Recent content by Christian Tyroll

And me for the replacement 🤞

Not like for like but Kigan 3D in black are still available.

I've been assured that the black coating really is just cosmetic and people are still using them for some serious fishing without the coating. The outcome is I'm paying for some new eyes and they are going to get them fitted for me. Perhaps by early 30s I'm already a bygone but I will be...

Here's what I've got so far; 'All of the black "centreless" guides, like Vortex, Ti Forged, Minima's, TDG's etc will lose the coating on the contact point with the line, the centres of the ring are a coated metal lining as opposed to the silicon insert on a traditional ring, obviously the rings...

Hi David, these have been used on a couple of hundred year old estate lake. Very silty and weedy but generally very clean.

I didn’t know anything about them (apart from convincing sales blurb) and have never previously had anything except good quality fujis. I’ve got a 16 year old rod where the Fuji inserts are as good as new, although the metal ring and whipping glue is aging. There’s a bit of me that just can’t...

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Just a post to say that based on my experience so far, I would whole heartedly not recommend these. About 10 days worth of fishing and the finish is disappearing to show the metal beneath. It looks like the line will just be running across a bit of stainless steel with a few more trips. I'm...

Brilliant 😂

If everyone knows someone is a custom rod builder then if it looks horrendous in some people’s eyes then surely it doesn’t matter, as long as it’s what the customer wanted and they’re happy with it? It’s no slight on the rod builder. At the same time it sounds a nice position to be in to turn...

Consider getting in touch with Dave Bone, I think what he does looks every bit as quality as the aforementioned.

I’ve got the same on my aviators and think they’re nicer than the Fuji black dps anyway. Older rods I’ve got with black Fuji dps were a mat finish, where as the newer glossier one looks a bit tacky I think.

Hi Craig, that first fish is going to feel pretty special. If I was in your position and ended up buying a rod I'd probably go with Daiwa or Fox at that price. Perhaps things have changed but I have never picked up a Korum rod and thought I would enjoy using it. Where as I've always been quite...

If you're into anthology style books buy Fantastic Fishes whilst it's still for sale, its a cracking read. Some tench but a bit of everything.

I'd agree on this, I've got both and think Red Eye is every bit as good if not better.