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Once you get to Cumbria/County Durham and further north, you are firmly into game fishing territory. Details are anything but set in stone, but it's often suggested that rivers flowing to the south and west coasts do not naturally hold barbel. I know that the Tees holds barbel and the Wear does...

If you know someone that's a dab hand with a needle and thread, they can be resurrected. The zip on mine started to come away (zip teeth from fabric band that they are heat welded to) so I bought a spare. I promptly forgot that I'd bought a spare:oops:. By the time the failing zip got really...

I've been told that the Daiwa Armlock patent expired a few years back. Preston didn't waste any time bringing out their version of it.

An awful lot depends on the particular river, the time of year and water temperature trends. I don't like fishing a rising river Swale. It tends to rise very quickly and it usually involves an influx of colder water. However, when an influx of warmer water does occur, it can fish well on the...

Have you had a look at the Acolyte Specimen rods yet? I bought a 13' and a 15' last Christmas for exactly the task you have in mind. They've been used extensively for even modest grayling and proved to be excellent. Since the closed season, they've mainly seen stillwater use. They've been good...

They are fine, though I must admit that I haven't used them that much. I'm not currently fishing venues or methods where they are the best option. The spreader is some king of high impact plastic. It feels like it might be FRN (Fibre Reinforced Nylon) to me. It's molded around a stainless steel...

Comparing them to my original pair, there are no obvious differences. The spreaders look the same and the shape looks the same. The old ones were a long way from the straight armed triangles that many carp/specimen nets are. Both versions look rather narrow by comparison. The glaring difference...

Overall weight = 197g spool = 127g back = 65g nut = 5g However, mine has over 100m of line and a pole elastic for line retention included in the overall and spool weight. For comparison (with similar line amounts and elastics included), Youngs Super Lightweight = 207g Hardy Conquest (a) =...

I didn't suggest that the individual concerned would be worried about admitting to owning the reel. He has done so on another platform. However, as I don't know the man, and he's not a member here, it's not my place to name him on here.

I've only ever seen one individual openly admitting to owning one. I won't name him on here as he's not a member, but @Clive Shipman will know who I'm thinking of.

I doubt that's going to happen. Much like Cadence, TT stuff has never sold through tackle shops. I don't suppose that they'll be cleared through shops that never got to stock them.

Cliff, for clarity, do you mean the North Yorkshire Moors, or are you using the term thinking it includes/is the Dales? (It happens, they are moors in North Yorkshire after all). The Dales and the North Yorks Moors are distinct National Park areas separated by a fairly significant expanse of...

The TFG TSi is getting a fair bit of attention these days. I can't deny ignoring it when it was current. Right or wrong, there was no way I was paying the high asking price for a TFG rod. A more recent under the radar rod that I can suggest as worth investigation is the Garbolino Altima Match...

There was confirmation on another forum recently that the rings Drennan are using are Seaguides.

I think the seller may have messed around with the listing yesterday. When I looked it was only visible as a sold item. Definitely the same seller, from Yarm. I have a feeling that I may own the bag for that rod. A buyer at my local bought a rod and didn't want the bag (they have a cupboard...

The Sphere appears to have been sold. The seller has accepted a "best offer". I'm a bit surprised that he couldn't sell it locally, where they are relatively popular. I'd guess that his asking prices will have put off all but the most keen. I wouldn't sell my Sphere's, not even the spares, for...

Is it a light actioned silvers rod that you require? If you aren't set on an Acolyte or relatively recent, and don't want to pay too much, this Drennan Team England 12' Action Tip might be worth a punt. I wouldn't recommend it for trotting any distance though, it's too soft and through actioned...

I'll happily use bait aprons and waist pouches when fishing from the bank. I have a couple of aprons and a new EVA waist pouch. Full blown wading sees me wanting to use something that hangs around my neck on a fairly short strap. That's why I've been using the Lone Angler pouches (both types...

No, I never used one. I picked one up once, that was enough. Probably a good thing that it was in a mate's tackle shop. When I was asked what I thought of it, he just laughed at my two word response. Others may not have taken it as well. Probably a good thing that there were no potential buyers...

Spliced tip rods have seen similar power creep as every other type of float rod over the years. The lack of them in the last 25 years or so makes it much less obvious though. However, it's worth being aware that there are distinct types of spliced tip float rod. There are spliced tip trotting...