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I honestly don't think you will notice any difference, with other makes for £100 or less, I've got an aerlex spod reel and tbh my 8ks are a much better reel, also much better quality than the baitrunner I own,

It depends how much you wish to spend, but having owned my okuma 8ks for a while now I am happy to recommend okuma reels they are so smooth, I think the 8k might be a touch big for 10ft rods but have a look at the okuma Inc6000 for the money okuma are brilliant This shop even agrees with me and does a deal on them both 👍 https://parkfieldanglingcentre.com/collections/special-offers/products/sonik-xtractor-okuma-inception-6000-mega-deal?variant=29410304229487 @B Bhas the Inc6000 and the 8ks he is also an okuma fan

Looks nice, Do you have pike in there I've had load of issues with false runs and things lately, especially with pop ups, one time I even hooked one that had speared a rudd through its eye on my hook, my guess is the rudd were feeding on my spot and it attacked them, luckily it fell off, the poor rudd was dead though 😢

The krank x seemed to work out OK for me last time tbh, I think I will stick with those until they let me down or something but thanks will keep them in mind 👍

Thanks don't worry, it has a minima guide now lol, just a bit more bent 😁 I have checked there aren't any sharp bits on it so I may use it as is for a bit, I did spot a few rods that seem to come with similar guides as standard tbh, might just get saving🤔 Will take a look thanks

Perfect thanks, they are almost the value of the rod though maybe I just need a new set of rods with those on 😂

I've just broken the insert on one my rods again, I also did the same on my sonik rod, I'm going off the rings with plastic inserts, I break them too easily don't even know how or when it happened tbh, can you get eyes without the inserts (ie more Elmo resistant) 😉

Maybe I had my weetabix that day or something 😁 did seem weak though will try again

Thanks had 2 so far, biggest 19lb would like one of the bigger ones now not being greedy but pleeeeeeese 😁

I'm using the fluro still, trying the gemini tidy booms today they are nice, Another crimpable boom material that doesn't cost the earth is Gardner stiff link 25lb works with a 0.6mm crimp

I'm not sure if they do but I seem to recall someone on here maybe @bluelabelhaving an issue with one retractable rod not fitting another bag , so it may be best to just go for the Sonik ones that will fit properly

There are a lot of times when I think I want some smaller rods, I remember the vaders feeling a bit odd for a while after 12ft ones, I think I just like a 12ft rod they just feel right I think , I still think I want some new ones though 🤔😂

Has anyone used this? I just tried crimping it and it seemed to break fairly easily, I also tied a couple of figure of 8 loops and pulled them still broke quite easily, I usually pull my booms a little harder and they don't break 😱 Is it rubbish or am I just being ham-fisted 😱

I had some 10ft vader x before they weren't bad rods for the money really, @Highyis the Sonik specialist on here, his dog has a sponsorship deal with them I've broken one of the 50mm butt rings on my latest set of rods, so sooner or later i am going to need some more 😳😱

I'm going tomorrow morning, went today and did some work at the lake and snuck some bait in, they were eating it by the time I left, I am excited now 😱

Free spirit, do some tree creeper rods that might be nice, Sophie the carp catching kid uses them and catches some nice fish with them,

Good luck, hope you enjoy it and catch a monster 👍

Tidy booms and the aqualine hooks arrived yesterday, very impressed, the hooks seem good quality and nice and sharp 👍

You could add a few floaters in there, That should stop it sinking too fast and allow it to sink slower, Or you could use a bag mesh or solid attached to the hook and use foam or some floaters mixed in , then the lead will settle first and the bag should stay off the deck til it melts, this isn't ideal if you need to cast it far but if you don't this should work a treat and allow your rig to settle gently giving you a better chance of being presented on top of the silt

Just bought some of the hooks and various tidy booms to have a play with, couidnt resist 👍

It's not that complicated tbh, just set it to the right mode and away you go, then it's just a case of messing about with it to see what you want,

I would also like to add i don't really understand mine that well sometimes i mess about with the settings a little, usually use the narrow beam sensitivity set about 80% or so, then I just chuck it out and usually all I find is loads of weed, then If I find a clear or clearish spot just feel for a drop and hope for the best, in an ideal world I know my spots already and don't use it, but it does help you find things you wouldn't find in a month of Sundays,or as above with minimum fuss and disturbance, in many ways a lead is better or still essential but it does help a bit, for example I have fished one swim a lot and I never knew there was a nice raised hump until I chucked the deeper out, for now this is covered in weed but it will become a spot once the weed dies back, to clear it would make the swim look too fish able so im holding off 😂

I used mine to pretty good effect the other week, I found some fish fizzing around a massive weed bed chucked it on top,away from them a bit slowly dragged it back, found the edge of the weed and a clear spot in 1 cast, plopped a rig and bait out with the 6m baiting pole 5m later this one was hooked, I almost wanted to say boom then 😂

Does that make you a purpvert 😂

I've got a deeper pro+ and if it is the same I can choose between 15 and 50 hertz narrow or wide beam is that the same thing you mean ? The pro plus is quite easy to use though so I assume the chirp won't make it too complicated, will just be some settings to play with