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Richard Isaacs

Richard Isaacs

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    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs reacted to Jon Frisby's post in the thread Bait again!!! with Like Like.
      Was thinking of using TigerNuts, as the mittens are on the move... Do Mittens like these too?
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs reacted to Alan Palmer's post in the thread Bait again!!! with Like Like.
      IMO anything a carp will eat so will Barbel…as long as it’s presented well and the fish are feeding. Some days they have a preference...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Free spirit 15ft hi s mk1.
      I’m a fan of them having experienced just how far they can be pushed. They ain’t the lightest blank in the world. In standard format...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs replied to the thread How many of you are waiting for this long float rod?.
      Right ok. I did half expect it to just continue through with the rest of the range and just be another 2 ft longer. That confirms it...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs replied to the thread How many of you are waiting for this long float rod?.
      The original 17 has an action that differs from other float rods but despite this I’m actually a fan of it. It sounds like you have...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.
      People have different names for them but basically Graham that’s the mk1. The very first incarnation of the 3 float rods looked like...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs reacted to Richard Parsons's post in the thread New Normark Rods with Like Like.
      Thanks for this info, Rich. I have a couple of Normark barbel rods (twin tips 1.5lb/2lb, though one only came with the 2lb tc version)...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs reacted to Tim Penn's post in the thread New Normark Rods with Like Like.
      I’ll add my thoughts to this (no science behind it) but with acolyte specimen rods being available now I’m not sure if the waters are...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs reacted to Alec Hague's post in the thread New Normark Rods with Like Like.
      Cheers for that Richard, all makes sense. Apart from the sportex the most Cw I have seen, as you say, is. 15g. But with a polaris that...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.
      I’d expect the feeder rod to comfortably cast a stated payload Alec and I’d expect it to be an accurate and reliable statistic indeed...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.
      I don’t know about the new ones Stuart but in terms of the team 2000’s i would say no the acolyte plus would align much better with the...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.
      Masterline didn’t gobble up normark but they including normark were one of a number of brands under the rapala umbrella. Masterline...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.
      I take this statistic with a very large pinch of salt. A good example is my Preston supera x float is rated to cast 12g. My sphere is...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs reacted to Michael Brindle's post in the thread New Normark Rods with Like Like.
      I have found my Triaxial rods to be great all rounders, I am not bumping dace and roach off when fishing for chub & barbel, yet it had...
    • Richard Isaacs
      Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.
      There’s no risk at all with this rod. It is as strong as carbon fibre can possibly get. I have 2 of them. Between them they have quite...
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