Centrepin

[Graham Elliott]

Looking forward to giving it a run out with the 15ft Hardy.
Perfect condition.

 

[Paul Whiteing]

It's about 20 years since I tried (in vane) to teach you to Wallis cast, bet you've not got any better

 

[Graham Elliott]

You did Paul.

But I learnt two things then.

1.Never trot a foot or two beyond ones rod tip.

2. Pull one or two fingers worth of line from between the rod rings and swing.

 

[Alan Rose]

Green and purple? Sponsored by Ribena are we?

 

[Graham Elliott]

Green and purple? Sponsored by Ribena are we?

Actually I thought it would go beautifully with the Drennan Im9 Classic

 

[Julian Griffiths]

Actually I thought it would go beautifully with the Drennan Im9 Classic

Great rods Graham! I've got both of those models now at long last!

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Nice pin them old Arnold’s. (Shame about colour)

you don’t need to be an expert at the Wallis cast to get a decent weight float out but it’s certainly a massive advantage if you can do a half decent job of it. Worth practicing every time you take the reel out.

I’m not an expert by any strength but I can do a good 4 rod lengths with an 8g float.
It still goes wrong every now n then

 

[Graham Elliott]

I think this Insight from Luton Tackle shop was near to a Swallow mk 2 Richard.

There were few made for other brands including the Christchurch tackle shop and the script on the reel reverse is same as the examples.

I read through Tim Lennons bit about them.
I may be wrong.

The History of the Swallow Centrepin – the Mk2 reel – by Tim Lennon

Pictured above is the man himself, Dave Swallow, with a lovely barbel caught during our last trip together to the river Wye. At the time of writing, sadly Dave is not in the best of health but I si…

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[Ian Woods]

I still have a swallow mkII and they are similar.
Has the insight got the knurling on the spool rim Graham?
They are very sturdy reels.....but pink

 

[Graham Elliott]

Yes it has, very gentle though.

It's mauve reading through TL notes there were quite a few colour try outs.
Vive le difference. Look good in someone's wall presentation case

 

[Alan Rose]

Like this?

 

[Graham Elliott]

Like this?

View attachment 31914

No. Like this

It was THIS BIG.

 

[Richard Isaacs]

I think this Insight from Luton Tackle shop was near to a Swallow mk 2 Richard.

There were few made for other brands including the Christchurch tackle shop and the script on the reel reverse is same as the examples.

I read through Tim Lennons bit about them.
I may be wrong.
View attachment 31911

The History of the Swallow Centrepin – the Mk2 reel – by Tim Lennon

Pictured above is the man himself, Dave Swallow, with a lovely barbel caught during our last trip together to the river Wye. At the time of writing, sadly Dave is not in the best of health but I si…

centrepinvideos.wordpress.com

My mistake
I thought it was an Arnold kingpin
Very nice little trotting pin that will be.

 

[Alan Rose]

No. Like this
View attachment 31915
It was THIS BIG.

Brilliant

 

[Alan Palmer]

I remember when these were released, pretty sure they did them also in green and gold. Quite pricey at the time too….you used to be able to find the old Leslie’s catalogues online, can’t remember the name of the site where people upload old magazines and catalogues, others may know

 

[Christian Tyroll]

Is it 4.5 inch x 7/8ths Graham?

 

[Graham Elliott]

Is it 4.5 inch x 7/8ths Graham?

Pm sent

 

[Graham Elliott]

Incidently the most sought after carp rods were once these.

Nice colour.

 

[Alan Palmer]

Incidently the most sought after carp rods were once these.

Nice colour.View attachment 31919

Got quite a few and love them….i remember at one time they had a specialist barbel section with its own counter and would often have one if the ‘names’ in situ and great range of tackle, this was height if the Ouse phenomenon , just a shame they were a bunch of miserable sods who owned the shop!

 

[Dave Brooksbank]

Knew I had something with INSIGHT on it.