Recent content by Howard Turnnidge

Does anyone have any recommendations of any 2 made up rod - rod holdalls that may have come onto the market since the last post on this topic - over two years ago. I was looking online earlier today at the Korum Total Protection 2-Rod Quiver but after reading the post on Page 1 it seems that...

sorry, but lost for words other than absolutely fantastic fish and pictures to boot

Steve, I have got the Greys Prodigy holdall and agree with what your mate has said . I have used mine for both my Greys barbel rods and carp rods and although you can get away with it it is noticable that the length is a bit tight and should ideally be 1 - 2" longer as David pointed out. My...

Chris, A couple of years ago I asked a similar question regarding ABU reel servicing please see link below All the best Howard

Traveling up for a few days on the Severn, putting the weather forecast to one side, just looking forward to being back on the river once again.

Had an enjoyable day out fishing the same lake as I have previously and caught some lovely fish topped off by the 2lb 10oz fish below which was caught on float fished lobworm. Amongst the others was a 2lb 6oz fish which was caught on a float paternostered, tail hooked LB ( thanks once again for...

Anthony ... a lovely group photo that , enough to motivate a trip this weekend. I see that you describe conditions as less favourable this weekend, which I presume is with reference to the current cold snap . Would you say that Perch would tend to go off the feed to a certain extent with the...

Graham,Pete ,Darren. I should have mentioned that it is a pike free lake that is stocked with the match angler in mind, not exactly a carp puddle more of a mixed fishery. Having said that it is possible that the unmissable runs were line bites - it was something I had considered also, its just...

Good to get the opportunity to get out again yesterday after a Christmas break off work when frustratingly it rained heavily all day, every day it seemed . Anyway had two fish at 1lb 15oz's and a few over the pound mark all on float fished lobworm but still failed to connect with two what would...

Many thanks to you all for the quick replies and advice . Until now i have used either the Kamasan 911x or the Drennan Carp Match hooks in a size 10. Both of these hooks have a wide gape pattern but from what you have suggested it is probably fair to say that as a hook size they are actually...

Hello All, After a couple of trips last January/February I've started fishing for the Perch once again on the same stillwater that holds fish to 4lb. I've been relatively successful with fish to two pounds on float fished lobworm,however I have been failing to hook into fish when using a perch...

Well as you said Andy - "wont be disappointed" and i certainly wasn't. I received my reels back seven days after initially sending them away. £15 each for servicing with replacement parts for the second reel at a very reasonable cost of £2.79 to bring it back to full working order. Excellent...

Thanks for all the recommendations both on here and by PM . I spoke with Pete Coogan earlier today and the reels will be on their way to him tonight. All the best Howard

Clive ,thanks for the reply , is that someone you have used before.

Hello All, I have just bought a couple of Suverans in the 2000 size that could do with a service. In fact one probably needs a bit more attention than the other as (I don't want to sound geeky here) after every 2 and a 1/3rd turns of the reel handle there is a little bit more effort needed...