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  1. Richard Isaacs

    Fishernator

    That would be enough to put me off them aswell. Having to Hand line a big river cam chub was the very reason I won’t have an aero X again either. The short spool skirt coupled with a line guard that’s fitted with enough clearance to get toe rope in there is just a train wreck of a design...
  2. Richard Isaacs

    Trent anglers dream?

    I’ve not fished above it before. I’ve fished below it a few times and it’s definitely good for a few chub and barbel on the float if you move about. Not prolific or certainly never been prolific for me but good for afew
  3. Richard Isaacs

    Trent anglers dream?

    Your right I stand corrected Above the weir
  4. Richard Isaacs

    Fishernator

    Desirable is a matter of opinion on those I’m afraid to say. Some love em…..they are certainly not for me.
  5. Richard Isaacs

    Trent anglers dream?

    It’s really nice down there too Your only half a mile down from beeston weir I’ve caught some nice ones on the float from just above there. Some lovely shallow fast glides round that way. Good chub sport too
  6. Richard Isaacs

    Fishernator

    Yes I’ve serviced them all and the difference is negligible between OC and D Few small subtle upgrades that only a salt water angler is ever going to see the real advantages of. Thunnus is in another league yes with the gearing size and type. Also the clutch on a thunnus is assisted with a...
  7. Richard Isaacs

    Fishernator

    Go for the OC’s. I’ve got a pair in at the moment for a full service. Nice little pair of reels they are too
  8. Richard Isaacs

    Wanted advice on River tripods and bite alarms with receiver

    Yeah when I first bought mine a good few years back now, I made them as visible as possible because as I’m sure you know they are quite easy to lose or forget about when screwed into the grass. So I painted the K white and stuck a couple of isotopes in the slots. I can’t remember the size now...
  9. Richard Isaacs

    Wanted advice on River tripods and bite alarms with receiver

    Brilliant bits of kit. Slots for isotopes too so you can see exactly where to slot your rod butts into
  10. Richard Isaacs

    Custom Angling Solutions

    No the Korum ones are rubbish Alan they wobble about. These are Avid. (Same company umbrella yes) but the avid ones lock up solid. I use them on everything from the storm pole adapters on my brollys to little back rests and everything else apart from the net. That remains a thread for good reason
  11. Richard Isaacs

    Custom Angling Solutions

    When you’ve seen your bail arms crash into those custom angling rests and go no further you’ll be very glad you bought them. They are the best designed barbel rest on the market imo and they’ve save me a very costly mistake a couple of times when I’ve taken my eye off the ball. Yes I was...
  12. Richard Isaacs

    Sold: Browning Sphere 15’ 6” Spliced Tip Rod

    Worth 400 all day every day! You couldn’t spend that and get something else to better it. Baring the real extreme stuff I firmly believe the sphere river rods are the absolute best TnB float rods ever made.
  13. Richard Isaacs

    Wanted advice on River tripods and bite alarms with receiver

    it’s a good question and it depends. If I’ve got the available space in front of the rod position then no I won’t use an angle adapter I’ll just jam my sticks in at the appropriate angle I use the big chunky NGT storm poles. They don’t move or flex for nothing. If you need to use an angle...
  14. Richard Isaacs

    Wanted advice on River tripods and bite alarms with receiver

    Jim unless there is no option with the ground go with bank sticks. 90% of the tripods on that river are nothing more than a fashion thing but in reality if you can splay rods individually into perfect positions and jam a couple of long big sticks in the ground that’s gotta be better than any...
  15. Richard Isaacs

    Which reel

    At least I’ve got the distance part sorted. Just need to work on the accuracy part 😂
  16. Richard Isaacs

    Which reel

    Errrr correction They are your mate marks. There might be 1 of mine up there 😜
  17. Richard Isaacs

    Which reel

    He’s only cast 11 loops of line maximum. And that one hit the tree on the far bank
  18. Richard Isaacs

    Landing nets

    Drennan twist loc pole Korum 30inch all metal spoon Drennan super specialist triangle spoons in various sizes.
  19. Richard Isaacs

    Which reel

    Coming from the guy that nips in to Johnson Ross, puts 600 quid across the counter for 2 pit reels, asks them to load both spools from empty (circ 250 yards), takes em down the river nene and flicks a 1 oz lead out 15yards across to a far bank tree. Never mind post codes these spools could...
  20. Richard Isaacs

    Greys and Cadence

    The 2 rod folding quiver from Korum is extremely compact in comparison to the 3 rod. It’s less than half the capacity. That said it’s bloody brilliant for taking a float rod or two. It’s sized just perfectly to properly protect and transport a couple of float rods on pins and the main pocket...
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