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But you can cure it Im not really sure what that means 🤷‍♂️

Korum Specimen hooks are inexpensive but go blunt quite quickly. The Pallatrax on the bfw website are expensive but worth it imo

True, if I’d read the first post properly I’d have seen that a pin is no good for what he wants. Ok for the stream I fish on, no good if you need to cast any distance I tried the shimano on the 7’ aventa today, it’s perfectly fine but if I was buying a reel to match I’d go for something...

Did you think about a centre pin? I’ve got the Aventa 7’ stalker rod that I’ll be using tomorrow for the first time with a pin. I’ve also got a shimano 4000 st fb that I’ll probably try out with it as well so I’ll let you know how it feels. I’ve used the Shimanos for years for all my fishing...

Thanks very much for that, I will do

I got one of these for Christmas, I’ll be using it on the upper lea in a couple of weeks time

I can’t blame the breakages on the quality of the rods - one was broken when I bought it and the other was totally my fault!

I’m watching this thread with interest, I’ve got two broken top sections I’m looking to replace as well :)

“I don’t think you’ll notice the difference,” that should read :)

I might be wrong and I'm sure I'll be corrected if I am but I think the Okuma Martin bowler is the same as the Sheffield made from magnesium which makes it lighter. I think you'll not notice the difference between it and the Sheffield, and the Sheffields are about half the price and much...

Thanks very much, pretty conclusive then 😆

Thanks. I was looking at the 4x4 Superb which gets great reviews. My Mrs wont buy the same car as her sister though, too much sibling rivalry going on!

Hi Jon Same question to you about cabin noise, we’re looking at a Passat as a compromise between comfort and fishing space (she actually wants a 5 series estate!) how do the Passat and qashqai compare?

Hi Jon What’s the cabin noise like in the XC70? I’m looking at a new fishing car but my partner wants something that’s quiet for some longer motorway trips we do quite regularly

Joe is spot on Chimera 2s are excellent short to mid range tench rods matched with those reels. There a bit soft for anything longer range but should do you very well Your chimera 3s will be good for shorter range spombing. I have one of the Tackle box spod and marker rods Joe linked to and...

Done

Sounds amazing. As does what they’re doing there these days to get it back to its best

Fair point, very well made 👍 I do like the feeling buying quality new fishing rods and reels brings unfortunately. It hardly happens these days and now I’m laid up I can’t justify it at all, but it’s always been part of fishing for me, rightly or wrongly. Sadly, I now get vicarious pleasure...

Joe, Bill There’s an article in the new Tenchfishers bulletin that talks about mouth damage and the Tench in Sywell a while back. You’re both probably aware of it

Joe, by referencing consumerism when discussing Adam’s purchasing of fishing rods he won’t use, and then talking about the “enormous externalized environmental cost” that consumerism has you are suggesting that he’s contributing to the problem in an immoral way, however small that may be Truth...