Recent content by Ralph Harris

Thanks for the advice Andrew, the application sounds fairly easy, probably 10 years of practice might make my hand writing sufficiently legible.

Thanks Andrew, I’ll have look into that, I too have a pen from Guides and blanks and won’t use it again.

I have quite a few rods that I have for particular circumstances, already got more than I need really, but that won’t stop me because I like building them. I got the GTI for £20 and it was fun to use but tatty, looking forward to trying it when rebuilt. Looks like you hand wrote on the butt of...

Yes it is a Bob Church rod. It got sidelined when I brought the Harrison Avon, If you have paid that much money you’re going to want to use it! But perhaps the Stef Horak is really the rod I needed and I had it anyway. Perhaps I’ll get it out and try it again. It will work fine since it is only...

Andrew, Thanks for your opinion on the rod. One day I will treat myself to a new Harrison rod. I have just about settled on an 11 ft 1.75 Torrix, but I have always thought of the Avon SU as a possibility. I have a Stef Horak "Great Ouse" 11ft stepped up rod. It has a lovely action possibly like...

If you have rods based upon both the Avon and the Avon SU, how do you feel about the performance of each? I have an Avon and I sometimes feel it was the wrong choice, since it feels a bit soft. The SU on paper has only a few ounces greater test curve and I know test curve certainly is not an...

You can pick up old poles fairly cheaply. Choose the smallest sections you can get away with, glue sections together if necessary. Make up some sort of ends and you have a low diameter carbon fibre storage for your rod. The rod needs cloth protection though since the rings will rub on the inside...

Seems to be a pair on marketplace.

I brought a secondhand Leeda XGT Advanced 15ft as my first try at a longer trotting rod. A bit heavy but nice action.

I brought the blanks for a twin tip Avon in Spring 24 so Harrison’s had them then. However I do remember them saying they would look round to see if they had the spliced tip so perhaps they were considering not doing them any more and mine was old stock. If you fancy building yourself don’t be...

The Harrison Avon is particularly nice with the spliced in 3oz quiver. Don’t know why but it just feels better than the plain Avon to me, I have a twin tip. Sorry Rob Francis I don’t want to part with mine, not had them that long. Good luck with finding one.

Donation Well I don’t live anywhere near there, but I thought P & D AA could do with some support so I donated on their website. It’s not just about the money, which was not a lot, but also about letting them know other anglers care about their situation. If you want to do the same it’s a pain...

Log into Facebook marketplace and search for Harris ( nothing to do with me by the way) rods two for sale Seems a strange advert so may not be true, but you may want to have a look.

Sounds a really good tip.

Recently tried to remove a tip ring, the heat destroyed the fibreglass before the glue melted. I’m guessing this was put on with epoxy since hot melt glue melts at a much lower temperature. The rod is about half inch shorter now. New tip put on with hot melt glue in no time at all.