[New purchases]

23 minutes ago, crusian said:

Mankini ? .

😍

🤣🤣, on the plus side (don't tell no 1) I've got 1 them in Red 

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4 minutes ago, B B said:

Their only young once, it’s great you both got something in common 👍
How old is your boy ?

He's 13, playing for Under 14's 11 a side...we removed ourselves from the local Wigan league and going into the Warrington league.....we've got new players now (19)....so far undefeated in 3 friendly games.

 

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2 minutes ago, B B said:

Highy I owe you an apology mate when I read your post I thought you said ‘crappiest Carper’bit strong I was thinking just because he’s not going 😂

🤣🤣 No worries, would love to come but family n life now taking over....

I'm actually now my sons football team Coach.

Train Monday n Fiday, plays on Sunday.

Been going through FA Established courses lately £200+ spent so far (club funded).

 

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5 minutes ago, B B said:

Glad it got sorted out… I was sweating a bit you all wasn’t going to make it  

If I may suggest that you all chip in for a trophy, could be awarded for the biggest fish 

What about Carpiest Carper ??

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1 minute ago, elmoputney said:

I've just sent my payment over so it's official we are going 👍

 

Hope ya'll catch some whackers 🎣🎣👍👍

[New purchases]

16 minutes ago, elmoputney said:

A baldy bang on the head today walked into an oven door handle just as I was packing up at work. 

Think a bit of hair would have cushioned that Elmo....

Nothing worse than a bang to head 😓😓

[New purchases]

I've tried a cutthroat razor for the head (Turkish barber did it) felt absolutely weird.

[New purchases]

Trakker Tempest 200 Skull Cap....

They say you can leave it on while taking bivvy down.....NO CHANCE it has an elasticated rim from the 2 side poles all way round.

Went fully up within 10mins.....think a Basic 100 Brolly is next for the Day sessions 😁😁

 

 

 

[Using the forum on your phone Google]

10 minutes ago, salokcinnodrog said:

I know many people have had major problems accessing the site recently, Android and Google Chrome refused to go to the forum after the ssl certificate apparently expired.

Yeh, I was 1, I use Google chrome for all Internet usage.

Using Samsung Galaxy S22

[New purchases]

5 minutes ago, salokcinnodrog said:

 

 

Just before Covid lockdowns in 2020, my barber retired from his shop. I had used him for hair cuts for over 25years, and with lockdowns I wasn't comfortable finding a new Barnet trimmer, so bought myself a set of trimmers. I can do my own grade 3 all over. 

 

Once it's shorter not so much grey shows up, but when it's long...

Started doing my own a few weeks back, no.1 all over, or even the wife's miracle shaver, ooooo that's short.....not far off a bicked head that thing.

[New purchases]

1 minute ago, elmoputney said:

 

And a new head shaver I am now super bald 😂

I'm going that way now, going super grey too 🤣🤣

[New purchases]

Well, past few days has been abit hectic....

Managed to setup my new rods...just need to christen now.

Yesterday I've ended up with a Trakker Tempest 200 ( Skull Cap on order also)

Past few times out been myself, mate n dog, so be big enough.

BUT today ive found out, the freezer at my nans packed in Saturday with 40kg of my Bait in 😭😭😭, some how the dog has also managed to open and this has resulted in rats having a feast 😭😭😭 managed to save 2 bags (10kg).

 

 

 

[New purchases]

On 05/07/2023 at 20:10, Highy said:

Think ive bagged some new rods 🙄🙄😁😁

Sonik Xtractor 10ft Cork 3.25lb x2, Sonik Xtractor 4.5lb Spod, Sktek 2+1 rod sleeves

 

 

Well, I've just received the above and are practically like new 😁, was gonna fish with em now while out, but I'll save em.

[New purchases]

1 minute ago, Carpbell3 said:

The sonic spod reel with braid nice smooth reel and for 40 odd quid well worth it, my Eric's angling spod reel finaly gave up had it a few years though.

I'm using now, but changed the Braid to korda braid, mates also using now too. 

[Distances and Wraps]

3 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:

I had a chuckle to myself this week as someone on the lake was referring to distances in wraps, and the gradually lowering water level due to evaporation has kind of put it out of kilter.

 

On the swims I fish, I have a 'casting spot' for the features, all memorised, but at the high water level. This week in all innocence, someone asked how many wraps I was fishing, to which the answer would be 9, but from the top of the bank, not the 7 if I was casting from the current water level. I always cast from the top spot!

I was kind enough to mention that the spot I have baited up to was around 36metres, simply because I hate the wrap reference, it means nothing.

Put your sticks out, and wrap, yes OK, but I frequently walk my lines out, so I'm not going to get wraps, to me it is a proper distance of metres or yards if you haven't gotten metric yet

 

23 minutes ago, framey said:

Walking out is great on big open waters but 

wraps are useful on some waters 

just use both as the situation requires 👍

Tonight I will be changing rod size from 12ft to 10ft, so all my findings in my "book" I will have to redo.

1 hour ago, Carpbell3 said:

I will add the benefits of a deeper I'm sold on them and you don't need the chirp model the very basic one does just the same job but in less detail, depths distance, bars, gullys, weed beds and hard spots which is the one thing the chirp does in nice colour detail.

Using a bare lead (to me now) is way better than any tech....could show smooth bottom, but is it clay, silt, mud....they are not the most reliable to a bare lead.

[New purchases]

Think ive bagged some new rods 🙄🙄😁😁

Sonik Xtractor 10ft Cork 3.25lb x2, Sonik Xtractor 4.5lb Spod, Sktek 2+1 rod sleeves

 

 

[Tonights Spomb mix]

On Friday I'll be out about 6pm, but only doing a quick overnighter until about 10am Saturday....

Gonna use the same spod mix as last time, but abit more sloppier.

Gonna throw in some Manilla Active Mix powder to slop/stodge it up...

Hopefully same result as previous session, 1 on zig, 1 on deck.

 

 

[New purchases]

35 minutes ago, framey said:

I’m not sure how the new versions work 

I can only find a dpm version even on trakker website 

is yours the brolly or the bivvy ?
 

 

It's the brolly, but have the Infill Panel to make it a system. 

The brolly is 10,000HH, the bivvy is aquatexx version 20,000HH.

21 minutes ago, framey said:

Been doing a bit of digging and found this 

it may help 

the bottom of the link says it fits the 100T

https://johnsonrosstackle.co.uk/trakker-skull-caps/20101-trakker-tempest-brolly-100-skull-cap.html

 

Reference  202254

But yeh, that's the right 1....the Tempest 100T has the same footprint but is 25cm taller.

The V2 skull cap also fits the 100 & 100T

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2 minutes ago, framey said:

Try the shop on the forum ?

https://www.carp.com/trakker-tempest-100t-skull-cap-wrap

Its for my 100T

Thanks framey, but I'm after just the Skull cap....local as paying cash.

 

[New purchases]

I'm after a 100 Skull Cap for my Tempest....cannot find any local

 

[New purchases]

On 27/06/2023 at 09:59, Highy said:

Wolf X-Spod Performance - Lrg - Orange/Black

Let's see how 1 of these panns out.

 

On 22/06/2023 at 22:27, elmoputney said:

Performance is the slightly bigger one, works a treat tbh 

I'll be out Friday night with it...🎣🎣

[Tall one man bivvy.]

Quick Question guys....Will the Trakker Tempest V2 Skull Cap fot the Tempest 100T ?

[Tall one man bivvy.]

1 minute ago, kevtaylor said:

I'm getting the Avid HQ Dual Layer 1 man no doubt whatsoever, got the 2 man and several other shelters and brolleys but that's the one IMO for me anyway. 👍

Bang on them 🤔

[Tall one man bivvy.]

1 hour ago, kevtaylor said:

Everything is worth a look mate, might work for you there are plus points no doubt.  Overall quality is good.

I'm at that point again were I'm looking at bivvys, Don't get me wrong the Tempest is great, but I don't rthink it's all that.

Quick put up n take down, and built well.

But I'm used to a darker bivvy, (light shines through brightly) but with cap on its Ok.

I'm just not feeling it, I'm.looking at some of the Aquatex models, Fox Frontier XD, bivvys like that.

[Tall one man bivvy.]

12 minutes ago, kevtaylor said:

FX1 Std: For me personally it is way too heavy, I'd have to do a second trip with the barrow and getting it in the car on my own can be a struggle.

Size wise my Solar bedchair poles touch the bivvy poles on each side and there is only about 1.5 - 2 feet between the bedchair and bivvy front with the bedchair pushed right back touching the fabric, so internal space is too small - yet it looks big outside.

Condensation wetting the bedchair because the bed has to be pushed right back.  The 2nd sheet covers a bit of the top and is not effective one bit.

Pack down size - it's massive 6 ft plus, over a foot wide and about 6 inches deep.

A nut fell off on mine meaning the side bars were un-useable, luckily I spotted it on the patio but had to take the bivvy completely apart on that side to fix it, customer service was good at giving the advice I asked for straight away, cannot fault that.

Nice windows, good quality fabric.  Door too wide so it sags when letter box style.

 

 

 

Not really worth a look then ?