Top rod

Advantages: Great value, Slim design, high quality fittings
Disadvantages: None

...Holding this rod in your hand you could really think you were holding a rod worth well over £200, and when you find it is less than £100 you realise what a great value bit of kit this really is. A super slim blank makes the rod look great and understated markings really make it feel like a custom built rod. I use the 3lb tc model and it really is a superb all rounder, the rod really can cast, hitting 100 yards with ease and going well over that mark when needed. Also it can play a fish, it is not too stiff so you suffer hook pulls. It is finished to a very high quality, with full fuji rings, with a well proportioned 40mm butt ring, couple this with a FUJI DNPS reel seat, you can tell it is a quality piece of kit, worth well over its price tag. Add to this a really neat butt cap with a slim butt section. A handy 12" marker...

richchappy 09.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Daiwa longbow carp rod

Broomsticks - Not the 13ft 3lbs Fox Extreme rods

Advantages: very strong yet light with good feel
Disadvantages: Can be a handful in tight swims

...I always considered 3lb TC carp rods to be too heavy duty for 'normal' carp fishing situations. Sure they could bang out a large method feeder 90 odd yards but surely the feeling would be lost when playing the fish? I originally stumbled across a pair of the Fox Extreme rods whilst looking for a pair of rods for an up and coming trip to France. I went to a local dealer to ask for something heavy duty that wasn't a fortune. The intention was to use these rods purely for my trips abroad and nothing else. I was showed the Extremes and was instantly amazed at how slim and light they were. They also felt very well balanced. In addition they were a nice matt grey finish and looked quite stylish - I thought how good they would look on my pod. The dealer offered me the pair for £150 since he had vast numbers that were not shifting...

yackers1 13.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Fox Extreme Carp Rods 13ft 3lbs tc

A rod of gold

Advantages: bright flowers
Disadvantages: none

...The golden rod is as you might guess from the name a plant growing upwards like a rod with golden flowers. The small flowers grow in large golden yellow clusters on the top portion of the stem. The green leaves are small lance shaped. The golden rod Latin species name Solidago has several varieties a dwarf one growing 15cm tall and others growing growing 1.5 meters tall. The golden rod is a perennial plant that flowers in the late summer through the autumn. This plant is fairly easy to care for in the garden it likes a well drained soil. The golden rod is attractive to some butterflies and insects. This plant also has medicinal uses healing wounds also it is good for the kidney and bladder don't take my word for that check details of any medicinal use before trying, see http://www.healthywaymagazine.com/issue35/11.html and other...

mumsymary 18.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Golden Rod, Solidago

Rod Kimble, Stuntman Extraordinaire!

Advantages: Zany, quite amusing and entertaining, pretty good casting
Disadvantages: A bit too daft or cheesy for some perhaps

...- Introduction - I read about Hot Rod on Amazon and though I'd never heard of it before, I saw that it got good user reviews and was apparently a very funny slapstick movie about a stuntman, which sounded interesting, so I thought I'd add it to my rental list and I watched it last night. This is what its about and what I thought of it. - Main Credits (non-actors, which are mentioned further on in the review) - Source:- IMDB (see:- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0787475/fullcredits) Director - Akiva Schaffer Writer - Pam Brady Associate producer - Erin David Co-Producers - Seth Myers, Louise Rosner Executive Producers - Will Ferrell, Jill Sobel Messick, Jimmy Miller Producer - John Goldwyn, Lorne Michaels Cinematography - Andrew Dunn - Story (incl. main acting cast) - Hot Rod tells the story of Rod Kimble (played...

IzzyS 06.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Hot Rod (DVD)

For the serious Carp Angler

Advantages: Just £ 1.50, weekly publication, well written
Disadvantages: None

...As the name would rather obviously suggest this is a magazine dedicated to the carp angler. A weekly publication, it brings you all the lastest news and views on anything to do with tracking down and catching this beautiful fish. Like most dedicated magazines specialising in a particular subject it goes quite in depth in some areas but it is a reccommended read to the serious angler. Features such as the News Round-up are particularly useful to keep up to date with the latest methods, trends and happenings in the world of carp fishing. I find the Catchlines section an interesting read as you get to see some of the large fish caught by anglers country wide together with a write up about where and how they caught their quarry. A section on the latest baits and a column by their regular columnist Simon Crow further enhance this...

jonwhite 30.11.2000 · Read review
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Review of Carp Talk

Rod's Mod Again

Advantages: Stunning, both musically and vocally
Disadvantages: Could have been longer

...Ladies and gentlemen, please put aside your prejudices before reading this opinion. In the seventies, Rod Stewart was a superb r&b singer who collaborated with some greats and wrote great melodies and lyrics ('You Wear it Well', 'Maggie May', 'Mandolin Wind' to name but three)and sang them with pure, raw emotion. In the eighties, he was an embarrassment to us all, dabbling in disco and electro-pop and dressing like a complete idiot, not to mention those fright wigs (at least I hope they were wigs). He lost all credibility, and his farcical personal life only added to the whole kitsch carnival. Now, however, he's back at his absolute best. His new album, 'Human', is smooth, contemporary and emotional, combining sublime melodies with a sincere, deeply moving voice that appears to have suffered no ill effects from his recent...

sandrabarber 15.05.2001 · Read review
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Review of Human - Rod Stewart

Rod and a half

Advantages: Allrounder
Disadvantages: Bit too bendy if that makes sense

...M.A.P was started a few years ago now. I am yet to see a bad product from the company (Midland Angling Products). It consists of joint efforts from Leeda, FOSTERS fishing shop in Birmingham, and well known match ace - Dave Harrell, their chief tester). The range is now qite huge, and I bought this rod actually not knowing much about it. I went for it beacuse of the good reputation the make has, and also it's classification as an allround match rod. I didn't want anything too light because I often catch a lot of carp on my travels (in fact, most of the waters down here in Cornwall, hold them as the predominent species), mostly upto about 8lbs. But then there's always those times in winter when you're even finding it hard to catch even the smallest of roach. So I needed something soft yet strong. This rod pefectly suits both...

BJEEE 05.01.2001 (21.12.2000) · Read review
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Review of M.A.P 13' Hollow Tip Match Rod

What a load of Carp!

Advantages: It's less than an hour in length and cheap.
Disadvantages: Too many to mention.

...In this dvd Bob Nudd, with the aid of very bad editing, manages to ruin what could have been a great instructional aid to anglers who want to pursue this fine art of catching tench and carp on the long pole. The techniques and rigs shown are relavant however the sequence that each is explained is extreemly disjointed. It was like watching a dvd with shuttle turned-on on your dvd player. You never knew what would be explained next. This was obviously a first attempt at making such a film.....and it shows. I'll attempt to explain what's on this dvd in a better way than it was, by putting all the relavant info together. Location Willow Park, Ash Vale, Surrey. Groundbaits There are two basic mixes used. The first of which is a heavy mix and consists of ; Van Den Eyne - Carp Hemp Casters...

snake_plissken 14.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Fishing - Carp And Tench On The Long Pole With Bob Nudd (DVD)

Fox Warrior

Advantages: Cheap and very effective
Disadvantages: none

...I have been searching for a cheap carp rod for a while now and thought for what money I had I would not be able to get a rod with a quality name on it like such as fox. Having brought fox products before I have never been disappointed by the quality so when I realised fox where producing such a cheap rod I felt I had to try it. To be honest it was so inexpensive that I doubted it at first when I definitely shouldn't of but now I have it I have caught many carp on it the biggest being 36lb. It handles all fish exceptionally well as absorbs most of the pressure so you don't have to. Casting wise again the rod is superb and can reach long distances without much force being applied. I believe that this rod is ideal for anybody especially if you are new to carp fishing due to the price of only £50 brand new....

whitby_qpr 24.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Fox warrior xt carp rods

Why Do I Not Pull Young Blondes Like Rod

Advantages: Great Singer
Disadvantages: Bit of a Poser

...Rod Stewart…..30 Years Of Memories!!! It was July 1971 that Rod hit No.1 with Maggie May, and he has gone on to turn out hit after hit in the thirty years after. I remember the first time I heard Maggie May, I was in Glasgow at the time training with my first job. I was staying in a bed & breakfast and I turned on the television to watch “Top of the Pops” when this guy came on with a long scarf and feathered hair. He had a long stand up microphone, which he held in the one spot then strutted across the stage with it. He was just brilliant and with that single Rod Stewart had arrived on the pop scene . Of course that feathered hair cut was to be copied by everyone in the latter part of 1971, that and the Ziggy cut of David Bowie. Rod released an album that year as well called “Every Picture Tells...

art1954 25.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Rod Stewart - Rod Stewart