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  1. Chris Jones

    New Drennan Acolyte

    Just in case anyone's awake and doesn't wish to be. !5' Ultra = 167g 15' Plus = 167g 15' Specimen = 187g
  2. Chris Jones

    New Drennan Acolyte

    They work surprisingly well when fishing heavy water for grayling.
  3. Chris Jones

    Drennan Spares

    Drennan tend to avoid direct contact with customers if they can. Give your local Drennan stockist a shout. They can often get end caps and locking widgets from the Drennan reps.
  4. Chris Jones

    17ft float rods

    The 17' Acolyte Float is reputed to fall somewhere between an Ultra and a Plus as far as power is concerned. However, it needs to be pointed out that the action is quite unlike the rest of the Acolyte Float rods. It bends dramatically with minimal provocation through the top section. You can...
  5. Chris Jones

    New Drennan Acolyte

    I'd use a 15' rod if I could comfortably use a proper landing net when wading. However, the places I'm wading are either bedrock or cobbles. I've yet to find any way of securing a net and handle that I'm happy with.
  6. Chris Jones

    New Drennan Acolyte

    I know you do, but equally, you don't like 15'+ rods (for any purpose). I also know that you use a wading net with a longer handle that I'm remotely comfortable using. My wading net of choice is only fractionally longer than a traditional trout scoop net. I'm not comfortable using a rod longer...
  7. Chris Jones

    New Drennan Acolyte

    The bulk of my float rods are 13' and 15'. I also have a smattering of 11' and 17' rods. I do have the odd 14'er, but that is invariably because there was no 15'er in the range. For no particular reason, I do not own a single 12' float rod. I won't use longer than 13' when wading (save for a...
  8. Chris Jones

    New Drennan Acolyte

    You'd have to send me one. I don't really do 14' rods.
  9. Chris Jones

    New Drennan Acolyte

    I don't have a 13' Hi-S for a direct comparison. However, compared to the 15' Hi-S, there's a bit more rigidity in the mid section of the Acolyte. The Acolyte Specimen is closer to what I like to see in a trotting rod. Hi-S are more my idea of a stillwater waggler rod.
  10. Chris Jones

    New Drennan Acolyte

    Here's one for the insomniacs. It may give some insight as to what's been beefed up, and where, on each rod. 13' Acolyte Ultra ------ 146g (Butt = 113g, Mid = 24g, Tip = 9g) 13' Acolyte Plus ------- 150g (Butt = 115g, Mid = 25g, Tip = 10g) 13' Acolyte Specimen - 168g (Butt = 129g, Mid = 30g...
  11. Chris Jones

    Opinions on a starter centrepin and line advice

    How far you might trot will depend on the rivers you are fishing. I can well understand someone fishing somewhere like the Warwickshire Avon believing that putting fifty yards of line on a pin as being a bit excessive. I recall fishing a match down there and being a little surprised to get an...
  12. Chris Jones

    all good things etc !

    Larger might mean that the club has more members, but it's not always safe to assume that it will result in significantly increased footfall. Most of the clubs, and even a syndicate, I'm in have seen increases in membership over the last few years. This did result in more anglers on the banks...
  13. Chris Jones

    Wellies

    James actually said "neoprene lined wellies from jack pike". There are loads of neoprene lined wellies, from numerous brands, that are completely covered in rubber. Jack Pyke certainly produce at least two types. https://www.jackpyke.co.uk/products/ashcombe-gusset-wellington...
  14. Chris Jones

    New Drennan Acolyte

    I feel that Drennan's marketing has a lot to answer for when it comes to some perceptions of the Acolyte float rods. The fact that they brought the Ultras out first led many to believe that they were the standard match/float rod. The Plus arriving later was perceived by many to be a power...
  15. Chris Jones

    Bearing pins. Replacing the bearings.

    The arbour on the Fox BJ is 100mm give or take a mm or two. With a similar margin for error, the arbour of the 475 Kingpin Zeppelin is 104mm. The 4.5" (modern) Hardy Conquest has a similarly shallow arbour (to the Kingpin Zeppelin), it's about 97mm across. For greater context, 4.5" Young's...
  16. Chris Jones

    Bearing pins. Replacing the bearings.

    Not for me I'm afraid. It's the old fashioned equivalent of a bite alarm. The noise can be exciting in that it signals a run. Beyond that, the actual sound of either sets my teeth on edge. It's a bit like listening to someone play a decent fish on a fly reel. That gets wearing after a while...
  17. Chris Jones

    Bearing pins. Replacing the bearings.

    I'm not keen on the prospect either. I'd go for dowel first. If you encounter one for sale, please let me know.
  18. Chris Jones

    Bearing pins. Replacing the bearings.

    Not by turning either nut or bolt it out it can't, but it might give you something to grip and more even pull than prodding about with some form of hook does. However, if you've got good access to both sides you may as well just gently tap the bearing out with a suitably sized flat headed punch...
  19. Chris Jones

    Bearing pins. Replacing the bearings.

    Sorry, your question seems to have got lost somehow. That can certainly work when you have unfettered access to both sides of the bearing. If not, it's a bit difficult to get an appropriately sized nut or bolt head through the centre aperture of a bearing you'd like to remove.
  20. Chris Jones

    Bearing pins. Replacing the bearings.

    OK, but can you not achieve the same with a fixed spool reel? I can think that it might sometimes be a pain with a single handled reel where the handle may "drop" forward in some situations. That might be alleviated by using a double handled (or counterbalanced handle) reel. Alternatively, you...
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