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Keep an eye out for the Daiwa theory rods in 2.25lb, they come with a standard top section and a quiver top section with, in my case, a 3oz and 4oz quiver tip.

The old rule of thumb was maximum line bs is 5 x the tc. A very general standard but in my experience not far off the mark. Obviously there are exceptions to this, the use of braid being one, fishing in areas where lines could be easily be cut etc. The 1.25 avons I use for perch fishing have...

You said types, not sizes. Most threads these days are 60 degree pitch, whitworth was 55 degrees. I forgot to mention BA in my previous post, commonly found in electrical wall plug sockets which have now I believe have gone to metric. It's also nonsense that imperial threads are cut into...

Most threads used today are metric but the standard thread used on fishing tackle is, as I'm sure you're all mostly aware, is 3/8" bs If you have a pair of vernier calipers, a quick measure will give you the OD and that will usually be the thread size in mm. You can use a rule or tape measure...

I posted a similar thread about a combi rig a few years ago and I was also pretty much shot down in flames for it. If I feel the need for short braid hooklink at the end of a long, heavier trace, I sometimes just tie a micro swivel inbetween the two and put a blob of putty on the swivel. The...

I like the Gardner target range of beads and rings. I can't recall a tangle with these.

A power barrow ;)

Which reminds me of our last conversation at the syndi', just going to order some👍

I bought a pair of the originals in 2.25lb from Phil Maggs a few years ago, they're all I use now no matter which water or state of levels. If the new models are as good, then they're going to be great!

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I think the key word was budget, the gardners, although bombproof aren't what I'd call a budget alarm. Most tackle shops have cheap alarms on the shelf...

I was under the impression that eastward flowing rivers, that were historically connected to mainland europe were natural barbel territory. I don't know if the Tees, Wear or Tyne fall into that category, I reckon the Humber estuary definitely would and certainly the more southern waterways...

Oban and skate if you want your arm dislocating, it's on my bucket list!

PM Rob!

Not as instant as bread or maggots. ;) Little tale that still amuses and pisses me off in equal measures. A good mate and myself were at a local stretch of the Tees a few years ago, sat pretty close to each other. I was fishing liquidised bread in an open end feeder with a small pinch of...

Have you tried a search for thumbscrews you might not get the pull out function but you might get your chair usable??

I also have a pair of DL standard builds and whatever rings they are as standard, the action is perfect. Without trying to come across as a contrary Mary, I can't see any rings drastically compromising the action of a decent blank??

Been in contact, thanks!

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I think I missed that bus, I don't believe Richard supplies to order??