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Think that backs up the theory Giroud spends more time looking in the mirror than practising shooting!!

Only losing 2-0 against the worlds best front three.....that's nearly as a good a win, hey Dal????

Slav is only experienced as the underdog, struggle tactically when we're favourites . Luckily our Dimitri God was on form!!!

I think it's safe to remove the "also" from this sentence unless your talking about Telford house,that is in Kent.

You had me for a second or two,thought you may tell Leeds castle is in Leeds next!!!

It is disgusting, if you think along the lines as one of the Golds mentioned , the ticket income makes no difference to whether the club can afford to buy Ronaldo or Messi!!! really it should only have to cover the cost of stewards and police presence ....12th man is worth so much more!!!

Were we that that bad??? didn't see the game, just the text on bbc sport, it read foul foul foul.

COYI

Stevie GBH proper knocked us out that year, glad you let him go Steve Nice one CM for wish happy birthday fella, 'av a extra brown ale on me.

Didn't think we'd score, Forster's been in great form.

Im gutted moanrinho was sack....as Chelsea relegated and underdogs Leicester being crowned champions would of made this season one of the most unforgettably greatest season in my life time....apart from the Hammers winning the treble !!!

Loving the carved out ledge,that would inspire me to catch with that as photo back drop.

feels trippy saying this sort of thing !!!

super Slav wants sliverware over 4th.

If this thread had been about " bate ", I may have been able to help

Messi was asked the other night how it felt to be the best player in the world, he replied he didnt know and they needed to ask Dimitri Payet!!!

My preferred go to pattern is Fox SSBP, but I find they work best with a kicker. I wanted to try a simplify things and all the talk of the krank seemed worth a go, also I used to really like Carp R us off set nailers, I just cant cant them at my local these days. so I got pack of kranks. I wouldn't be put off using kranks if they've been working for you, I think my problems were probably due to needing a few tweaks with the hair but as I didn't want to waste time tweaking or risk losing one next I went back to what Im confident in. I agree hutch, the twisting was most likely during the fight though I don't think the point ever buried down more like due to the offset point it went through like a safety pin, then as it flipped over side to side during the scrap pierced again etc to create the nipple effect.

I used kranks back in june, all my hook holds were the same, twisted flaps of skin. at first my takes were tench so i put it down to hook size (6)but after the same on a 33 and 27 i haven't used them since. they were the strangest holds iv ever had, never landed a fish which i believe i shouldn't of landed due to not being a substantial hold but all of them were , its like the hook lay flat as it took hold and then twisted ....it was almost like nipple.

The lead on these two set ups is suspended between you and the fish on a tight line. On heli set ups its just hanging from the hook link swivel, which can knock the fish much more aggressively. One thing i found when i played about with chods a few years back was that the lead can snag all too easy if the length between bottom bead and lead is more than 3 to 4 inches. I did as you have Gary, with knotting the leader to stop it slipping, but after 45 minutes trying to free the lead with a fish on ,as the lead had wedged in a fork of an under water branch, I felt it better to have the bead slip then cushion on a 2 inch length of tubing coming off the lead.

Its most likely I'm imaging your all situation all wrong, but I'm thinking the bottom isn't likely to be deep silt or chod and a few more casts with any old rig would have cleared the dead stems enough to present a rig. But im with Chill, a solid bag or stick is what I'd do. I cant see one of them not doing the trick , even if you didn't 'rig' your spot clear.

Its hard to see much wrong with your rig. Maybe the situation? how was it cast out?? with pva mesh or in a solid bag, as if the latter then i'd suggest shortening the length so the lead comes to play sooner if picked up, if mesh hooked on, then it will straighten the rig on the cast , providing the cast is feathered down. Did you feed freebies? .....how were they spread??

It may not be anything to do with the rig, it may be down to what is feeding, and it may have not been Carp. I landed a few small Rudd on my last sess,on 15mm bait and size 6 hooks most were foul hooked but two were hooked bang through the bottom lip. how and what were you feeding?? As you dont mention that, and that can effect you getting knocks or not. Also, worth a mention. Your hook isnt damaged is it??

If necessity is the mother of invention for this rig, then i kinda like it....The was time out on the bank where i couldnt get the D back through the eye, so i ended up trapping it under the last turn, it caught fish, just i didnt like how the movement was restricted...... this rig could of solved both. though im not sure i be happy to use the above rig, If the baits blown the full length of the D there may be the chance that as the pivot point changes and the hook lifts, either missing the bite or even weakening the hold has its played??????

the pop up will lift the hook clear of any debris. stiff materials i find hard to get short, so if i wanted to have the pop up low to the deck i'd used coated braid,so the stripped hinge was closer the the eye. this is a good rig for pop ups when you want it to look more like a freebie and less blatant.

RESULT!!! i'd be chuffed too. not everyday a 20 takes the bait.