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Transit custom for me!

That's very kind of you, Derek, very kind indeed. I have just purchased my spool however and that will last me for years.

I don't know if anyone has seen this before or if I have posted it. Catana does indeed look like a good line in terms of uniformity and strength, though if that translates to Bulletproof and what other qualities it might have remains to be seen...

GR60 for me! The closest thing I can find to Pro Gold since it not being produced anymore.

I went in to Angling Direct once looking for a small baitrunner reel. I asked the assistant for some advice whilst looking at a particular model. He stated, looking at this model, 'I've got one of these they're brilliant!'. I kind of wasn't really sure about it and started looking at the Shimano...

It's a pretty poor situation I know that!

I was always a fan of the Thamesley, just not off the shelf. It was the perfect size for a dropper I think in that you didn't need any other tackle than that you were using, and it just plopped in the water, unlike those larger ones that slapped the water.

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I made these just recently. I found quite inadequate the protection afforded by off the shelf tip and butt protectors that were held together with elastic. I made my own, to size, connected with 25mm webbing and clip, and then included the ability to hold two adjustable banksticks. I was still...

It's a bit like making your own bait I find, adapting tackle to your own requirements - a heightened sense of enjoyment comes with it's use.

Droppers have consistently needed modifying from the shop haven't they? The Thamesleys I used to get, that I still have, were upgraded with aluminium door latch bars to which I attached a much heavier weight, resulting in no matter how tightly packed they were, a positive open every time!

Does anyone make adaptations to shop bought tackle items that are perceived to be inadequate or might be improved upon? Interested to learn of others ingenuity and inventive natures.

 I have a pair of these. They're nice and toasty and if I drop anything on my feet I know my toes are protected.

It might sound like I am a bit of a hoarder or an old romantic, but I really enjoy keeping old rods and wish I hadn't let some of the ones I'd had go. They're like windows into passed times and glories come flooding back with just having them in the hand. Some rods I feel sometimes are works of...

Anyone who might vote Labour at the next election might consider the same deregulation in order to build one and a half million homes.

I would posit, Richard, that unless fishing in very heavy flow, or with very light line, the softness of a rod will not be a limiting factor in how long it takes to land a fish - in fact, I tend to go the opposite way and consider that the softness of a through action rod with balanced tackle...

No, I don't Ian, but would'nt perceive a problem in doing so really.

Because I think there is a general trend for fishing with over-powerful rods and I don't think they are needed. To some it may feel like you are under-gunned, but I would rather experience a rod working with balanced tackle than looking at half of it doing nothing. Looking at the curve on the...

I'd be more inclined to buy the Ultra for barbel and chub!

With the buzzard being very common in some parts of the country, on my travels with work, I have on occasion found some to be even paler than that, almost white.