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No, I never used one. I picked one up once, that was enough. Probably a good thing that it was in a mate's tackle shop. When I was asked what I thought of it, he just laughed at my two word response. Others may not have taken it as well. Probably a good thing that there were no potential buyers...

Spliced tip rods have seen similar power creep as every other type of float rod over the years. The lack of them in the last 25 years or so makes it much less obvious though. However, it's worth being aware that there are distinct types of spliced tip float rod. There are spliced tip trotting...

Balance is undoubtedly important. However, there's no hope for a rod manufacturer that can screw up the balance of a rod 13' (maybe 14') or less. Your assertion is also somewhat contradictory when you wish to update your rod because it's heavy at 240g. The only 13' float rods I have that are...

Apples and oranges. Even if the new Hi-S isn't quite as powerful as many would have liked, it's still more powerful than any of the "match" rods that I was talking about.

Shimano are a manufacturer that consistently uses casting weight ratings for their rods A 15g casting weight is given to the vast majority of Shimano FA (Fast Action) Match rods. However, Shimano tend not to give line ratings. I'd suggest an upper limit of around 6lb line, with a lower BS...

I had one and mine weighed 162g. Be wary of buying one blind. I wasn't entirely happy with mine. I wasn't that keen on the action. The fella that bought it from me likes it a lot. I couldn't get on with the bulbous handle and the screw up reel seat. The new owner has no issues with either...

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.