Advice on a medium feeder, winklepicker, light Avon type rod. Rivers.

[Chris Cheshire]

Nice one, and liking the old school Drennan float stop holding the link

Nooooo it's a tulip bead...

 

[Neil Smart]

Nooooo it's a tulip bead...

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Too Carpy

 

[Damian Kimmins]

I don't whether anyone on here has any experience of the Kevin Baines 'Specialist', but it is likely the most versatile rod I have come across for fishing small to medium sized rivers. It's a 3 piece rod with a float tip section.

 

[Richard Isaacs]

The only way.... I also have the benefit interchangeable quivertips.

Is that a little ss850 I see there Chris? I’m a fan of those old jap models. They impressed me a lot once I started pulling them apart and understanding them.

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Too Carpy

. They are also very pikey Neil.
Tulip beads are awesome on free running heavy lead pike rigs.

 

[Chris Cheshire]

Is that a little ss850 I see there Chris? I’m a fan of those old jap models. They impressed me a lot once I started pulling them apart and understanding them.

Hi Richard,

The are SS750's
Tiny little things, but with a fantastic drag. I've picked up a few now. They're awesome little things, coupled with 12lb braid there isn't much they won't stop.

 

[Chris Cheshire]

Too Carpy

Whatever you do, don't tell the barbel that Neil

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Hi Richard,

The are SS750's
Tiny little things, but with a fantastic drag. I've picked up a few now. They're awesome little things, coupled with 12lb braid there isn't much they won't stop.

I’ve got a baby 750
It’s a beautiful little reel. Sits on my Avon quiver rod too.

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Hi Richard,

The are SS750's
Tiny little things, but with a fantastic drag. I've picked up a few now. They're awesome little things, coupled with 12lb braid there isn't much they won't stop.

They sit lovely on soft Avon rods. Hold a decent amount of line too for the tiny size.

 

[Neil Smart]

Whatever you do, don't tell the barbel that Neil

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[Neil Smart]

Actually Chris I have been using the old Drennan stops since they were launched for light ledgers or feeders, but am mindful they can weaken line, and that was the opinion of Mr Drennan himself, and recommends the oval line stops, what an honest statement?

 

[Chris Cheshire]

I prefer the tulip beads over a swivel, I often snap off the thin piece that goes up the line to lower bite resistance on the days where its all bit finicky.

 

[Huanzhou Zhu]

Hi Richard, yes of course.

I bought a series of second hand feeder rods and experimented with cutting down the top section to a point where it would fit as a replacement to the 4th section of the harrison 4 piece.

Of course, you can make any of them fit, but most don't really match the original action of the rod....

Middy make a 'bombproof' 9ft feeder rod...
This when cut in the right position fits really nicely and compliments the current action (imo).
Now of course it depends on the current configuration of your rod as to how it looks and where the eyes are placed etc. But it IS doable for the price of around £30.

In the closed season, I'll send the top section into a pro and get it re-ringed and painted white, but for now it's working nicely.

(You do have to re-enforce around the point where the new section is cut by whipping and epoxying to ensure it doesn't split)

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I recently bought the 1.5lb advanta river ambush rob, its really cheap, so I guess I will just cut the top section of it and fit my 4pc Avon rod.