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Back on the res for a few nights 🤙

Couple of shots from my recent 5 night blank on Swan Lake, Bluebell. A case of so near yet so far, the fish were smashing naturals in a tennis court sized area, moved to get the traps closer but chose a bad spot (felt feint gravel but the rods came back with a little silk weed on each) at ranges I shouldn't have been fishing so couldn't check the rods once in place - bad move in hindsight, thought I was being clever. 🤦‍♂️

Got here just as the rain finished. I haven't got long, but feeling hopeful.

Spombs are rubbish I foind they wouldnt open about 20% of the time, X spods are far superior in my book, I would rsther use a tfg airbomb than a Spomb. Actually Kev if you wanted to make a good spread of bait similar to throwing stick. Airbomb ftw.

20k of Odyssey XXX for my France trip at the end of the month and 2 Wolf Spods, wanted to be throwing sticking it out but my right arm is playing up again so the spods are backup.

The thought is scary. We take some things for granted until they're gone

The spod rod was in a magazine feature from memory, rods were placed in 3 price ranges, this won the mid price range with all 3 judges and I think 2 also had it as their overall favourite to use.

I must have seen the same reviews, Tackle Box rods definitely worth the money from my recall was the views

I've played with various Spods and Spombs, and the honest answer is the genuine Spomb is the best of the lot in my opinion. With braid and a low angle cast the Spomb won't open, it skids not hitting the nose trigger. Get a vertical drop, even at 5 rod lengths no problem. Note, adding a mono leader reduces not opening or crack-offs as the sudden clip hit allows a bit of stretch, not break, and also causes the Spomb to drop straight down. Retrieve is good if you can get it 'penguin walking' over the surface, although pike love 'em. The Dot spod, quality is awful, looks homemade and the spring is not the best it can bend out of shape. Getting it to shut can be a pain. Retrieve is ok'ish. As for the Fox, don't go there, didn't always empty, and it came in like a bag of poo. The Wolf Spod I've not used, bit pricey as I seem to break spods or Spombs after pike attacks and have to keep replacing them.

Yeah I've seen the price rise, think I paid 180, absolutely worth 200. I could have bought the Harrison one, but this one is raved about beating rods twice the price. 👍

I did have a look they are over £200 now though 😬

It wasn't me I don't think 😂 There was a nash dot spod stuck up a tree for months and it used to annoy me seeing it there because the owner shouldn't have really been fishing that spot I didn't think,I couldn't buy one of those either. The air bomb takes a little getting used too but once you do it's really good, you need to clip up between 2-3 rod lengths shorter than the spot. Good thing about it though it always lands off the spot. And even particles fly out of it quite nicely.

Spod & Marker Setup?

Tackle box CFX Black edition, brilliant rod for the money, came out top in some published comparisons after field testing 👍 I fell on one snapped it in half and bought the same rod again - says it all, although after I realised I could buy a spare tip, so now I have 2 matching spod rods 🤣

Thats a good call mate I like the look of that. If I hadn't of lost the fish of a lifetime because of one of them dangling from a tree I'd have bought one years ago lol

You can get hooky x spods now, and unlike the hooky spombs they actually work nearly as well.i probably wouldn't run one over but they do cast well and open. I got one off ebay for about a tenner.

Joking aside, it's not nice at all. I can't hear anything on my right side. Hopefully get a jetflushsaver and be sorted. I can't imagine what it'd be like to go completely deaf

If it doesn't work I have got a pressure washer 😂

We're loving this bivvy (Aqua Ultralite) - good headroom for sitting inside, bigger than my brolley and quality. We broke one of the side sticks so replaced the 4 wiv Prolite obvs 🤣 Taking it France for a week - already done a 5 nighter in there so not feeling like I need to go to my bigger one. No complaints yet and bought in the bundle deal which seems great value IMO

A decent westerly yesterday, and I was able to keep my rods tips underwater. Brilliant session!