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  1. Casker

    Quiver tip "weight" testing

    I can't pin down the manufacturer spec's for my oldish 13' Daiwa Vertice freshwater ledger-type rod with fixed quiver tip ont' web. (Mentioned elsewhere; it's an un-used older fresh-water rod that I bought cheap with light saltwater bait-casting in mind given it's s/steel guides etc.) So I've...
  2. Casker

    Bombarda

    Danish Bombardashop.com's INNO offerings look interesting: any members familiar with/using their various bombarda casting floats/weights and/or flies/lures?
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    I bought a 2nd-hand carp rod today !

    Actually seller Steven had never used so I actually bought a new 13' Daiwa Vertice 3.5lb Carp rod for £20 (to note, w stainless-steel guides) OK, purist saltwater fishers here may well question my judgement, but seemingly (judging by my internet travels) there is a cohort of salt-water fishers...
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    Berkeley Gulp lures

    Ordered some of the subject lures from JimsOnline not actually knowing what the "Gulp" part meant. When I read the packages' health warning label (ref' the Gulp fluid they are marinated in) I decided to return them: I'm not about to be dealing with handling-hygiene while on a beach or wishing...
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    Half price Lidl telescopic rod rests

    My Lidl has the subject tripod rod rests on sale @ £7.49 and they were a bit of a bargain at full price me thinks. (For those who like butt cups, to note they don't have cups.)
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    Kingswell telescopic medium-heavy 6.9' rod

    I'm a bit spent-out (= over-budget) on tackle right now and I don't really need much else for the moment (!?), BUT I've repeatedly come across very positive reviews of the (USA brand) Kingswell Med/Heavy 6.9' telescopic rod. Anyone here owning one ?
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    As an experiment & for a bit of a laugh I bought a cheap 3.6m Lineaeffe "Moon Walk" telescopic rod ....

    .... for just a tenner ! I was buying some stuff and happened across the Moon Walk. "What the heck for a tenner" .. I thought .. "I can afford to chance/waste a tenner". (Also, a 60-120 CW rod, might fill my CW gap.) I can't try it out right now, but I thought I'd mention because I have a...
  8. Casker

    Beach combed sinkers.

    A North East Cornwall friend just handed-over a "weighty" tub of washed-up leads he's collected over several years. They included a good variety of still-useable leads of various weight/types which will save me a few quid. I thought interesting though that roughly 75% were the "grip/breakaway"...
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    Early preps for next year's Oz trip

    Tried a bit of "light" bait & lure fishing with borrowed rod last year on the Murray River and then a stocked reservoir (Tanunda, Barossa Valley as "base camp"). Resident daughter and I really didn't know what we were doing, but it was an "adventure" and we caught a carp in, like, 2 minutes on...
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    Found ! - limited "In-Stock" Akios dynaMax 6-pin centrifugal brake assembly

    I have initiated several web searches for the Akios c/brake assembly to modify the mech' braking on my vintage Abu Ambassadeur 6500, but always ending up with "Out of Stock". Well, I stumbled across a few "In-stock" at tacklebox.shop today ! I only need 1 right now, but have ordered 2 cos...
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    For £20 I couldn't resist - 8' Abu Garcia Venerate V2-C

    I happened across the 8' Abu Venerate V2-C by accident - on sale @ £20 (previously about £55)! Advertised as having MF action and ML power and CW 5-20g. A "freshwater" rod according to Abu G, but guides are stainless-steel. (Unlikely to be s/s 316 alloy on a freshwater rod & not all...
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    Answered Telescopic rods

    I’m pretty much done with newbie tackle questions now, but just one more. I mentioned (on another thread) that I put a telescopic Lidl rod (the Spin rod set 270-5 w 70g CW - the so-called Pike/Zander kit) in my shopping basket several weeks back. It came with a very varied set of end-tackle –...
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    Penn 525 Mag4

    I was offered one in great condition for £60 and I bought it. I'm expecting @blakdog is back to give me a hard time, but I've been struggling to find an affordable Fathom II. BUT then, some say the Fathom II and Mag4 innards are not very much different, but the Fathom's advantage being an...
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    Best line to line knots with thick mono' ?

    I find I have some blue 0.9mm (60lb) and clear 0.57mm (40lb) monofilament line bought for a deer-fencing set-up (!! - they can't see it so it spooks 'em away when they touch it). I've looked up and have some knot recommends for knotting thicker mono onto swivels etc, but I'm not so sure about...
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    "Casting bubbles" !

    I was looking-up ways/set-ups to cast lighter lures a decent distance: "casting bubbles" came up ! Not sure I entirely understand what a "casting bubble" is or, more importantly, how to set-up terminal tackle with a "bubble". Any "bubble" users & advice please ??
  16. Casker

    Is there a "rule of thumb" for saltwater fishing swivels. snaps/clips ?

    Edited !
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    Answered Multi' reel spool tension adjust

    I'm having difficulty getting head around spool "tension" adjustment - or more correctly, reel manufacturers' guidance versus anglers' guidance. Anglers' guidance 1st: invariably it is to adjust "tension" knob to a just-noticeable amount of sideways shift on the spool. OK, but if a spool has...
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    Abu Garcia 6500 C3 CT Mag set up

    Newly purchased 2nd-hand 6500 reel has not yet arrived, but I was thinking it would be easy to find a User's Guide for setting-up this well known reel, BUT "No" - can't find any web links to the Guide for this particular reel what so ever !! (I attach pic of left-hand & r-hand side covers and...
  19. Casker

    My 2x vintage micro-guide rod refurbs - not!

    These are 2 almost identical 12’ freshwater rods (a DAM Minor Match & an unbranded twin – mentioned elsewhere) with some squashed dual-foot micro guides. I was assuming s/steel guides & that I might use the rods for some light salt-water fishing. Alas; having reshaped the squashed guides and...
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    Late father-in-law's old DAM Pirate Allround - the fix

    For nostalgic reasons, really wanted to get the 3 pieces of Lionel's DAM Pirate Allround 3-pc 9' f/glass rod separated and, thereby, more easily usable in his memory. Its 1-2 section metal-socket joint was simply firmly stuck and the 2-3 joint was rough & could have easily been stuck also if...
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