This morning I received through the post a little piece of history, an original handcrafted Nottingham centrepin reel lovingly manufactured by enthusiast Ray Hyland. Based on an original design called the Reynolds Reel after Harry Reynolds an engineer at Stanton Iron Works in Nottingham, Harry started manufacturing the reels from his garden shed in 1938. Harry used to produce a weekly batch then sell the reels of a weekend to coarse anglers he would meet in the pubs around Sheffield. Stanton Iron Works proffered their name to help with marketing as the reels popularity increased, then after Harry passed away in 1968 a Rolls Royce engineer named Cliff Adcock took on the mantle until recent retirement.
Ray Hyland, an Adcock Stanton reel owner, contacted Cliff Adcock in 2008 with a view to a minor repair on one of his reels. On leaving Cliff’s house not only had Ray’s reel been repaired but he also had agreed to carry on the tradition of manufacturing the Adcock Stanton centrepin reel. Today in 2011 the Adcock Stanton centrepin is produced in both 4.5″ and 5″ sizes in five different colour choices. Manufactured from the highest quality 6082 aircraft grade alluminium incorporating sealed ABEC 5 ball bearings they are virtually maintenance free. Oozing quality the Adcock Stanton centrepin is an ideal long trotting reel designed and manufactured to last a lifetime. A piece of modern history manufactured and brought to you by Ray Hyland of Leicestershire, England.
For further information contact Ray Hyland through: http://www.adcockstanton.com/index.htm.
Listen to Ray discuss the Adcock Stanton Centrepin Reel: http://www.tcfmagazine.com/Videos/category_4/video_56/.
