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  1. Ian Woods

    New Normark Rods

    Hi Alec. If he does decide to sell any I will let you know, although I very much doubt he will. He has two float rods and I handled them a few months back on the river. They had lovely rigid blanks and a super fast action and were amazingly light!
  2. Ian Woods

    New Normark Rods

    Hey, HZ likes what he likes, good luck to him and it's good he's got a rod he likes. I don't think power and stiffness are quite the same, you can still have a weaker rod with a stiff blank and fast action. A friend of mine has some very nice examples from Rive. As far as i'm aware and have...
  3. Ian Woods

    New Normark Rods

    I was a big fan of normark rods both the 2000s and the 3000s and had the majority of the models shortly after their release way back when. For me the 3000s were better than the 2000s and unlike the 2000s the 3000s felt good with the 2ft extension in place and fished at 15ft. When I got my hands...
  4. Ian Woods

    Centerpin reel angling channel on youtube?

    I'm far from being a film maker, but before I added any video clips to youtube I did have a go pro which was used for when I was out cycling incase of any accidents, which there were before my mrs got me the camera 🙄. I started to take it fishing so I could watch some sessions back purely for my...
  5. Ian Woods

    neoprene thigh waders

    Obviously I can't give a review on them Truite model as i've never had them. When my paraquares give up the ghost i'll be taking a pot shot at the truite model in the hope that they will be similar to the Paras.
  6. Ian Woods

    neoprene thigh waders

    I realise your looking for neoprenes Cliff, but I'd suggest you take a look at the aigle parquares (spelled wrong) rubber thigh waders. I'm on my second pair now which i've been using for about 7 or more years and they are still going strong after a lot of use! Good hunting 😉👍.
  7. Ian Woods

    Centerpin reel angling channel on youtube?

    Good stuff Neil, looking forward to seeing your next video when you use it 🙂👍.
  8. Ian Woods

    Temu (again)

    At the end of the day no one is forced to buy from temu. I for one will continue to buy items from them as the majority of items I have had have been excellent. If any item isn't up to scratch then temu have never made any defence of it and either pay a refund right away when the item is...
  9. Ian Woods

    Temu (again)

    Where do you think the majority of suppliers get their products from? I don't just mean fishing tackle shops. They have the items made in china with their logos added, then sell them to the shops who then fleece the man in the street. As one example, I bought several pairs of waterproof...
  10. Ian Woods

    Temu (again)

    Temu is brilliant, had lots of excellent stuff off there!
  11. Ian Woods

    New Normark Rods

    Ok, for sure a power model of the sphere would have been great. Funny enough I used the plus's in 13 and 14ft specifically for barbel and found them to be great for the purpose. I also used my avenger mkII ( the first mkIIs which were all 13ft) for barbel, again it was great to catch barbel...
  12. Ian Woods

    New Normark Rods

    Richard, to be fair I use 6lb sensor (which you could say is 8lb in reality) straight through on my sphere rods, thats both the wagglers and spliced rods and had no issues at all. I have used them to target barbel for a number of years and have had quite a lot whilst using them. I favoured the...
  13. Ian Woods

    Centerpin reel angling channel on youtube?

    Hi Tim, to be honest the river is pretty much normal level for this time of year, spot on really.
  14. Ian Woods

    Helping Barbel that are having difficulty recovering

    P Your not wrong Julian! Its not just youtube clowns though, many of the celeb's do exactly the same thing, then they'll say...."lets put him back straight away"....seriously annoying and many times i've been sat it the chair shouting "just put the effing fish back ffs" ! I can't weigh up why...
  15. Ian Woods

    Centerpin reel angling channel on youtube?

    A short clip to prove a point....
  16. Ian Woods

    Wading trousers

    Yes, the socks are neoprene so are waterproof. The boots are not waterproof. The waders have a gravel guard which is often a neoprene material which folds down over the tops of the boots and fits snuggly around the boots. The guard is keep in place by a hook which goes over the boot laces or a...
  17. Ian Woods

    Centerpin reel angling channel on youtube?

    Thanks for posting the link Neil, although I got a notification when you loaded it up to youtube. First one made me laugh! Enjoyed the second one also. Regarding the cameras, audio etc etc, I just have the go pro on a neck lanyard and I think that is as far as i'm likely to go. I'll leave all...
  18. Ian Woods

    Wading trousers

    I think the boots will have a lot more stick than the actual waders, so I expect that is why they are outlasted by them 😉👍.
  19. Ian Woods

    Wading trousers

    Really! I wonder what the reasoning is behind that strange rule?
  20. Ian Woods

    Wading trousers

    Wonder what they would say if you rolled the top of your chesties down to your waist 😁. If i'm wearing chesties and its hot I often just slip the laccy suspenders off my shoulders and drop the top part down to my belt, so pretty much the same as wearing waisties.
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