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Chub rods

Adam Wylie

Adam Wylie

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Hi all ,
would a 1.75 tc through action rod be considered to heavy for Chub fishing on the Trent ?
 
Not too heavy but just all wrong for it really.
You want a heavy/distance feeder rod ideally for big powerful river chub fishing.
It will offer you the ability to cast heavy payloads a long way but you’ve then got the sensitivity in the quiver tips to register bites that you physically strike at.
 
Adam Wylie said:
Hi all ,
would a 1.75 tc through action rod be considered to heavy for Chub fishing on the Trent ?
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Adam, look at the Acolyte distance feeder rods, I have both 13 and 14ft which IMO are ideal, with many different quiver tip options available. They have enough grunt for dealing with large feeders at distance but also sensitive enough to use at shorter distance with finer hook lengths
 
Adam Wylie said:
Hi all ,
would a 1.75 tc through action rod be considered to heavy for Chub fishing on the Trent ?
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I'd just use a decent medium to heavy feeder rod buddy. (probably already mentioned)

Or I've found the Freespirit Hi S 1.75 a brilliant rod for them, if fishing barbel tactics for the chub (boilies etc) being quite softer than you'd think a 1.75 would ordinarily would be. 👍
 
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Those MT Dark Carbons I bought from you make excellent Chub rods , MT actually market them as a Chub / Barbel rod . I’d like something less powerful for small / medium Yorkshire rivers but for the Trent ….
 
Anthony James said:
I've just brought MTs multi tip 11 6 for my chubbing can't wait!
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How lovely they looked good them but seem to have disappeared from his site now. Ive gone with a small water for a most of my small water work now combining a lot of rods into one. it will do a lot of everything well for my needs.
 
When I was speaking to Mark, he mentioned that since he released his multi tip with the magic section, middy have since replicated it. Actually the rod in question is reviewed in this weeks AT. Looks nice for a chub but is £350! 😱

I know which id prefer!
 
I think the shimano X 7 aero power distance feeder 13' will do the job and looks the nuts if anyone wants it. New, but just too powerful for my needs. Bobco want around £320. Try me and get a surprise! Might consider an interesting px especially if a FS barbel 2lb.
 
Anthony James said:
When I was speaking to Mark, he mentioned that since he released his multi tip with the magic section, middy have since replicated it. Actually the rod in question is reviewed in this weeks AT. Looks nice for a chub but is £350! 😱

I know which id prefer!
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Not saying it will... But I'd like to see if that 'magic' section continues to be trouble free?
As I wonder if grit & debris could work between the sections, & wear the carbon down over time making it not a good locking fit?
Reminds me of the sort of issues we've experienced with Drennan twist lock poles etc.🤔
 
Julian Griffiths said:
Not saying it will... But I'd like to see if that 'magic' section continues to be trouble free?
As I wonder if grit & debris could work between the sections, & wear the carbon down over time making it not a good locking fit?
Reminds me of the sort of issues we've experienced with Drennan twist lock poles etc.🤔
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From my understanding of the magic section, it is about to have the same TC at the joint between two rods, so it can give you a nice bending curve. So even after a period of normal use, the carbon may wear down, changes the TC etc, and the magic section is not that magic. But I think this problem actually applies to all the rods?
 
Julian Griffiths said:
Not saying it will... But I'd like to see if that 'magic' section continues to be trouble free?
As I wonder if grit & debris could work between the sections, & wear the carbon down over time making it not a good locking fit?
Reminds me of the sort of issues we've experienced with Drennan twist lock poles etc.🤔
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Not really following that logic to be honest.
The tips are just female overfits onto a male ground spigot……. No different to a lot of rod joints out there today except he’s done it with quiver tips to offer complete top sections.

The old normark feeder rods did something very similar years ago and they worked really well till people broke them.
Grit can get into any rod joint, if I feel it when putting a rod together I will remove and clean it out immediately or yes it will wreck the joints.

Drennan poles… again only failed because people neglected them. Mine was 11 years old and still going strong when I decided it was due a replacement.
It’s new owner might get another 10 years out of it
 
The X7 I have has 3 tip sections, full length 6' from 3 up to 5oz. One joint with no push in tips would seem a plus.
 
Tricast Ultralite 4x4 is the kiddy for Chub . You have an 11 foot option for smaller waters and a 13 footer for bigger rivers all in one rod .
 
Richard Isaacs said:
Not really following that logic to be honest.
The tips are just female overfits onto a male ground spigot……. No different to a lot of rod joints out there today except he’s done it with quiver tips to offer complete top sections.

The old normark feeder rods did something very similar years ago and they worked really well till people broke them.
Grit can get into any rod joint, if I feel it when putting a rod together I will remove and clean it out immediately or yes it will wreck the joints.

Drennan poles… again only failed because people neglected them. Mine was 11 years old and still going strong when I decided it was due a replacement.
It’s new owner might get another 10 years out of it
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Exactly what Rich said..

The spigots on the quiver are engineered precisely the same as the single spigot on a 2 piece rod. Not sure I've seen any of those wear down over time.

The size of the spigot is elementary since the grade of carbon we are talking about is the same as the carbon between the butt and the carrier.

Wear of the magic spigot did not even cross my mind.
 
Huanzhou Zhu said:
From my understanding of the magic section, it is about to have the same TC at the joint between two rods, so it can give you a nice bending curve. So even after a period of normal use, the carbon may wear down, changes the TC etc, and the magic section is not that magic. But I think this problem actually applies to all the rods?
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Absolutely no chance on this grade of carbon.
 
Daiwa 11/13 come in 3 levels, Stillwater, standard, & stepped up either of the second to will do a fine job , had my oldest whisker Kevlar since the mid to late 80’s superb rods
 
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