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3 hours ago, crusian said:

Is that an Eagle , Levigsp ? .

Whatever it isI wouldn't want to bump into that in the woods , it looks as mean as hell ! .

The top one is a spotted eagle the bottom one a golden eagle.

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[What are you listening to?]

 

[What are you listening to?]

(4) Curtis Knight Zeus - Cloud - YouTube

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[Simplicity Wins]

7 hours ago, framey said:

IIRC It used to be a jrc hook for the 360 because Dave lane was with them at the time

The hook used for the 360 was originally the fox hook, way before Dave went to jrc

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13 minutes ago, levigsp said:

Yes and VMC amongst others for the dropdown rig not 360 £60 rig uses curved shank hook and a swivel, not a ring.

 

That should read 360 rig uses curved etc etc

 

 

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8 hours ago, emmcee said:

Was it Terry Eustace (gold label tackle) that did these? Think I've got a few packs hidden away somewhere thinking that is what hook was used for the 360 rig. 

Yes and VMC amongst others for the dropdown rig not 360 £60 rig uses curved shank hook and a swivel, not a ring.

 

[The wife's nasty tempered kitten]

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[View from your bivvy door.]

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1 hour ago, salokcinnodrog said:

Is it this one?

If it is, it is on his Haith's Maize blog

Yes but I use actual ring hooks, lucky I have a few packs.

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Its to complicated for most people to bother with not sure whats its called but was invented by Townley. 

Uses ring hooks, separate hair etc. When I lay my hands on one of my rigs Ill take a photo and post.

 

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Wow, it shows me how different I am.

I remember the first hair rigs and how effective they were in their day etc. 

But for the past 20 odd years I have used two rigs almost exclusively, one for anything remotely buoyant, the other for true bottom baits and these are coupled with either free running standard lead or free running helicopter set up. 

One is the so called 360 that I stole accidentally from its inventor and the other I don't know its name but its semi complicated and I have not seen mention of it. 

What I will say is I am convinced that if an average sized upwards carp picks either up, its curtains for that carp.

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43 minutes ago, emmcee said:

This was my view yesterday morning after sleeping in my van after an evening on the beach. The sun rising over keyhaven with the  the isle of wight to the right. 

Not far from my second home.

 

[Some of mine]

[View from your bivvy door.]

One or two of mine

[Thought of the Day pt.2]

Thake a word of advice, buy the M300, you can by pads for it on ebay/amazon for pennies, if you tight, refill the gas canisters[you tube]  Clip it to you trouser, belt pocket etc and everywhere you go no biters within 20 feet, they are so unobtrusive you wont notice them. Why buy the big bulky things if not needed. Only time I would use one of them is in a great big indoor area , log cabin or the like.

 

[Thought of the Day pt.2]

I cannot believe that you all are happy to spend your money on fancy tackle bait etc and then sit there getting bit or stung or spend money on chemicals to repel both insect and fish, a bit stupid in my book. Spend a little on a Thermacell and be done with all flying insect full stop.

 

[Fishing an old, unfished lake]

I have fished enough unfished lakes in my time, originally I used naturals [1970s,] then particles including corn[1980s-1990s] now I go all out big 22mm sturgeon pellet and or boilies. I genuinely believe I have wasted a lot of time chasing carp with so so baits, when I should have been using great baits.

[Deer/Feed corn/maize as bait or chum?]

11 hours ago, alake223_05 said:

Okay, would that be like cracked corn or... I’m not sure what you mean? Maybe this (see attached image)

No that's not right. Micronized corn looks like cornflakes, it is used in lots of mixed feeds for dogs, horses, sheep, cattle etc. It looks like corn flakes! its precooked to help release all the goodness and the rolled and dried. Many thousands of tonnes are fed to carp asis every year. But if in doubt soak and boil!. If you re boil micronized corn you lose all the sweetness, protein etc.

[Deer/Feed corn/maize as bait or chum?]

If you only want to feed it, buy flaked maize [micronized] as there is no need to cook it as its already cooked.

 

[Shall i rent my lake out privately? Sussex]

I was actually joking about some of it. 

But I rent out a 3 acre lake in Derbyshire to a single person who sublets, they get it for £1500 PA from myself.

Lakes are worth what's in them, if they contain 10 small carp they will be worth less than 100 small carp, but ten big carp will be worth even more.

I wont be back down to my property in Hamps before the summer and no doubt youll want something sorting by then. If you are serious and want to go ahead with something I can put you in touch with someone local.