yonny

We touched on this last week dude:

You CAN buy a remote receiver for Delks lol. It's called the TXI range!🤣

So it is just about the money then 🤣😂😜 Delkim do not want to be known as the best selling mid-priced range of alarms. They are top shelf, big ticket, and you pay for it. That's their business model, their intended image within the market. They have never had a budget/mid-price model - just a pricey remote model and a pricey none-remote model. If we want cheaper remote alarms Delkim are the not where we will find them. I would add - imo it would be commercial suicide for them to bring out a mid range remote alarm with the vibro/stylus technology. They'd never sell another TXI again.

I agree.

I've literally had to open a dedicated savings account for a ticket I'm on the waiting list for!!!

I don't get you point at all mate🤣 So your point is Delks are too expensive? End of the day you can pick up a none-remote alarm for a tenner, or you can go for the top shelf Delks at 60. If you want remote you can get cheapo alarms or you can get Delks at 135 a pop. It's the same with all the top end alarms - Fox, Nash, Nevs, etc etc. You can always go budget - JRC, Prologic, Wychwood etc. No one is forced to buy top end stuff.

But then everyone would be paying for remote capability they might not want. That's an extra 75 quid per alarm for the Delks😲

Correct. I did hear on the grapevine they're currently working on some new ones that might be an ATT with speaker.

Guys that want Delks but don't want a receiver! Every firm does a none remote version of their alarms dude!

Exactly. They do two versions. The TXI (remote version) @ 135 quid, and the EV (none remote) @ 60 quid. If they made the EV remote it would be a TXI!

They do a remote version Elmo.

That doesn't always work in my house. Last year I booked (with her, not with the lake) a French trip for this spring. She was fine with it but a month later it was a no-no. Then I booked for spring 2022 which she was fine with until a few weeks ago when all of a sudden that's when she wants the next baby ffs. Now I've booked it for spring 2021, I'm going to get it booked with the venue ASAP so she can't change her mind!!!

Yeah something like that. I was thinking about fishing at the time so missed the full excuse😜

That is some haul. I'm not a fan of B1/2 but no one could moan at an incredible result like that. Well done. If you're using a phone, try screenshotting it and uploading the screenshot. If you're using a PC, just compress the pic.

Which ones did you go for? I use the 16 mm cork ball pop ups a lot - they've caught me some very big fish. I also like the small 12 mm standard pop ups - although they need a little bit of foam to help support my big old size 4's for 24 hrs+. I've been waiting for these for a while. Since the baby was born my bait freezer is looking less and less like a bait freezer and more and more like a food freezer. I think I have a few bags of tigers and corn in there and that's about it, the rest is all food the Mrs sneaked in there - no room for a big spring boilie re-stock. I understand the shelfies have been ready for a while - they now just need to get the packaging right.

Best of luck mate👍

You need to base your decisions on the levels of activity. If you see nothing just use singles or zigs. If you see activity then its worth applying bait - but not loads. Even if they were boshing out like dolphins I'll seldom use more than a kg or 2 in winter. Get rid of anything high in oil e.g. pellets. Same as I'd use at any other time of year, but in moderation (particularly if they contain oils - which most fishmeals do). To be honest buddy bait should be the last of your worries. Location is the tricky bit in winter. If you can find them you can catch them and you'll not need much bait.

The NXG stuff was pants for me, fell apart. I keep my terminal stuff in one of these: https://heritageltdedition.bigcartel.com/product/coming-soon-heritage-ltd-edition-bits-bag-dpm My Rigsafe fits in the large one perfectly. They live in a British Army Patrol Pack (also known as NI (Northern Ireland) Patrol Pack). This is one of my fave bits of gear - cheap as chips, hard as nails, and carpy as Terry Hearns jumper. They come up on the bay all the time for 20 quid odd.

Agree.

Why not mate - all proven baits.

I actually get less tangles with lead clips. I don't think the heli is the tangle proof solution it's made out to be. Unless you hit the clip absolutely perfectly on the cast, the hook link can wrap/kink around the leader on impact with the surface. You can watch the rig all the way out and it'll look fine but when you use a stiff link you can sometimes see the tell-tale kink where it's wrapped up the leader after retrieval. With a lead clip if you watch the rig on the way out and it lands ok you can be 100% sure it's tangle free imo. Just my experience.

I use both. If it's rough on the deck go with the heli. If it's cleaner a lead clip is more effective imo. The right gear for the right spot. If you just want something versatile it has to be the heli.

It's a good thing imo. You want it angled mate. Hold the hook by the bend when you steam it and it will naturally curve as the tubing shrinks. Perfect.

Yes. A proven one. The Prem has been catching carp for literally 30 years mate. Just grab some Matrix or Aminos and be done with it!

You're completely over-thinking it mate. Bait is rarely the difference between catching and not imo. Premier has been catching since the dawn of time. You don't need a unique bait - especially in your situation where you're struggling for confidence. Just buy a load of Matrix or Aminos w. Peach and BP and know that if you put it in the right place you'll catch carp.