A Pair Of Old Reels Give A New Lease of life.
I was luck enough to be given a Trudex and A Mitchell Match 440A by . . . . " The Casterman " last year. These reels were in desperate need of refurbishment but I have neither the time nor the skill to accomplish this so they were used as they were, well, the Trudex was. " The Mitchell was in a right state " A chance viewing of the Trudex on one of my float pictures ignited the interest of a reel refurbisher named . . . . . . . " Victor Homewood " . . . . and he kindly offered to refurbish them both in exchange for a float or two. 😉 Here are the reels in their sorry state . . . . . . Trudex Mitchell Match 440A And here they are now. 😊😊😊😊 Trudex Mitchell Match 440A I am more than happy with the results Victor. I may even be christening the Trudex on Sunday at L.B.A. on the Irwell with John Derbyshire & his pal Paul. PS : Victor has just contacted me and sa