Can anybody tell me some history of Edgar Sealey the tackle maker, and maybe of my Octofloat rod?

[Glenn Smith]

I recently bought an old split cane float rod - an Edgar Sealey 11ft
Octofloat split-cane rod from the sixties (so I'm told).

I'd love to know more about Edgar Sealey, where they were based, were they
any good, what happened to them etc.

I'd also love to hear from anybody who ever owned the same rod (maybe you
still do??). It seems to be a fairly robust type of float rod - perhaps more
suited to tench and bream rather than small fish - that's just my
impression. I've seen advertised the deluxe model of the above (I don't
think mine's the deluxe version) for £200! What is the difference between
the two?

I took it fishing the other day, matched with my Match Aerial centrepin.
There I was, sitting in my own little Mr Crabtree world, catching... er...
gudgeon after gudgeon after gudgeon after...

Cheers

Glenn
glenn...@glennsmith.worldonline.co.uk

[Richard]

Glenn,

I believe that there were several of the Sealey family concerned in the
rod-building trade, inc Edgar, Bernard and 'R' Sealey( who made rods under
the name of The Precision Rod Co). The address I have for them, and I don't
know if they were all working at the same place or at the same time, was
Tudor Works, Marsden Road, Redditch.

I also, would welcome any info others can give on the this rod-making
family, either on the people, or their products.

BTW, I have an Octofloat, a Marsden Carp(looks like a Mk 4 Avon to me), an
Express by Precision Rods. The Octofloat is quite adequate for big river
barbel and light carping too! The de-luxe model would have had re-inforced
ferrules fitted.

Richard
Fishing in the Fens.
Col...@farmline.com

[rwa...@cix.compulink.co.uk]

In article <39b9...@news.server.worldonline.co.uk>,
glenn...@glennsmith.worldonline.co.uk (Glenn Smith) wrote:

> I recently bought an old split cane float rod - an Edgar Sealey 11ft
> Octofloat split-cane rod from the sixties (so I'm told).
>
> I'd love to know more about Edgar Sealey, where they were based, were
> they
> any good, what happened to them etc.
>

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If you find Edgar Sealey hooks for sale let me know please. They are
superb and I still use them for fly tying although I will run out of them
in the next couple of years.

richard

[perrys...@gmail.com]

Hi Glenn l used to own an octofloat l bought it in 1966 brand new, it was split can with hollow glass for the top two sections .l used it very successfully for tench and rudd a beautiful actioned rod, l set it up with a Mitchell reel. Great memories tight lines to you. Shaun