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    Kevin Brown replied to the thread Harrison Advanced Rods.
    Where did I say anything is wrong with a factory build ? JC you’re like a pack of wolves ! You’ve just quoted what I said and read...
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    Treated myself today 😁 A well known normark collector on the normark carbotec facebook group decided to part with some of his rods...
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    Kevin Brown reacted to Richard Isaacs's post in the thread Chasing chub.... with Like Like.
    Unfortunately us meer mortals down this way don’t catch barbel in 4° c trotting floats. However we do occasionally catch grossly obese...
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    Kevin Brown reacted to Chris Belcher's post in the thread Daiwa QD Reels with Like Like.
    You can indeed fish this way and that's exactly how I use QD for carp fishing 90% of the time (prefer to give the fish zero line and...
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    Kevin Brown replied to the thread Harrison Advanced Rods.
    Personally I don’t like the blingy stickers and they usually have too many rings , not sure why you’d buy a used custom build that...
  • Kevin Brown
    Kevin Brown replied to the thread Daiwa QD Reels.
    Must admit these QDs got the better of my curiosity after reading this thread many times 😣 always used baitrunners , I panic when it...
  • Kevin Brown
    Kevin Brown replied to the thread Harrison Advanced Rods.
    That looks like a factory build , which may not suit your requirements? A custom built Harrison blank built to your specifications is as...
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    Kevin Brown replied to the thread Daiwa QD Reels.
    Ah OK thanks Rich , I worded it wrongly , your description is how I thought it worked , sounds like it may take some practice to get...
  • Kevin Brown
    Kevin Brown replied to the thread Daiwa QD Reels.
    Quick question on the QDs When locked up after hooking a fish , how is the drag set for playing a fish ? Or do you just back it off...
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    Kevin Brown reacted to Steven Knox's post in the thread Grayling with Like Like.
    Got out on the river for a day at the weekend and managed 8 grayling, 3 of them were over 2lb and 1 was bang on the 3lb mark. The...
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    Kevin Brown reacted to Ian Woods's post in the thread Chasing chub.... with Like Like.
    With the river temp being 4 degrees I certainely wasn't going to wade today. I had a long walk to an out the way spot where I was able...
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    Kevin Brown reacted to Richard Isaacs's post in the thread Chasing chub.... with Like Like.
    It’s been a lot of years waiting for this Special day for me. A good 7 on the float and pin. Made up for what was turning out to be a...
  • Kevin Brown
    I have both , need arms like Popeye to use the Gardner one ! The Drennan is much easier to use and I’ve never had a problem with mine...
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