they have been brought out for extra reach with out having to add a 17m extension i havent seen one yet so dont no if there better or worse.

i’ve got one it came with my pole,bartez is right.
i,ve not used it,i use power fourth or normal 4th.I think if its used with the butt ext it takes a 16mtr pole to 17.
(i dont know why ive all this kit,i dont fish more than 11 mtrs. well, rarely!very-very rarely!)

sounds like a crap idea if its parallel to your other no 4 you won’t get any extra reach at all surely

The parallel 4th is same length as power 4th.these are appx half the length of a normal 4th.thhe parallel 4th fitsin the butt of the normal 4th or power 4th.so you can have a two piece power fourth or a one and a halve fourth.the parallal 4 is apower section like the short 4th.

This lot then fits on your fifth section.
i havent fished with this section in but have tried it in the set up pole,it doesnt seem to affect the balance or strength.diawa reckon its to get you to an otherwise out of reach feuture,it is a good idea as long asyou remember which is wich,theyre both numbered four.
its very confusing.well i think so.

add the length of this parallel and phex butt together and TTs right it gives you a 17 and a bit pole.

yes definately stronger.

on the Tpro normal fourth is the weak link of a brilliant pole,ive got
an airity as well and the fourth is still the same,if your after carp youve got to use a power 4th.yet you only get 1 with it.The 5&6th have alsobeen improved .

Billy your wit is lost on these lot Lol.

…..Parallel as in side by side…..

So are these parallel sections worth investing in? If you are using one with a short 4 are you not altering the balance?

AND the big question:

Freddy is the Airity worth the extra grand, no-one has really answered this yet?
As they have improved the 5&6, my head says to replace them on my TP to give the best of both at a cheaper cost.
comments please.

I am considering a Spectron M2 which comes with 2 parallel number 4’s but NO spare number 4’s. this is a bad choice for a silver fish pole where you will be fishing deep stillwater and river pegs. More important to have spare top 4’s than a new gimmick in my opinion.

never seen Will Riason using anything but the long fours. and he catches a few carp.. tell him there not strong enough.

Please forgive my cynicism, but could it be that a cheat could use these parallel sections to their advantage? Imagine a venue with a 16m pole limit. Someone could actually be fishing at 17m by adding one of these sections, and it would not be obvious to anyone around them as it is normally the graphics on the butt section that act as the give away.

Also, incidentally, I use long 4s on my Tourny Pro for all my carping and have yet to break a single one (touch wood)!!!

is it worth the extra grand?i think it is,its made on the same mandril as the T pro,G8 conn,and spec mk2,and the top 4 kits are the same but there the similarities end.its made from a higher grade carbon with all the sections finished the same(matt black smooth).The pole feels stronger, as in wall strength,when shipping in/out
your not changing over different finishes.weight and balance wise its no difference.The power and parallel 4ths dont unbalance it,but i find usin the power top kits affect the feel. i still wouldnt use long 4ths for larger carp(10lb & up).ive not broken any yet but there again i,de have to pay £120 for a new one,does Will Raison?.

so Dave-B it is a totaly different pole as the T pro is to the G8 connes.

Gary; How do we know our poles are 16 metres.i look along the bank and everyones fishing so long,when i look at mine im sure its not as long as theirs,ime going to measure it just out of intrest.

we could all be being conned!
Has anyone ever measured theirs.

bright young lights cutnut . bright young lights

not my fault i cant afford to be in the tourney pro club

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Thanks for the reply Freddy the frog. The long haired Boss is still saying NO so it may have to wait for a while as 3 grand is hell of a lot to fork out.
But thanks anyway

yes tom we were, and it is no laughin matter. I still have nightmares where a clown dressed in a bib n brace chases me around my local commercial with a tourney pro in his hands grunting ” come on, you know you want it!”

christ mike i have that dream to

just jealous tom thats all

i cant beileve im in the same team as these two…

mikomainia is a 4 ft tall boy u hasnt had the love of a good woman yet..

and the squid is maniac red van man with 70s sideburns

dave yor the only person i’v seen put his elastic through all nine sections of pole . plus stop making silly comments this catagory is about parrallel no 4’s

i just appear to be 4 foot tall dave, being 15’8″ everybody would look small from up there!

can you come round to mine dave when you got five minits my kites stuck in a tree again

“dave” “ooohh dave”

whats in the tree billy your tights….

my old welly bag