In reply to Post #4
Have you contacted Nash? They're quite responsive

In reply to Post #8
Pennning, Rob Hughes and Jim Shelly are the people that actively turn me off of a brand

Three proper nobs, and yes, I have met them more than once

In reply to Post #1
Ive got a T1 camo pro that I use for longer trips. It's done probably 12 weeks in France so not an enormous amount but i rate it very highly

It's heavy, so i have a tempest 100t brolly for shorter stuff, but during some of the storms we had in France it was great

In reply to Post #60
In terms of a comparison, I actually booked time off work to go fishing.

I had one rod with the newish syncro XT, and two with the older stuff that ESP sent me.

Probably irrelevant but I was using SS3000s with Tournie spools and upgraded rollers on all 3. Line was 12lb XT on all 3 rods

Fishing zigs and bags in the bowl of B2 at 28 to 30 rod lengths. Had 11 fish, so gave it a pretty good test.

There is 100% a difference between the two lines. 2 spools with the old line were superb. Slick, easy to control, supple and no issues at all at that distance.

The newer line, was definitely a bit more effort to cast, and definitely behaves differently. It's more springy and tricky to manage, especially if slack. I do think that it sinks slightly better though.

Stretch and abrasion resistance seemed the same.

Ive fed this back to ESP and have asked to buy all of their old stock 😂

In reply to Post #22
Ive had a couple of lessons with him, he's superb, and I agree that he is pretty independent during tuitions.

I'm thinking more about the online presence, you tube, podcasts , social media etc.

In reply to Post #20
I think Jim Shelly and Terry Edmunds are worse tbh. Terry especially.

He's a genuine specialist whose recommendation should be so meaningful, but Harrison, shimano, korda and fox can't all make the best casting rods.

I doubt anyone pays a single bit of attention to anything that Jim Shelly does or uses

In reply to Post #3
How come? I quite like mine

In reply to Post #59
Personally, I think that there's so many variables with line that people are less likely to complain to shops. The fact that it only seemed to misbehave after a session or two doesn't help either.

Could it have been caused by an issue with the way it was loaded? Has it been reeled in looped around a guide? Has it been dragged through a weed bed?

It's hardly a broken chair or bank stick where it being broken is a purely objective point of view

I've been sent some of their older stock. I've put it on and will use it a couple of times in the next few weeks to see how it compares

In reply to Post #1
Stems are probably the easiest way. Avoid the avid ones though, I've had 2 of them snap at the swivel, the second cost me a known 40 at the net

I've used Gemini since and they're pretty good

If you want to use leadcore, I only use enough the actually tie the bag

In reply to Post #1
13ft aviator spod. Old arelex or daiwa spod