Tripod recommendations???

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vamper
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Tripod recommendations???

#1 Post by vamper »

Can anyone please recommend a half decent tripod.
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2009 species (10) - Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Pouting, Coalfish, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Shore Rockling, Codling, Haddock, Shanny, Whiting, Flounder
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Re: Tripod recommendations???

#2 Post by roger de dodger »

golds super match will last and is light enough not to make it a hinderance spares are available and lots of handy knick nacks ,get a leg lock if you are going rock fishing :wink:
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#3 Post by bigsod »

Agree 100% with Roger get the 7ft one if you can.
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#4 Post by junior conger »

i agree with the two lads great tripod.
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#5 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

you would be mad to go with anything else, i agree best tripod out there by far
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Re: Tripod recommendations???

#6 Post by richie198 »

i just bought one recently great tripod
wouldnt use anything else now very
stable and strong
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Re: Tripod recommendations???

#7 Post by vamper »

Cheers lads. Looks like the Golds one then!!
2011 species (2) - Three Bearded Rockling, Coalfish

2010 species (8) - Coalfish, Codling, Shore Rockling, Pollack, Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Poor Cod, Whiting, Pouting

2009 species (10) - Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Pouting, Coalfish, Long Spined Sea Scorpion, Shore Rockling, Codling, Haddock, Shanny, Whiting, Flounder
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