In reply to Post #14
I guess the folk whom use it are more interested in the function, considering some of the camo worn bankside these days 😎 sometimes I think I'm in the saving private Ryan or Desert Storm set.
I guess the folk whom use it are more interested in the function, considering some of the camo worn bankside these days 😎 sometimes I think I'm in the saving private Ryan or Desert Storm set.
In reply to Post #14
Looks nothing like that , if you use a rod with a winn grip on you will imediately feel the benefits, your hands never slip even when soaked , always warm to touch , im talking about the specific grip made for carp rods not the tape , built a set of balistas 12 years ago and the grips are still going strong , they are quality , trust me.
Looks nothing like that , if you use a rod with a winn grip on you will imediately feel the benefits, your hands never slip even when soaked , always warm to touch , im talking about the specific grip made for carp rods not the tape , built a set of balistas 12 years ago and the grips are still going strong , they are quality , trust me.
In reply to Post #17
Have you got a any pics? I've never heard of it
Have you got a any pics? I've never heard of it
In reply to Post #18
Send me your email via pm and i will send you a pic.
Send me your email via pm and i will send you a pic.
In reply to Post #19
I see Amazon sell the Winn grips as an overwrap. I do a bit of lure fishing on a boat from time to time. Being non slip very appealing as often casting & playing fish with wet hands.
I see Amazon sell the Winn grips as an overwrap. I do a bit of lure fishing on a boat from time to time. Being non slip very appealing as often casting & playing fish with wet hands.
Pics from jeff
I don't like that at all tbh (I'm not keen on the blue and silver tipping with the burgandy whipping either
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I don't like that at all tbh (I'm not keen on the blue and silver tipping with the burgandy whipping either
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Cork is the lightest? by much \ does it make a diiference? I don't know. 
I have shrink wrap on the butts of around 6” wish I left them naked.
In reply to Post #23
Take it off
Take it off
That's exactly what I was talking about with the golf club grip. Like I said, each to their own, but where is the art of rod building in sliding that thing on the end? Looks like something you would pick up at a car boot sale to me.
In reply to Post #25
? No ones talking about Art of rod building ! I turn all my own corks is that all right for you ? Its about functional grips , these are the best and most comfortable for me fishing wild scottish lochs in temps down to - 15 , jap shrink takes 30 seconds to put on a rod , duplon the same,most rod builders use pre formed cork handles these days again 30 seconds .The op asked what were the best handles ,for me this is mine.
? No ones talking about Art of rod building ! I turn all my own corks is that all right for you ? Its about functional grips , these are the best and most comfortable for me fishing wild scottish lochs in temps down to - 15 , jap shrink takes 30 seconds to put on a rod , duplon the same,most rod builders use pre formed cork handles these days again 30 seconds .The op asked what were the best handles ,for me this is mine.
In reply to Post #26
It looks functional, low maintenance and a decent thickness, but it looks cheap and nasty imo. That said I'd look at it as an option for a spod rod that gets covered in crap. I'm not keen on shrink or duplon either tbh
Cork all day for me
It looks functional, low maintenance and a decent thickness, but it looks cheap and nasty imo. That said I'd look at it as an option for a spod rod that gets covered in crap. I'm not keen on shrink or duplon either tbh
Cork all day for me
In reply to Post #27
If i were still carping and down south it would be cork for me too.Nothing looks as cheap as duplon.
If i were still carping and down south it would be cork for me too.Nothing looks as cheap as duplon.
In reply to Post #28
Pretty stuff isn't what you need in extreme conditions
Pretty stuff isn't what you need in extreme conditions
In reply to Post #29
You are right , i have rods with alps reel seats you cant use them in winter here your hand sticks to them literally freeze, i use them with cork handles for eel fishing in summer , Rod handles, whipping colour, guides is like everything in life a personal choice . My best mates wife was miss uk some years ago i think shes a mutt.
You are right , i have rods with alps reel seats you cant use them in winter here your hand sticks to them literally freeze, i use them with cork handles for eel fishing in summer , Rod handles, whipping colour, guides is like everything in life a personal choice . My best mates wife was miss uk some years ago i think shes a mutt.