elmoputney

Is using a shock leader out the question?

Point taken so they are out, shame though as it would've worked from a diameter point of view I reckon, but going forward the dream is a quick change pva set up that is safe so there is no point continuing with that li e of enquiry I did say uncoated, Its those knots that are causing me a few issues at present, if there is a way to fish it safely I hope its findable, The thing I think that puts me and probably most off using pva bags normally is the faff everytime you want to recast, you need to dry your rig out make a fresh bag tie it up and I'm pretty sure it's why most people use mesh bags just hooked on and chucked out The best solution so far seems to be just to use an avid bag stem or similar it seems pretty safe only one loopknot in the mainline above which a bored out lead would easily pass over and even easier if you could slide a piece of tubing over it, which would then take out the knot risk completely 😁 I think sometimes I really want to find these solutions only to discover they are already there 😁😁😁😁

I had that same thought earlier 😁

Also any putty would have to be after any knots tbh the putty has been the biggest no no I've found so far made it very tricky for the lead to pass , I also added a bit of the hook point protection Vaseline stuff to the knot and that made it glide through really easily, This is all pre drilled BTW so should be even easier

Clutching at straws here lol but if I was to make a leader out of uncoated braid hooklink would that be ok? Both travel over the knot easily as its a lot finer, obviously still a no no in weedy or snaggy situations but is this still dodgy do you think?

I just came to a similar conclusion tbh main concern though is the internal diameter on the lead by trimming the tail rubber I could get it to pass over the knot fairly easily, the lead went over the knot also with a lowish pulling force, however with both of these that is FOD free add any FODDAGE to the equation and I fully agree its a bit dodgy,

Will have to have a think, I still want it to be quick change tbh but also safe might have a play with the outline fluoro leader to see if that works 😬

It's probably not a bad thing for me to go smaller though these days though, might help me feel I've put enough bait out with out overdoing it 😁 And actually smaller Spods may better represent the pva parcel I want them to eat 👍

I've got a bit skyliner, I have to say I prefer it a big Spomb, might get a small one now I've been enlightened in the subtle art of spodding I have always been a bomb dropper lol, I've also got an xl pocket rocket, that flies well also, maybe a couple of small Spombs for finesse could be the answer 🤔

Thanks for the replies all, I was hoping you would all say that tbh, I did also read about another rig using an inline that appealed a bit, which they called a shocker, my thought being they took the lead Insert out and treated it as a running lead, which also meant it is safer in theory, now I like to be able to use a bag rubber for ease of sticking the bag onto, would anyone have an issue with me just boring out some of the insert so the swivel wasn't fixed as such, but I could still use a pva bag tail rubber, for the shock effect I would place a tiny bit of putty on the leader as the shock effect kind of like a running bead only would come off better in the unfortunate event of a line break? Cheers all

What are your thoughts? I've read a few articles that tell me not dropping inlines can cause damage to the fishes mouth? I just wondered what you guys thought about this?

Thanks Ian I can't find the box at the moment my garage is still a massive mess, hopefully it will turn up, I could take my reel to work though, there is quite a range of washers there hopefully I can find one that fits, I did look earlier there are no washers on it at present so that may be why it isn't working well, it seems to be loading more at both ends and less in the middle like the spool is concaved

Did this ever get resolved? I am still having a similar issue and was wondering if a solution was ever found?

It may be worth seeing if it's still on the BBC i player

Mine is also a wide one 7.5kgs though doesn't have the luxury of memory foam or anything but it is comfy and gives my back decent support

Fair enough I struggle with mine tbh and that's and that's about 14kg with sleeping bag 😁

They look heavy 16kg, I wouldn't want to be carrying it around too much, does look comfy though 😂

Ngt do a 2 piece pole quite cheap , I think sonik do one too with there nets How long does each section need to be?,

You aren't supposed to drink it 😁

It was a new moon last night and the lake was fishing its head off, 3 for one guy, 3 for another including the big girl at 41lb, one of the kois came out and even I caught one 😁 Pressure has been dropping steadily but I can't help but be drawn by moon phases, I try and fish whenever I can but I will pester Mrs Putney more if it happens to be a new moon, I haven't made any decision on pressure yet but I do like a new moon 🎑

You wouldn't be able to see where you are going might get messy 😅 Pinapple and n butyric urinal blocks 🤔

I just want a ridgemonkey modular urinal now though 😁

Needs Quite a lot of bark on the paths 😉 5ltr 😳 that is a lot of tea 🍵 what about urinal that goes on a bucket 😁

I was going to start packing up at 10am then I just got back in the sleeping bag to warm up, still not packed up but had a nice snooze 😴😴😴😴 Looking like a wet pack down too hasn't stopped raining all morning 😭 And when are ridgemonkey going to invent a bedchair wee removal system, I'm so warm I don't want to go out into the cold 😁 Still I haven't blanked, but this bunker is like a tardis time is flying now, best get a wriggle on need to be home and hosed ready for the school run 😬😬😬😬😬

You would be amazed whats in it though, 😁 Really annoyed by the noddy hand and that leaf , kept wriggling so much it was just a case of trying to get a pic and get it back in the end