Recent content by Andrew Jackson

Sportex possibly?

Nigel I have these. I bought them years ago when they came out. Considering I mainly fish rivers they were not a good buy! They are heavy in the hand and yes they are slow action. I used them last year at Chew and they threw a half Mackerel with a 3 oz lead a good distance so for bank fishing on...

Quite right! Bad form to do that. Anyone not happy with their rods only has to go back to the builder explaining why and getting it put right.

I think, also being a Carp and all round angler, that the use of large rings on Carp rods is, to a certain extent, overplayed and is often merely fashion lead. In the early days of Carp fishing rods had standard sized rings and 8 -:10 rings. All this changed towards the end of the 80s with...

Hi Anthony. Looking very nice. I've built/ altered a few Harrisons lately. I have built two Chimera 2's and altered a Chimera 1 which I bought cheap with a long handle and too many rings for my liking. I have gone for the traditional look favouring plain cork, Fuji dark grey reel seats and Kigan...

Very good English. Some sites are an embarrassment the 'English' is so poor ( by English people). Great fish! 👏

Thanks Chris.

Sorry. Must learn to keep up! 😅

Going way back we used a piece of reed. You can pull out the centre and it leaves a coil that you can slip over your line. A swan shot can be nipped onto the tag of the leaf for extra weight. Then there was the coils of plastic moulded in a film cannister dropped in boiling water. I never got on...

Having beaten a 20 plus Carp in a raging flood on the Stour, pulling it across the flow and up to the net due to restricted access below, on my Torrix 11' 1.75 I have no reservations about its power to cope with any Barbel ( or Tench). I suppose it might not be the best for slinging big leads...

Which ones were a pig to cast with Chris? The 12' plus? I think the Flex would be all I need most of the time. I spoke to Steve Harrison who confirmed they share the same top section so will get the Flex butts and that will be all I need. I dont enjoy extreme range fishing and rarely even cast...

I think that's a good attitude. I have bought Aviator Carp rods but really so far, it is early days, I cant see much, if any, difference to the Torrix Carp rods. For the fishing I do I think I actually prefer the Torrix as they are easier action. Same as the Torrix specialist. I bought those...

There may well be if the Carp rods are anything to go by. They have all sorts of lengths and test curves. I think they have only just started producing them so will go for the common 12' 1.75 first at a guess?

Yes the Aviators have been around a fair while now in Carp rods. My Aviator plus's are a little firmer on the cast than the Torrix 3.25 although to be fair most of the time I only cast 40 yards! Occasionally I will fish 80 - 100 so it will be interesting to note the difference to the Torrix 3.25...

Screw down fitting that is.