elmoputney

Hi mate not used these ones myself but did have a set of the old fox mini microns that worked for years and years. Sorry I can't be more help but I use Gardner atts these days.

No i know, I just think everytime I mention a product I like, I then have to write a essay to justify it. 😂

I haven't said it's fool proof or perfect or anything but I think it is a little safer than most other things we chuck out into the water, and I think it's a good product. I agree, I probably should just stop making suggestions.

Cracking news mate, are you going to ban the magic twig on your water?

I would use bigger particles and pellets probably, maize, maples and sweetcorn,

A trailer with a running lead could still leave a fish attached to a long trailer, yes it might be minus the lead but the rig is directly tied to the mainline via a swivel, with the hit n run lead clip if you got the same trailer, the rig would come loose as the swivel is free of the mainline,and therefore you will only ever leave the rig attached once the line parts as the fish can move up the mainline and be free of the trailer. It is also a running rig but neater and IMO safer.

With a running rig you are still going to leave a trailer attached in the event of a crack off. That's why I am now using the pb ones same benefit of a running rig, but as the fish swims off the rig with swivel will travel up the trailing line and free itself leaving only the rig in its mouth,

PB products hit n run lead clips have become an essential part of my set up lately. From a safety POV, they are smashing, in the event of a crack off or cut off type incident the fish will only ever be left with the rig in its mouth and not trailing loads of line, and because it's essentially free running they can't use the weight of the lead to help eject the hook. I've had a lot of screaming takes since switching to them.

Don't admit that, when I changed from a slip D back to a spinner rig after a hook pull I got loads of beef. 😬

Wychwood do a similar mat that's decent, they do a walled one and inside it has a removable oval mat, I actually just have the oval mat and that's decent, it has a slightly concaved middle recessed bit and also a mesh that can go over the fish if it flaps to hold it down. I guess it's similar to the thinking anglers one https://www.wychwoodcarp.co.uk/products/fish-care/unhooking-mats

I wouldn't do it if anyone was fishing 😂

Keep taking the bait boat out for a spin you could pretend to fish spots all over the place then that would confuse them.

I would have spodded both times and annoyed them out the zone 😂 Might have blown the secret but it would probably put them off a bit. Either that or get the marker rod out find another spot and spomb the granny out of that 😂

If it ain't broke, just save space somewhere else, my mat is pretty massive but tbh I quite like having a big mat as I know it protects the fish I occasionally catch lol.

That seems a much better pattern for the 360 I think. One product I found to be a bit of a gamechanger, was the korda balancing weights that attach to the swivel, I did try with a tungsten pop up weight but found unless you slid it right up the loop (kind of making the loop redundant) then the pop up came off the deck and moved too freely for my liking.

Water temps will be good, if no one else is doing it then invite them all to the party if nothing else you will have a clear spot for next session.

If the bailiff said go easy on the bait,and you've tried a small mesh bag, you could try going the total opposite and bait really heavily. If everyone is going light give them an offer they can't refuse and spomb the granny out of it.

It's the vogue rig because it works, I've done countless posts on my version and have 100% confidence in it. Lots of people catch plenty using them. If it rains fish at the inlet. And if the weed is that bad you could try and rake a spot. But probably there will be clear spots, they will be showing themselves just keep your eyes open. You could also try fishing solid bags into the weed. Good luck.

I think I might have thought of something similar in the past. I feel like the cherry on the cake seems a bit obvious amongst a load of 2mm pellets. A quick flick of the tail and that's all that sits there still.

I often think that and never get round to it lol. I often think with bags and stuff if they havent gone in a hour or so they aren't going to go and the Rudd would have destroyed them, so would probably rechuck every couple of hours.

Yeah they are cheap nowadays. £20 for 5kg usually.

Sonik reels have a bad rep, so It will be interesting to see if this one is the same as all the rest. Looks nice and has a big old retrieve on it. If they have got it right could be decent.But we might have to wait for @Higham1987 verdict on that one. RRP £89.99 with a finger stall.

At £14 a kilo I'm never gonna try it.

Let's take this another level. Suppose you are fishing say the Method or Pva bags. How often are you recasting then?

Of course I assumed that went without saying, obviously you use what's best for the situation.