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Wasn't it something to do with one of the guys from carpology? I tried to find the video but seems to have been taken down, I had looked because they did a conversion for my barrow and I thought it may be handy for when I get older. Sorry to hear about your hassle though, seems a lot of people got stung.

Well I've been busy buying stuff recently I now own 3 free spirit helicals,a new okuma 8k, a new atts bite alarm, 20kg of the usual innovate boilies reaper nut mix , match the hatch pop ups and wafters and some RNM 4 colour pastel pop ups, matching pellets, glug, 3 more esp mini butt grips (I now own all 3 sizes 😳) tubing, run rig bits, esp d rig kickers, 6 cans of go gas, korda kickers, oh and 20kg of flaked maize for a cunning plan 🌽 I have sold the xtractors, the crosscast rods and a rod bag, so you can't say I haven't tried to balance it out 😂

I went for a walk round the lakes today, it's full of weed, I think if I was to rake a swim everyone would fish it lol, so unless it benefits me I don't think i will 😂

Sometimes it's impossible to be discreet sadly, I always regret not having a wheelbarrow at the ready but it can make such a mess you can never really hide it until it dries out. Just have to hope the other anglers leave you to it.

I had to do some serious thinking and whilst I think the emblems look nicer, cooler and yes they are lighter and narrower, they just aren't as usable, the drag isn't good, the 8ks are smooth, the drag works brilliantly, they have better line lay and they've never let me down. I think I am also just so used to the weight that the emblems felt a little odd too. 😳 I would like to keep them but sadly I need to buy some new bits to make one decent set up

Yes mate the crocs did that

Jag alarm aligners seem to have worked, I now have 2 perfectly aligned alarms on my 3 rod buzzer bar, I didn't bother trying to align this one 😳

When buying my rods today i also spent 3.49 on these Jag aligners, I should be able to get them proper level with these and lessen the need for new buzz bars 🤞 https://johnsonrosstackle.co.uk/jag-316/11638-jag-alarm-aligners.html

Whoops just bought 3 12ft free spirit helicals 3.5lb tc, now should I buy the outstanding 8k and alarm before I tell the misses 😳

Having spend the weekend blanking I decided I quite like the emblems I like the clicky noise 😂 Although they aren't as good as the okuma 8k, I think I've decided the extractors are also a bit of a toy rod compared to a 12ft rod, I think I am going to sell all my rods and reels (apart from the 8k) buy another 8k and some 12ft 3.5lb tc free spirit helicals even upgrading my spod rod, they will probably work well enough as an all rounder, then stop dicking around and start a little baiting campaign around the lake in one or two quiet swims and start catching again. Simple stuff really 😂

Could be custom made for Phil Collins?

I am the saint 😇 Still not decided what to do with it all at the moment I've got two pairs of rods and reels, I can get by mainly using the 9fters for most of my fishing but I'm not enjoying the emblems that much, the drag isn't the best and the line keeps getting caught under the spool, and finding one at a reasonable price isn't easy, was thinking I might sell the emblems buy another xtractor and get some smaller okumas, sell the other rods too and maybe just buy one more 8k and some distance rods for when I need some beef It's either that or just sell the lot and buy 3 decent rods and an 8k lol

Just looking back at some old pics, turns out my halo game is pretty strong.

That's what I need to enhance my Halo 😇

I wish I had taken a photo now, just to prove you can catch without getting a spirit level out 😂 Funny thing happened, I've got my kit down to a minimum for these places and short sessions now, just a mat, with tackle box in, a bucket and my rod bag for my 9fters. I saw a bloke packing his car as I was walking back. I chucked my bits in the car, went to the toilet, washed my hands and he still had all of his stuff and his barrow(tri Porter big boy) in a big heap, he looked perplexed, he had literally everything with him and I'm guessing it all had to be loaded in a certain order, I felt proud of myself as I drove off with my minimal kit, my wife had made a nice curry,and I'd probably eaten that before he had driven out the gate 😂

Went to do a little trial run at the noddy pond this evening, pdid a couple of casts the groundbait sank a bit quick plopped one on a carps nose and it fed on the deck below . Then in the 3rd cast I stuck it up an overhanging branch and smashed it getting it out.i went back to fishing on the deck after that, I did catch 2 and lost one though, a small one about 3lb and a scraper double and lost one, so more work required lol but I got out for a couple of hours.

No i didn't know that tbh that's the thing that really annoys me about buzz bars tbh, they never seem to want to align nicely, that would be the main selling point for me 😂 I really like the idea of omc elbows as you can swap them about and even just slip one 9ff to use as a single, but not sure if you will still have the same alignment issues that you get with most bars, I just went out for a couple of hours at the noddy pond 2 single sticks no messing about lol didn't even care they weren't aligned 😂

I'm thinking cloudy method mix with some 2mm floaters, some good liquid, and maybe some other little bits and a 10-12 inch mono hair rig with a smallish sinking hookbait maybe corn or pepperami, I might go test it tomorrow evening.

They do look pretty smart though and fairly reasonably priced 😳

I went to the little shop and bought some expanding pellets and a couple of these little bad boys, After being inspired by BB, I felt when I can find them cruising in the channels I can plop one of these in front of them and it might be deadly and let's be honest who the hell does that kind of thing on a syndicate lake 😏

Great idea that well done BB,

To start with I just thought another set of buzz bars until I watched this vid now I am wanting some, something that always bugs me is I can't get my alarms to line up by using an insert and grub screw, ESP have got around this issue meaning you will always have perfectly straight alarms, that to me is a game changer. Not badly priced either and has optional extra goalpost adapters. I think I am sold 😂

I don't always take mine as I now use my barrow more often, I could fit the chair on but prefer saving some weight and carrying less, I would if I was doing more than an overnighter but I barely get a chance to sit before it's home time these days.