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BARGAIN BOX 7.8.08
SELLING
RODS
Drennan Specimen float, cost £200, accept £75. Distance Float, cost £170, accept £75. Both as new, and plus postage. Telephone 07963 156277, Romford.
Normark Microlite 2000 13ft, original rod, in vgc, £120. Telephone 07790 044908.
Terry Eustace T72 11ft 2.75lb tc glass pike rod and T40 3.5lb tc, £60 each. Telephone 07986 406398.
Drennan rods, 13ft medium feeder, 13/15ft float rods, 14ft float rod, mint condition, £200 ono plus postage. Telephone 07515 930671.
Carbotec 13ft No2 float rod, mint condition, £325. Daiwa Connoisseur-Z MkII 17-20ft float rod, mint condition, £125. Telephone 07787 340766.
Pair of North Western carbon Kevlar rods, through action, 12ft, 1.25lb tc, full cork handles, vgc, £100. Telephone 01424 426724, East Sussex.
Leeda 12ft Zoo Creature carp feeder, unused, £40. ABU 11-13ft Ambassadeur Elite feeder rod, unused, £45. Telephone 01216 289184.
Daiwa Connoisseur –X 11/13ft Stillwater feeder rods, £90 ono. Mint 11ft 6ins Connoisseur-X feeder rod. Telephone 07903 523676.
Daiwa Amorphous 13ft stick, mint, used once, one of first, bag, joint savers, offers around £150 or swap. Telephone 01773 761639.
Two 12ft, 3.5lb tc Powermesh carp, £90. Telephone 07986 406398.
Fly rod, 9ft 6ins, AFTM7, fly reel and spare spool, fly line, WF7, all boxed, never used, £100 plus postage. Telephone 07799 452711.
Pair of Daiwa Amorphous Tournament 13ft match rods, immaculate, classic rods, cost £375 each, accept £125 each. Telephone 07949 354084.
Three Shakespeare feeder rods, Radial Wand Superteam and Team Carbon, and Mitchell 300S in vgc, £120. Telephone 01922 494273.
Three sets of 12ft beachcaster sea rods for sale plus one sea fixed spool reel, £50 the lot ono. Telephone 01213 282073.
REELS
Two ABU 7001 multipliers, £100. Telephone 07986 406398.
Two 7001, £100. Willing to swap – I’m looking for Cardinal 757, 759 or 757BW, or 759BW. Telephone 07986 406398.
Shimano Power Aero RE reel, two spools, brand new, £25. Telephone 01516 445871.
Two ABU 7001 reels, £100. Drennan Bass rod, 7ft top, 4ft butt, £50. Will swap both for two 757 or 759s and spools. Telephone 07986 406398.
ABU 506 closed face, vgc, £20. ABU 5500C, vgc, £45. Telephone 01268 710061, Essex.
Two brand new and boxed Shimano XSB5500 reels, new, cost £260, will accept £160 the pair. Telephone 01494 785049, Chesham, Bucks.
Ryobi CFI Mastermatch closed face reel, three spare spools, boxed, as new, £30. Telephone 01933 652605.
POLES
Garbolino Super League spares, three power tops, cupping kit, two No4s, £100 the lot. Will split. Telephone 01405 814137.
Browning Champion’s Choice 310 13.5m pole, never used, five kits, cupping kit, holdall, £350. Telephone 07934 423766, Herts.
16m Sensas 654 power pole, good condition, four spare top-4s, cupping kit, holdall, vgc, £425. Telephone 01229 889143.
Maver SLE-31 sections 4th to 14.5m, some reinforced, for spares, £200 ovno. Buyer collects. Telephone 01754 811022, after 6pm, Skegness, Lincs.
Swap 16m section for Maver 201 pole for No8 section for Maver 301 pole. Telephone 01209 891386.
16m pole, Browning Titan Z4, brand new, £500. Telephone 01733 238195.
Garbolino Scimitar 13m pole, hardly used, complete with boxed set of pole floats, 32 in all, £150 ono. Telephone 07929 499239.
Drennan 13m power carp pole, three power top kits, cupping kit, vgc, £130. Telephone 01780 470513, after 6pm, Northants. Buyer collects.
Shimano Beastmaster margin pole with power top, extras, two more power tops, new 2m extension takes pole to 10.3m, clean caps fitted, excellent condition, cost £220, accept £140. Telephone 07970 411061.
Maver N15 14.5m, three power kits, vgc, £300 ono. Telephone 07799 855665.
ACCESSORIES
Sensas 6-tube classic green and maroon holdall and Sensas classic small carryall, unused, cost £70, accept £30. Preston Innovations 55l competition carryall, immaculate, £15. Telephone 01772 715525, after 4pm.
Rive Station stool/seatbox, includes footplate, silver and blue, deep and shallow side drawers and 2 trays, used twice, £135. Buyer collects. Telephone 01772 715525, after 4pm.
Fur-lined fishing boots, size 7, good condition, £20. One rod holdall, never used, £20. Telephone 01925 261674, Warrington, Cheshire.
Dave Lane TX bivvy, unused, still in box, £160 plus postage. Telephone 01142 480866.
Five-drawer seatbox, footplate and full Octoplus System, many extras, pole holder, extra feet etc, £100 no offers. Telephone 01924 860240.
Shimano holdall, old but still usable, includes bank sticks, landing net, handle and net, £15. Telephone 01924 860240.
Box of marker floats, large, £40. Box of hook tyers, £25. Box of mixed floats, £35, unused. Telephone 0121 6289184.
Match tackle, rods, poles, reels, nets, seatbox, many extras, £400. Telephone 07811 560787, West Yorkshire.
Combination barrow, platform, brand new, cost £100, bargain at £40. Buyer must collect. Telephone 01299 409488, Bewdley.
Three Fox Micron bite alarms, £10 each. Telephone 01480 383208.
ASI cross-drawer, groundbait tray, pole rest, good condition, £130. First to see will buy. Buyer collects. Telephone 01513 558040.
Maver MX1000 seatbox, still boxed, £130 no offers. Buyer collects. Telephone 01204 308551 or 07890 346464, Greater Manchester.
River ST seatbox, used but in good condition, £270 ono. Telephone 01604 581804 or 07795 326157, after 12 noon, buyer collects.
BOOKS AND VIDEOS
ABU Tight Lines catalogues, 1971-86, 13 catalogues, good condition, £65 plus postage. Telephone 01268 710061, Essex.
How to Catch Them series, 14 titles, £7.50 each including postage. Telephone 01981 250782.
Carp World yearbook, £30. Carp, How to Catch Them by DL Steuart, £30. Carp Fever, £10. Telephone 01772 334030, Preston.
COLLECTABLES
Mitchell 300A, made in France, this reel is from a collector, it has been checked and serviced, in mint condition, two spools, deep and shallow, £50 plus postage. Telephone 01202 873180, Dorset.
Sealey Carpmaster, vgc, £30. Sealey Black Arrow, 8ft spinner, good condition, £20. Telephone 01908 370830, Buckinghamshire.
10ft Rodrill Dipper cane rod, through action, two-piece carp rod, great fun, £70 ono. Telephone 01604 647556.
Retired rodmaker has restoration components available for collectables, blanks, £17, corks, 25p, ferrules, £18, silk, £4. Telephone 01438 812330.
13ft 6ins Hardy Decantelle split cane rod, circa 1942, first class condition, £150 no offers. Telephone 01743 761373.
Mitchell 330 Optomatic, never used, two new spools, one deep in case, one shallow, forerunner of Mitchell Match, £80 plus postage. Telephone 01202 873180, Dorset.
Scottie split cane fly rod made by JS Sharpe of Aberdeen, £175. Telephone 01132 650648.
Three 3in wooden fly reels, one by Allcocks, vgc, £30 the three. Old ABU Cardinal 40, £30. All collector’s items, both plus postage. Telephone 07799 452711.
Richard Walker MkIV stepped-up version, split cane rod, £275. Telephone 01375 844898, after 6pm.
Okuma Sheffield centrepin, limited edition, gold, mint condition, boxed, neoprene case, £120 plus postage. Telephone 0208 5019439 or 0208 5304537.
Centrepins: Grice and Young Avon Royal Supreme, boxed, mint, £60. Swift, boxed, certificate, unused, £90. Adcock Stanton, 5ins, £100. Telephone 07823 336864, Rawmarsh.
Adcock Stanton centrepin, new, boxed, £160. Purist II limited edition, spare spool, 3.75ins, lined pouch, unused, £120 Stradic 11-33ft, three tips, £50. Telephone 07947 117702.
SEEKING
RODS
Fox original Warrior rod, preferably 12ft 2.75lb tc in good condition. Telephone 01482 797341, East Yorks,
Shakespeare Worcestershire boron fly rods 1726 and 1727. Any Shakespeare boron fly rods of any condition considered. Telephone 01797 321461.
REELS
Two Cardinal 757 or 759 reels. Telephone 07986 406398.
Shimano Twin Power 4000XTR reel, must be in good condition if possible. Telephone 01827 316352.
POLES
No7 section for Diatex Power Carp Preston or whole pole for spares, good condition please. Telephone 01628 482144.
Tri-Cast Concentric 15.7m pole or spares. Telephone 01617 950395 or 07922 409222, Manchester.
Garbolino Power Legion for spares, any condition, top price paid. Telephone 01270 626508.
No8 section for Maver 301 pole. Telephone 01209 890786.
COLLECTABLES
Old and new fishing tackle wanted, reels, rods, gadgets, lures, artificial baits, catalogues, cased fish etc. Telephone 07815 001017, Birmingham.
Mordex glass float rod in vgc, with logo intact and any Mordex centrepins, I have items for possible swap. Telephone 01440 761238 or 07884 205067.
Rod bag for three-piece with B James label, plus Millwards and Sowerbutts cane rod. Telephone 01865 730659.
Centrepin by Witcher, Carter, Plowman, Allcocks, most centrepins, serious enthusiast, also whole cane butt rods. Telephone 01865 730659.
