Recent content by Alan Rose

I'm not on BookFace sadly. If I owned a Speedia I might well give it a go though.

Yep, I listed my Match 2 yesterday evening after some private correspondence with Mr. Isaacs.

Clive, re the Speedia arbour, how well have they performed (assume you've tested them)? They look well made, but they also look very shallow. They don't look dissimilar to the Hardy Conquest arbour shape actually.

No time waste Alec, it’s all good conversation 😊

Some good comments here- thank you for bothering to reply :) This thread is already moving toward a discussion of Torrix rods (quelle surprise!) and that's okay. I'll just mention that I appreciate the general sense of "Go for it!", "You can't take it with you..." and "If you can afford it..."...

Definitely!

Aye, perhaps. It’s the conversation and angles of approach to the question that make it interesting to me though 🤓

I started writing up an inventory of my rods and reels this weekend. I wanted to take some time to reflect on what I have and what I like or dislike about those things. It also gave me the opportunity to think clearly about any items I may want to upgrade and why. One of the rods I have a...

Have you got any spare bits to reassemble the ratchet on a TFG Clive? I mean the sliding switch on the backplate etc.

Hi all, Here’s an old warrior if anyone wants a reel that will take abuse and they’re not fussy about looks etc. It was originally black, but I have stripped back the paint on the outside. Decent ratchet and tensioner works fine. Handles are spot on. It wobbles, but it’ll still run a float...

PM sent Derek 👍🏻

Bump. NGT pouch still available and now £10 posted.

Does it have a spare spool, Alec? Sorry… just seen it does! Need a trip to specsavers!!!

Hi there, 1x Shimano DL 4000FA for sale. Lovely deep blue colour in good condition cosmetically and recently serviced by Felindre- new gears and front drag washer- so good to go for years and years. £45 posted. SOLD 1x Korum Barbel Rod (11’ 1.75lb) used once so immaculate condition. No...

What Richard said 👍🏻 I’ve got a Triton and it’s brilliant. It is also pretty robust, so as long as you’re not chucking it down on gravel or not looking after it well it will handle the abuse just fine.