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I had 3 rods direct from PB in the mid 80’s and got to know him a bit. My understanding is that he fell out of love for rod building - hence selling the business and the brand to Nicholas Whipp. If you tell us where you live I’m sure somebody will recommend a decent rod builder who is local to...

Allegedly these reels (and similar) are worth stupid money…..and I think they are basically junk. Mine are PM4000H’s (and I have an Emblem) and I’m told the PM’s are worth 150 quid for the pair ! Considerably more than they cost new. Some people even make money ‘tricking them up’ with...

I’ve got 2 very similar reels that I still use for spod/marker work. They are still ‘big’ reels and take too much line unless you are boating out baits ! And as mentioned the drags are pretty agricultural…..

Just for information…. There are a number of new and used Hardy coarse rods (marksman etc etc) listed on the Glasgow Angling Centre website. I was there looking to buy some fly bits ready for a foreign trip. I know nothing about these rods (never owned a Hardy coarse rod) so they might be...

I have the 5-15 and the 3-10 gram W3 rods in fixed spool format. Decent rods for the money. The 5-15 is surprisingly powerful. I happily fish 20g lures on it.

I had a Power carp waggler 13ft from that series. Excellent rod that I used for chub trotting on the Wye. It dealt with 5lb line and decent chub no problem. Slightly different configuration - 2 equal sections and a detachable butt. I bought it new for about 70 quid. Good rod ! I sold it last...

Yes; I used it for Stillwater bream too.

No. But if you want some buy it from a horse feed place rather than a fishing bait supplier….

That’s exactly what I would want them to do…..

Coated braid or a homemade combi all the time. I don’t fish in clear water.

A lot of the time. But when does a wafter become a pop-up? I want a wafter that sits on the bottom once it is attached to a decent sized hook etc. I use parts of wafters to balance bottom baits and also small dumbell wafters as change baits for chub and finally as formers for paste baits...

All the best anglers I know are generalists rather than single species specialists. I would be bored rigid if I had to fish for barbel all the time.

NG’s don’t have spigots. I reckon it’s an earlier Century blank; and at some point they did make some 13ft Armalites.

Does it have a spigot or an overfit joint ? The weave is reminiscent of some Paul Boote Cougar rods that I have. Built on a Century blank (became Hutchinson Sabre rods I think). But I’m not sure that they did 13ft back then; and mine have spigot joints.

Keep looking for them, then bait it steadily and fish it early and late. And as AP said, use decent gear so when you hook a big fish you land it. Hasn’t the BA produced a 40? I’ve certainly heard of upper 30’s a while back.

I’ve no idea as I’ve only fished mine at 13 and 15. It is fine at 15. I also have a 14ft XS and the Triaxial is hugely more powerful.

I take your point - most club officials are well meaning but stupid ! However most people would agree that tiger nuts are likely to be included in that statement. I didn’t know tigers weren’t actually nuts. It’s a bit like the definition of lead core - does it include lead free ledcore, safe...

Tricast did a spliced tip power float rod called a Triaxial. Comes with 2 butts and a 2ft extension. 13ft/15ft/17ft. Hence the name. I own 2 of them; great powerful (chub) trotting rods but I’ve never tried to catch a barbel on one (yet).

Rules are (usually) there for a reason. It really annoys me (not just because I run a fishery) that people seek to circumvent rules that were imposed for good reason. If I was the bailiff and found you using tigers I would Chuck you off; regardless of your semantic excuse. Of course if you...

If you find well known roach angler Mark Wintle’s videos; he uses an Allerton and loves it. But he (like Chris Jones) hates the reel seat - so he reworks it. Again video available. If you can’t find him on YouTube, he uploads all his stuff on ‘maggotdrowning’.