Recent content by Richard Isaacs

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. 👍🏻

The waiting list is a good few years for non NG post code residents. Put your name down for both full membership and the east stoke only section as you might find your offered an east stoke place first. I’m not sure you’ll get a random member that doesn’t know you to second you because they...

I agree. It’s a lot less tippy than the models either side of it.

I wouldn’t know if the super stick is or not mate. I was always under the assumption that drennan never spliced anything and Shakespeare/tricast pretty much spliced everything back then 😂

The old drennan certainly fits in with its era of the 1990’s. Very Glossy and colourful. It’s a beautiful little rod and ideal for small floats down little rivers. It was Chris J that got me intrigued by them with his vast knowledge on float rods and this one in 12 or 13ft being the only...

Which ones mate pink n blue or hydra X

I thought the monogram area on the hydra was not to bad for in your face branding being kept relatively sensible. The colours they’ve used don’t seem to jump out like a lot of other rods. I find it quite tasteful compared to some. It could be a lot worse…… they could make em pink and blue again 😂

See attached Jon. Tip section weighs 15g Total rod 204g

I struggle with circle hooks for pike because I can’t get my head around waiting to hit them. I understand the concept that you let the pike take the circle right into it’s mouth then just wind down until the pressure is applied but it doesn’t feel natural to me to not hit em at the very early...