Recent content by Richard Isaacs

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 and to do that the rod or lever against you needs to be as short as possible but obviously not break

I know for your specific type of fishing, the amount of power or stiffness in a float rod determines pretty much everything but it’s not the case for other people particularly if fishing for other things on other venues. I personally don’t see a stiffer float rod to always be a better one...

It was caught on the members section. I did a full season on fishers green River Lea. Afew years ago I concentrated most of my efforts in the upper most swims not too far from where kw members section ends. It’s a beautiful section with a lovely set of fast S bends and stacks of features to...

I don’t know how hard it is to get in but yes potentially you could catch record breaking barbel on one of their waters because they have the fishers green consortium which is just a short walk down from kings weir stretch where the current record is held. It’s a hard water. Barbel are massive...

What’s the reason Huanzhou that makes the avenger that much better than the acolyte for you? As we know the acolyte specimen is lighter, comes in 4 dedicated lengths for a start

That was kinda my point. I know the spheres are capable rods but having a stepped up version would complete them for me.

In general I like to try out the latest thing but quite often the hype can sometimes be bigger than the actual experience. Acolytes certainly are not old hat but when theres talk of new normarks being released, that is going to create quite a stir and prick a lot of peoples ears up. until...

Anyone who has the avenger. How does it compare in action and power to other high end power float rods? What strength of main line would you feel comfortable running up it? I’ll be looking at a 15ft version if they release one and I was just wondering where it might fit into my fishing. I know...

I really believe you would like the Preston supera X power float at 14ft Jon. Obviously I can’t say for sure so a waggle would definitely be required as a minimum but it definitely ticks a lot of boxes for you. It’s especially good with sliders and stop knots having the larger bored high stand...

I had the 12ft version some years ago. What a rod it was. True players waggler float rod and as slim as your little finger. It was awesome for a bit of tenching on the outside of the pads.

Bang on Jim. Dissolved oxygen levels in the water drop with the sunlight because aquatic plants, algae and weed etc stop producing oxygen at night.

Yeah those are a pain in my arse. They have the super stopper anti reverse bearings that slip. Yes I can fix them.

Yeah your dead on there, drives me mad when I hear “swam off strong no problem” because this usually only tells you part of the story. The other part of the story where the guy was practically carrying out cpr for half an hour just to keep it up right often doesn’t get mentioned

In all seriousness for anglers that prefer rear clutch reels with dual handles, my personal favourites are the GTM 3010/4010 reels. They never bettered these with the newer models of rear drag match reels imo. For 1 they gave them a bearing on both sides of the main gear This was downgraded...

I’m not really convinced competency in the angler makes the situation any better. If you have to stand in the middle of the river for 20 minutes keeping it upright and taking excessive steps to recover it enough to leave the anglers care on its own accord, then that’s just red flags as far as...