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Ian Woods's latest activity
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.Funny enough Richard, on one occassion whilst playing a barbel I did flick the ratchet on just to see how much the rod bent over before... -
Could try a zeppelin…… river won’t pull them out 😂 a barbel would also struggle 😂😂
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Why Korum, why?.I have no knowladge of the trent, never fished it, but very nice looking spots for sure.
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The top one is the exit point where ladypit farm goes into east stoke peg no 1 on the Trent. Probably one of the most prolific trotting...
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Like I said they have bought out some brilliant stuff and they’ve bought out some rubbish. But the important thing is they continue to...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Why Korum, why?.Those swims look great! Tripod looks handy also 😉.
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.The ratchet spring on my sheffield went weak, but that was after many years of use. It did break after a while of going weaker. I...
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If Korum reinvented the wheel, it would be hexagonal. This is the company that promotes the Omega rod, by saying: 'It doesn't get any...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.To be fair, i'm not really botherd if the reel is alloy (it says it's magnesium on the box though), however, I am very much happy about...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.How do you know the cost of a bowler reel isn't worth it unless you've had one, or at least handled one? They certainly are not brittle...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.Ok, thanks for that Richard 👍. I heard it somewhere that pure magnesium spontaniously combusted in oxygen.
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.I think the backplate and spool are made of the same material. The one in the link looks to have had an accident or two. It appears...
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https://vintagefishingtackle.co.uk/product/okuma-martin-bowler-4-1-2%E2%80%B3-centrepin-reel-2/ This suggests only the spool is...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.Yes, I realise that now 👍. I'm not sure if the magnesium is pure or mixed with something else, or even wether you can actuallu male...
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What I was saying is if the mb reel was pure magnesium at 200g then the Sheffield would be 300g being aluminum given that magnesium is...
