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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.I’d expect the feeder rod to comfortably cast a stated payload Alec and I’d expect it to be an accurate and reliable statistic indeed... -
Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.I don’t know about the new ones Stuart but in terms of the team 2000’s i would say no the acolyte plus would align much better with the...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.Masterline didn’t gobble up normark but they including normark were one of a number of brands under the rapala umbrella. Masterline...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.I take this statistic with a very large pinch of salt. A good example is my Preston supera x float is rated to cast 12g. My sphere is...
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I have found my Triaxial rods to be great all rounders, I am not bumping dace and roach off when fishing for chub & barbel, yet it had...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.There’s no risk at all with this rod. It is as strong as carbon fibre can possibly get. I have 2 of them. Between them they have quite...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.The tsi is the 2nd rod I felt quite comfortable tackling double figured barbel on in the river nene and being completely honest it was...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.There’s a couple of spots on the river nene where I have been lucky enough to encounter an odd barbel on float tackle which I believe...
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Had 11 barbel (albeit small - up to around 5lb) on the upper lea today on my avenger, not a true test of the rods limits in terms of...
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God, I love float rods. Here are few thoughts on recent rods I've used, it's nice to be able to contribute as I appreciate this forum...
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Took delivery of a 13ft Avenger mid week, used it on the Upper Severn in Wales yesterday and in a snaggy swim. 7lb line on the pin with...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread Opinion/user reviews of the Vass 700 waders.I used a set of e700 vas waders for a full season and found them to be very good on the most parts. They are incredibly robust. You...
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Richard Isaacs replied to the thread New Normark Rods.I absolutely agree mate. I think they counter each other a lot of the time because to my mind power = pressure you can apply to a fish...
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The thing is, the avenger doesn’t have a soft mid section, at least I wouldn’t call it soft. It is definitely stiffer than the 2000 and...
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Hey, HZ likes what he likes, good luck to him and it's good he's got a rod he likes. I don't think power and stiffness are quite the...
