What a lovely video, just come across your channel and have subbed, brilliant stuff, wonderful way to fish, I do alot of this style of fishing too, reminds me of when I was younger, being shown how to fish by a brilliant bloke who took me under his wing, cracking stuff, good health and safe travels, cheers craig
I've had so many rods built by Mark, & if I've used other builders which I have done, I rate Mark as the finest builder in the business. And he's a decent chap too!
I have one of the Specialist float rods and I can happily say it’s a fantastic rod , very light and a pleasure to use , having had very big barbel from the Wye last season to over 12lbs and looking forward to using again this season can’t recommend the rod highly enough ( and say that about all my rods built by Mark - his Dark Carbon Barbel rods are something else too - soo good ! 😊) Thanks for the enjoyable film too Mark 👍
Well now Simon you're just showing off ( 12lb on the float ) Lol. Stop it, you're embarrassing me with all these kind words, people will think I've paid you to say all this lovely stuff....oh yeah, by the way, that money I owe you is on it way, Lol.
My lad can chuck 22 wraps with his 12ft 2.75. His mate who is semi pro can chuck 28 from the same rod. So which 13ft aviator should we go for. He has been fishing for years, but hasn't really done any long rang practice other than casting for fish. So there is plenty room for improvement with the right tool and some practice in field.
This man needs to run the market standards for carp rods, imagine if they was all label in that way it would be great, walk in get the rod for the job, thats it!. Love it. Good to hear some experienced logical sense for the carp world. Cheers Mark.
You're twisting my melon, man! This blows my mind and does away with everything I thought I knew.. Great video Mark and thanks for going through the trouble, it's appreciated.
Hi Mark, what blanks would you recommend in 12ft for smaller Bream, tench and specimen roach? Il be using feeders of the 1.5-2oz range to get the distance I need. Thanks, Tom
Hi Tom. Look at the MK1 Multi Tip rods. Gives great options regarding how you can use it, ( On buzzers or quiver tip fishing ) and works perfect upto 2oz ( 60g ) feeders. Here's a link www.marktunley.com/mark-tunley-mk1-specialist-61-c.asp Enjoy the fishing Mark
I still use waggles and sticks I made over forty years ago, some of the best winter nights where made up of me and my dad making floats, feeders, droppers re whipping rods, although I lost him in the late 90s every time I open a tackle box I feel close him❤️
Jusr restarting fishing after a 40 plus year break, astonished to see how big the "industry /moneymaking machine" its become re equipment, baits etc. Then I asked about rod and reel recommendations and found you. Great to find someone cutting through the bull and saying it how it is. Thank you.
Just restarted fishing and was a little bamboozled at how it's changed from 40 plus years ago. Stripping it back to basics and this video, like your others have really helped.
On the light set-up Allan I use 6lb mainline, that's the Preston Innovations Float max in 0.23mm which is rather thick for the breaking strain, but I'm a bit of a belt and braces man at times. For the hooklink I use Drennan Supplex in 4lb or 5lb depending on this size/type of fish I'm targeting. As you mentioned on the heavy set-up I'm using 10lb straight through or with a Supplex 8lb hooklink Hope you're enjoying your fishing Allan.
Nothing. Sorry to sound flippant, but varnishing a blank to have longevity is very hard, so I prefer no varnish on the carbon, but a spray yacht varnish is most likely the best regarding ease of use and finish. Enjoy
I like the hooklink to be a close to the feeder as possible without the hook being able to come back and catch up in the feeder frame, and it works fine and catches fish in this set-up. Just think about the chod rig used in the carp world, the hook can be fished feet away from the lead and it catches fish like crazy. Cheers.
Hi Mark, Great Film! Inspired me to get out and float fish rather than sat behind a buzzer. Ordered a float Quick question, I have seen it where a stop knot is placed on line to hold the depth, I am guessing this to allow the float to bob up and down with a bite, whereas no stop knot and a fish pulls it through when it bolts. Prefer your method but do you see indications or just a bolt?? Sorry such a basic question Cheers Graham
Hi Graham. That float in the video does show up indication fine as the way the line runs around it gives resistance and shows up the knocks. I've not explained it very well but it work well. Enjoy the fishing
Its interesting that people think you are a star for revealing these things. When I was trying to tell them I was considered an idiot! Just ask Rick Johnson (now of wychwood). The truth is the same BS is pedaled by inadequately experienced so called experts and the entirety of angling (and the angling trade) just follow like sheep. Its good that you are getting a positive response to what amounts to the truth though.
"Test Curve Decay" does happen. Some manufactures suffer a large amount and some very little. It's down to the type of carbons being used and the resin content along with the technique in which the blank is form. Modern high end rods now don't suffer much, so it's all good.
Absolutely spot on mark. I sold rods for one of the major tackle shops for many years and had to demonstrate this to people time and time again. I'd often go to extremes and compare a flimsy 9ft through action bomb rod with a 3.5lb fast action carp rod to demonstrate this point. The truth is that people (especially those who work in the trade) don't want to hear the truth about this. Even after my experiment they would revert back to their original opinion by the very next day On the bank, they scoff at the fast 2lb test rods that I use for roach, even when their 1lb through rods are pulling hooks and mine are casting much further and landing pretty much everything.
The problem is, as you know, that the "soft action stops hook pulls" bullshit has been repeated by every so called rod expert / tackle reviewer / marketing blurb, for so long now that it is considered unquestionable fact. The fact is it's the complete opposite. Thanks Tim for your comments and good to see there is at least two of us who know the truth. Fun isn't it.
I’m with you the simpler the better as with those Drennan floats also why further complicate life,wouldn’t it be great if someone made river floats interchangeable like the Drennan ones where you leave the shot on 🙏🏾
Sorry for the late reply, been busy building rods. Here is a link for where to buy them. www.marktunley.com/elasticated-rod-top-and-pockets-45-c.asp Cheers
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