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Fantastic mate, what a way to settle the score😎

You keep forgetting your "imo" mate. With all due respect, the statement above is imo completely inaccurate. i have caught countless carp on size 4 hooks (and size 2 for that matter). They just need to be used on the right rig for the right angling situation.

No it's not. Imo.

This^^^^ Writing skills don't bother me in the slightest. As long as it's written with passion. I'll read Steven King if I want a well written book. I'll read Terry Hearn if I want some angling inspiration.

You can't get much simpler mate. Really effective for bag work.

As in solid bags Elmo? I think in solid bags simpler is better, particularly with bottom baits/wafters. I'd avoid tungsten and swivels (when mr carp sucks up that feed you want as little weight in the hookbait/rig as possible). Have you considered the KD? A curve is perfect for that.

They're great imo. He is a carp anglers carp angler, he enjoys it for what it is, as well as having the "the knowledge". I was listening to the latest Korda podcast and they mentioned that they have one with Micky coming up. Looking forward to that, he never seems to do anything like that. I agree, his books are brilliant.

Watch the vid mate, it explains it very clearly. I messed about with it years ago. A real hassle to tie, and I didn't believe it offered a benefit over a standard rig in the right place.

Tel is renowned as one of the great story tellers (within carp angling). His books are probably the most highly regarded of any in the modern era. I wasn't joking when I said Stinky is the first angler I've come across that doesn't rate his books. It's fair enough if Stinky thinks they're no good and that they are made by reputation and subject interest, but imo several generations of carp anglers can't be wrong.

I recently picked up a copy of Light my Fire by Ian Chillcott. I'm not a big fan of his writings tbh, I just thought it should probs have a place in the collection. I started it on Saturday and I'm enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would. It's nothing like his old magazine columns.

Agree. It was a huge source of inspiration to me. It was that book that taught me to feel the lead down🤣 I rate the 2nd just as highly tbh.

You have to be the first angler I've come across in nearly 25 years that doesn't rate Tel's books.

It's the guy that used to run UB Baits.

I've not used them but a chap I know that really knows his bait rates them very highly. I'd not hesitate buddy.

I feel we've lost our way a little as if you read back he's read most of these. But I guess we can change this into a general book thread.

Nah. Flick of the Tale is one of those few classics that can be read over and over again imo.

I completely agree with that mate. I think the fact his Burghfield story was already quite well documented in his vlogs took away from the book. And I expect that will be a recurring theme going forward. Shame imo. If you read his book titled 'Carp' from 1968, there is a chapter by a Dave Goodrum covering his capture of a 26 lber from the Electricity Cut. Now Dave is still around and I chat to him on a water I fish. He's a lovely chap and hasn't half got some stories in him. It turns out Dave took some of those original Leney's from the Cut back in the day and seeded this water I'm fishing. Magic stuff.

As an all-rounder it's one of the best imo. Pretty cheap too.

Currently, on my big water rods/spools I have: HydroTuff 20 lb - for weed. HydroTuff 12 lb (with leader) - for distance. HydroSink 22 lb - where braid is the one. On my small water rods/spools I have: HydroTuff 15 lb. I'm a massive fan of HydroTuff as you can probably tell. Its abrasion resistance is the best I've come across and that is the characteristic which I consider to be most important for the weedy waters I tend to fish. The other characteristics don't seem to be compromised too much by the abrasion resistance either. It sinks ok, it even casts ok, which for a snag line is quite unusual. The 12 lb with leader is perfect for getting the distance without sacrificing too much abrasion resistance. I also rate the Rig Marole SLS Specimon Tough (another snag line) but it's been discontinued. I still have some left that I use as a leader material.

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I use Sensor as backing as it's so cheap. It does a job but it aint on a patch on the modern copolymers imo.

Just slash the boiling time. Hey presto👍

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They do a good nut bait, Activenut. And a decent milk one too; SSD PRO9.

Agree. The No Trace beads are excellent imo.