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Well they seem pretty smart for pea brains at times, doing the one thing you don't want them to. 😊

I have a pair of cork handled 101s, 50 quid each at the time on a water where I needed something with a bit of a backbone. They are fantastic for the money, highly recommended. It really is amazing how much did you can now get for your money in the 50-100 bracket

What B.C. said. I found that every time I tweaked my gear, (filling the spool almost to the rim, wetting the spool of line before casting, switching from #15 to #12) I gained a little distance and using a 3oz lead could usually hit my spot at around 100 yds. Buying a 3 lb rod or 2 didn't really buy me any more distance (neither did a 13' rod), but my casting with bags or stringers is so pitiful I wanted to try them anyway.

50 yards?..... Are you sure it's just the rods that are letting you down on distance? Sounds quite a short distance imo. Could also be spool size, type of mainline, or the sort of weight and shape you are trying to cast..... .... Just a thought, and a few things that you could tweak to gain a bit more distance.... All the best

Just checking the specs on the Mad Dragons and the KNX Colts and I see they are a carbon/fibreglass composite blank, whereas the Black Widows are carbon. There won't be a lot of difference, maybe just a few grams but if you tried the two side by side I can almost guarantee you'd find the Widows a better casting tool. Prologic are a very underated manufacturer, their rods tend to get good reviews over here. My money would be going into the Fox's personally. But watching the video for them they look a bit "tippy" to me, so for distance I'd be tempted to go for the 13ft 3.5 model. That will give you the distance you need and it doesn't look like they are pokers. But what do I know......

Are you talking about other anglers or fish

I have a couple set up on buzzer bars and 1 on a single stick, like Greeksi... The buzzer bar is handy as some waters are 2 rod only. If I use a third rod, which isn't often, then the single is placed somewhere to the side, giving me a bit of room in the swim, and usually fished down the edge, out of the way of the other two rods. This works for me, helps when landing fish, and less likelihood of all 3 getting wiped out at once by a fish,swan etc It's always handy to own a pod of some sort for when the ground is rock hard in the summer months, or if your water will accommodate stage stands, they too , are a good option when the ground is hard........ Rods don't always need to be perfectly aligned like a mag shot, fish the situation that is in front of you. Singles are best imo, but you can't always get away with it depending on your swim and how hard the ground is. I think, in the main, it is largely a personal thing whilst the ground is soft.... Once it becomes rock hard, then the pod gets a run out for me.

Think im gonna stick to Tubing n mainline straight through to a quick link in the Lead Clip..👍

Nah mate.sometimes it doesn't matter what you do, it' against you. Letting it run would just result in a load of line lost with it. We just have to accept that In weedy waters you lose the odd fish. Just got to lose them as safely as possible!!

Over the years I have had a long list of dogs on the bank, Terriers-Jack Russel, Fell, Sealyham, Lucas and Staffie. Collies, Lurchers, Pointers, Setters, German Pointers, Labs and I can say the all made great companions, they just need to be trained in obedience from pups.