bluelabel

It's dragging the little blighters away from Bookface or Chapsnat thats the hard bit... most kids have their faces buried in a screen these days... whereas a lot of kids (when I were a nipper) were chucked outta the house to give our parents a bit o P&Q... so we went fishing... not for carp, god no.... carp were seen as the pinnacle of ones fishing achievements... nowadays kids get better gear than I had first time out and learn their craft (if one can call it such) at the Altar of The Korda Underwater series or The church of Youtube without understanding the reasoning behind the teachings....

Tried COG's... didn't like em... found the shortened swivel rarely detached from the lead even after vigorous shaking... mine went in the bin...👎

Think I'm going to have a dry run at home and see if the lead clears the stops... if it does I'll give it a go on the water

Theory.... when a fish takes it's rarely on the lateral... more at an angle.... so.... with that in mind removing the insert and putting a pair of small rubber float tops behind the lead, the line at the point of the take would be on enough of an angle to stop the lead but slimline enough to go through the lead in the event of a break off...?

Is there a safe way of setting up a Shokka rig with inlines...? I used to use a bead as the shokka part of the rig, but went over to a straight inline when it was shown that the lead doesn't always clear the bead in the event of a break...

Have a look at the Avid inlines... very nice... I use the 1.5 oz ones for bag work

I see with some sadness the Carpworld is closing its offices and shutting up shop, and Big Carp is going digital only... Shame as both were good reads... is this indicative of a general shift in magazine based publishing to a digital format ? or a shift in angling habits with the growth of match and predator fishing drawing anglers away from carp.... what are your views...?

Soz.... gotta get my eyes retested😳 Apologies...😎👍

A coated braid is about the same diameter as a fluoro leader...! (And it depends on the BS of the fluouro leader...) I prefer tubing if its insisted upon & I'd prefer to fish a naked line where possible... it looks far less blatant, especially when fished slack... The knots that join leaders are the issue with inlines to my mind... there must be a way of fishing an inline shokka system safely

To be fair, so can bare mono or fluoro leaders... so where does one go from here...

I use these too... brill bits of kit... got mine for nowt... a mate did some development work for Bryan Houghton and got a load as freebies and he passed a few onto me... love em... loads of other styles, none better in my opinion

I'm of the same opinion.. that said does an inline jiggle around so as to cause damage...?? I think if you were using really heavy leads there is a danger that some mouth damage could occur.... again It's not an issue for me as I rarely use leads above 2oz and only use lightweight inlines 1 or 1.5oz for bag work

Yup... hernia world... with the Nash Frostbite bag its well warm and comfy

Hate to think how much my Wideboy weighs... sometimes wish I had summat lighter, but I'm a tall lad and I need a big bed...😳

NGT and JRC do a 2 pc handle Nash also do a Scope net if you are feeling especially flush.... all fit in the Dwarf 9' 2 rod sleeve

Went for the Abode full overwrap for £69.99 off the bay.... looked at the Sonik Tek front for a tenner less but it doesn't have the cover of the Abode for only a tenner more

I tuck mine in me sock...🤣🤣

Or if you cant afford an extra 75 quid per alarm and another 147 for the receiver the ATTX dongles and receiver are cheaper... by some margin... not being contentious just pointing out a fact🤣😛

You need to go fishing mate.... but don't forget yer remote...🤣🤣🤣🤣😜👍

To be honest the Gardner Dongle system has bee used on hundreds of entry/mid level Delkims that don't have receiver tech already fitted and to buy the dongles and receiver still works out cheaper than a full set of TXi's and receiver... so if mt ATTs alarmsxwent pear chaped tomorrow I'd either buy another ATTs alarm or Delkim D's and a pair of dongles and still have a good pair of remote alarms

Forgetting my receiver is a moot point as it lives in the bag with the alarms... dunno why it was brought up tell the truth... most folks keep their alarm stuff together... its common sense If you don't...... well I you need to rethink the way you pack your gear....🤣 As for the ATTs not having speakers.... I tend not to irritate other folks on the banks setting my alarms because they are on vibro only and no-one can hear them... unlike mallet man and his foxes on full volume tinkering with the things every 5 minutes for something to do... for me it was one of the reasons I went with the Gardner offerings... and If I ever go over to the Delkim EV-D's then I'd use the Dongles and the gardner receiver to keep the alarms silent... ( if thats possible)

but just because you forget the receiver why go home.... (okay on a night session maybe... or get the wife to run it out to you....🤣🤣😛)

Why.....????? there's always the option of watching your bobbins.... which, I might add.... is how it was done before alarms were invented....😛 hub-cap underneath the reel with a penny on the spool...? See... old school still works...🤣

and add £147 for the receiver....!!!! That's a mighty large markup for a couple of pence worth of circuitry and solder... but then whenever has a high end tackle firm not taken the chance to make a buck....?? and as you say... it is a business.... Edited just now by bluelabel Oh dear , as with all things the final retail price is far from the cost of parts , good luck to any one with the balls to start a business ! Hey if I was in their shoes I'd be doing the same thing....🤑 difference is, I'm on the other end of the line (literally) we all moan about the cost aspect at some point or another, whether its yer ticket, rods, bait, alarms, or whatever... it doesn't stop us wanting things a bit cheaper does it...?🤣👍

and add £147 for the receiver....!!!! That's a mighty large markup for a couple of pence worth of circuitry and solder... but then whenever has a high end tackle firm not taken the chance to make a buck....?? and as you say... it is a business....