackle but part of our fishing history nevertheless! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 3 x "Surfmaster's" the centre one is pretty hard model to find 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 A "Surfmaster Avoca" on left, then a "Magnaflight", then "Offshore" then a rarer "Surfmaster" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 4 different "Graeme's" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Famous "Seascape" came in 3 sizes and either 4, 5, or 6:1 retrieve speed. These reels were probably the reason "High-speed" spinning off the rocks became genuinely realistic. Also popular reel for jigging Kingfish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Alvey brass Nipper pumps, still fully functional- not exactly sure of the age of these 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 A Jarvis Walker solid glass and a Len Butterworth solid- not sure of the age, because far older than me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savit Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 1 hour ago, wazatherfisherman said: Have a look at the size of the Drummer Very nice photos. It took me a while to find a fish though! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 These headlights were part of the collection of reel turner Barry Langley of Kyogle- my original ones were pretty much the same. They ran on heavy batteries -mine were 4 or 6 x "D" cell and you had to wear a belt, otherwise they'd pull the old "stubbies" off, which happened the first time I wore the light climbing the Mattens cliff face about midnight- shorts came down while on the ropes about 80 ft up- had to "rope-burn slide" to "safety" on widest (15 inch) ledge. Scary moment! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, savit said: Very nice photos. It took me a while to find a fish though! 😁 Dual purpose photo!😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 hours ago, wazatherfisherman said: Have a look at the size of the Drummer What drummer? 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 A variety of wooden handcaster's many folk favoured these over rods n reels. Some were made in attractive timbers, often with the tapered body for casting ease 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Few more old style spinning reels, notice all have 'internal' spools rather than modern day external 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Couple of Columbia's and a Cresta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 4 x 'Diamond's" sorry don't know much history of these 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 More old interesting threadlines- designs evolving 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Back of spool shot showing why these "Nottingham style" reels were known as "Star-backs", probably thousands of these reels, from many,many makers, all over the world. Certainly heaps of different varieties made here in Aust. Used from Trout in freshwater to even deep sea game fishing (which usually had leather palm "brake-pad") - plenty of star-backs were home made 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 It took literally about 5-7 days to produce split cane rods (per rod by small batch at a time) and builders were genuine crafts-person's to do the number of different processes involved, which also included turning/shaping foregrips, butts etc. Some builders 'signature mark' was actually the stylishly turned grip. No soft grips on most, until cork started to become utilised. Pre cork, heavy duty rods like game rods were leather bound for grips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Iconic Alvey advertising from yesteryear, framed to protect the picture, as an Alvey lover myself, this picture "high" on my list of memorabilia! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Last one for today- they don't look like much, but most of these are 60+years old- the red and yellow and green and yellow ones in the centre are roughly 50 years old- I used to "spin" for Long Toms with them and a bait trailing about 18 inches behind- float attracted the 'Tom's' like a popper and they'd grab the bait. Great fun when I was a kid! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Some great stuff there, some bringing back memories, some just fascinating to see, I guess modern day newcomers would find it pretty hard to believe what was made, adapted and modified to try to catch fish. I remember a great big hand spool thing that was supposed to be the best thing ever, you used the spool in your hands as a kind of drag, I think the name was "maxi catcher" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 17 minutes ago, noelm said: Some great stuff there, some bringing back memories, some just fascinating to see, I guess modern day newcomers would find it pretty hard to believe what was made, adapted and modified to try to catch fish. I remember a great big hand spool thing that was supposed to be the best thing ever, you used the spool in your hands as a kind of drag, I think the name was "maxi catcher" Hi Noel here is something sort of similar- had a handle on the back making it like holding a rod without guides- 'drag' was your palm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 The maxi catcher was just a big spool, kind of like a bike rim on its own, no spokes or hub, and you held the spool vertical in front of you, and you just wound in by turning the spool with your hands, the diameter was supposed to give you "power" and if the fish ran, you just let it slide between your hands, I did try one once, almost completely useless, I guess that's why they never took off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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