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Pippingford. I have traveled up an down the A22 more times than I can remember and I've never heard of it. Until now. Thanks for that, I will check it out. Pooter, your description of the Scientology place is perfect.

That Scientology place used to belong to founder L Ron Hubbard . I worked there a couple of years back. There's a climate of control and intimidation about the 'volunteers' there but the pond is far enough away from the manor house to afford some seclusion. Most of the slaves are too busy doing their thing to bother you. There's an aura of gloom over it all.

Nightmare.... the only thing i can think of doing if the handle section is long enough to pick up the drive gear from the other side would be to machine out the smaller diameter hole ?

It does seem odd that there is a facility to change handle sides but it's not practicable. I wonder if it's a defect from manufacture, you should contact Shimano and ask them what the story is.

From what I heard I think that means they (TAG - who recently bought Kryston out) found a cheaper alternative to sell at the same price lol.... I expect to see 'upgraded' versions of most of their products in the near future. IMO - yes, a coated braid will help reduce tangles with any bait, not just a pop up (although for resetting a pop up is defo best). That is quite an extreme measure; Boom is just about the stiffest link available, only suitable for clean bottom IMO. I think a coated braid would be a better option, more forgiving on most substrates. ESP Tungsten Loaded is the best coated braid I've found, it's not cheap but it's a step above the others on the market IMO.