In reply to Post #31
I loaded mine up in 10lb and then lock down happened, since then the weeds come up so I got one session out of it, first impressions are good though.

In reply to Post #4
No but seriously, have you considered a tapered mainline? At the strong end its no different than using a fluorocarbon leader and touch wood as of yet I've not lifted any scales whilst use a high diamater fluoro-leader

In reply to Post #4
Join a different syndicate

In reply to Post #18
Colour and coating apparently, and as we know, coatings make a significant difference. I'm considering this line so have been doing my homework

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In reply to Post #8
Well that's part and parcel unfortunately, wether its a marker rod, 5oz flat pear or spomb, when people set up then it causing a disturbance. I can't see how its any different, and no I don't own one. People always look for an excuse when the fishing is tough

In reply to Post #55
From my experience rules are there to protect the fish and lake from the muppets out there, and unfortunately, due to a boom in this wonderful past time, there's more muppets now than ever.

One thing that does bug me though, is that there are people at the top who promote returning a fish straight away so as to "not stress them out", that's fine, but you've just stuck a piece of metal in their lip and dragged them out of their home!? I Imagine that's pretty stressful! But if I might play devils advocate here, I can't see why you'd need to sack a fish anymore? Photographing a fish couldn't be easier nowadays, and if its just for half an hour or so whilst you wait for a mate to arrive or the light to improve, or maybe even for the rain to stop, then securing the net in the lakes edge is more than good enough.

In reply to Post #9
Late to the party here but im considering buying some. Did you get your issue resolved? I changed my line clips but noticed they still pinch the line so will keep them for braid and buy the weston's for mono.

In reply to Post #1
I had an absolute nightmare dealing with them. Long story short I purchased some rods from them, not cheap ones either, one of which was damaged slightly. After trying to offer me a discount to keep it they eventually excepted I wanted it changed. I sent it back via their chosen method, two weeks later they hadn't received it (apparently) and then a couple of weeks after that they sent me the exact same rod back. Safe to say I'll be avoiding them from now on

In reply to Post #1
I've been woken before and I can't say Ive ever had a problem with it, work night or not. I would wake someone if I had something good that I needed help with, but prefer doing self takes anyway. If I wanted a good nights sleep though, I certainly wouldn't be doing a quick overnighter on a day ticket water, its always going to be a gamble