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Personally better on Fiskerton for some action.

Thanks Tim...

Interested, what boilies are you recommending...

Bargain Alert... are they similar to an Avenger Richard...

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I was brought up fishing the trent with a Mitchell match, I'm pretty sure they could still do the business nowadays.. my next one would be an Abu 506m, with the pawl removed...

Daiwas have always been great reels, they have just got really expensive recently and now get to a point of justifying buying them now...

The Conny/spectron 17/20, was rated at up to 10lb mainlines. It's quite tippy and will.suffice for roach etc, then the middle and buttsection kicks in for the power. At 17ft which is it's best length, it's perfect for Barbel. Not everyone's cup of tea, but at 17/20, I cant think of a better rod?

I stuck a ss2600 on both my 15 footers this year. I won't be going back to a smaller reel anytime soon....

In normal middle and Tidal, conditions a 1.75 will suffice... however, you will eventually be found out... so as Richard says 2.25 best bet given conditions. It's a difficult one as I met a mate a few weeks on the TT and he bagged a good 14lber, no probs on a 1.75 with maybe 5 foot extra on...

Weights fairly relative, sometimes an overly tip heavy rod, may be balanced with too small a reel. For me a rod 14ft and more so 15ft, that your trotting with all day should have; imo a heavier reel, to balance the l extra length and weight. You could have a perfect rod, that you may think is...

I totally get why you have done it, I'm sure it will be bang on. The only draw back, for me is how the splice interacts with the float, dependant on size... but by the picture, with weight applies, looks like u have got it... great idea 💡

Thank you, all being well I have one in then pipeline, just got to pick it up..

Thanks Richard, yeah great rods, me too.... I just need the R type now...

Absolutely, thought about these before the last post, but it's hard to see one in the skin. Lots of review on YouTube with the cadence guys fishing with them... I will be setting my Shimano Ultegra 390Fa, up this weekend ready for my annual Christmas jaunt on the upper river Don. They rarely go...

There's some lovely fish there, buts become a bit of a circus at times, with Foxcovert, adjacent... the major problem has been the mitten crabs, which have been a consortium of fear for anglers..

Like a quiver tip eye, what rod is it again Vince?

Did you say 2mm diameter tip eye too?

Waggler and Stick are 2 totally different rods and actions. Historically Stick/Spliced tip rods were for silverfish bashing, with light lines and needed a fast tip action for striking and casting against a light top and bottom float. Waggler rods were for fishing at distance 15 to 25+ yards on...

Do you what Nigel, I was going to mention this rod too. There's not just Acolyte's , Daiwa and Free spirits out there... if you have a chance over winter, get down and have a waggle at a big independent tackle shop... don't take someone's sayso, as mistakes can be costly.....