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Happy New Year and oodles of prosperity to you all. Best wishes. -
Ian Woods replied to the thread Cork vs Duplon.You have a 15ft speci, lucky you, I will get one 😉. Only reason I haven't got one yet is because I rarely use a rod over 14ft. I found...
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Thanks for the comprehensive response Ian. I do have the 15ft specimen Acolyte, and to date have caught reasonable Chub on it. The best...
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Paul Richardson replied to the thread Cork vs Duplon.I bought quite a lot of stuff off Adam and visited him several times and yes he was slowing down his fishing - he was keeping a few bits... -
Ian Woods replied to the thread Cork vs Duplon.Yea, the alconites are good, but if I had the choice i'd prefer to pay a little more for a rod kitted out with the SICs. The price...
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I agree with sic guides, and asked Normark team about the sic guides, they think the cost is too high, and the alconite is good enough...
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Ian Woods replied to the thread Cork vs Duplon.Hi Dominic, I had a few goes with friends 15ft rods on several occassions but I didn't like the feel of them preferring a float rod up...
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RBelt n braces eh? Just a quick question though. If the pin is set on the check, why the need to go to such extreme to lock it down...
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RFor corks you'll need the larger Solar P1. . . fully adjustable so you can gauge how tight you want the release to be quickly and...
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And then you have EVA (see Mark Tunley's site), which looks like duplon but feels smoother and less spongy. Cork for me, however. -
Huanzhou Zhu replied to the thread Cork vs Duplon.I agree with sic guides, and asked Normark team about the sic guides, they think the cost is too high, and the alconite is good enough... -
Bob Gill replied to the thread Happy New Year and thank you.Happy New Year and oodles of prosperity to you all. Best wishes. -
Mark Harridence replied to the thread Cork vs Duplon.I think he decided to stop fishing -
To be honest i've had no issues with the metal end cap, but i'm very carful what I rest it on and usually lay the rod down on grass if... -
Garry Howell reacted to Steve Baker's post in the thread Newark and District Piscatorial Federation with
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Good advice from Simon - fished it on a day ticket / guest ticket last year and managed to get an associate ticket this year. Only...