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Milbro spinning rod (the green solid glass one with Intrepid Black Prince.
A Webley & Scott 10` glass (Hardy clone) with a early 410 (dark blue)
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First "proper" dedicated carp set up and still in use uptil the 90`s for bobbin waters.Conoflex 11' 1.5tc with 300`s and Bamfords.

Carp fishing 1975 style. Sunlounger, 1 sealey carpmaster, 1 fibatube 10ft. Landing net was the top of a kep net, with a big knot 3 feet down. Unhooking mat was.....quite hard

"Living off of Pot Noodles for the week" and "Upright bivvies on a 50" brolly (used to be knicknamed t!t domes i think!)
at least that explains why your t#t dome appeared to be breathing by the end of the week

Kev Bab,you are a real proper tackle tartMatching rods and reels,obviously you had rich parents

And some stainless!
Awesome...I had one of those reels I think..with the "half" bail arm..that was the one that went flying out when my rod did a javeline imression..got the rod back, bit never the reel..what a screaming take..

No such look mate, i left school at 16 in 1976 and started work and been at it ever since

Had a set of early Tricasts as well 11' 2.25tc with 410A`s (light blue) but i did really want a set of Abu Cardinal 55`s (and so did everyone else at the time)

The stainless is Leslies original snag bars still the best and most solid goalpost system made for them by the now defunct Feltonquest Turned Parts - But i have seen copies of them recentish.
The Bamford conversions "finished" after the Dellareed - Del Romang battle of wits a bit more of which you`ll find in the history section of Delkim`s website.