iain t
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Just bought a rod from a boot sale for a fiver. A Browning express match feeder 3300 carbon 10ft. Anyone know anything about these rods ?
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iain t
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Someone must have heard of this rod
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binka
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I couldn't find much Googling but it would appear you got a bargain if second hand asking prices are realistic...
FISHING TACKLE BROWNING EXPRESS MATCH 3300 10ft.FISHING ROD | eBay
Might be worth being cheeky and asking the seller for more info but I reckon it's probably something they don't really know as they have a lot of listings for all sorts of stuff and they might not necessarily have owned it for use themselves... Although you never know, a fair bit of it is fishing gear.
FISHING TACKLE BROWNING EXPRESS MATCH 3300 10ft.FISHING ROD | eBay
Might be worth being cheeky and asking the seller for more info but I reckon it's probably something they don't really know as they have a lot of listings for all sorts of stuff and they might not necessarily have owned it for use themselves... Although you never know, a fair bit of it is fishing gear.
iain t
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Spotted the listing, messaged him but no luck. No info of this rod anywhere on the net
Alan Tyler
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Try posting again, with the rod's name and an appeal for info in the title.
chubber1
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ive used the waggler version of this rod at 12 foot had some nice carp on the float up to 8lb and handled it with ease had nice through action id think the feeder version would be fine and for a fiver a bargin
Well done!
All I managed on my Sunday rummage was a mint fly box for 60p
AND an unused 'Hillier Trees and Shrubs'.......for 50p
Turned down an 11ft Dawsons built cane river rod for a fiver.......now wishing I hadn't
mg:C'est la vie
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There are plenty of bargains out there for those willing to get out of bed and look for them. I have had some great finds over the years, usually from the lady selling a few bits off to make a bit of pin money who has a few old tackle bits found in the shed.
There'll be hell to pay when her hubby finds out he hasn't been as forgetful - leaving gear on the bank - as she's been telling him!
no-one in particular
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Litterally ten minuters ago (and no ones going to believe me); passed a skip with a old beachcaster leaning against it. A bloke came out and I asked him if he was throwing it out, he said take it. It needs a bit of cleaning up. Its a Powerhouse 12ft by Leeder. I have done this a couple of times and picked up two nice boat rods a few years ago. No harm in asking !
Whilst walking behind the College in Winchester last Friday I noticed a beautiful section of solid oak board laying in a skip of the contractors refurbishing the library.
Wild horses could pull me away, and as eyed it with relish the foreman appeared and invited me to take it..
Much to the embarrassment of my good Lady I proceeded to lift it out and dust it down before carrying it back to the car.......but the envy in the eyes of some of the guys watching was priceless.
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Wild horses could pull me away, and as eyed it with relish the foreman appeared and invited me to take it..
Much to the embarrassment of my good Lady I proceeded to lift it out and dust it down before carrying it back to the car.......but the envy in the eyes of some of the guys watching was priceless.
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Skip diving, I must admit I can't resist slowing down every time I pass a skip.
Driving a van gives you a great vantage point and I have had some lovely finds in the last few months including a vintage samsonite suitcase which looked new, two 4ft diameter oak half wine barrels which planted up are taking pride of place on my front garden and a lovely 100 year old pine door which I have not found a use for yet but it will come in for something.
It's recycling in it's purest form and my Mrs (bless her) is almost as bad as me though she would never admit it.
Driving a van gives you a great vantage point and I have had some lovely finds in the last few months including a vintage samsonite suitcase which looked new, two 4ft diameter oak half wine barrels which planted up are taking pride of place on my front garden and a lovely 100 year old pine door which I have not found a use for yet but it will come in for something.
It's recycling in it's purest form and my Mrs (bless her) is almost as bad as me though she would never admit it.
Yeah - know wotya mean:
"All I got from the shops was this beautiful cashmere sweater - expensive? - NO! - it was in the 'bin' at the end of the display area!"
mg:Retailers have obviously cottoned-on to the idea that we've turned into a nation of 'dumpster divers'!
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Many years ago I worked for a engineering firm with a big yard. The owner rented some of the yard to a mini skip firm where they used to leave there skips before taking them to the tip. Every evening; me and my mate , also a angler; had a good rummage. The stuff we found and the fishing gear we had was unbeleivable. Anything a bit damaged we took into the workshop and repaired. Good days.
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Not from the skip but from a neighbour, a Royal Crown Derby mantle clock which has stopped working, a quick trip to Wilco and a new battery later it's good as new so I offered it back to her. Her answer was, "No you keep it, I'm bored with it anyway".............Retail price £580!
What delightful neighbours you have.
Info to all skip/bin divers.....
Removing litter from a skip or bin is theft without the consent of the owner
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nicepix
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Info to all skip/bin divers.....
Removing litter from a skip or bin is theft without the consent of the owner
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It isn't that straight forward. English law rarely is.
Providing that you have taken reasonable steps to try and trace the owner, or that tracing the owner was not feasible (skip parked outside a large block of flats for example) and that you believed the property to have been abandoned and that you weren't taking it for financial gain, it isn't likely that CPS would authorise charges.
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And they only ask a fiver for that mint Bruce & Walker Hexograph rod because the dear departed hubby told her he'd only paid a tenner for it brand new
flightliner
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Mick, check out john lewis's website for a "wedding ladder".---- expensive ---- too right.Whilst walking behind the College in Winchester last Friday I noticed a beautiful section of solid oak board laying in a skip of the contractors refurbishing the library.
Wild horses could pull me away, and as eyed it with relish the foreman appeared and invited me to take it..
Much to the embarrassment of my good Lady I proceeded to lift it out and dust it down before carrying it back to the car.......but the envy in the eyes of some of the guys watching was priceless.
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I made one from some skipratted five inch skirting board (permission to take it asked and given) this summer, even carved a trefoil (shamrock) on it for extra embellishment and good luck.
Total cost -- eighteen screws!
Your good fortune with the oak board was really good--- the college should be ashamed of themselves for "wanging" it in a skip as its soooooooo sooooooooo useable ---- either japanese or austrian, highly desirable stuff.