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Price drop, £125 tempting anyone? Got to be worth a trip to collect for that price 😃

Bump for the new Barbel/Tench rod you didn’t know you needed, perfect for that centrepin you have been longing to buy ;)🤣🤣

A friend of mine still uses a pair with monkey climbers …… lovely to watch 👍

Beehive woodland lakes Spring wood fishery Manor fishing club Longford lakes Birchhouse lakes Woodlands farm fishery Golden Pond fishery A range of ponds and lakes in Derbyshire all with what you would be after, some more picturesque than others. Could take a drive and have a chat with the...

The spliced tip 13’ gti is ideal for trotting a small float as the tip section allows the light float to be flicked out and also cushions the strike for fine lines. The Match Special was in the GTI range but a dedicated small fish, light line rod. Essentially a whip fitted with a reel. The whip...

My rod for the same role is a Harrison 11' 6" Match Special float rod with a spliced tip fitted with a Trudex centrepin loaded with 2lb line for a total weight of 11oz in the hand and beautifully balanced. I would definatly look for a spliced tip canal rod for float fishing and a Shimano...

Close up of the handle, quality cork and obviously had no use.

It is a cracking rod and I would love to keep it but have way too much kit and tend to drift to using other set ups. Although marketed for long range tench and bream its perfect for chub and barbel too and would make a great roving and touch ledgering rod as its nice and light due to reel...

Mike Donovan built Long Range Tench rod. Built on a Harrison Interceptor 12' 1.75lb blank John Roberts sliding reel fittings. Harrison state: Very slim blank designed to cast 1 to 1 1/2 oz bombs 100 yrds, with a crisp action that can easily take up a long line and plant the hook. However this...

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Boxed with spare bulb and instructions £25 delivered in the UK

I use the 13' Acolyte Ultra float and a centrepin, used the 11' rod but felt the 13' gave better float control and allowed me to stand/sit back from the edge or reach over reed beds on the slightly wider stream I fish. Given the width of the stream in the image the 11' Acolyte Ultra will be...

Kingfishers are protected so the ownership of the feathers is potentially illegal assuming no provenance. Jays are vermin and covered by the general licence so feathers can be traded and to be honest look fantastic on floats and rods