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Alan Rose reacted to Tom Mycroft's post in the thread What’s better than a December barbel? with
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Alan Rose replied to the thread Trotting rod.Just double-checked to make sure I wasn’t going loopy, and that article was Feb ‘23 so the prototype was definitely the Acolyte...
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Alan Rose replied to the thread Trotting rod.No, but that grayling article predates the release of the Acolyte Specimen by some months Neil.
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Alan Rose replied to the thread Trotting rod.Not to to blow your buzz Neil, but the rod in question is what we now know as the Acolyte Specimen Rod 👍🏻
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TWO December barbel of course 😃😃 Nice return for a short trip on a “Yorkshire” river somewhere. Second fish (bottom photo) was 8lbs...
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Alan Rose replied to the thread Trotting rod.Ah… well, different story then. Acolyte Specimen will definitely do the job. @Richard Isaacs has got some good recommendations on this...
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Alan Rose replied to the thread Trotting rod.Is this for barbel?
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Alan Rose replied to the thread Trotting rod.Okay, well my suggestions based on what I use and enjoy (in addition to various Acolytes) would be a Maver Signature Pro Classic Float...
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Alan Rose replied to the thread Trotting rod.Aye, understood. But realistically, what else is there? If you’re prepared to wait and watch carefully there are better alternatives...
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Alan Rose replied to the thread Trotting rod.I’ve got a 17’ Acolyte Lee, and although it is a little more niche, it’s a very good trotting rod. If you can keep that and get either a...
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Alan Rose replied to the thread New custom Torrix finished..Come out Duncan, the game’s up!!
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You never see them in the same room, do you ??
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Alan Rose replied to the thread New custom Torrix finished..Hang on, is @Martin Osmond a pseudonym for Duncan Smith by any chance?
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Alan Rose replied to the thread New custom Torrix finished..Very nice Martin, don’t forget to leave your baitrunners engaged while you’re drooling over them.
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Alan Rose replied to the thread Rod for grayling.I am not saying they are flat-out the best, just that solely in terms of that equation they come out on top every time.
