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I have this http://www.chubfishing.co.uk/chub-furniture---storage-bedchairs/chub-vantage-flatbed-6-leg/1379209-0300.html I sleep more comfortably on it than I do in my double bed at home!

For less money look at the TFG Power Brolly https://www.totalfishinggear.co.uk/buy.cfm/tfg-bivvies-and-brollies/tf-gear-power-brolly-shelter/39/no/43620 An overwrap is also available The TFG brollies have had a few threads on here about them, may be worth a search I would like to offer positive reports on Fox brolly systems, but after this week I shall say nothing...

I was looking at the TFG gear in Phils link: https://www.totalfishinggear.co.uk/buy.cfm/tfg-accessories/tf-gear-night-spark-bivvy-light-and-power-cell/39/no/113885 Worth the money!

Ouch! Carp Porter is still the best!

With pop-ups, and to some extent wafters, the size, gauge, and even brand of hooks all make the bait behave differently. A Gardner Mugga may be the same sort of pattern as a Gamakatsu GP204 in a size 6, but each has a different weight. Even every pop-up is likely to have a different mass and buoyancy, from batch to batch and manufacturer! Basically if you are wanting to critically balance to perfection, you will need to set up every rig every time. As for myself, I tend to over balance, or overweight any pop-up rather than critically balance. On a snowman bait, the pop-up is not often buoyant enough to lift the bottom bait up so that I need to put extra weight on. When I weight my pop-ups I also don't often faff with minuscule amounts of putty to get it right. One reason is crayfish will munch tungsten putty so I tend to use a (pole anglers) olivette NOT carp anglers pop-up weights, which are subject to carp tax. In most cases the angler fishing does not know how his or her pop-up sits in relation to the hook and the angle of 'delivery'. The image of the hook sat bend upwards is not often correct!

Sticky at top of Rig Tying section

Dave Lane TFG Magrunners are around £80 for a set of 3 with receiver. Could be worth a look Other than that I use Delkims myself

You can get 3 TFG Dave Lane Magrunners for around £80. They are an alarm and receiver set and Dave Lane rates them highly

Most of my fishing revolves around keeping it as simple as possible, so a basic knotless knotted rig with decent length hair, with if circumstances dictate, a line aligner. A line aligner can make a difference, it is possible for carp to eject a knotless knotted rig, but for some reason struggle to do so with line aligner. It may simply be the shank extension that causes the problems for the fish. I also use a sliding rig ring on the shank, but I do NOT have it attached to the hair coming from the eye of the hook, but rather use it as the attachment for the hair itself. If you go to http://www.carp.com/topic/17282-carpcom-guide-to-the-knotless-knot-and-rigs/ and look at my sliding pop-up rig, that is what I use for pop-ups, snowman baits, double baits, etc. It means I can tie on a hair to the length I require, and fish with whatever bait I want, be that Wafter or snowman, or balanced double baits. Do not confuse yourself, a post in that thread says most fish are caught in spite of the rig not because of it, and it is true. Years ago, I started a thread called 'Complicated rigs', http://www.carp.com/topic/358-complicated-rigs/?hl=%2Bcomplicated+%2Brigs but there have been many others along the lines of confusion rules, or do we over complicate things, in fact if you put 'complicated rigs' in the search, those two will come up and may be worth a read.

Years ago I made a pod out of stainless centre piece section, and copper end sections, with screw in end legs. Normal (low) banksticks were screwed onto a double threaded adaptor, 3/8 which screwed into the copper end. The central buzz bar stick screwed into a thread in the copper. By changing the banksticks for longer versions I could have raised the front or rear.

I have had liners on slack lines and running leads! Proper bleeps on the Delkims at that I watched a shoal of small roach and perch cruising and banging into the lines as they 'fell' down under the rod tips before they ran along the lakebed. This was on Gardner Pro, can't remember whether it was the Light or Dark though, it was a few seasons ago. On the right hand rod in that swim no liners until I got a take, mind you the bait was fished about 2metres away from the rod tip to the right in the margins over a load of bait.

Fox rig ring sizes: 2.5, 3.2, 3.7mm

Korda Overpriced? Who would of thunk it? Various manufacturers do have different sizes. Fox I know produce a couple of different rig ring sizes, and there are some tear drop shaped ones around by companies like Solar. Drennan/ESP and Gardner could be worth looking at I use Fox and the Solar teardrop, but bear in mind I'm using size 4 hooks most of the time

You have http://www.dynamitebaits.com/products/p/frenzied-hempseed-snails which can be used as baits as well as an attractor. I honestly believe that there are some fish which simply won't take boilies, or take so long to get onto them that particles and a natural are a better option for them.

Solar as a spare call it for the shorter version for their Worldwide

With apologies to U2, but I still haven't found what I'm looking for...

Same here, and found tying knots could be a pain, it did not always knot nicely or tidily. It responds to particular knots better than others!

I use the ATTx dongles and sounder with my Delkims, and battery life can vary. I use a decent battery in the receiver, so I know I will get at least a year out of that. However the batteries for the dongles are a different matter. Some last ages, over 6months, yet others I may change every trip, depending on where I get them from Buy decent quality batteries, don't do ebay specials, get them from a decent supplier, and that does NOT always include a tackle shop (sorry!) If you buy the batteries supplied by Gardner you should be ok, but other cheapies are not as good. Probably the best place to get batteries for almost everything is possibly Maplins

Careful, mine was like that, then look what happened I'm now single, and can spend what I like...

See if you can find a 3/8 bsf threaded stem bolt or plain bolt

Gardner Pro

Plenty of treats for her IF she does find out!

Can't guarantee the tackle shop, but I can guarantee that the products shown are good

Pair of Shimano ST10000's will be around £100. You honestly don't need to go up to DL range unless you want a spare spool. Bear in mind, a number of tackle brands prices will be going up shortly!

Can I make a suggestion or multiples of? to learn more and get experience I would concentrate on one, or at most two lakes. If you fish various lakes you will not learn about a particular water and how fish respond. Almost every lake fishes differently, different fish respond to anglers and pressure differently. I would actually get one test curve of rod, not various test curves. I fish a two rod water yet always take three rods. The spare rod is rigged up ready to cast, in case I see a showing fish, or need to put a bait out in a hurry to replace one I have just reeled in. That could be cast out to either rod, the one in the margins, or the one at long range. What happens if the rod is not heavy enough test curve to hit the long distance mark? I can't guarantee it would be replacing the margin rod! I would be buying new rods and reels, not second hand. Second hand rods may suffer from previous owner abuse, or even worse, previous owner pinched. I know when I have had my tackle pinched I was devastated, I would not wish that on anyone else. I also know that my rods and reels are well used. I am regularly casting stringers to over 100metres, heavy work will soften them Most rods soften over time, what started as a 3lb may, 5 or 6 years later be 2.75 or 2.5 as it has been used and abused. If a rod is autoclaved (and not every manufacturer does), it will last longer. Cheaper carbons will also soften faster than more expensive carbon cloths. Look at Fox Warrior Rods, and I would also be looking at Shimano ST range reels, I do not trust most other makes of reels, and Shimano have never let me down. There were also Shimano deals around, Shimano Rod and reels, and to be honest, they are pretty good.