Recent content by Richard Isaacs

Shimano did the same. It was originally a matt hayes invention in the 90’s when he would whip on a loop to take an isotope or starlight. Obviously because he was promoting shimano gear at the time, they did the same thing and manufactured quiver tips with standing loops. Dreadful idea for...

Low quantities of barbel on any size of river can be a needle in a haystack until you’ve done a bit of homework on the river itself because in the daylight hours they do tend not to move about as much but it’s fairly easy to narrow down the search by understanding what they actually need. I’d...

Next time I’m in the shop I’ll ask Iain if he’ll get a couple out to look at I assume they are still made by daiwa?

There was 2 models. The early one was the best with the soft bulbous reel pouch and bigger full length zip up size pocket for a small brolly. The later one was hard all the way down to the reels and I believe didn’t accommodate a brolly as the pocket was smaller Early modellater model

I don’t think you can go far wrong with any of the vintage Swedish abu’s They are very reliable, very simple mechanically and shockingly spare parts have always been easy to come by. Another one of my favorites is the 1044. This was not made in Sweden it was made in Japan but it is a great...

Alan that would be the ultimate trophy mate. A great Ouse double figure barbel caught by design on the float. …. Wow! What more could a barbel angler want. Don’t get me wrong they are a long way off hanging them selves on the nene but to do it on the G Ouse nowadays is another level of...

Sorry Peter I’ve only just seen this question through browsing. The simple answer to that is that it’s a little different and a little niche. I’ve owned several acolytes and despite selling all but 1, I do rate them highly as good rods. But I don’t get the same hype with them and don’t find...

Which part has given up?

In order to get the full benefit of a rods ability to put pressure on a fish you need to lock it up. Before this point the rod is essentially a spring and the leverage physics are largely irrelevant. A locked up through action rod will be significantly shorter than a locked up fast action...

I had a number 2 full system got it for a bargain price used it twice on the nene. Once at 15ft. Hated it and once at 17ft. Hated that even more. Sold it and made a nice profit

I’m gonna have to keep a sharp eye out for a tremor by the sound of it.

I had one. It was a lovely rod and quite well suited to dealing with big fish. On most daiwa rods certainly from early 2000’s the length is in the rod code 1315 - 13ft 15ft so it’s a 3 piece 13ft match rod with 2ft dolly section. The spectron spm214xp (mk2 14ft xtra power) was imo and...

I never understood the carbotec logic with the available lengths offered in their match rods. No1 and No2 were available as dedicated 13/15/17 ft match rods or full systems with full length sections and different action’d tip sections. You were literally spoilt for choice if your pockets were...

I’ve got a 1.75oz carbon tip Alan You’re welcome to it. Fit the old duo light barbel rod 12” 1.75

Good luck getting in. It’s a very special membership that I hope to be a part of myself someday. 👍🏻