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Richard Isaacs's latest activity
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.For the hours you put in using them Ian there’s no argument that your going to know what works well and what doesn’t. I don’t mind... -
To be fair, i'm not really botherd if the reel is alloy (it says it's magnesium on the box though), however, I am very much happy about...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.Pure magnesium is a brittle metal Ian that’s just a fact but no body is slating the okuma bowler reel. Like I said i don’t believe it is...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.Only just seen this. Yeah you can. I have repaired afew old magnesium motorbike cases in the past. It’s A weldable, machinable...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.I’m rounding the numbers mate to save me messing around with calculators but yeah if that’s what you get 👍🏻
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hopefully the rod will go over whilst he’s there , then he can enjoy playing one . 🤞
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread 11ft 2lb Torrix.Even better. A full onsite test. 👍🏻👍🏻
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christian is coming to have a gander at my 11ft 2tc when i’m on the wye in a couple of weeks . 👍🏼
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread 11ft 2lb Torrix.Don’t buy without trying one. Especially if you are used to chimeras. The actions couldn’t be any different. If I was you I’d be...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.Hey …. I’m not dissing the mb reel at all. 200g is impressive and a good ounce n half lighter than the Sheffield. No complaints from me...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.What I was saying is if the mb reel was pure magnesium at 200g then the Sheffield would be 300g being aluminum given that magnesium is...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.Easy way to confirm it. What does a standard Sheffield weigh Ian. Magnesium is 2/3 of the weight of aluminum. If what you say is...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.I doubt very much that it’s pure magnesium Not at that price point. A heavily loaded magnesium aluminum would be more realistic.
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.To be fair though, just looking back through the weights Chris gave me, the MB been almost 200g is a very light pin when put up against...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Piscario centrepins.I tend not to pay attention to rrp especially if that’s from the manufacturer I remember seeing them quite frequently for £300.
