Alan Rose
Senior Member & Supporter
Hello chaps ![Waving hand: light skin tone :wave_tone1: šš»](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44b-1f3fb.png)
I know thereās a thread or two that has discussed the above rods (weights, measures, first cousins etc) but I thought Iād post a brief review as a user this season so far.
In short, itās brilliant. I have the 13ā model and it is light and brilliantly balancedāas youād expect an Acolyte to beāand is a match made in heaven with my Triton centrepin.
This morning I caught barbel and chub with it in fast, shallow water. It will do āHit and Holdā and it even coped with a barbel that had managed to wrap the line around itself (not fun getting it to the net as it sat there stubbornly, horizontal to the current!)
This evening the same set up was used to catch small dace, roach, chublets and gudgeon with a light stick float.
So it will do basically anything you want it to do (obviously with the caveat that this is the 13ā model Iām talking about). I should say Iāve not tried fishing a waggler with it and probably should for thoroughness. 98.5% of my fishing is top and bottom floats with centrepins, and it passes that test with flying colours.
Soā¦
Is it light? Yes.
Is it strong? Very.
Is it stiff? Yup.
Does it have a fast tip? Yes.
Does it break on first use?
Oh come on!!
If youāve been on the fence about buying one, then jump off quick and raid your piggy bank.
![Waving hand: light skin tone :wave_tone1: šš»](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44b-1f3fb.png)
I know thereās a thread or two that has discussed the above rods (weights, measures, first cousins etc) but I thought Iād post a brief review as a user this season so far.
In short, itās brilliant. I have the 13ā model and it is light and brilliantly balancedāas youād expect an Acolyte to beāand is a match made in heaven with my Triton centrepin.
This morning I caught barbel and chub with it in fast, shallow water. It will do āHit and Holdā and it even coped with a barbel that had managed to wrap the line around itself (not fun getting it to the net as it sat there stubbornly, horizontal to the current!)
This evening the same set up was used to catch small dace, roach, chublets and gudgeon with a light stick float.
So it will do basically anything you want it to do (obviously with the caveat that this is the 13ā model Iām talking about). I should say Iāve not tried fishing a waggler with it and probably should for thoroughness. 98.5% of my fishing is top and bottom floats with centrepins, and it passes that test with flying colours.
Soā¦
Is it light? Yes.
Is it strong? Very.
Is it stiff? Yup.
Does it have a fast tip? Yes.
Does it break on first use?
![Man shrugging: light skin tone :man_shrugging_tone1: š¤·š»āāļø](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-1f3fb-2642.png)
If youāve been on the fence about buying one, then jump off quick and raid your piggy bank.
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