Recent content by Roy Daintith

If interested, just saw this - Guru rod with a decent discount https://www.total-fishing-tackle.com/guru-n-gauge-specimen-dual-tip

This is an interesting thread as I've been trying to have a reeel seat and handle altereed on a favourite feeder rod. However, it appears that Guidesn'Blanks have stopped trading which is a real shame after supplying compnenents for s many years. I was looking for a real seat in Summer and...

...and wondered if these might be of interest; new from Daiwa? https://www.benwick-sports.co.uk/float-rods/11328-52219-daiwa-theory-speci-float-rods.html#/858-length-14ft

Was just about to post the same pic; link here https://www.maggotdrowning.com/forums/threads/new-normark-rods.262779/

Correct Richard. Sorry - obviously meant to write 'Revengers'. Apologies for any confusion. I could do a better pic but not sure it would add. Whippings are black with gold tipping so mimicking the Normark style of that time

Here's a picture of my two Avengers (both missing the top1/2" unfortunately); the one with the garish decals is a slightly later batch, the original logo was much nicer. I sent my first one to Geoff Salisbury to have the handle altered (which i think may have ultimately been done by John...

Thought this might interest some on here...

...in fact just checked and the selloer has these available as solid tips; 80cm long at 4.6mm base diameter...

Depending how you feel about buying from China this might be worth looking at; I bought some via Ali express. Three tips in the consignment. One broke with v little bending pressure but the other two are perfectly good quality, hollow carbon. This is a different supplier to the one I tried...

Hello Richard, just seen this on maggotdrowners forum https://www.maggotdrowning.com/forums/threads/slider-floats-wanted.258805/

Any interest to anyone ? https://www.maggotdrowning.com/forums/threads/insight-barbel-rod.258740/

There are any number of similar bagso from military suppliers ~ eg, https://heinnie.com/maxpedition-noatak-gearslinger

Interesting - six degrees of separation.. The reason I asked is that for a number of years he was a work colleague of my partner and I met him a fair few times at after work drinks, work functions etc in the early /mid noughties. We are exactly the same age sharing the same birth date and...

That looks like a 70's rock band about to go on tour. Neil, did you fish with someone called Neil Grant around that time?

I need to look more closely as i'd missed that. Did the finish on whippings change around the mid/late'90's with much more pronounced and uniform varnish? Here's a (poor) photo of the whipping on the early Avenger and the varnish is very sparingly applied with the feel of the thread still...