The Vintage Fishing Company Christmas Quiz 2011

The boring rulesy bit:

Highest scoring total wins – in the event of ties then all entries with the same score go into a hat. Entries are £2.50 each – and are restricted to 1 entry per person. ALL proceeds, after Paypal fees, go to Fishing For Heroes ( Prizes (and shipping of prizes) are donated by The Vintage Fishing Company.

Entries to be made by email to: and to be received no later than 12pm on the 24th December 2011. Answers to the quiz will be posted at the VFC website and winners names shown. Winners to be notified by email by 1st January 2012. GOOD LUCK! - Jim

1st Prize – Display of “Vintage” fishing gear in glazed square frame.

2nd Prize – Set of 4 “How to Catch Them” vintage fishing books (titles to be chosen by winner from available stock)

3rd Prize - £15 Vintage Fishing Company voucher to be spent at our online store.

4th Prize – Intrepid Deluxe vintage fishing reel.

The questions:

  1. In what year were the English tackle companies J.W.Youngs and Allcocks sold to the Shakespeare Company? 1965
  1. Who “impregnated” their rods (and was happy to boast about it!)? J. S. Sharpe of Aberdeen
  1. In the famous Hardy rod “C.C. de France” what does the C.C stand for?Casting Club
  1. How many models of the famous J.W. Youngs Ambidex reel were there (not including variants on the same model number)? ELEVEN (9 “normal” models and the Match and Deluxe models)
  1. Other than the venerable Mr. Grant himself how many companies produced the famous “Grant’s Vibration” salmon rod? THREE (Playfairs, J. Somers and Forrest of Kelso)
  1. Which famous tackle company once had a branch at 2/3 Royal Exchange, London? OGDEN SMITHS FISHING TACKLE (or Farlows was also acceptable)
  1. Which famous lure had variants including: Midget, Tartar, Terror, Demon and Mystic? Allcocks Waterwitch
  1. What does the “B” in the rod maker B James’ trade name stand for? BRUCE (as in James Bruce)
  1. Which company named a trout rod “The Aragon”, describing it as “A little rod with a stout heart in their 1964 catalogue? Lee
  1. In who’s books might you find Mr. Cherry giving advice? BERNARD VENABLES
  1. Who was known as “The Trent Otter”? J. W. MARTIN
  1. Who’s reels sometimes boasted of “Camatic line lay”? K. P. MORRITTS
  1. For which company did J. W. Young work before setting up on his own? S. ALLCOCK & CO
  1. What is a “Curate” in relation to fly fishing? A HARDY ANGLERS TOOL COMPRISING OF A LINE CUTTER, NEEDLE PICK, RESERVOIR FOR OIL AND TWEEZERS
  1. To whom does “Piscator”” address his comments? VENATOR
  1. Who wrote and illustrated “The Angler’s Almanac – Some Leaves On A River”? WILFRED GAVIN BROWN
  1. Which great sporting fisherman of the last century made his home in Winsford? William Caine
  1. Which great writer and fisherman said “I have never fished for barbell. Fishing for barbell needs a greater expenditure of worms and faith than I have ever been in a position to afford.”? Arthur Ransome
  1. Which angling author sometimes refers to his wife (and sometime illustrator) as “Gaffer””? CHRIS YATES
  1. In Bickerdyke’s “Book of the All Round Angler” what was the “word detestable” to most pike-anglers? TRAILING
  1. What is the principle difference between the early preparation of Tonkin and East India cane? Tonkin cane must be bored out prior to use.

Picture round – identify the following items of tackle, giving model name and maker where possible:

22.

K. P. MORRITTS CLASSIC

23.

Allcocks “New” Match Aerial

24.

K. P. MORRITTS INTREPID DELUXE

25.

K. P. MORRITTS INTREPID BLACK PRINCE

26.

MITCHELL 300 A

27.

KP Morritt’s Monarch II

28.

YOUNGS BEAUDEX 3 ½“ FLY REEL

29.

ALLCOCKS MODEL PERFECT HOOK PACKET

30.

SALTER BRASS SCALES

31.

Hardy Uniqua