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Ian Woods's latest activity
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.To be fair, i'm not really botherd if the reel is alloy (it says it's magnesium on the box though), however, I am very much happy about... -
Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.How do you know the cost of a bowler reel isn't worth it unless you've had one, or at least handled one? They certainly are not brittle...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.Ok, thanks for that Richard 👍. I heard it somewhere that pure magnesium spontaniously combusted in oxygen.
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.I think the backplate and spool are made of the same material. The one in the link looks to have had an accident or two. It appears...
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https://vintagefishingtackle.co.uk/product/okuma-martin-bowler-4-1-2%E2%80%B3-centrepin-reel-2/ This suggests only the spool is...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.Yes, I realise that now 👍. I'm not sure if the magnesium is pure or mixed with something else, or even wether you can actuallu male...
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What I was saying is if the mb reel was pure magnesium at 200g then the Sheffield would be 300g being aluminum given that magnesium is...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.The sheffield weighs 243grms. The aventa weights 234grms The youngs RS is next to me in the tackle room so weighed it also, it weighs...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.It weighs 121grms Backplate is 66grm Centre screw is 5grms.
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.I have no idea about the percentages of magnesium etc are, I only know that the spec's on the box state the reel is constructed from...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.I just dug mine out and on the box it states the reel is made from magnesium. Weighed the reel and it was 192grms.
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.I think the original rrp of the bowler pin was 475 !
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.To many people a centrepin reel is a centrepin reel and they're all the same. In reality, the skill level of the user will reveal the...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.If sicario were still producing their reels I think I would most likely take a punt on one. As I said, I did try to contact the...
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There you go, see. So expensive that they had to but it between them 😂
