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I had another couple on Friday. Drennan Tench float rod (love this rod) and an Adcock Stanton I’d restored. Lost a bigger one in the lilies unfortunately. Had to resort to float leger as the bites were so finicky.
Similar to @Ian Woods I usually stick with 6lb sensor on mine, although you could argue that’s more or less 8lb line. I landed a 30lb carp on it last month, took an age to get in but the rod (& line) worked perfectly.
A lovely day for tenching today, dare I say too hot after such 💩 weather? Five hooked, four landed. No monsters, biggest a smidge under 5 but a lot of fun on pin & float.
Yep I’ve used them in the past on carp rigs, although not something I use anymore. I used 0.6 mm Korda Krimps on a 25lb fluorocarbon boom. Crimping tool was one I’ve got for wire traces works no problem.
I had one of these reels from Aliexpress and they are good enough for the money. A decent starter pin to begin the obesssion lol. I think I paid £45 so your price was fair.
A slight niggle I had with mine is that as they are made to lower tolerances, the gap between spool and body is slighter...
No problem, glad to help.
I’ve just checked the Enterprise tackle isotope I’ve got, which is 15 mm x 3 mm but it won’t fit in the slot. The rounded corners don’t help & it’s just too tight.
The Super Lightweight is also a very nice reel and a great fit for a light set up. I’ve got one on my acolyte ultra for roach & dace. It’s not that it can’t handle bigger fish but in my opinion is better suited as part of a light set up.
A very good season for me, with somewhere around +60 barbel. The Wandle has been fishing really well (caveat below) and I don’t think I blanked once. Short afternoon/eve sessions would always produce 1 or 2, longer day sessions 5-10 fish in the 4-8lb bracket. Always roving to find the fish.
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Really enjoyed reading that, a great capture under the circumstances and what a tank of fish! Looking at your pic I thought “snap!” I think I caught it’s smaller twin back in Jan.
It’s finished now anyway. There are four days of lots, all the fishing stuff was on day one (yesterday). Results are here: https://auctions.iainmsmith.co.uk/catalogue/0373987fa8d2e7e6e02e41d7b8f6a274/e3a09da971d4c1afdc9c9c43d283f906/four-day-auction-of-garden-furniture-tools-large-quantity/...
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