Recent content by Neil Smart

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Yep I mentioned in my post, the backrest version is better imo, the rucksack can get in the way imo.

Doesn't look very versatile to me, and frankly you are sacrificing comfort I reckon. I have a few chairs and all seem a bit bulky and heavy for roaming, except for one I bought on a whim and it is a brilliant little stool, the 'Shaky' with backrest. No good for sloping banks but very good on...

Slacks and creases 😁

I have no interest really once it has been caught, and then again and a new record claimed it is becoming very 'carpy'. But each to their own. I would rather see 20 male barbel in my stretch with a few females than a big 'spinster, female.

I have one, I think it's for bunching up the net when roving.

Never mind the 'how' can we have the 'why'? 🤔

Oh! no... walk away Alec.

Not sure what length leaders are Gary, but I guess the reason I for instance prefer an underarm cast is that as kids we all mostly fished with a float, not a lead whereby this cast was better suited. Now we have powerful rods that are designed to launch heavy leads 100yds or more, they are...

It's a wand of a rod, I have fluked two over 15lb barbel on this rod, and was never an issue. A classic all rounder. I have never used similar for tench, but should be fine, I suppose you will fish carp style? Well they would be fine, I use 12 ft 1.5 tc Drennan specialist rods for most of my...

Like conventional say 2 ounce lead barbel style? Why in the name of all that's Holy why not? It's probably the rod for 90% of situations on most rivers.

Yes the underarm is much better for a smoother cast, with practise as said, no river is too wide.

No not SKP as such Ha very good..

Hi Mark, the Plus quiver section didn't have a rating in it's blurb, I did find it was 6oz though, which is fine for me as I never go carp style with a cast. As with 'donkey top' type tips they are more robust than push in, I wouldn't however use more than a loaded 2oz feeder. They make a good...

These Fox are sought after. They are nice usable rod. Brilliant on the Wye with black cap maggot feeder for Barbel and Chub.