- Joined
- Apr 27, 2009
- Messages
- 5,523
I'm not particularly interested in what sponsored anglers use from their sponsors. I would rather know about the stuff from other brands that they use surreptitiously. Even better, what they have paid for as if they were Joe Average. What would they actually buy with cold hard cash from a normal shop with no brand limitations or special discounts? That really would be interesting.
There have been at least four distinct Daiwa Tom Pickering ranges that I'm aware of. A Tournament, a Connoisseur (or two) and two Matchwinners. The vagaries of Daiwa's names mean that they often go by alternative names.
The two Tom Pickering Matchwinner ranges were the original Tom Pickering Matchwinner (TPM) "Whisker" and the later Tom Pickering Matchwinner-S (MW-S) "Amorphous Coil". Plenty of people drop the "Matchwinner" part of the name when it comes to selling them, possibly because many buyers shy away from the Matchwinner ranges. They were never as expensive, or considered quite as worthy, as the Tournament or Connoisseur models.
Didn't Tommy Pickering have a signature Daiwa Whisker float rod about 20 years ago?
There have been at least four distinct Daiwa Tom Pickering ranges that I'm aware of. A Tournament, a Connoisseur (or two) and two Matchwinners. The vagaries of Daiwa's names mean that they often go by alternative names.
The two Tom Pickering Matchwinner ranges were the original Tom Pickering Matchwinner (TPM) "Whisker" and the later Tom Pickering Matchwinner-S (MW-S) "Amorphous Coil". Plenty of people drop the "Matchwinner" part of the name when it comes to selling them, possibly because many buyers shy away from the Matchwinner ranges. They were never as expensive, or considered quite as worthy, as the Tournament or Connoisseur models.