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Mark Tunley has a good specialist rod section on his website which explains some of the Harrison rods and their actions / recomended casting weights etc. well worth a look.

Have a look at Mark Tunleys videos on youtube. He explains rod actions and test curves really well. Had a good chat with him last week about different Harrison blanks like the Torrix and Chimera comparing them with his dark carbon Harrison blank Really interesting.

just a quick warning for anyone looking to buy a large capacity power pack for use on the bank. Avoid Powapacs - Absolute Crap customer service and warranty support I bought one of their Atom Pro packs middle of last year. , when I charged it for the first time before use in November , the...

I used the ESP 25k waterproofs all last season and although at the cost was not cheap , they are superb and no issue with any leaks

Having fished the whole stretch many times , there are private areas that are overgrown - these being beats that are not accessible to Hotel residents unless they were members , the main 6 beats above the bridge are all accessible - beat 6 has the higher banks and like most fisheries needs a...

Think all the rooms have had major refurb all through the covid period , having stayed quite a few times in the last couple of years - all the rooms were very tidy. Unfortunately the whole area is suffering with pubs shutting down All the local ones except the Yew Tree at Preston on Wye...

Just seen on a couple of Facebook pages that an angler was found dead in his bivvy Death caused most likely by Carbon Monoxide poisoning as he had closed his bivvy up with a bivvy heater going- found dead by his mate. I must admit I was looking at one the other day , but will stick to hot...

Normanton on Trent on Wednesday River was a balmy 10 degrees. River dropped over a metre since I arrived wednesday morning. River Temp was 7 when I packed up.

Sorry was wrong. Just had a Black Friday deal pop up in my emails 5kg of Dry Hemp £12.50 , 100kg of prepared hemp £140 !! 😱

The last lot of Dry Hemp I bought from Hinders was crap , I also bought 20kg from Monster Particles (think they’ve stopped now ??) that was crap and dusty too. Ended up with too much waste. I don’t bother now and just buy the 3kg Crafty catcher stuff or the Dynamite stuff now. Lot less grief...

I have been a Drennan rod user right back to the early days of the float sets , original stick float and waggler rods , the purpose built detachable butt section pike rods and the superb original 1.25lb specialist rods , It was always nice to see one’s heroes such as Peter Stone and Terry...

I don’t know if it has been publicised well - I saw Martins post on instagram , that Martin Bowler - an angler that I have a lot of respect for is leaving Drennan and Sticky baits . Not sure the reasons why , and he alludes to a drifting apart over time , Drennan have been very quiet over this...

Surprisingly enough Beat 6 has some of the best variety of areas for all levels of the river and some of the best fishing , the only problem is the long walk and slippery banks in places which to the unprepared can be off putting A goat spike and knotted rope are Wye essentials even in the...

Thanks for all the help guys. I have used a really good lubricant that has improved the run of the reel now. so am not going to take it apart any further for now cheers Simon

Hi Wayne no so far it’s refused to move more than about 5mm. but it’s running smoothly and the TF penetrating lube that I used has made it far better so am going to leave it for now Thanks for the help. Cheers Simon

I am looking for some help with an Adcock Stanton Centrepin which I have bought for a friend to go with a float rod I have for him it is a 4 1/2 inch fairly new one with the centre knurled drag knob on the front and has no check clicker by the looks of it. Not that that matters as it’s for...

ESP Camo Sinklink 20lb when the swim isn’t shaggy or rocky. ESP loaded soft with 4” stripped back if there is a risk of hooklink damage.

one of my Drennan 12ft specialists - the original ones. 1.25lb tc with 2lb power curve. Love it. Paired with a RW Rolling Pin it’s so much fun to use.

I might also add , that I have had fantastic service from Chris Miles at JW Youngs recently. I had an issue with the lock mechanism on the Rolling Pin , contacted Chris , who said to send it to him , did so and got the reel back 4 days later , all sorted and free of charge. The reel was one...

I have one. It’s really lovely to use. The adjustable main drag works on the clicker spring and add more tension by the use of a cam adding tension , this only works when click check engaged . it’s different to the micro drag on the spool. I used mine on the first sessions of the season on...