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Ian Woods replied to the thread Oiling a cork handle.I can clearly see the filler in your acolyte rod, but in your picture the other/daiwa handle next to it looks to have just as many... -
Ian Woods replied to the thread Oiling a cork handle.To be honest, I was surprised at how little filler is in them, maybe they had some decent cork at the time. It looks much better than...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Oiling a cork handle.You got me thinkin', so I just had a look at the corks on the drennan acolytes that I have, hardly a hint of filler in any of them 😁.
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Edit: I really should preface my posts with the fact that I'm a novice barbel fisher, so take me seriously at your peril. 😁 I do...
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We all use a variety of anti tangle gear which probably is overkill and influenced by the carp scene. Used to be an Arsley bomb secured...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Small/ medium river fishing - wait or rove.Well, you know your river Richard, so you know how best to fish it, at the end of the day I can only spout off my opinions etc on rivers...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Small/ medium river fishing - wait or rove.Problem with that Richard, is those fish may not feed for hours, and you may have to wait until some others come along that are actually...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Small/ medium river fishing - wait or rove.When fishing small rivers i've always found if there are any chub in the swim I will hook one on the first trott, or within half a dozen...
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I fish the Great Ouse, and do not have the patience these days, to sit in one swim all day, hoping for that one bite. I need to be...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Oiling a cork handle.Yea, I leave it on them also, but I do remove it when it splits or gets peels back and allows water to enter beneath it. You are right...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Oiling a cork handle.Every cloud has a silver lining 😉🤣.
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Oiling a cork handle.I have a pack of wet one wipes in the car boot and I give the cork, or maybe even the plastic 😉👍 a quick wipe over and my rod handles...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Acolyte users??.I use both of them in the 13 and 14 foot models. From my own experiences with them I find the weight differences in them (although...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Acolyte users??.I've searched for a float rod with the action that the drennan acolyte specimen float rods have for many years and was very happy when...