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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...

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.

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

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.

Bought some of these off flea bay in a clearance sale and they look very good but my concern is to say they are sharp is an understatement but also leads me to wonder if they are maybe to sharp giving the gravel and boulders on the Trent possibly blunting the hook points,has anybody any feelings...

I had a 13 foot shimano triple taper tip or ttt in the mid eighties lovely rod but if my memory serves me right lent itself to the waggler more than the stick float, I think I paid well over £100 for it gave it to my brother and think he still has it.

used to have a pair of these for occasional use when I had my caravan, surprisingly good and excellent value and does the job without breaking the bank.

Thanks Richard

just a catch up on this thread, the fox eos rods arrived on Wednesday morning and a big thanks to st Ives tackle for the excellent service, anyway they look to be identical to the royals with the rods being rung exactly the same but did remove the top rings and refitted with anti frap rings...

Thanks Stewart on the strength of you confirming what my cousin had been telling me since my problem occurred I ordered two fox eos 2.25 rods this afternoon from st Ives tackle for less than £100 and if your right and I have a good feeling on this it will be a bargain and I'll be over the moon ...

Thanks for your reply Kevin,that looks to be the way I'm likely to go , will have a look at tackle box with a view to obtain a new seat ready to proceed in the close season . I know it may seem a little strange to make all the fuss over a middle of the range discontinued rod but I'm sure that...

cheers Richard, will try and get the season over and hopefully get a second hand section failing that I think I will have a go myself as am quite good with my hands or so the Mrs used to say lol ,I did say used to lol ,nothing to lose everything to gain as they say .

Thanks Richard I might look at getting the one butt section repaired in the close season, at the moment it's usable with a bit of care , I'm not to bothered about them not being identical as I would still benefit from in my opinion the superb action of the rod, hopefully a butt section or a used...

I am absolutely gutted that I have over tightened the reel grip on one of my beloved fox 2.25 tc barbel rod and was hoping that maybe anyone on the forum had one for sale or even a but section, the other alternative is to have a new reel fitting fitted so if anyone has any recommendations to get...

Has anyone any info or recommendations for these as coming into cold feet time of the year, and do they offer an alternative to having the normal thermal boots and wellies. Cheers

cheers Mark hope your both well 👍

Thanks for your help chaps.👍

What is the difference in specs to the shimano o.c and shimano D reels , I know that the OC stands for oceanic dont know what the D stands for , at the moment I use 5500 Lc xtb's so which size is more compatible in size to these reels the 6000 or 8000

Fishing last night and got to thinking about hard pellets and wondered if a barbel was actually capable of munching a pellet say a 14mm halibut or actually eating one, be interesting to see different views.