Long Term Test: Rive D36 ST Pack - 23/04/2009

I’ve previously owned a D25 Rive seatbox but for the last 12 months I’ve been placing my behind on a D36 model (the D25/D36 refers to the leg diameter). To say...

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Long Term Test: Preston Innovations PR36 Hooks - 23/04/2009

The out-turned eye sends the hooklength directly upwards away from the hook point. This allows the hook bait to hang much straighter, which can’t be achieved when you hair rig with...

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Long Term Test: Drennan Skid Bungs - 23/04/2009

I don’t know how they manage to unship so erratically without losing the fish and damaging their poles! A skid bung protects the end of your pole, it helps you guide...

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Long Term Test: Fox Match Breadpunches - 23/04/2009

Personally, I don’t think you can beat the clean cut provided by a brass-headed breadpunch and the ones I use from Fox Match fit the bill perfectly. Two sets are available,...

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Long Term Test: Nisa Open-Ended Feeders and Plummets - 23/04/2009

In all that time, and after using them on a variety of stillwaters and rivers, I’ve never had a single one break or crack despite giving them plenty of abuse and...

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Long Term Test: Kamasan PT1 and PS1 Peacock Wagglers - 23/04/2009

Peacock quill is a great material for floats but a terrible one to work with commercially as it’s a natural product that varies tremendously in diameter and quality. Plastic is a...

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Preston Innovations Quick-Release Method Moulds And Feeders - 23/04/2009

We reckon Preston Innovations has taken this already very simple concept and somehow managed to better it! How? Well, a fiendishly simple push-button mechanism ejects the feeder once it has been...

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Maver Competition 481 Pole - 23/04/2009

At 11 metres it weighs just 629g, and at 13 metres only 891g. What impressed us most, though, was the strength of the pole. On our test day we fitted one...

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