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Little bit more stuff today 3 packs of large avid d rig kickers, Avid QC lead clips and tail rubbers 10 off Some ridgemonkey d rig kickers and also some gardner d rig kickers. Turns out I mainly bought kickers 😳

Can't do this with a spomb though can you?

Try a wolf spod, as they use magnets they open when any side hits the water, awesome bit of kit for baiting.

I got 1 of the "Cheap" camo RC500 Bait Boats of Amazon, £89 yeh was cheap but it out lasted my mates Actor Bait Boat on battery usage....only difference being that his was a Hatch drop, mine was a rear flipper, both did the Same job ? Then came my Actor copy Bait Boat, didn't use the rear flipper a was abit 💩....but the middle Hatch was bang on. Both sub £100 and both lasted 2yrs +

Here is one of my old pins, a 3 1/4 inch Belaco, it was a bit stiff but a quick strip and clean, some light grease and its much better, now a usable reel, might load it up with some 4lb strain mono to use for roach/chub

Had a short session trip this afternoon 4hrs on the feeder, you can actually see the feeder I was using in one of the pics

Never grease a pin, use a light oil such as 3 in 1 and only a drop or two... literally a drop or two... any more and it collects crud and acts like a grinding paste, its worse with grease... all my pins are lubed with a very light oil. You can add a blob to the ratchet mechanism, but never the spindle (pin)

Remember seeing that 🤣🤣

Oh really I didn't know that, that would've been a feature to brag about when they have so many people complaining about them not opening 😳😂

Wolf spods are much better than spombs. an actual spod is better than a spomb even with spod spill 😂

Never say never I have been using crimps for a few years now and not had a problem big fish as well, you need to be fussy when using the crimps you can feel the crimp snap closed when they are on right if there is any squash in the crimp the line slips about in the crimp causing the break above the crimp, least that is what I have found. I use them for combi rigs and booms in general if you don't like the crimps Gemini tackle do fused booms that are really decent 👌

Thought about a boat just for baiting up still tempted I hate spodding really can shut a smallish water down.

The old saying "buy cheap, buy twice" is almost certainly true with bait boats. On the other hand £3.500 for an RT7 is probably a step too far! I still find my spots with a lead and clip up, so I'm not entirely relying on tech. I still fish a lot of margin spots and literally "place" a spod on it, which is even stealthier than a boat. I don't use a spomb as you have to smack the nose to open it, which defeats the object. On some waters they are banned but on others where the owners had to clear bushes of end tackle, I'm sure they are quietly encouraged.

I edited it for you, interesting video the small rodent can be retrieved in a very enticing manner on the surface

Just finished this one, nice story and some blooming nice big carps.

I wouldn't bother with a cheap boat tbh, I bought one off Ali express, for similar money it was terrible, wouldn't go straight or open when you wanted it too, then I bought an actor plus and while it was a lot better to use, I found I was getting bogged down by tech, I had a deeper attached and in the end I felt like I was taking hours to get my rods out, I've sold it now and just use a good old fashioned spod rod, distance sticks with a lead, x spod, catapult or throwing stick, and I enjoy my fishing more again. Don't get me wrong there are times when it would be a godsend, but keeping it simple, gives me more time to focus on the important stuff like chilling out and looking at the water.

For many years i was completely against bait boats but yes they do have there uses and place, i dont see me getting one as i can still cast pretty accurate and cant afford one with sonar/gps, though i have looked at the really cheap basic boat for under £100 that actually gets pretty good reviews.....still not getting one though and thats coming from an RC guru (drones,fixed wing planes and rc cars/crawlers)

Another big haul for me, a pair of Wychwood Riot 9ft 2.75 rods (great price) so my new 12ft Diawa rods are to be sold also from another shop i got the last kg of Crave shelflife, a second tub of Crave wafters, some Fox hooks just to try, a jar of Tiger nuts and a stalkers unhooking mat