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fox specialist

Super brolly you mean? I use one for my eel fishing and is best thing I brought for ages
 
Yes, I bought one on Friday and used it yesterday to shelter from the sun, the quality is superb, the mechanism same as the super brolly so the ribs are out of the way, I really like it. It is light but it is also quite bulky, something to be considered, the package is the length of a normal brolly but about 8 inches diameter
 
Ian Crook said:
Yes, I bought one on Friday and used it yesterday to shelter from the sun, the quality is superb, the mechanism same as the super brolly so the ribs are out of the way, I really like it. It is light but it is also quite bulky, something to be considered, the package is the length of a normal brolly but about 8 inches diameter
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8 INCHES in diameter :eek: is that a blokes 8" Ian or have you measured it ? i was reaching for the credit card before i read that,if it really is that big then its not fitting in my quiver and is for that reason 100% useless !
 
Simon Lush said:
8 INCHES in diameter :eek: is that a blokes 8" Ian or have you measured it ? i was reaching for the credit card before i read that,if it really is that big then its not fitting in my quiver and is for that reason 100% useless !
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Good shout Simon, just measured it and it's actually 5 1/2 inches (the brolly packed that is!!) :D
 
Really good brolly the best i have owned for a while not to heavy when thrown in the rod bag and to be honest the perfect size if you fish tight swims
 
Got the Fox Specialist 45" and also a Wychwood Solace 50". Comparing the two:
Fox lighter and less bulky than the Solace, Fox with shorter storm sides/fill ins.
Weighed with no poles or pegs, but with supplied covers Fox 3.0kg and Solace 3.9kg. Fox pegs add +0.4kg. Solace a bit more.
General storm poles add 0.7kg.
Diameter of loosely rolled brolly (fitted in manufacturers supplied cover) Fox 13cm diameter, length 140cm , Solace 18cm length 160cm
Both very easy to put up, fancy that the Solace is more stable, especially with the storm poles (supplied). Fox has a centre pole which can be tilted and has provision for storm poles. Solace no central pole as such - just a 'boss' on a short central stalk.
Prices around £80 for Fox, £120 for Wychwood.

Limited use so far - neither has done a 'Mary Poppins', but reckon that with it's longer storm sides and bits that the Wychwood Solace is less likely for stardom in this area.

Solace comes with 5 year manufacturers g/tee.

One major general gripe concerning fishing tackle information. Rather than simply regurgitate the manufacturers often very limited specifications, why don't suppliers provide more comprehensive useful info? Don't know? Can't be bothered? Don't care whether they get the sale? etc etc??

Hope this helps,
Bob
 
I bought a Fox Spcialist Brolly following this thread and it was given the ultimate test last night: winds on the Trent were absolutely galeforce and I was sitting in the teeth of it.

Whilst, as others have said, it's too big for a quiver, this brolly stood up to an absolute battering no problem. I struggled like mad trying to get the brolly down as I couldn't get the technique right. At one point during the wrestling match I ended up with this gale blowing inside the brolly, and it still didn't go inside out or break.

Highly recommended short session brolly if you have a big enough quiver.
 
I don't think there is technique as such just a steady pull down on the central boss. Perhaps a little tricker when the wind is pulling things in the opposite direction admitedly :D

I manage to squeeze it into a drennan super specialist quiver.
 
Richard Walker said:
I don't think there is technique as such just a steady pull down on the central boss. Perhaps a little tricker when the wind is pulling things in the opposite direction admitedly :D

I manage to squeeze it into a drennan super specialist quiver.
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It wasn't the best time to be trying to put it down for the first time. I will have a mess at home.

I could put it inside my quiver but I keep the rods in there inside individual rod/reel cases. I've never wanted them on the outside of the quivers where they can easily tangle or snap. Maybe I need to rethink on that front.
 
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