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Owdo chaps... FYI the difference between Scope and Dwarf's are less resin in the Scope rods (lighter but slightly more brittle) and the rod furniture... (lighter rings and fixtures) I have the Dwarf 2's  as my sole carbon setup now (9' 2.75lb ) as for worrying about playing fish on them... stress not, they'll do what you ask of em... I had a 20' on mine in Sept... it never felt stressed.... don't put Dwarf rods in Scope skins... they don't fit  however Scope rods in Dwarf skins do... it's down to the reel position on the rods... the Scope has a slightly longer handle
Big pits look a tad odd on a 9' rod, (that said the Shimano 10000XTE Baitrunner looks okay...) my 9 footers sport Shimano 4000 Aero X Baitrunners... sexy as.... 
 
As for the rods being fragile.... well I look after me toys and (touch wood and whistle) I've had no breakages yet, despite casting 2oz leads 60-80 yards (I'd be wary of chucking a bigger lead of say 4oz, I reckon that's where the fragility comes into play... you have to alter your style of fishing to match the rods slightly... as I fish smaller waters that don't require a big heave, I'm in the rods comfort zone... I'm on my second set of Dwarfs... I sold the first set on when I saw the new minimalist Mk II's... (fell in love with them)
 
Tip..... a lot of the breakages come from folks trying to pull line by hand with the reel in freespool mode  with the hand pulling the line down by the reel... this is a no-no for any rod and WILL break the tips on them, also set your drag a little lighter.... just because they are short rods, they are not the bruiser that everyone thinks they are...  take it easy and play your fish carefully... they'll last for years...
 
Hope this helps...👍😎 

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Theese are couple  I had  last year both had the curtains intact.  Not huge but more then likey uncaught and went wild when hooked 

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Theese are couple  I had  last year both had the curtains intact.  Not huge but more then likey uncaught and went wild when hooked 

Ok great will be o4dering some next week.  Just the normal dwarfs not paying 40 quid extra just for  cork ones 

Not sure on reel  pouch of the holdall though as  doesn't look very big  not sure if the bp10s wpuld find in there 

Yeah not  looking for massive distance.  Makes no sense buying  10 foot rods  if I want distance  haha.  I'll be keeping my big rod for if I go back to big water( but I dont think I will)

A ok maybe ill aviod dwarf then haha. Shame the scopes are so so much money but the tt ones do look  good. And I havnt heard one bad thing about them and I get the same tc I'm used too  Sonik have done the own  which are same lenght as the scopes so should fit in the quiver the same with reel pouches and there only about 80 quid each. 
 
But there 40mm rings and   seem rarer then rocking horse tied to find out about 
I'm planning doing dping a few nights on places i shouldnt (nothing illegal though haha)  hence the packdown size being important. Want be as small as possible

Not a massive pellet fan only really use them in winter like a tiny little bag of 2-3mm or mix  some halibuts  in just before prebaiting when i want to  get a spot clear 

Tbh I always  leave some in the car. If I need it. But i never  do. 

Tbh I always  leave some in the car. If I need it. But i never  do. 

Tbh I always  leave some in the car. If I need it. But i never  do. 

Easy to do when you get it fer nowt

Took me a while  and about 5 kg of bait  hahah but I havnt used it while so no doubt I'll be out practice  with it now 

Thanks  for advise in the end in juat gonna stick with the 2 next year and see how I go  and see if I think it makes much difference to catch rate I dont think it will and most of the time I'll be on water where i think two is enough anyway

Yeah makes sense plus with a sleeve system it so easy to swap bewteen carrying  two and three 

So it arrived and i love it. So easy to put  up. Little bit tight with my bed  chair  and bag and food bag  in there atm.  But ill make it work.

Looks the nuts would  be tight in there will my big bag but im sure it would  fit  is that a standard  width bedchair  you have? I really should  invest in a smaller bag for 24 hour sessions but then id want to buy everything  again   I dont think i should worry about my food bag as if im doing longer sessions 2 or more nights i go to my lake that i can park near the car  for thoose places i can just take my bivvy.
Yeah thats what i want it for  a lot of the time i dont even put a brolly up i just need it throw  over myseld and my gear incase the heaven opens or  keep me out of the wind.  As annoying as the  mozzies are im not a massive fan of  shuting the lake out   but for the 40 ill might ive it a go  and forget about spending  that money on a groundsheet

The bedchair is a fox r2 standard, I think it's 900mm wide, or there abouts, 

I have the lo pro, I really like mine, 
 
It's not the biggest brolly on the market but it's light, easy to pit up and take down again, perfect for my over nighters. 

I use storm poles with mine although there's no real need to be honest I just like the extra stability they provide.
If you can go and see one in the flesh, it's the only way you'll ever really know.

Ok ill wait for him to pop up then.  If reads this in session take a photo of the brolly  love to see how mich gear you got in it 

I can only recommend the Tracker Big Snooze coupled with the Tracker Thermal cover for when its really cold .