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I dug out an old Youngs 13 ft trotter the other day for a friend to borrow, that came in a good quality hard tube and cost about £40 iirc...

Much will depend on the level when you are fishing. If it's well up could be a question of just trying a lump of meat anywhere you can get a lead in....

I had a set of flyweights that were awful, cheap, nasty and inaccurate, so they got bined. I don't weigh a lot of fish so just bought a pair of the tiny cheap luggage scales off Ebay as a replacement. 3 years on, and they still work fine, only just on their second set of batteries, and every...

https://vintagefishingtackle.co.uk/product/okuma-martin-bowler-4-1-2%E2%80%B3-centrepin-reel-2/ This suggests only the spool is Magnesium.....

Also worrying.... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/06/almost-500-chemicals-found-in-englands-rivers-and-groundwater

Beautiful fish, lovely and deep and looks mint.

Great reels, but for trotting check lever far too stiff, imo.

I get through loads of pairs, I'm a very regular small stream Trout fisherman mainly, and none of them last that long doing this. Imo you have to try waders on, even if you later buy online, too snug and the seams will be buggered in no time, too baggy and fabric in the leg area will constantly...

The vision ones are pretty good, I use the Koskis, they last pretty well for the money.

I wonder what percentage of their UK sales is for bait ?

Allow plenty of time, it'll take you an hour just to put the float together, let alone plumb it up correctly.......

Any problems with closed face reels are very easy to sort out....just chuck 'em in the bin !;)🤣

That's a nasty one☹️

That is definitely the worst I've seen, needs reporting.

I would say not as well, the rachet is too weak, imo.

13 ft Acolyte plus 1.75 infinity evo 1.25 Drennan series 7 avon/quiver

Was hoping to have a go this weekend, Bill, but the forecast here isn't great... lots of wind:(

Really enjoying this thread, I don't usually go Tenching until mid June onwards, but definitely going to get a few sessions in soon.

I fish the lift for Tench now and again on a canal and have never found a problem with foul hooking, I generally use a drennan drift beater float as you don't need much shot on the bottom to give a very positive lift indication. I have thought about a slightly over depth waggler instead, as I do...

Yes, when I forgot my sandwich box and was miles from anywhere and starving....ate it straight out of the can, absolutely vile !!