RAD Angling Drop Arm Review

[David.F.Scobie]

My Thoughts about the RAD Angling Drop Arm for Pike Fishing.

All in all I'm very impressed the Drop Arm Head can be tightened to the desired strength you can use Mono or Braided mainlines without any issues.

The only alteration I did was to add a coat of fluro orange paint to the white head to make it more visible in low light and poop weather conditions.


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[Nige Johns]

Scobes I can’t believe you’ve gone to the dark side and using one of those,over engineered and overpriced imo

[David.F.Scobie]

I found them better than the fox ones.

Over the years I went from home made drop arms with plant stick things wine bottle corks and map pins to the fox ones they were good until the clips started breaking and I had to buy Solar Clips and glue them into place.

I seen the RAD stuff and I liked it so I picked up a set of them thinking if they were no good for me I'd flog them on ebay but two seasons later and here we are at the start of a new season and I still have them.

I did find the very first ones I made in my parents garage during a big clear out hard to imagine the days where you had to make your own gear.

[Nige Johns]

I did buy one once to try and I just didn’t like,but each to their own,but at £20 a pop considering you might need 3 or 4 they just weren’t for me
You can’t beat a bit of homemade tho.

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[Kevin O'Keeffe]

Only issues I have had is the Aluminium knurled tightening screw oxidising making the thread a bit tight. Took em out(catch the spring and small ball bearings or you are buggered!) and left them in some vinegar for a bit and washed off. Back to gleaming. Added a squirt of wd40. Had mine for 3? winters and impressed too.

[Kev Berry]

I have 5 left in the shop--- £10 each plus £2 post (for how many you want)

[Nige Johns]

I have 5 left in the shop--- £10 each plus £2 post (for how many you want)

Not good sellers then Kev ?

[Kev Berry]

I have 5 left in the shop--- £10 each plus £2 post (for how many you want)

Not good sellers then Kev ?

not in my shop unfortunately

[Kev Berry]

5 gone and I just found 4 more

3 left

[Slug]

5 gone and I just found 4 more

3 left

PM sent

[Kev Berry]

5 gone and I just found 4 more

3 left

PM sent

All gone

[David.F.Scobie]

All gone

Well I'm glad my review helped Kev out in shifting the remaining stocks in his shop.

I will add one thing to the above review, if you do want to paint them fluro orange scuff up the white head otherwise the paint won’t stick to it. I used fluro nail varnish that was £1 out of one of the many pound shops in my home town think at one point we had 3 different pound shops I plastered the heads in the varnish I gave them multiple coats and applied a clear varnish hardener coat (not sure if this was 100% necessary but the four drop arms got two bottles of fluro orange and one of the hardener liquid the finish is ok).

[Kev Berry]

All gone

Well I'm glad my review helped Kev out in shifting the remaining stocks in his shop.

I will add one thing to the above review, if you do want to paint them fluro orange scuff up the white head otherwise the paint won’t stick to it. I used fluro nail varnish that was £1 out of one of the many pound shops in my home town think at one point we had 3 different pound shops I plastered the heads in the varnish I gave them multiple coats and applied a clear varnish hardener coat (not sure if this was 100% necessary but the four drop arms got two bottles of fluro orange and one of the hardener liquid the finish is ok).

many thanks Scobes---they all went, didn't make anything on them but if you need anything in the future will look after you

[Fentiger01]

I use them with my BBB's when fishing slow moving rivers, they are the mutts nuts I think.

[Brian Springthorpe]

Tried to order some and their out of stock

[Neville Fickling]

We have some!