That depends on the water and the fish. A 5wt like the Tyne handles most trout rivers well — good for riffle and pool work, light tippet, a full day without fatigue. Step up to the Alta 8wt once you're on bigger salmon water, particularly early season when the fish are heavy and you're driving a weighted tip into a quartering wind. The Deveron 13'0" 7wt Spey sits between those worlds — two-handed for broad pools, manageable on smaller beats. If you're unsure, tell us the river and the month and we'll point you straight. — Callum R., Senior Rod Builder, 19 seasons on Scottish and Norwegian water.

The Gill #5–7 is a machined aluminium disc-drag reel — built for salmon and sea-trout where a running fish can strip backing fast and you need consistent stopping pressure. The Clyde #3–4 is a click-pawl design, lighter, simpler, no disc mechanism. It suits a 4wt or 5wt trout setup where drag control matters less than feel and weight-in-hand. Both hold backing well. The Clyde has a sound I still like after twenty years. That's not a spec — just honest. — Callum R., Senior Rod Builder, 19 seasons on Scottish and Norwegian water.

Yes. We ship to EU member states, Norway, and Switzerland. EU orders are fulfilled with duties and VAT calculated at checkout — no surprise charges on delivery. Norway and Switzerland sit outside the EU customs zone, so import duties may apply depending on order value; we mark the paperwork accurately and can advise before you order. UK delivery is standard. If you're ordering a rod tube or a longer package, lead time can add a day or two depending on the carrier. — Marsh & Crest Dispatch.

Manufacturing defects and material failures — blank delamination, guide feet pulling, reel foot fracture under normal load. It doesn't cover a rod broken in a car door, a reel dropped on rock, or a blank snapped by a bad haul. Those we'll still repair, but at cost. Turnaround on warranty work is three to five weeks depending on our workshop load. We'd rather rebuild than replace where the blank is sound. Bring it in or post it with a note describing what happened. — Callum R., Senior Rod Builder, 19 seasons on Scottish and Norwegian water.

Yes, within 30 days of delivery, unused and in original packaging. That's straightforward. What's harder to sort is a rod that's been rigged and fished once — we can't resell it as new, so we handle those case by case. If you bought a Tyne 5wt and find it too soft for your stroke, talk to us before you send it back. There may be a better match in the range and we can sometimes arrange an exchange rather than a return. — Marsh & Crest Customer Service.

Rinse the sections with fresh water after salt or grit exposure. Dry them fully before sliding into the cloth sleeve — trapped moisture under a ferrule will work its way into the blank over time. Check the guides once a year for cracked inserts; run a piece of nylon through each one and feel for snags. Store the rod horizontal or hanging, not standing in a corner leaning at an angle. The tube protects against knocks, not against a slow bend from gravity over six months. — Callum R., Senior Rod Builder, 19 seasons on Scottish and Norwegian water.

We take in used rods and reels in fishable condition — our rod-builders assess them, service what needs servicing, and list them as workshop-inspected second-hand stock. You get store credit against a new purchase. It's not a charity scheme; we're selective about what we take in. A Hardy or a Sage in good nick, yes. A snapped blank with a missing section, no. If you're thinking of moving something on, send us a photo and a short description and we'll come back to you within a few days. — Marsh & Crest Workshop.

Our WF6F Floating Trout Line is the one we'd pair with it. Weight-forward taper loads the Tyne cleanly at medium distances — useful on wider pools where you're not always fishing close. The WF6F sits one line weight above the rod's AFTMA rating, which helps if you're casting into a headwind or punching a longer leader. For calm days and fine tippet work on smaller water, a true WF5F is the cleaner choice. In practice most anglers who fish varied water keep both spools. — Callum R., Senior Rod Builder, 19 seasons on Scottish and Norwegian water.