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flyboxfan	What got you started collecting		Lead	[-]
Posts: 3 07/06/2008 17:22	Tags : collecting, wheatley I am the curator of the Richard Wheatley Museum, an on line facility for those that collect, deal in or use old fishing tackle. The museum is none profit making ( we don't sell anything) and based on my collection of Richard Wheatley Fishing Tackle. Many people asked how I developed this obsession to amass a collection of about 2000 - 3000 items of fishing kit made by one manufacturer. It was simple - my partner (modern idiom for live in girlfriend) bought me a Wheatley fly box - i filled it with flies and wanted another one. So I searched on eBay and bought a second, then a third etc etc. Now I collected them and fish with something else. (Mostly Fox boxes) How did you get started on your collection - please be aware that if your answer is more interesting than mine - I could pirate it especially when under the influence of a few glasses of French red wine
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enigma309		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 263 07/07/2008 07:07	First, a thank you for the Museum, a useful resource for collectors. Obviously you've crossed that fine line from 'user' to 'collector'; most of us only buy things that we 'need'. The fact that some of us 'need' 127 Fly Reels shows what a fine art fly fishing is. (and, of course, they are 'appreciating assets' ) (P S found another Neroda, which I needed ) Cheers Brian "My ambition is to have no ambition" George Harrison
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reelsmith		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 537 07/07/2008 13:48	flyboxfan wrote: How did you get started on your collection - I got started when my Dad gave me his childhood tackle box. Dad grew up on a farm along a river and fished as often as he could. There was no fly tackle in the box, but some great old Heddon plugs and a few nice Shakespeare reels. A few years later I inherited my Grandfather's tackle ...a Weber (Heddon) bamboo rod, an early Medalist reel and all sorts of fly fishing related goodies. That was it ...I was hooked and have spent far too much time since looking for more old tackle. Dean.
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bulldog1935		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5910 07/07/2008 14:15 Bulldog1935	this reel, sold by a renown UK collector as a "Dingley" and this reel purchased from Australia, which answered the actual maker question Last Edited By: bulldog1935 07/07/2008 19:11. Edited 2 times.
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bobbeegee		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1787 07/07/2008 18:52	Well flyboxfan, I'm not a collector, just a downright head over heels lover of bamboo fly rods made for fishin'. A friend of my ex-wife's gave me a bamboo rod that had been standing in a corner of their garage for who knows how many years. After probably too money sunk into it to bring it back to life, I was hooked! Nah, it's worth every penny I've got in it because it's one of the best rods I've ever fished. Never be able to sell it for what I'd have to have to recoup my money, but that's okay for it will never be for sale. My stepson has all ready claimed it as his when I give up the ghost. Being overly enthusiastic about bamboo rods when I became enamored by them and acquiring some I really no longer need and fish, I'm unloading a few so that I can concentrate on the ones I want to fish for the rest of my earthly days. Got a nice Neroda 4" box you'd like to move, for say $25.00? Bob
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gmflyfish	Began Collecting	#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1054 07/09/2008 08:41	Attended a FFF Meeting in St. Louis where two of the members did a slide show and demonstration of building bamboo rods. I got to know the two presenters - Booman2 and another individual. Booman2 sold me many of the rods I have in my collection today. He also introduced me to Gary Howells, Glenn Brackett, Ed Hartzell, and Jim Reams. I guess he showed me more about the sport than I could ever learn on my own. I own rods, books and flies. I a have had the opportunity to fish all over the U.S. and Europe. There are many aspects to this wonderful sport of ours and you can enjoy all or only some of them. . Gregg
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levertonhatches		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 531 07/09/2008 09:59	I grew up a brown-water worm fisherman in south Mississippi. As a young adult I lived in London. While there, I suppose that it was about 30 years ago, I attended a Southeby's auction preview to look at the shotguns. Nearby were racks full of cane rods. I'd never seen one before. They were wonderful. I left what I deemed to be "joke" bids, in the range of the equivalent of about $50 each, for several Hardys, and then departed on a business trip to Tokyo. I returned to find that I was the successful bidder on all three rods. I packed up an 8'6" Palakona and traveled down to Devon to the Arundell Arms for the weekend, and took a lesson from Mr. Pilkington. That did it. I'm more fisherman than collector, but I do prefer to fish with collectable tackle, if that makes sense.
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rodzilla		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 106 07/09/2008 13:38	Envy Sloth Gluttony Pride Lust Greed Six out of seven ain't bad. GREED
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the abandoned brane		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 104 07/10/2008 03:51	I think I may have OCD. I start collecting something, then don't stop. but when I do stop, I stop completely. I've done this with toolboxes, military bayonettes, hand carved walking sticks, vinyl records and now flyfishing reels. at some point, I'll just stop collecting them. my desire to collect will have been fulfilled. Last Edited By: the abandoned brane 07/10/2008 03:57. Edited 1 time.
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Bamboo Adict		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 148 07/10/2008 10:42	This might be a little off thread, but I want to get into another collecting thing (mostly up to now it has been my library and fishable reels, and modern builder's rods) but after seeing the oilers and gadget and fly tying stuff on another thread here, I wanted to try. After retiring this last year and building a large room (or man cave) I want more things to put in it. My question is there other places than e bay to find these things? Would love to find some old Herter's vices (being left handed I would love to find a few of those). Thanks in advance, David - David David E Roberts Guide Service & Fly Tying
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