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    Budget Alarms

    Thanks Craig a little story for you, about five years ago someone bought me a set of these savers z3 for my birthday and they are still going strong in between I thought I was bettering myself a couple of years ago and treated myself to a set of prolific snz and over two years they have...
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    Budget Alarms

    I have been looking for a set of budget Alarms and sonik SKS in particular but also I see sonik do another called the Vader x, so looking on flea bay and I notice another called Hirisi and they do an alarm that looks identical to the Vader x so wondering if they are one and the same alarm...
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    Shimano reel advice

    Hi guys looking for a bit of advice for the use of Shimano 5500 lc medium bait runners. The troublesome plastic line guards on mine don't seem to last long before I need to replace them but they are becoming hard to find so since the beginning of the season I have been using the reels without...
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    Barbel weight vs length. Etc etc

    Absolutely agree with you Phill, there's only one way to determine the weight of a fish and that's to weigh it, personally I only weigh a fish if I think it may be a double and the number of times I've been wrong is remarkable, there's a chap on our syndicate who insists he can guess weigh...
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    Three piece barbel rods

    Tha is to all for their very kind replies. 👍
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    Three piece barbel rods

    wanted them really as an all rounder Damian and as I fish the Trent the swale and other smaller Yorkshire rivers maybe 1.75 and 2lb tips
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    Three piece barbel rods

    Cheers Dave will have a look as didn't really want to go below 12ft with 11 ft at the lower end , 👍
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    Three piece barbel rods

    to be honest Bob I think your right but not only Nash all the manufacturers, we seem to have gone on to a two piece rod culture as it is and to be honest it does not suit myself and God knows how many others have the same problem when getting the rods into the motor without rearranging the car...
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    Three piece barbel rods

    Hi Richard, do you happen to have a link for that rod as can't seem to find it anywhere, many thanks and thanks to all for the input.
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    Three piece barbel rods

    cheers lads to add to the thread I should have said 12ft being my preference 👍
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    Three piece barbel rods

    Maybe a strange question but does anyone still make a three piece barbel rod (not carp rods)I don't mind setting up on the bank but will make it a lot easier to get in the motor. thanks
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    Drennan Twistlock handle problem

    Hope you have done the lottery Tim lol 👍
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    Drennan Twistlock handle problem

    Gave it a good cleaning today Richard pulled the cloth through twice and couldn't believe the amount of crap that came out and sprayed on the WD then pulled the cloth through again and left it I'm the sum for a couple of hours copper slipped the screw and works like a good un and dare I say...
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    Drennan Twistlock handle problem

    I have replied to you Richard but maybe as a private message by mistake, plenty of fresh air up there lol 👍
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    Drennan Twistlock handle problem

    Wouldn't myself Richard but I do put a tiny bit of copper slip on the thread of the bung thingy but I suppose you could put WD down to clean but personally I would make sure I got it all out with the Jay cloth method. 👍
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    Night fishing tidal trent.

    They do I believe Chris but I believe it is a good walk as only members allowed through the gate with a car ,tickets on the bank I believe and a little cheaper from the takle shop near Dunham the name just escapes me at present.
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    Drennan Twistlock handle problem

    I clean mine with a length of string dropped through with the help a a bit of lead tied on one end and a piece of jay cloth tied on the other , pull it through a couple of times takes all the grit etc out no prob but don't put oil or anything down as could stop the little rubber thingy from...
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    Drennan Twistlock handle problem

    lost one of mine and adapted a rubber end of the type you use on a walking stick, to be honest I thought it better than original.
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    Korda kaptor curve shank

    Thanks for that Rob ,think I'm up to twenty packs now lol 👍
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    Korda kaptor curve shank

    Thanks for your replies chaps, to sum your educated comments up they seem seem to be a good hook but make a point of checking the points regularly which I think is a fair assesment Many thanks.
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