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They're all the same Ian. We went to a wedding last Summer, I commented "new shoes?" "No, I've had these for ages" came the reply. "I wore them to Sue & Johns party earlier in the year, but you just don't remember". "Let me look at the sole" says I...................... unmarked!! She now rubs the sole of any new shoes she buys down the side wall or on the step outside the kitchen to scuff them up a bit.

Think im lucky to have my wife, she says as long as the bills get paid(jointly) i can spend what i like Sent from my LG-H955 using Tapatalk

found this on ebay under optonic spares Sent from my LG-H955 using Tapatalk

If you just want a half decent power pack look at the ANKER 20800 mAh on Amazon. It's about 25 quid and should keep you going through an entire weekend regardless of what you're charging. I got through a whole week in France charging my phone once a day off one of these.

Just buy her 4 horses. What you spend on fishing gear will seem like the cheapest hobby ever!!!!

Thank you next reels to be spooled will pick some up.. Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk

Sadly no bud . Was recommended that line and really like it . Before that was using soft steel, which is ok to look at but floats easy. Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk

Depends completely on the type of angling you'll be doing fella. - For out-and-out distance casting you want a pre-stretched line, something like Fox Exocet. However, abrasion resistance is non existent and they tend not to sink too well either. - If you want a little more abrasion resistance/sinking but maintain casting then the new semi pre-stretched lines are very popular, Gardner GT-HD, Shimano Technium, that kind of thing. -Then you have the genuine all-rounders, they do everything quite well. As said above Gardner Pro is very good indeed, as is ESP Synchro XT (NOT the loaded version). - Then you have what I call snag lines, the stuff with great abrasion resistance but you'll not cast a million miles with it. Think Gardner Hydro Tuff. No line does everything, you should buy it to suit your needs. I use Rig Marole SLS Specimon Tough. It's indestructible, has the strength of a snag line (they saw through wood with it in their demo at the shows) but it casts and sinks OK. It's not the most supple but I can hit 130 with the 18lb (0.37 mm dia.) with quite soft rods. I'm no big caster either.

When my wife says "I've had it for ages" she really means just over an hour........ and there's so much fishing stuff in my garage that she'd never notice new stuff. My son also stores his gear in the garage and we're both strangers from the truth when appropriate............ Ian

It was too good a deal to pass up , I'm now over £600 lighter though over the next 12 months NOW how do i get away with this with the Mrs lol

I have had my optonic alarms for 3 or 4 years not sure what generation they are though G1 b's I think and they have not missed a beat even when its been monsoon weather. I did break the clip on the back of the receiver in the fist week though. Are you sure the new ones on the buzzbar are not removable seems a bit daft to have a screw thread on the alarm in the middle