10ft Northwestern stalker 2 lb test curve for extracting old barbus from any watery snags,
2x12ft greys prodigy barbel rods 1.75lb test curve for twin rodding on the severn,
12ft fox speacialist 1lb test curve quiver rod for winter chub work
A selection of general coarse and float rods
Commrant telescopic for the odd bit of trout,perch spinning at work
My main barbel reels are the shimano 5ooo re's bait runnners,I love em!
Kingfisher I reckon your pretty much there mate about reels, a good clutch means everything, but also the right rod too and the action of it.
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