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KKevin Steele replied to the thread Daiwa QD Reels.I know, I love mine, but they generally are described (right here on this forum) as being inferior to the TDR and TDX. It's enough to...
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KKevin Steele replied to the thread Daiwa QD Reels.I love the Quick Drag on my (inferior 🤪 ) 3012 Daiwa TDM's and use them for barbel in preference to 'slow' drag or a baitrunner. If...
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KKevin Steele reacted to Huanzhou Zhu's post in the thread Free spirit River Tamer 11ft 1.5 with
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I have the solitude light quiver rod, I am well impressed with it, and the quiver is interchangeable with FS quiver. -
KKevin Steele replied to the thread 17/18ft float rod.I had both the Specimen and the Plus in 14ft, but I sold the Specimen pretty quickly and have literally just sold the Plus. Acolyte's...
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KKevin Steele replied to the thread 17/18ft float rod.No Idea what Garbolino rods are like, Chris, but it might be of interest...
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KKevin Steele replied to the thread A set of DVDs all in mint condition.Am I the only one disappointed that the list doesn't include Debbie Does Dallas? 🥴 Apart from that, this lot is an absolute steal. .
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KKevin Steele reacted to Mark Evans 2's post in the thread Free spirit River Tamer 11ft 1.5 with Like.
Thanks Kevin, I've had a few of the Darent Valley branded rods before so I'll be used to the very slim handle. Sounds like it will be...
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KApparently the acolyte 17ft sit somewhere between the ultra and the plus, the recommend reel lines are up to 5lb.
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KKevin Steele replied to the thread 17/18ft float rod.They do. The current Connoisseur's are also lovely rods, but at 17ft I'd probably want the lightest I could get and when I was handed a...
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KThe Conny/spectron 17/20, was rated at up to 10lb mainlines. It's quite tippy and will.suffice for roach etc, then the middle and...
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KKevin Steele replied to the thread Free spirit River Tamer 11ft 1.5.I bought one recently. I fish the same river and the same beat, and bought it for many of the same reasons as you - mainly as a roaming...
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KKevin Steele replied to the thread Sending a rod ..Yes, but how about a cardboard tube covered in bin liners to stop it getting wet? I'm joking. 🤪 I'm jaundiced on the subject too...
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KI am a little jaundiced on this subject .Having worked in a parcel sorting office albeit many moons ago , the rough handling that...
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KKevin Steele replied to the thread Sending a rod ..It's what the courier companies deem appropriate - and if they recommend a heavy duty cardboard tube (a quick Google suggests that a lot...
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KKevin Steele replied to the thread Sending a rod ..I don't think that's unreasonable. If anyone is lazy/idiotic enough not to package their items properly how can you expect the courier...