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I use it loads and to be honest if your using it for hinge booms try it in 12lb. It does discolour as your stretch it and stays like that but I don't have them snap on me. If you need a little more security you can use 15lb but with 20lb you end up with a rig which does not fish as effectively and can often end up with the rig presented poorley due to being too stiff. A little finesse in your rigs goes a long long way.

I was looking to join this syndicate, cracking lake and from what I'm told it is difficult but rewarding. I lad I fish with done a season on there and had an awesome year including 16 fish through the winter from one swim. (2009/10) From what he told me it was simple fishing, bait up regularly and be vigilant of the new clear spots appearing where the fish are ripping up the weed and get on them early. While it was simple fishing he put loads of effort into baiting up regularly and setting up in the dark and leaving in the dark etc he was rewarded for this and had all his target fish in the year.

Hi Phil, Not loads of fish in the lakes, well there are but they are well spread. Well worth the money for fishing but you do need to a bit of work and the rewards are there. There are a few more fish in the 3corner these days and the big lake has a few too. I would say that long lake is worth a look some crackers in there and it'll be empty.

That's the barrage which Alan Taylor runs through Houghton lakes.

There are still fish in there. If anyone has any picture could they pm me as I wouldn't mind seeing which ones are there as some are well over 40 years old.

Hinge stiff rig on the helicopter or multi rig with a lead clip.

This morning he was on 29fish and had a day off watching the tennis....... Forget tennis and give it to Um,

Has he managed any off the top yet? That was his main target for the week, to get them going on top and have some sport.

Hi Kim, Martin rang me on the Sunday really happy with the first 24 hours and landing 8 fish, so 8 a day must be the number. Starting to wish I had the time free to have come over with them. Jamie

My mate is going out on the 29th of June. Should be hot. Think he is in stumps.

Can't wait to see the lump on a big screen. Looked an awesome fish in the text message. Definitely worth waiting until Saturday to catch, you must have floated all the way home on that one. Well done again mate, well happy for you.

Good luck fella, hope you have a similar result to your pal earlier in the year. Them chunks should be massive this time of year.....

To fish it helicopter style with a back bead would I have to use a leader? As I don't no how you would use a back bead on straight mono? If I'm not mistaken you make your own wafters? And own a bait company? An it I remember rightly you supplied courtz and his mate some wafters for sandhurst and they bagged up on there last 24 hours there? Almost spot on. Courtz did use them as did I and also dan and one or two others with, I would say, a decent level of success and PBs. As said about the bead. baiting needle through the side does the job and is fairly safe if your not using a leader. Or a very little blob of putty on the line the bead sits against it tight enough on the cast and pulls off easy and the bead pulls off easier. Over the years I have played with hinge stiff rigs and have now settled on what I think is the best combo. Rigmarole 20lb fluro for the chod section about 1.5 inches to a size 11 swivel. The swivel is on the end of a 10mm loop on the boom section. The boom section being 12lb amnesia also with a size9 big eye swivel looped the other side. This gives loads of movement and means you sit fine even in weed and light silt. The boom section being about 4-6 inches total.

Yeah, good ain't they? they last at least 48hours pierced with a size 6 under them on the 16mm pop ups.

That would be good. Makes sense, neutral colour, very stiff for combi use and ace in shallow water.