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Hi I have the castizms and did have the shimanos. One of my Diawa stuck when new but Diawa fixed it free of charge. Both are great reels in their own right and I do prefer the castizms on my heavy rods for flood fishing, the wider spool gives a bit more cranking power against a heavy current. I...
Chris, have you considered the difficulties and potential for breaking a tip of using such a long rod with large powerful fish in heavy water when it comes to netting them, especially when wading the tip will be bent so tightly unless you use a very long net handle which itself becomes a...
If you can’t find a tdx then a tdr is a good second, always coming up in the usual places and far superior to current tdm’s. Best model in my opinion is the madsealed version pre qd.
Earlier this year after much searching I managed to get hold of a mint 11ft series 7 puddle chucker pellet waggler rod to use for trotting on a small local river which holds some good sized chub amongst other things. Used it today, had a couple of small fish then got the tip stuck in a hawthorn...
Hi folks, just wondering if anyone has any of these that they’d be willing to sell. Cash plus postage waiting for anyone who can help me out. Regards Kevin
A mate believes that if you stamp on them, throw them back when dead two things happen. They eat each other and get a taste for it so reducing their numbers. Secondly fish start eating them and again develop a taste for them. If either is true it would help though surely not eradicate the...
Wanted Diawa tdx original black model must be very good condition and single handle version. I have a theory sp 4000 if anyone is interested. Regards Kevin
I bought a pair of 2.25 torrix and a pair of chimera 3 2.25. I was much more comfortable casting large weights long distances with the Chimeras but the torrix cast 3-4 ounces a long way. It was a case of adjusting style to suit the different rod actions. I sold the torrix and bought a pair of...
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