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Colin I looks like the Epixor might be a US only model. The reason I say this is I'm looking a the "EPIX EB-30" in Chapman's Tackle's brochure (www.chapmanstackle.com) and it has the same code (EB-30) as the "EPIXOR EB-30" which I can only find in the US (see http://www.digitaldagger.com/reels/Okuma/okuma.html). They have the same code (EB-30) but are definitely different (certainly the handle is different). Odd that they have two different reels with the same code... Peter... Mitchell 400? Don't you mean 300 or is there another reel I'm going to have to go and buy??????? Spindle - the tackle junkie!

Colin I looks like the Epixor might be a US only model. The reason I say this is I'm looking a the "EPIX EB-30" in Chapman's Tackle's brochure (www.chapmanstackle.com) and it has the same code (EB-30) as the "EPIXOR EB-30" which I can only find in the US (see http://www.digitaldagger.com/reels/Okuma/okuma.html). They have the same code (EB-30) but are definitely different (certainly the handle is different). Odd that they have two different reels with the same code... Peter... Mitchell 400? Don't you mean 300 or is there another reel I'm going to have to go and buy??????? Spindle - the tackle junkie!

I don't know any dealers in the UK, but if it isn't available over here, I wouldn't have a problem ordering from the US, and though I haven't used them myself, I think Cabelas are pretty good (www.cabelas.com) and will ship international. I think with shipping costs, dollar-to-pound conversion etc. it should be about pound for dollar in cost. On that note, the "Barbel Reel" everybody seems to talk about at the moment is the Daiwa SS-II 3000. This is the only model available in the UK, but they do all sorts of sizes of this reel on Cabelas, some smaller, one larger if I remember correctly. Just my 2 Guineas worth.

I don't know any dealers in the UK, but if it isn't available over here, I wouldn't have a problem ordering from the US, and though I haven't used them myself, I think Cabelas are pretty good (www.cabelas.com) and will ship international. I think with shipping costs, dollar-to-pound conversion etc. it should be about pound for dollar in cost. On that note, the "Barbel Reel" everybody seems to talk about at the moment is the Daiwa SS-II 3000. This is the only model available in the UK, but they do all sorts of sizes of this reel on Cabelas, some smaller, one larger if I remember correctly. Just my 2 Guineas worth.

Well... I'm overcome. I really didn't expect to win this award. It was a great honour. Sniff. Tears. etc. I'd obviously like to thank my director, Dave Hill, who has been a pleasure to work with. I appreciated all his support during the love scenes, and his gentle and kind nature helped me through the traumatic time I had, particularly with the bad-tempered donkey. I'd like to thank Kelloggs Cornflakes. Without their high-in-fibre, low-in-fat, collect-three-tokens-and-send-off-for-this-beginners-fishing-rod offer, I'd have never got where I got today. I'd like to thank my wife, for forgiving me all the money I spend on tackle. Yes dear, I really did need that 12th centrepin. You never know what situation you might get into on the bank darling... I'd really like to thank my producer, and her husband (dad!). I'd really really like to thank my dad for his patience untangling the 937th tangle that I would get myself into everytime we went fishing together when I was younger. I would like to thank gudgeon, for being stupid enough to allow me to catch them, whether I wanted to or not! I'd like to say a big thankyou to Elton on behalf of everybody who has learnt something, enjoyed something, or who's life has been enriched with this web site. There aren't many on the web that have given me as much enjoyment, but this site certainly has. I'd like to thank everybody who takes litter home, even if it's not their own. I'd like to thank my wife, for making me a daddy-to-be And finally I'd like to thank God (well, all American Actors and Actresses do) for inventing fish, fishing, and naked women.

Well... I'm overcome. I really didn't expect to win this award. It was a great honour. Sniff. Tears. etc. I'd obviously like to thank my director, Dave Hill, who has been a pleasure to work with. I appreciated all his support during the love scenes, and his gentle and kind nature helped me through the traumatic time I had, particularly with the bad-tempered donkey. I'd like to thank Kelloggs Cornflakes. Without their high-in-fibre, low-in-fat, collect-three-tokens-and-send-off-for-this-beginners-fishing-rod offer, I'd have never got where I got today. I'd like to thank my wife, for forgiving me all the money I spend on tackle. Yes dear, I really did need that 12th centrepin. You never know what situation you might get into on the bank darling... I'd really like to thank my producer, and her husband (dad!). I'd really really like to thank my dad for his patience untangling the 937th tangle that I would get myself into everytime we went fishing together when I was younger. I would like to thank gudgeon, for being stupid enough to allow me to catch them, whether I wanted to or not! I'd like to say a big thankyou to Elton on behalf of everybody who has learnt something, enjoyed something, or who's life has been enriched with this web site. There aren't many on the web that have given me as much enjoyment, but this site certainly has. I'd like to thank everybody who takes litter home, even if it's not their own. I'd like to thank my wife, for making me a daddy-to-be And finally I'd like to thank God (well, all American Actors and Actresses do) for inventing fish, fishing, and naked women.

Did I win? I have my "julia roberts" acceptance speech all ready...

Did I win? I have my "julia roberts" acceptance speech all ready...

I agree teepee. However, I'm simply saying, if the smallest spools Daiwa sell hold 190m of 2lb line, why only sell 100m spools of 2 lb line (and then say in the brochure "designed for this reel"). Oh well, it ain't a perfect world! Personally I don't have the problem - on my centrepins I use less that 100m, and on my fixed spools and multipliers I usually buy big bulk spools of 1000m or so.

I agree teepee. However, I'm simply saying, if the smallest spools Daiwa sell hold 190m of 2lb line, why only sell 100m spools of 2 lb line (and then say in the brochure "designed for this reel"). Oh well, it ain't a perfect world! Personally I don't have the problem - on my centrepins I use less that 100m, and on my fixed spools and multipliers I usually buy big bulk spools of 1000m or so.

Yeh, but the question is, why do Daiwa sell 100m of 2lb line in the first place if even the reels they sell that are designed to use this line require more in the first place??? Maybe for their match reels they should standardise on stating what line you would require to fill it with 100m of the stuff (eg. 100m of 5lb for this reel, 100m 3lb for that reel etc.)

Yeh, but the question is, why do Daiwa sell 100m of 2lb line in the first place if even the reels they sell that are designed to use this line require more in the first place??? Maybe for their match reels they should standardise on stating what line you would require to fill it with 100m of the stuff (eg. 100m of 5lb for this reel, 100m 3lb for that reel etc.)

The housework or the centrepins??

The housework or the centrepins??

I've just had a look at one of the latest Diawa brochures. In it they show the Phantom match reels, and quote the spool size as 190m of 2lb line. On the same page they show a picture of their new Match Winner line (on spools of 100m) with the words "Perfect for use with the new Phantom match reel" (I'm writing this from memory). Obviously a bit of innocent sales-blurb. However... If a reel holds 190m of 2lb line, then obviously I will be OK if I bought the 100m of, say, 5lb line, which will fill the spool more, but what if I want to use 2lb reel line, which I would guess is very common in match fishing. I obviously can't buy 190m of their new line, so what do I do? Do I buy two lots and knot one to the other? I don't think so!!! Do I bulk fill the reel with old line first? Bit crap in this day 'n age. And if I was a beginner, would I know to do this in the first place? Or would I take the brochure at face value and go buy the 2 lb line to fit to my new reel, only to unknowingly under-fill it and reduce it's casting ability??? What do the match fishermen do? :confused:

I've just had a look at one of the latest Diawa brochures. In it they show the Phantom match reels, and quote the spool size as 190m of 2lb line. On the same page they show a picture of their new Match Winner line (on spools of 100m) with the words "Perfect for use with the new Phantom match reel" (I'm writing this from memory). Obviously a bit of innocent sales-blurb. However... If a reel holds 190m of 2lb line, then obviously I will be OK if I bought the 100m of, say, 5lb line, which will fill the spool more, but what if I want to use 2lb reel line, which I would guess is very common in match fishing. I obviously can't buy 190m of their new line, so what do I do? Do I buy two lots and knot one to the other? I don't think so!!! Do I bulk fill the reel with old line first? Bit crap in this day 'n age. And if I was a beginner, would I know to do this in the first place? Or would I take the brochure at face value and go buy the 2 lb line to fit to my new reel, only to unknowingly under-fill it and reduce it's casting ability??? What do the match fishermen do? :confused:

Well, my wife is pregnant, so I'm mainly doing housework while she sits around growing fat I spend most of my life on this site! In the spare minute and a half that I do have, I read fishing mags and books, or I'm watching fishing on TV. Also, I take my old reels apart and service them, and sometimes I'm really sad and spend about 10 minutes just spinning my old centrepins. Am I obsessed?

Well, my wife is pregnant, so I'm mainly doing housework while she sits around growing fat I spend most of my life on this site! In the spare minute and a half that I do have, I read fishing mags and books, or I'm watching fishing on TV. Also, I take my old reels apart and service them, and sometimes I'm really sad and spend about 10 minutes just spinning my old centrepins. Am I obsessed?

The best tench programme I ever watched was the one in John Wilson's first series of go-fishing. Gorgeous estate lake, nice sunny morning. Tench fizzing. Nice! Anyway, he had a load of success, and as I've probably seen the program more times that I've watched Star Wars!!! I'll try to tell what he did in the hope that it helps. JW had the benefit of a good lake which obviously was well stocked with Tench, and on that morning could see where the tench were feeding from the bubbles, but even if you don't have this, I would guess the following would probably apply. First, I think Tench are generally perceived to be an early morning/late evening fish. This may or may not be true, others can confirm/deny. JW threw in quite a few large balls (size of an orange) of groundbait which he said had everything in it... hemp, tares, maggots, sweetcorn, etc. etc. I would suggest that maybe adding chopped worm to the mix would be a good thing. Then he feeder fished with the groundbait in the feeder, and a mixture of worm, sweetcorn, and a cocktail of the two on the hook. I've also read that Tench love casters. He also floatfished later on in the morning and had one on maggot. I would think that sticking to these traditional baits and methods would be a good thing unless (sadly) the tench have moved over to boilies. The other traditional thing to do is to rake the bottom, but I don't suggest you do this unless you are sure it's OK to do so and can avoid messing up the lily pads. Raking the bottom stirs up the natural food on the bottom, and the tench soon move over it. Tackle wise I would guess your carp gear would be fine, just swap your bombs for feeders. Line wise, your 15lb braid would be fine if it's low-diameter. JW used 6 lb mono, with a 4 lb mono hook-link. Hooks were I think about size 12-14. Your rods might be over-powerful for the tench, but only you can judge that. If so, maybe trade in your carp rods for ones with a lower test curve (say 1.25 tc). I'm no tench fisher, but having just received a Drennan Tench Float rod for my birthday, I'm definitely going to find myself a nice tench water this year and give it a go. Cheers

The best tench programme I ever watched was the one in John Wilson's first series of go-fishing. Gorgeous estate lake, nice sunny morning. Tench fizzing. Nice! Anyway, he had a load of success, and as I've probably seen the program more times that I've watched Star Wars!!! I'll try to tell what he did in the hope that it helps. JW had the benefit of a good lake which obviously was well stocked with Tench, and on that morning could see where the tench were feeding from the bubbles, but even if you don't have this, I would guess the following would probably apply. First, I think Tench are generally perceived to be an early morning/late evening fish. This may or may not be true, others can confirm/deny. JW threw in quite a few large balls (size of an orange) of groundbait which he said had everything in it... hemp, tares, maggots, sweetcorn, etc. etc. I would suggest that maybe adding chopped worm to the mix would be a good thing. Then he feeder fished with the groundbait in the feeder, and a mixture of worm, sweetcorn, and a cocktail of the two on the hook. I've also read that Tench love casters. He also floatfished later on in the morning and had one on maggot. I would think that sticking to these traditional baits and methods would be a good thing unless (sadly) the tench have moved over to boilies. The other traditional thing to do is to rake the bottom, but I don't suggest you do this unless you are sure it's OK to do so and can avoid messing up the lily pads. Raking the bottom stirs up the natural food on the bottom, and the tench soon move over it. Tackle wise I would guess your carp gear would be fine, just swap your bombs for feeders. Line wise, your 15lb braid would be fine if it's low-diameter. JW used 6 lb mono, with a 4 lb mono hook-link. Hooks were I think about size 12-14. Your rods might be over-powerful for the tench, but only you can judge that. If so, maybe trade in your carp rods for ones with a lower test curve (say 1.25 tc). I'm no tench fisher, but having just received a Drennan Tench Float rod for my birthday, I'm definitely going to find myself a nice tench water this year and give it a go. Cheers

I was thinking about this thread on the way home tonight (obviously nothing better to do in my life!!). I think because it's not been too long since the old close-season was abolished, I think there are many who are up in arms about it. I'm a bit of a traditionalist (well... I read waterlog and get tangled up round centrepins!) and have had mixed emotions about fishing through. However, I wonder what the situation will be in 10 years time? Do the people who currently stubbornly refuse to fish through think that in 10 years time they will still feel the same? I doubt it. I personally feel that as the closed-season has gone, we might as well accept change, and give it a go. If in a few years we realise that it was a bad idea and we realise that it has been detrimental to the fish, then hopefully the EA will have sense to re-introduce the closed season. That way, us traditionalists can simply say... "Told you so!". And if you think that the glorious 16th has gone forever, simply make a point of going to fish somewhere different, and really special. That way, it can still be special (don't worry... it'll still rain that day, as always!).

I was thinking about this thread on the way home tonight (obviously nothing better to do in my life!!). I think because it's not been too long since the old close-season was abolished, I think there are many who are up in arms about it. I'm a bit of a traditionalist (well... I read waterlog and get tangled up round centrepins!) and have had mixed emotions about fishing through. However, I wonder what the situation will be in 10 years time? Do the people who currently stubbornly refuse to fish through think that in 10 years time they will still feel the same? I doubt it. I personally feel that as the closed-season has gone, we might as well accept change, and give it a go. If in a few years we realise that it was a bad idea and we realise that it has been detrimental to the fish, then hopefully the EA will have sense to re-introduce the closed season. That way, us traditionalists can simply say... "Told you so!". And if you think that the glorious 16th has gone forever, simply make a point of going to fish somewhere different, and really special. That way, it can still be special (don't worry... it'll still rain that day, as always!).

I'm gutted... if only I knew!!! Do you make them as a business??? Do you have a brochure?

I'm gutted... if only I knew!!! Do you make them as a business??? Do you have a brochure?

Well, after considering every rod in the shop... I bought something completely different! In the end, I bought a lurrrrvely Drennan MkIII Tench Float rod. Now role on the glorious tench summer (when no doubt it will rain!)