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#1 Post by taz »

hey lads

looking for a new tripod as the one i have is to long for the car its a mustad just wondering what ya reckon the best one to get i was going to get a ian golds or shakespeare but not gone on the leg supports on the shakespeare and heard some dodgy stuff about ian golds
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#2 Post by chenz116 »

Ian gold's are perfect for the beach, real sturdy and I cant fault them.

But the Shakespeare salt is more adaptable if off the rocks because of its telescopic legs so id go for that.
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#3 Post by saving private brian »

is that the tripod i bent with a kick down in clare one night :mrgreen:
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#4 Post by taz »

saving private brian wrote:is that the tripod i bent with a kick down in clare one night :mrgreen:
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#5 Post by saving private brian »

it fairly went into a u shape after i was finished with it,,,isnt this the one you use for poking the fire too :mrgreen:



taz wrote:
saving private brian wrote:is that the tripod i bent with a kick down in clare one night :mrgreen:
ya its a beast
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#6 Post by The Austrian »

Dom, do a google for the Veals Pro Tripod. It's made by Craig Parker, worth every cent and lasts a lifetime. All made from aircraft aluminium, inclusive of stainless steel screws. Have mine since 3 years and can't fault it. Prices are recession proof too ;)
https://www.veals.co.uk/acatalog/Tripods.html
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#7 Post by Conger »

Daiwa tripod, and is telescopic so no bother fitting in the car
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#8 Post by Ste »

I've been thinking about getting the first rest here on this page http://www.monsterfishing.co.uk/acatalo ... ipods.html
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#9 Post by cormac sparks »

I've had my one of those for over 4 years and have had no problems with it. I bought mine here for 50 quid so it is probably as cheep to buy here compered to on line considering the exchange rate.
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#10 Post by taz »

cheers lads for all the replies and the winner is

The Austrian wrote:Dom, do a google for the Veals Pro Tripod. It's made by Craig Parker, worth every cent and lasts a lifetime. All made from aircraft aluminium, inclusive of stainless steel screws. Have mine since 3 years and can't fault it. Prices are recession proof too ;)
https://www.veals.co.uk/acatalog/Tripods.html
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