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Help with cardinal 55 spares

Derren Burr

Derren Burr

Senior Member
Guys, I have a couple of cardinal 55's but one of the anti reverse decided to give up the ghost at the weeked and only locks on when it fancies it???
Does anyone know a reliable spares source?

Regards,
Derren
 
They are relics from a bygone age, stick them in a draw, or a cabinet if you wish, and buy a couple of modern reels to go fishing with.
 
Ian Crook said:
Ade, you will be attacked by the Hamster Wheelers soon!!
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I've got one of those hamster wheel things. My wife bought me a Barbel catcher for a birthday present a few years ago. I do use it occasionally on the Dove but the trouble is I have a broken tendon in my right thumb which makes controlling a big fish difficult.

For 99% of my fishing I use modern gear. When it comes to slinging feeders round the Severn, Wye or Trent or controlling a big fish in a tight swim on the Teme or the Dove give me a nice modern reel with a properly set clutch every time.

I don't understand this fascination people have with using worn out, outdated, obsolete old tat to catch what is arguably the hardest fighting fish swimming in British rivers.....Unless the old tat has sentimental value of course.
 
Ade, me neither to be honest, I have a couple of old 54s, restored them both and keep them in a box, for what reason I don't know!!

I wouldn't use them today for Barbel fishing, I enjoy my baitrunners and the ability to have a snooze :)
 
Adrian Williams said:
I've got one of those hamster wheel things. My wife bought me a Barbel catcher for a birthday present a few years ago. I do use it occasionally on the Dove but the trouble is I have a broken tendon in my right thumb which makes controlling a big fish difficult.

For 99% of my fishing I use modern gear. When it comes to slinging feeders round the Severn, Wye or Trent or controlling a big fish in a tight swim on the Teme or the Dove give me a nice modern reel with a properly set clutch every time.

I don't understand this fascination people have with using worn out, outdated, obsolete old tat to catch what is arguably the hardest fighting fish swimming in British rivers.....Unless the old tat has sentimental value of course.
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Adrian I , and I guess others, use older reels etc because we enjoy it , perhaps not the most efficient optimum tools for the job , but part of the fun is the challenge . It's the same reason people drive round in vintage cars ..As an aside ,in my opinion the ABU Cardinal clutches are equal to any modern set ups , and yes I have used a fair few of the modern Shimanos and Okumas . The 'old tat ' that I have can tame barbel with no problem . Each to their own though , it's only fishing
 
I used them first time round and consigned them to the bottom draw as soon as I could afford a couple of baitrunners. However, each to their own, mine went on ebay along with a couple of old abu 507's when they were all the rage for float fishing and a Wallace Wizard when a few Chris Yates wanabes were extolling it's virtue to any one who would listen.

Just be careful with those old spools, they do tend to collapse at the most inopportune moments, especially if you use braid.
 
On the subject of vintage cars how many folks do you know who use them as everyday transport?
The only one I ever knew was my Granddad who used a 1937 Riley 9 (A top of the range luxury car in it's day) every day until one year it failed its mot and needed major surgery to put it right. To tide him over he bought a modern car (this was around 1984) and even though the Riley was restored he never drove it again because it was rubbish compared to the new one...........What was this wonderful piece of modern engineering you might ask.....Simpleees.....It was a ten year old Austin Allegro.....Probably the biggest piece of dog droppings of the modern era ever to grace the road.
 
Adrian Williams said:
I used them first time round and consigned them to the bottom draw as soon as I could afford a couple of baitrunners. However, each to their own, mine went on ebay along with a couple of old abu 507's when they were all the rage for float fishing and a Wallace Wizard when a few Chris Yates wanabes were extolling it's virtue to any one who would listen.

Just be careful with those old spools, they do tend to collapse at the most inopportune moments, especially if you use braid.
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Adrian,
I use them because i like them, on the Ouse they suit me fine and have battled a few with no problems!
I work in a tackle shop and have new gear coming out of my earholes, but enjoy using tat as you call it!!
Thanks for your help mate, I only asked if anybody new where I could get spares from not what was tat or what I could afford?
 
Ps..... To those who have given sensible answers or tried to help......Many thanks, cheers for taking the time ;-)
 
Derren try this fella, he has in the past sorted out my reels a treat...........

The Anglers Workshop 01782 561515

Cheers
 
Cheers guys,
Its on its way to Jims reel shop for a service;).
Just purchased another one as well cos i love em ;)
 
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