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Looking at the Daiwa website it states suitable for 3-10lb lines which seems a very wide range. Also described as being for "Mainstream" float fishing and I don't really get what they mean by that. £699.99 is a heck of a lot of money too! The weight is 220 grams which puts it about the same...

As I think you know Rich, I bought a 13ft Power Tamer last year but didn't ever get to use it due to the float fishing season getting cut short due to early autumn floods, being away on holiday etc. Perhaps we should do a comparison session with our various rods?

https://thetackletavern.co.uk/product/1x-free-spirit-15-ctx-tamer-power-float-in-sleeve-new-pre-loved/

I have the Acolyte 15ft Specimen and the original Free Spirit Hi-S 15ft. Of the two rods my "Go To" is the Free Spirit but equally the Acolyte has accounted for double figure barbel. There is something about the thin walled blank of the Acolyte that makes me fearful of a breakage and reluctant...

I realise this is an extensive thread but wondered if anyone had any experience of these rods? https://www.thomasturner.com/shop/brand-new-tt-classic-14ft-float-rod-with-bag-and-cordura-tube/ I don't recall them being mention before.

I fished a whole season a few years back almost exclusively on a centre pin. In fairness most of the time I was fishing a river where I could get half way across with a centre pin. They do teach you to not ignore what is close in on your own bank. As I float fish on about nine out of ten...

It is the part that apparently is called the slider that has broken.

Roger Hurst Rods do the building for Free Spirit higher range rods perhaps ask Roger if he would supply a blank? https://rogerhurstrods.co.uk/

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Does anyone know where I might get a rod bag/carry case for a Drennan 13ft Acolyte Compact? The original is shaped so that it can be carried with a reel mounted (see photo) with the extension piece of the handle tucked in a pocket inside the case. The zip has broken on mine and Drennan no...

There is a small river I fish (possibly same river as you) where an 11ft rod would be an advantage over my current Acolyte Ultra 13ft compact. I did, however, partially solve this recently by forgetting to take the 12" section of the handle that screws in below the reel seat. 🤣 I hear good...

I am not a big fan of fixed spool reels for trotting but at times it is a case of needs must. I am currently using a Cadence CS10, 4000 size and like it very much as the clutch is totally reliable (I don't backwind) which gives me confidence when I have the net in one hand ready to land a fish.

Welcome Richard. I am assuming the Wye is not on your doorstep but you are over that side of the country. Hereford & District AA have a good amount of water and various membership options and all info is on their website https://hdaa.org.uk/membership/. I am sure locals will post up details...

I have the 13ft two piece float rod which I bought to carry, all set up, with my normal barbel rods if I fancy doing a bit of float work for other species in the same session. I cannot find any fault with it.

When my Korum folding net broke I went back to the rigid Korum net as I like the rubberised mesh. For a totally bomb proof net I have an old Shakespeare triangle net with two arms that fit in a solid metal spreader block. The only downside being the soft mesh getting snagged in every bush and...

Thank you Neil. That is a very good point. I was Secretary of a club that had Trustees pass away or resign and no action was taken on the basis that "we will deal with that when the time comes". One of a number of reasons I am no longer Secretary.

Access to this beat is via a public footpath referred to as "Heart Attack Hill" because it is a steep climb at the end of the day. The footpath follows the river bank.

I agree with the above, in that it portrays anglers in a better light to the public. I cringe when I see a post on social media from a nature loving, non anging member of the public, that sees an otter and then has their post bombarded with morons from the less enlightened part of the anging...

I also find that is the trouble with with some of the exclusive stretches of the Wye. While I do not expect cut out pegs with platforms, access is often a problem when the water is low. A couple of years back I booked a stretch and after walking the whole length could not find any swims I...

They are masters of creating products that are hybrids of other things on the market and I do wonder how many of these hybrid products they actually sell.