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Terry Coging

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #840 on: 17/04/2021 at 08:37 »
Mill Gibson  :z4

Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #841 on: 17/04/2021 at 13:02 »
No, not Diawa or Mel Gibson.

I'll give it the rest of today for any more guesses.

Terry Coging

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #842 on: 17/04/2021 at 16:43 »
So it is not Mill? Maker of fine reels in Redditch.

Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #843 on: 17/04/2021 at 17:47 »
So it is not Mill? Maker of fine reels in Redditch.

Yes, it is Terry  :z14

Sorry, I missed the "Mill Gibson" bit  :z4

Garry Mills at the Mill Tackle Company in Redditch made these two fly reel models, the Wallace and the Wizard.
They are also well known for centrepin reels.
Still some photos on the website https://www.milltackle.com/hand-made-fly-reels

Well done ..... and over to you for the next question Terry.

Terry Coging

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #844 on: 18/04/2021 at 10:16 »
OK Mike - staying on the Redditch theme.  In the 70's I visited a tackle maker in Redditch, seeking advice about a cane rod that had been built by them that had been given to me. Although I had never met him before, I instantly recognised the gentleman that came out to see me in the reception office.  His name is on the patent for a reverse taper rod design.  Who was it?

Terry Coging

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #845 on: 22/04/2021 at 16:56 »
Big clue - he presented a TV fishing programme.

Eddie Sinclair

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #846 on: 22/04/2021 at 16:58 »
Chris Yates?

Terry Coging

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #847 on: 23/04/2021 at 12:07 »
Not Chris Yates although he was a better all rounder.
Another big clue - his namesake was a character actor in films.

Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #848 on: 24/04/2021 at 12:49 »
Is his first name Terry?

Terry Coging

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #849 on: 24/04/2021 at 16:10 »

Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #850 on: 24/04/2021 at 17:54 »
Must confess that I found it via a Google search  :oops ....  so let's see if anybody else knows the answer with that clue  :wink

Cheers
Mike

Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #851 on: 27/04/2021 at 01:00 »
Hi Terry :z16

OK, from what I researched about your question, I think it was probably Terry Thomas. He had an early fishing programme on Anglia TV, called Angling Today I believe? And I think a young Chris Tarrant appeared on that.
Terry also worked at Milwards and Edgar Sealey.

Terry Coging

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #852 on: 27/04/2021 at 09:04 »
That is correct Mike. I realised after posting the question that most forum members are a lot younger than me. I met Terry Thomas again at the opening of Patshull Park as a trout fishery. Fished next to him on a big casting platform.  He was constantly in tangles and cursing    :z4

Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #853 on: 27/04/2021 at 14:51 »
What is the target AFFTA fly line weight standard in grains at 30ft for a WF5F line  :?

Terry Coging

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #854 on: 27/04/2021 at 17:50 »
Without looking it up I would stab a guess at 240?

 




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