Hi I picked up the above reel at a boot sale today...

I paid a fiver for it with what i think is a silk line on it.. dont really know why i bought it nice little thing though i could see it being nice on a little cane brook rod ... was i robbed?... am i better off leaving it old and tatty or getting the polish out and giving it a face lift ?? i dont intend to use it in anger.. but if it is worth more than i paid then i dont want to ruin it...

The line is bone dry... is it beyond help, can it be restored any help appreciated...??

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Put it this way Martin, I'll give you a tenner for it.
S.

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"A glint of sun has warmed the air,The flies will soon hatch out, To lure and tempt from their deep lair, The bonnie speckled trout." SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.

If the line breaks under tension - throw it. If not, lots of posts about restoring silk lines.

Nice old reel, Bulldog stamp on the foot?
Wash with white spirit, air dry. Oil moving bits, wax polish the rest.
Enjoy
£11!


Brian

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I hate you B, £12
S.

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"A glint of sun has warmed the air,The flies will soon hatch out, To lure and tempt from their deep lair, The bonnie speckled trout." SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.

Is the handle wood or plastic?

£13.

regards,

Doc

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Hi Icky,
if I where you i'd sell the silk line for a fiver (sorry guys!!), clean your little gem and have a look at this site :

Pflueger Fishing Tackle

Then take a cane rod, put it on with a new silk line and go fishing!

Johan

the fly line is in the bin... it was rotten...

yes there is a bulldog on the reel seat..

Thanks for the enthusiastic bidding lads... i am confident my fiver was a five well spent, what type of wax polish do you suggest i use ??

bought some white spirit but until i get this strapping off my hand (broken finger) i wont be cleaning it up..

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The Bulldog I think (go google) makes it after 1915 ish and raised pillars before mid 1930's. [mooch about on ORCA forum - all is there]

White spirit AND a paint brush works fine. I do it in an old stainless dog bowl.

Wax polish - the purists recommend fancy concoctions (good furniture wax, with no silicon!, works for me.)

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lucky you should clean up nice when you can do this and would be ideal for a silk line if you enjoy this kind of fly fishing regards flyfishy61