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When you need to dry 18 or more rods at a time. rotates at 9rpm Driven by an old Auto Iron motor I found

Got these 2 rods in, both were immaculately maintained but for some reason the roller guides were seized and undoing the retaining screws was a no go. The chosen option to reduce torque was to apply an acid wrap. These rods are used to pull hard (as you can see on the EVA)

GT Slayer desperately needed a Popping rod and I couldn't be assured that the 80 Korean PE6 and PE8 that I have ordered would be manufactured and shipped to RSA in time so he sourced the 80 Nano Black Hole -"Cape Cod" Special, blank from www.JignPop.com Thing of beauty and a monster of a rod...

Some interesting sites. The local site will be updated regularly with all the practice and championships updates as it happens. http://www.rapalasa.co.za/proteam/ The venue site: http://www.worldcarp2012.com/Home_crapimari-2-14.html Stywe Lyne guys

A Sealiner brought his reels in for service after they had been sent in for service. He got the reels back and paid a fair amount for the service but wasn't happy with the reels and brought them in to me for a look. The one Daiwa had a clear problem with the gears not meshing and a bearing...

Not my favourite venue on the Vaal and I've never really had good fishing there. But anyway it's been an age since we got out to do some fishing with all the weekends of Cross Country and Hockey so we headed out for cold winter July comp. Got to meet Anthony Britt for his first Comp. Fishing...

87 kg (192 lb) Goonch from Ramganga River On May 27 well-known globetrotter Jakub Vagner broke his own IGFA record from 2009. The fish was caught in Corbett National Park. At least four specimen over 70 kg were caught in this stretch of the river in the last years.

Torium 30 - R1000 (including delivery in RSA) Clicker spring installed on Dog Pawl 500m Rovex Viros Braid 50lbs Blue Carbontex Drag Washers New Spool Bearings and full service Good condition - reason for selling Got to many reels and this one is just not going to be used to much.

I was reading up on the "Fishing Test" applied to Awa-Shima lines and the more I delved the more i was taken on a trip of many world angling sites and came across some very, very eloquent and scientifically minded anglers. I then took some of the statements and as you know I as many fishermen...

After a number of requests I managed to source some sample blanks for a PE6 and a PE8 Popping rod. With dry testing of the blanks I was more than satisfied with the action of both (PE6 - 60-80lbs and PE8 - 80-100lbs) I'm hoping Bennie gets to test the PE 6 in the Sardine run and Limpopoking is...

With the emphasis of the RASSPL being on Edibles they both needed something between the 12' Scratching and the /6 Shark Rods Something that has ample range in casting and diversity in weight/baits but remains fishable. Result is modified Rugged Specials. Built as 13' - 5-7oz Oval Base which...

Droomvanger took a concept rod along to the Bloemhof Bonanza for specific use as a casting rod for his Lume Pumkinseeds. He needed a rod that could cast a lure to turning catfish but had enough backbone to lift a big cat off the bottom and then at the same time be short enough for use off of a...

At 101lb 4oz, this is the new world record carp. Caught on June 2, the huge triple figure monster was banked from Hungarian fishery, Euro-Aqua, on the shores of Lake Balaton on the west of the country. The lucky angler who added his name to the history books is Austrian carp angler Roman...

JL, popped in to see me yesterday (tip guide repair) Poor guy is working his butt off and can't get round to posting his awesome catch. So I told him if he takes any longer I'll post on his behalf and PM him the link. as told by JL "We fished Mazeppa last week 26-30 May and although fishing...

So Haakies comes out and is looking for an 8' rod that will cast 3/4-2oz (possibly 3oz) will handle 3-6kg yellowtail but ideally will also be able to land a 20kg Yellowfin if it latches onto the spoon / plug. Marinello then gets on board with a request for a 6' rod he can fish up to 3oz with...

Dean Pelser of our Carp team has been doing some Carp fishing at his spot on Ebenezher in Limpopo Between Polokwane and Tzaneen Built long before Tzaneen and stocked with fish from Klaserie My PB on the lake some 14 years ago was a 24.2kg and 23.98kg and was beaten up badly by some bigger...

Got no further details other than the heading- Mosselbay has some big sharks......................Taxman taxed by a Giant

Rod building and customising is (or should I say WAS) a Hobby. Here's why I'll be offline a bit more for the next while: Shop and Brand Repairs

Got 6 Air's in the last 2 weeks all with broken off guides or broken foot sections of guides. Replaced the guides that will remain for the rest of the rod's lifetime Durable, tough and super functional:

So a While (actually a long while back) Mark sends me a rod he won at the RASSPL, Great 3 piece 12' but a lumpy, bulky and awkward build that he could just not come right with. Stripped it down and took over 30% of the rod weight off with all the gaudy metal fitting and chunky guides that were...