Great video Mark. I’ve owned a few spliced tip rods and always had a preference for them over hollow tips, even for the waggler. I’ve still got a few including Tricast Diamond, Shakey Boron and President and a couple of Jan Porter’s that might have been a Tricast blank. The tips on those are so fine I’m afraid to use them now! But if one rod rules them all, it has to be the Titan 2000 for me for doing everything brilliantly.
I've still got two Boron Mach 2s, one intact B&W John Dean plus another with no tip, Daiwa Amorphous, Dave Harrell ST, Mk I Microlite and the Tricast Allerton, all good rods with spliced tips. I once helped someone in my local shop weigh up the choice between the Jn Porter rod and a Daiwa Connoisseur Mk II, with the Daiwa which cost a bit more shading it. As you say the Titan 2000 is outstanding though. The only spliced tip I've broken was on my Mk I Connoisseur which had a wind wrap in a gale; I got a replacement tip from Daiwa.
@@MarkWintleFishing I really like it. Back in the summer fishing for pond roach with 2lb maxima main line to an 18 it managed, after a while, to subdue a 23lb common. Not what it was designed for but goes to show what can be achieved with balanced tackle.
I bought a couple of older daiwa and tricast spliced tip rods last year and prefer using them to my acolyte ultras . They may be a little heavier but it’s not really that noticeable and I don’t bump as many dace with them
@@MarkWintleFishing tricast tribune and daiwa matchlite st with the red writing . The daiwa isn’t even one of their more noted spliced tip rods but still very nice . The tricast has handled everything from 1/2oz roach and dace to a 6lbish rogue carp no problem and can’t remember bumping a fish on it .
Interesting. I fished Sturminster Mill Friday. Feeder with worm. 4 nice bream plus,a nice one lost. 2 roach 4 perch. After 230 a lot of foam appeared and the pace of the river speeded up and no bites from there in.
Not many top anglers fish the rivers these days; they're mostly fishing lakes for one species only and it sure ain't roach. Take a look at RU-vids. So little demand these days for stick float rods.
Mark watching the video about spliced and hollow tips,I use a Hardy 12 ft spliced tip rod, do you know the rod,I use it with a mitchell match,it's great for me on the river all day .
Hardy re introduced a river range ( carbo n float rods ) under the the marksman banner , I think they were around fora few short years ( expensive pricing as well ) from around 2012 to 2016 , there was also the feeder range of the same marksman rods … if before these yrs I think they were the same named rods ( marksman ) carbon blank but Crome guides , I’ve only ever seen one ! Circa the 1980 s
Light float rods are an endangered species. Even waggler versions err towards the power and pellet varieties for commercial fisheries. Since the pole has taken over the role of float rods, they are not made in sufficient numbers to keep prices down.
@@MarkWintleFishing True, and something that's happened in the last 20 years, maybe less. While other rods have come down in price for better performance and fittings, trotting rods enjoy an exotic/ to special order status.
I still use my trusty Shakespeare Boron's and Shakespeare presidents and I've seen on eBay that some are selling for more money now than the were brand new.
Interesting video Mark. Which style of rod is best for loafer floats ? I've got 2 spliced tip rods a browning sphere which is my favourite rod also a Shimano aero spliced tip from the 90's which is a nice rod too.
