hi all
can anyone tell me the advantage to using glass quivers tips over carbon ones?
can anyone tell me the advantage to using glass quivers tips over carbon ones?
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glass v carbon quivers
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 spechunter |
glass v carbon quivers |
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Posts: 217 (30/01/07 23:17) |
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malc |
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Posts: 1158 (30/01/07 23:30) |
Short & sweet, horses for courses.
 atb malc It's not the size that counts it's the beauty.
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spechunter |
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Posts: 217 (30/01/07 23:34) |
horses for courses? lol
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Paully2 |
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Posts: 90 (30/01/07 23:58) |
Horses for courses indeed.
If I ever use a quiver it is for upstreaming and I use a carbon tip as when fishing for drop backs, it flacks back more agressively than a glass one. If I find the need to use a tip heavier then three ounces than I use the avon top as there really is little difference in resistance after that. On a Harrison Chimera No.1 anyway. |
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albert watkinson |
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Posts: 1102 (04/02/07 18:29) |
the glass tip will outperform the carbon one everytime.you might as well use the rod top if you only have carbon tips.just like a taut bow.
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paul12345 |
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Posts: 1177 (04/02/07 18:55) |
I like the carbon tip[grays prodigy barbel 12, 3 tips]albert its a little more sensertive than the norm carbon tip[rod top],i use the glass tips for chub,nice to have the options.
paul  ps..i think thats answears bruces post. |
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albert watkinson |
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Posts: 1102 (05/02/07 10:35) |
i did not know there was a normal one .
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The Thatcham Catcher |
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Posts: 181 (05/02/07 12:34) |
Glass tips show bites better - especially drop-backs. They outperform carbon fibre almost every time.
Sadly, you can't seem to get them these days....... Steve |
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Twitcher |
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Posts: 954 (05/02/07 14:51) |
Not related to Barbel specifically; when Chub fishing I use as light a glass quiver tip as I can get away with, which on smaller rivers is 1 - 1.5 oz. The progressive action serves to encourage and exaggerate those sweeping Chub takes. On larger rivers if I'm chucking a maggot feeder any distance then I'll use a carbon quiver tip 2.5 - 4 oz due to the increased pressure on the line and ultimately the tip. I've often heard people say that a 4 oz carbon tip is pointless and that you may as well just use an avon top. Personally I find a 4oz tip to be ideal, and for many years I used a Drennan Big Feeder Rod with the 4 oz carbon tip fitted. The tip provided a nice steady curve that did not bottom out. It was more than cable of picking up shy bites from small roach and dace at a 30 - 50 yard range.
To take this discussion further, I notice that some rod builders offer specialist avon type rods with a built in 3 oz quiver tip. To me this is flawed as its too heavy for lighter work. My ideal chub rod would be a through action 11 feet 1.25lb TC rod with a built in 1.5 oz quiver. Trouble is that you'll struggle to find a rod with this spec. Another frustrating element is that many of the quiver rods that are aimed at carp puddles, should also be ideal for Chub work; however the tendency nowadays is to include fast taper quiver tips with these rods, which IMHO are of no benefit to your Chub fishing. Neil |
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albert watkinson |
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Posts: 1102 (05/02/07 15:29) |
another case of horses for courses.
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dr barbus |
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Posts: 1301 (07/02/07 22:51) |
Twitcher
try the TFG Signature Series Specialist - 12ft - 1.25lb I am thinking of getting one at 50% discount (£50) has push-in 2oz Glass Quiver and you can get 1, 1.5, 2 and 3oz Glass pushins from TFG -- Dr Barbus
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