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Tackle that has gone up in value

Oh. I have the Barbel Society Fisher Magazines from no 1 to about 20 .
Guess they have increased quite well.
 
Oh. I have the Barbel Society Fisher Magazines from no 1 to about 20 .
Guess they have increased quite well.
I binned lots when I had a big clear out of books that I never read :( ...............

oh, found BS Mags 16 to 31, never even opened let alone read any of them - been doing lots of sorting out jobs whilst staying at home
 
The original Abu 507 go for good prices. The Fox green Kevlar Barbel rod still does well for a second hand rod.Most centrepins do well compared with what was paid for them. Books reached a height but now seem to have fallen away in price over the last few years,with most recent (15 years) leather bound ones really being hit.
 
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Catch Cult issue 1, i heard one sold on ebay for £50, and i nearly gave my one away free :eek:

Also got an ABU closed faced reel with spare spools somewhere in the shed, not sure what model, never going to use it, so may dig it out. :)

A Fox Duo-Lite specialist 13" float rod ARD 023, green weave pattern, can't find any info whatsoever about it on the internet.

Various other old rods, bits and bobs.
 
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Shimano Antares rods or the original diaflashs can easily fetch more now than they ever were . Fox Kevlar and kevlex rods are dearer now than they ever were
Wish I’d kept my kevlex barbel rod as it would probably make twice what I paid for it now. 3500b reels can fetch £120 a piece nowadays in good nick.
 
Keep hold of them Ady , the one I mentioned was a very early one , there are some very avid ABU collectors out there
Catch Cult issue 1, i heard one sold on ebay for £50, and i nearly gave my one away free :eek:

Also got an ABU closed faced reel with spare spools somewhere in the shed, not sure what model, never going to use it, so may dig it out. :)

A Fox Duo-Lite specialist 13" float rod ARD 023, green weave pattern, can't find any info whatsoever about it on the internet.

Various other old rods, bits and bobs.
CC1 is/was very collectable. I believe it may have been going for a £100 at one stage, not long after selling out, of the one and only print run.
 
Most shimano reels made in Japan make good money. Wish I hadn’t sold my unused xtea 5000 for £50 years ago however personally didn’t like it felt much too heavy for my rod. Fox Kevlar rod mine went for nearly £300 on eBay. Daiwa ss3000 reels, even the rereleased ones are going for silly money now.
 
I have some original Solar bobbins, monkey climbers and quiverlocs...3if each probably from mid 90s?? Was recently offered £150 for the lot😳
 
I’ve got a few Paul Witcher reels that I’m hoping have increased in value although they so rarely come up for sale that it’s hard to judge. Mind you they do get used a bit and can’t ever imagine selling them.
 
Fox easy Mat but in camo colours.
The plain green ones fetch nout but you get one in camo and you can add a boat load of carp tax to it 😳
 
I had a clear out of my tackle shed last weekend, found x5 Bass lures now out of production, apparently worth £15 each now, only paid £5.
 
Catch Cult issue 1, i heard one sold on ebay for £50, and i nearly gave my one away free :eek:

Also got an ABU closed faced reel with spare spools somewhere in the shed, not sure what model, never going to use it, so may dig it out. :)

A Fox Duo-Lite specialist 13" float rod ARD 023, green weave pattern, can't find any info whatsoever about it on the internet.

Various other old rods, bits and bobs.

I did give mine away to a bfw regular, I’m not worried though, it went to a good home.
 
I had a clear out of my tackle shed last weekend, found x5 Bass lures now out of production, apparently worth £15 each now, only paid £5.
Have you seen how much the original Fox Replicants sell for ...£50 or more!!!! Why?
 
Early Drennan Tench Float and Super Tench Float rods. Quite reasonable prices at one time, then went through a period of high prices. Tended to have stabilised now.
Cheers Bob
Bob There’s a mint Tench float on eBay at the moment on bids & it’s upto £155 + £10 postage still a day to go...😮
A well used one last week made £130 + £15 postage
 
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