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I sourced the Ventile material myself and took it, and the brand new liner I have, to a local seamstress to copy. She made as many as she could in a £30 hour. I ended up with six new pouches. However, I bought and fitted the press studs myself. As I failed to find the original sized studs, I...

I'm all in if a group buy from Cotswold ever gets off the ground. I have one brand new Lone Angler pouch left and one that I'm still using despite it slowly wearing away. The inner bag gave up the ghost a while ago. I had new inner pouches made from Ventile fabric to keep it going. These inner...

It looks like a dew retailers have got the wrong end of the stick, or they know something we don't and PI aren't advertising yet. https://leightackle.co.uk/preston-innovations-supera-x-power-float-214674-p.asp https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/preston-supera-x-power-float-rod...

They can't force anyone to fish it, so why would anyone care what they do with their own property? It makes about as much sense as moaning about the colour of a random stranger's car.

I've been using Skellerup safety waders since last autumn. I'm very happy with them and they don't cost a fortune. I understand that they go up to a UK 14. However, they recommend buying a size smaller than you normally would. Effectively, they are producing up to UK15...

The biggest problem when a bunch of anglers talk about balance is that we all have quite different notions of what "good" or "perfect" balance might be. I can say that in all of the many float rods I've had through my hands, not one has been made to balance at the reel stem. That includes 9/10'...

I've finally got round to getting some to try out. They should arrive tomorrow.

Don't bin the old one unless you strip the widget's internal thread. You can resurrect two of them on rotation with the varnish and always have a hot spare ready. My original Twistlock handle is around fifteen years old now. It's one of the earlier ones where the inner pole also had the taped...

It sounds like hard work, but I'd be a happy chap if a river near me were a tenth as prolific. I'm a little puzzled as to how this equates to "catching at any cost". To me, that implies that the angler concerned was doing something unethical, illegal or putting his quarry at risk in some way...

Sometime in the mid-80s, I had one the size of a big gudgeon from the Swale. It's the only one I've ever caught which was small enough to still have the brown speckles of a really young fish. Since then, I've had the odd little marked stockie from the Trent. Most recently, I've had about five...

For those with OCD........ The 32" Drennan Specialist is 323g (inc 40g spreader). The 36" Drennan Specialist is 375g (inc 40g spreader). For comparison, a 36" Greys Prodigy carp net (without the spreader) is 382g. However, the difference can be partially explained by the net being ridiculously...

Thanks, Dan, Sounds like an interesting rod. However, it doesn't sound like it would suit the use I had in mind.

Daniel, do you know which blank the 8' float rod is built on? Is it a through action with a really long splice or a fast action with a shorter splice? What's the reel fitting, rings or Fuji type? If the latter, screw up or screw down?

I'll second the recommendation for Jake's Rakes. In my case, it's specifically for the Snag Dodger variant, which I've been using for several years now. Should disaster strike, I'll not hesitate to replace like for like.

I've had the Dinsmore double bladed cutter for several years now. I'd previously had the flimsier alternative that is marketed under multiple brand names. The latter is far too flimsy for the hard use I gave it. The blades bent every time I tried to cut reedmace, Norfolk reed clumps and all but...

This linked thread may be of interest to anyone that's been interested enough to read this one.

I've not got enough experience of using many different baitrunner models, so can make no particular recommendations. Frankly, I barely do anything but floatfish these days. I've retained XTFA 2500s for my lighter Avon/Specialist rods and 4000Ds for my barbel/tench/bream rods. I actually sold my...

There's no such thing as the Ci4(+) range. Ci4(+) is simply a lightweight polymer material that Shimano use in some of the higher end ranges to effect a weight reduction. The only obvious similarity between the Twinpower Ci4 (S)RA models and the Thunnus Baitrunners is the material used and the...

For me, half the fun of the fair is trying new (to me) gear. However, nothing is an upgrade, at least until it's been used enough to justify being called that. It's also the reason I tend to keep hold of rods that I've replaced. Unless I happen to be fishing a lot at the time, no rod is likely...

It looks vaguely familiar, largely due to the rather extravagant butt cap/button. Beyond that, I've no idea. However, I found one single 13' Float rod that sold on eBay earlier this month. The price achieved is unlikely to rock your world...