Recent content by Richard Isaacs

Ok and now it’s slipping I’m guessing? I don’t know a lot about okuma reels but yes I have fixed this problem before with other reels In most cases it’s usually after a service where these AR bearings slip and cause problems because people think as a bearing it needs lubricant and naturally...

I’ve not heard of IAR before is that the anti reverse bearing?

I don’t have any issues with them either. Good as gold they’ve been for me.

The swivel doesn’t need to work on that rig. The hook link doesn’t need to spin or rotate at that point at all. The swivels one and only purpose is to provide a quick changeable point to attach a hook link to. The rig works much better imo with everything snugged up properly

Strange… I’ve not had that happen myself, always the ring gets popped off the lug. When you were pulling it all together did you ensure the anti tangle sleeve was pulled inside the bead. It’s quite easy for it to appear right and not be quite snugged up correctly

Some clear winners for me are: Folding quivers Mk11 graphite brolley Bolt n run kits Mk1 roving chair Day pack Butt screw I’m not really loving the direction their heading in at the moment by putting pictures of fish on flasks, lunch boxes etc. maybe they are running out of ideas...

That’s a real beauty

Yeah I’d fit it with heat glue too. You want to fit it with a substance that will melt with just a very quick flash of a lighter on the steel. If it requires more than this, you seriously run the risk of melting the resin in the carbon should it need to come off again.

Anyone wanting to send me any reels, Friday would be a good day to post and I’ll get them hopefully Monday to turn around quickly. I have never increased my price it’s still exactly the same. 1 reel service @ £15- 2 or more reels service @ £12.50 each Return post costs on top which vary...

I won’t argue with you Stephen on it as I’m out of touch on it all but I will say I’ve had a lot of involvement with the metal and it’s never been cheap from my experience to buy in any form

I’m pretty sure you’re missing a couple of decimal places there Stephen. Tungsten is many times more expensive than lead. I’m out of touch with it all now but but I’d say lead is probably around £1.50 kg ish and tungsten I’d guess to be 20x that amount and that’s scrap value. Tungsten would be...

I would take that with a pinch of salt Colin. The basia blanks are exceptional for barbel

I had a pair. Good powerful rods for heavier chucking. 6oz no problem at all. Rings a little on the small side

It’s extremely common with bolt rigs to be set up to drop the lead the moment the fish is hooked. Yep it’s ludicrous i agree and a compulsory enforcement on certain rig types would be a far better move than simply changing the product that’s going to continue to get dumped

For what we lose in the rivers I would dare say it’s a long long way off the top of the problem list. Even our lead drop safe rigs are only designed to lose leads if quite a lot of pressure is applied and even then in most cases the fish is netted with the lead. Definitely the issue lies in...