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I didn't think she would be tbh but she is doing OK at the moment, Couple of bleeps, now I just want a screamer, looks pretty carpy this morning though

After 14 years, it was finally time to say goodbye to my Golden Retriever yesterday. We knew the time was coming but it doesn't make it any easier. My daughter got married on Thursday and it was genuinely one of the best days of my life. The day after was one of the worst. A friend had him for the night, only the second time we've ever left him, the first being my sons wedding. When we went to pick him up, he wasn't right and our friend just shook her head and gave us that look that said it all. She has lost 3 Goldies over her life and knows the signs. As part of my wedding speech, a lot of it was focused on how my daughter had begged me for a dog and I wasn't keen but she wore me down. When he came along it was the most natural thing in the world and we immediately bonded. My handle Golden Paws comes as a reference to him and a Beckham joke. Ironically me and missus used to argue about bringing up the kids but our dog brought us closer together. I'll miss his boundless energy, our long walks in the Countryside and his absolute love and devotion. Goodnight old friend.

Yes you can repair it. Its fiddly, 2 or 3mm wire. You'll need to get it through the spoke ends, pull it very tight and twist the ends together, then cut the surplus off the twisted section.

Yes they are pants. Get an x spod, opens every time

Good aren't they. Get the bigger one

I used garden wire the sort you use to tie back climbers but it wasn’t up to the job, then I got hold of a cheap nasty wire coat hanger sniped a piece off and used long nose pliers done the job perfectly lasted years

I don't think they're noddy questions as I know I do or write things with no explanation as to me it may seem easy. I'll do the pop-up explanation first, as you've got it, it is simply trimming the pop-up by degrees until it's right. Braid blades and snick tiny pieces off, checking it in the margins. I do do the same with Multi-rigs as well. Sounds like more work than it is, as after a few tries you'll know roughly what to trim, then it's just the fine tuning. To get the lead, either inline or pendant, and the whole rig in the bag, I dry off the hookbait and hook totally, cover them in powder, then hook the inside corner and lay the lead in the opposite corner and fill with bits. Gently pull the lead up and shake the bag, topping it up. Gently squeeze, shake, squeeze and then lick and stick and twist the bag shut. Helicopter leads are easier, bits in the bag, lead on top, then fill, lick and stick. Hook the rig in outside corner.

Here is my brolly that I bought in 2014. This photo was taken last year and I'd proofed it the previous year. Wash all the mud off with a hosepipe but don't use any soap. I think I used a rag to wipe off any sticky stuff. Allow to dry and then proof. I poured the Fabsil into a (clean) old margarine tub and rubbed it in with a cloth but you can use a brush. After the session, a flick of the brolly removed all the droplets. On another Carp Site, one bloke rants that you don't need to do it but I prefer to put my stuff away dry if possible. My brolly wasn't leaking before but was heavy with the wetness and it took an age to dry in my garage at home. I'll keep on proofing when I think it is necessary.

Trkker tempest or Sonik Axs will be next???..

Thanks nick I had a look on you tube at what was required and thought that looks fiddly😂 I weighed up the pros and cons, it's an old brolly that cost me £40 second hand, I've done a fair few nights in it, I think I've had my moneys worth. I am having a tidy up/clear out now I have fixed my cyprinus bunker that will do for now, it isn't a brolly though, and it isn't that quick to put up speed was king with a brolly 😭

I had an older Fox Super Brolly, did exactly the same, rusted inside but outside was immaculate.

That’s very sad and I feel your grief. I was lucky to have had a springer Spaniel called Tina for 12 years over 30 yrs ago and still miss her.

Best of luck Elmo, I must say I do envy you having a bivvy dog 👍

Nothing yet, but did manage to get on the fish this time, I think I have a chance anyway so that's good. She hasn't been too bad I took her for a good walk round, she likes to be by my side though constantly but she's now pretty chilled, she didn't like the geese to start with but she's learnt to ignore them. It's not going too bad so far just hope she stays in her bed now.

Elmo is still trying to get Betty out of the lake so he can cast 😂

Spent few hours raking yesterday to fish tonght just cought the first of year no weeds absolutely made up my hard work work oaying iff larl tenchie