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This forum is in no danger of folding due to lack of input. Others may, there is a perfectly respectful attitude to members on here and if anyone gets a little above themselves they are knocked back. There was a time when BFW was infiltrated by some who wanted BFW to fold by flooding the forum...

Don't you start.☺

Would think the seller has been arrested....

I have a couple of 2500 supers, lovely little reels, does the drag mechanism differ to the bio? Or is it just another refresh on the models.

Fear not.....positive it didn't have one factory fitted. IF you don't want it be happy to trade or buy. ;)

Does it have a screw tip? If so that is quite a strange thing on a fairly modern rod. Daiwa did the same on the Powermesh Avons and it was not great.

I have the 1.75. Actually never used it, bought it from a closing down tackle shop for £70 half retail price. The blank is quite chunky but with it being Drennan it's quality. Your 1.25 is a rod I would rather prefer. The rod is c.2012.

Drennan Tench float 12ft.9 inch Mk2 Torrix 11ft 1.75 Dave Mason river .

Yep an iconic piece of fishing gear, these reels are timeless and still look and act the part after all those years.

You have never served in the Forces have you?😄 'Compo' supplies in the field were unique but I can assure you SPAM was fine dining. Personally I find it fine to eat, you can fry, or out of the tin into a sandwich.. mmmm..

What I do is set my sights on Chub mainly now and any Barbel is a bonus such is the nature of the Warks Avon. I also enjoy other species and roach and just lately perch are great sport , but the never ending flooded rivers have been the problem for me.

Blimey John that's a tough gig.😉

It's probably a good thing to have a change of venue Simon to fire up the enthusiasm. Do the Barbel congregate to the upper reaches for spawning early season as they do on the Severn ?

Well if it's Barbel you want and they are a rarity I can see your point. I would happily pay that and more for a ticket on the Trent that have a Barbel or two. But it seems even the mighty Trent is now patchy.

There is nowt stranger than an Angling Club AGM. Incidentally how much is the ticket?

Get the Drennan Ray ☺

Yep fished it in my youth...hopefully not serious.

Poor blokes first post too😏 Welcome Jeremy anyway...I can't really help except that I have heard they do work certainly on the Thames with an angler on here. Barbel have a catholic taste and for me I haven't found anything better than luncheon meat and pellet.

I believe this fixing was brazed at manufacture and unless a good join wss made it can be a problem.

The lack of spawning activity the last few years is a worry...these larger females I believe are not breeding and just seem to accept their fate. Given barbel spawn in the open season can anyone recall a female with spawn capture?