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https://www.total-fishing-tackle.com/daiwa-crosscast-ext-tt-rod They do a 9ft or 10ft extendable one if you wanted to save bootspace 👍

If you can stretch to these they are lovely rods for the money, I have the 3.25lb and so far they seem good to use, I haven't caught using them yet though😂 but these TT ones have nice minima guides and look smart they seem well made and should last me a long time https://www.total-fishing-tackle.com/daiwa-crosscast-carp-rod-tt

My kids have got the okuma vibe rods and reels, 6ft small with little reels on(that actually work well and smooth) , great fun, I've taken the family rudd bashing a couple of times, my youngest seems keen to go Infact we are discussing doing some nights this summer 👍

That smell is bad enough when you've had to net one, wouldn't fancy sleeping on it 🤮

No chance I am going bareback in the height of summer with all them Mozzies about, I would come home looking like I had fallen in stinging nettles again 😂 and definately need a bed too, my bed only weighs 7.5kg and is worth the weight in my opinion I've been spoilt by being able to park at the swim for the last couple of years, and my toot level has grown massively because of it, I keep thinking about getting a new barrow and fining all my kit down to fish off that but it hasn't happened yet, I should as there is a lot of mileage in being more mobile

I use a Ronnie rig with a leadclip set up, personally I will use a lead clip as often as I can, the only time I use a helicopter set up is if I need to chuck a chod into rough spots, I also never used to like dropping leads but now I much prefer to tbh, the lake I fish is weedy and the cost of a lead isn't worth the pain of losing a biggun (that hurts way more)

I had some wychwood c101s and they were alright to be fair til I broke one of the eyes, I have diawa crosscast tt now I think I prefer them so far but the extremis are more expensive than the c101 was but they didn't really let me down, If you want a decent big pit reel on a reasonable budget, I can heartily recommend the okuma 8k it's amazing for the price

I have a sonik S1 was abiut £30 I find it decent enough for the money,

Funny you should say that I saw a kingfisher this morning, I looked in the mirror 😂😂😂😂 I actually did see one this morning though in real life 😳

Blank from me, had lots of new bits lately so it's to be expected, don't think many have been catching though, sent the Jolly Roger out on its maiden voyage, Had a couple of issues with a sticking trap door but once I got that sorted it was fine(dryish mix required and don't put gooed up solid bags directly on it 😂) bit slow but for £100 it will do the job, otherwise was nice to be out had a chicken jalfrezi and a beer, slept fairly well,was plenty warm enough in my navitas onesie, got woken up by a duck fight at 6:20 and I had bacon rolls for breakfast 😂 Home now 👍

I am actually going once I finish my chores lol, just got to walk the dogs load up the motor and go now and shop on the way , should be there by 1 or so, not sorted anything out yet though other than bait 😬

Best wishes from me, hope it all goes well 👍 And good luck if you do get out Highy, All my bait came today, 6l of lovely liquid and 15kg of lovely boilies, now have a nicely stocked freezer again, I have asked the question about going Saturday night but that's been largely ignored as of yet just waiting to find a good time to ask again 😂 I still haven't tested the boat out 😳

Starmer has already pinned the tail on the nato donkey tbh, the fact that Corbyn has been smeared until he had the whip removed and isn't even a labour MP anymore makes me doubt he would get another chance unless the forde enquiry changes that significantly, tbh they wouldn't want Corbyn because he has morals, they need someone bent like the Johnson

Throw enough of them you can make your own gravel spot 😏

We will see, they seem to want to keep pushing the big lies, nothing will change when it comes to the oligarchs they help fund the tory party

I saw these a few times and also loved the academy, saw some mega bands and had some great nights there, Now it seems the media and the goverment seem to want to push us into a war with Russia for no good reason I keep thinking of this one.

Good luck, hope you get one

I think you will be pleasantly surprised how nice the okuma reels are to use, I honestly can't praise them enough 🙏🙌

If you wanted to try a new bait retro baits Bio comes in shelf life, I used the freezer bait last year and found it worked very instantly, had a couple of really quick bites within minutes of it being in the water, it's a very different and unique bait, smells lovely and works well in my opinion,I even had a couple of red letter sessions so I would use it with confidence anyway 😂

Nice reels 😲😍

I keep thinking about shorter rods for those times when you just think they would be handy 😂 and when I do I always think Inc6000 to go with them tbh, I am pretty sure they will be decent

For Inc6000 enquiries @B B is the man, I love my 8k's though although they are quite heavy but they look smart and really are the best reels I've ever owned, Personally I like the look of the Inc reels over the t Rex, okuma reels seem very bombproof and smooth and quiet, don't think you will regret buying okuma though, quality products,

Congrats, have a good day

Nice, I keep thinking I wish I had a bigger capacity one, will just have to send it out a couple of times 😊

Interesting I just assumed it would stretch less because it was stronger and thicker but I can see your point, I would like to try braid for zero stretch but its banned so until then I will carry on with hydrotuff and probably continue to not change it until it needs it,I did my backing for 1 spool of 15lb for 3 rods so it might be worth sticking with it I normally do but generally all it needs is a few rod lengths stripping off from time to time when it gets a little wavey,