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"We'd start a tour and the first couple of shows were just horrible

Once hooked, a short but chaotic chain of events ensues as you try to hoist a living, thrashing dinosaur through the water and thick vegetation (another reason why short but powerful rods offer an advantage)

Okuma Sheffield Best Value Centrepin Reel www.ebay.co.uk This 4.5ins diameter Okuma Sheffield reel in machine-cut aluminium with two German HPB stainless ball-bearings gives virtually friction-free running perfect for smoothly trotting a float on the river

If you love fast action rods, have an accelerated casting stroke or need to punch wind or make longer casts on bigger water this would certainly be rod to consider