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Thank you. I hope to and am already learning a lot. Just shows you're never too old!

On holiday all of next week (got a bit of decorating to do) and checked the long range weather forecast. Tuesday was "drowned rat" day, Thursday was looking favourite. Although looking at the forecast again this morning, Wednesday is looking the best of the bunch....🙄😁 Either way, I will be out next week at sometime.

I assume you mean anti tangle sleeves? They are used to prevent the trace from tangling on the main line, which happens more often than people think. When a heavy lead sinks, it is very easy for a supple trace to 'spiral' around the main line but when you wind in, it will probably unravel itself and you don't know you've been fishing ineffectively all the time. They also help stiffer rigs to reset if a fish picks up the bait and spits it out by pushing the trace away from the lead. You can reduce the possibility of tangles by always hitting the clip on the cast and feeling it down on a tight line.