Recent content by Jon Elliott

An 11ft 1.75 torrix is a good place to start. You want something light and slim, you're not casting any weight, so you don't need grunt. Some 12ft 1.75lb rods will feel over-gunned.

Used it at Fiskerton, worked well. Had a few massive drop backs too, they pick it up and move upstream - rogues.

Agree Rich - this constant rhetoric that all rods must be 12ft, then occasionally 11ft drives me potty. I'm using 10ft's on small rivers and 11.6 in other places.

At the very least it will make other polluters sit up and take notice... it's key to force lazy polluters to sit up and take notice of what can happen if they blatantly ignore the rules. Whatever happens, not sure I'll see fishing on the Wye anywhere near as good as it was perhaps 10-15 years...

As you say, typically clueless BBC.

Cheers Rich - I think it's the picture that makes it clear in my mind. Will give it a go at the weekend. The mole is sooooo low and clear i barely need any weight at all.

Richard. Two comments. Firstly, why have you never told me about this before. Excellent idea. Secondly, clean your blooming nails young man.

Hi Mike - interested in the Bowler rod. Just trying to see if I can get a man to pick it up for me from Wilberfoss....

Will dark brown do? Baitworks, milk and marine is poop coloured.

I cannot answer your question. Couldn't get on with it, so it's maxima all the way for me.

If they fall off the hair after a few cray fish taps - i'll be asking for a refund.

Is Terry away, he's not been along to discuss the merits of Daiwa 25 QD's yet.

yep - I could, but this is second time it's happened. So i've lost a bit of faith in it. Plus i'd rather roll some spam about frankly.

I have an immaculate butt section of a 13ft two piece Hi S float, after the tip section let me down - if anyone needs half a rod, let me know.

Agree it looks like a harrison from the GTI era, will be interested in what you find out.