tarty outside of the norm?

Hello Guys

Is it possible to be tarty without the use of stainless or carbon?

Good question to be honest Olly...

But i think there are several companies producing good looking alloy stuff as well!
Interlock is one of them.
And Cygnet as well i think.

how about the Chris Brown gear?

tbh after looking again i dont think it would be considered tarty in the least lol

I still have a set of stainless Chris Brown copies!
Covered them in realtree tape on a silly day though...

oh dear Robbie lol. they are the perfect accompaniment to the Delkims i imagine though

Olly Pantrey wrote:oh dear Robbie lol. they are the perfect accompaniment to the Delkims i imagine though

Hahaha!
I think my old Optonic Conversions and ESP butt grips are put on those bars at the moment.
That's my snide set-up...

Get the optonics on the main setup Robbie. Cant beat the classics

They are nice indeed...



And here an old pic of the stainless C.B. bars. Late 90s this was taken.

chris brown stuff looks pretty good i was going to chop in the interlok angling sticks and bars when i see this stuff the other week around my new water , matey had black bars with att alarms look pretty good , cheap as well

Its more than possible Olly, in fact i think it is the future of tarting. Cygnet, interlok, gardner alloy sticks can very tarty as they are very very practicle, in fact most of the time they are more practicle than stainless as in softish ground where there is no problem with bending thewm getting them in. In this situation they are more tarty.
Most people get it wrong and thing tarting is all about spending cash on the most expensive kit there is. This is far from it. Its about using the best kit for the situation your in.

err why havent you mentioned the fox ali sticks dan????????

colin court wrote:err why havent you mentioned the fox ali sticks dan????????

Cause they are clunky and horrid in all sizes under 30" Colin.

And because they've got Fox printed on them.

colin court wrote:err why havent you mentioned the fox ali sticks dan????????

ah haaa but only in the euro version dan i have the standard size too and a bit of black electrical tap will soon have rid of the fox logo

No stroke pulling on here Colin!

sorry robbie but these are my first tender steps towards tartyness and dont want to fall at the first hurdle ,i only really want to be excepted by my peers

Olly Pantrey wrote:Get the optonics on the main setup Robbie. Cant beat the classics

You can! You can beat them with a big stick till the bloody things work! Truly horrid things.

The day someone actually likes any of the alarms i've ever used, i pay everyone a drink.

Loving them old skool delks Rob. Mines a Leffe Blonde please. Ta.

Personally I think that being "outside of the norm" as it were, is the single biggest factor in tartiness. IMO tartiness is your gear looking pukka and well set out, but without putting in too much effort.

Anyone who has clearly put in a lot of effort to get their gear looking tarty, level etc etc instantly becomes untarty.

Understated is the new overstated. Like having your rod butts resting on twigs. If you turn up, and happen to find or quickly shape a couple of twigs/sticks that fit your rods nicely, that could be very very tarty.

If however, you have clearly taken time out to find sticks, and taken them home, put them on the bench, lathe etc etc, you instantly becom untarty.

Hope I'm making some kind of sense? And please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong tart-master Jefferies

Dan Scorey wrote:Personally I think that being "outside of the norm" as it were, is the single biggest factor in tartiness. IMO tartiness is your gear looking pukka and well set out, but without putting in too much effort.

Anyone who has clearly put in a lot of effort to get their gear looking tarty, level etc etc instantly becomes untarty.

Understated is the new overstated. Like having your rod butts resting on twigs. If you turn up, and happen to find or quickly shape a couple of twigs/sticks that fit your rods nicely, that could be very very tarty.

If however, you have clearly taken time out to find sticks, and taken them home, put them on the bench, lathe etc etc, you instantly becom untarty.

Hope I'm making some kind of sense? And please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong tart-master Jefferies

Summed up perfectly Dan. Its about a feeling of getting it right without trying, true tarts dont try they just do. Simples.