Hi from Yorkshire

[mikeferdinands]

There seem to be a lot of Brits on the board called Mike, so here's another for you all.

I'm based pretty much in the centre of the UK, so East Coast and West Coast can be reached in two hours or so, either direction (its a small country).  I fish the shore and practically all my reels are old Ambassadeurs, from a 2500c up to an 8000c. I'm sort of intrigued by the vintage Penn reels - I like the no-nonsense design - but have never used one, and looking for more information has brought me here.

Cheers, Mike F

[Bryan Young]

Cheers Mike.  Welcome.  Hope you find what you need.

[Keta]

Hi

[foakes]

Welcome aboard, Mike --

All the best,

Fred

[Tiddlerbasher]

Welcome Mike. I'm in Essex

[mikeferdinands]

Haha!  I bet you know Russ at Blakdog. He's done some brilliant stuff on my Abu's.

[Maxed Out]

I Mike, welcome aboard.

There are many penns that would be well suited for your type of fishing. Simple yet rugged and easy to service, that's a Penn in a nut shell. Simple engineering and design from the 1930's can still be found in todays modern reels. Hard to go wrong with a good old Penn reel.

  Ted

[alantani]

welcome!!!!!

[Jerseymic]

Welcome Mike.

Mike from Cornwall.

[Shark Hunter]

Welcome Mike.

[strathy]

Hiya, Mike,
I,ve just joined too.
Looks like theres a few other Brits on here.

[Bill B]

Welcome Mike...from the Sacramento California Delta...Bill