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It's only if I dont remember to put wax or anything on the tip they seem to corrode a a lot quicker, It just struck me I've listened to loads of carp angler chronicles podcasts and they always Wang on about bait in detail, I guess some must be sinking in 😲

Nice one thanks for that, I do use a kids crayon normally, as I have quite a supply of those😂, that works pretty well tbh I do sometimes forget to put it on though that's when I've noticed the rust, I think I might wait for the chod hammers tbh, trig hammers were pretty sharp out the pack if they are for silty bottoms i might just keep those coated then I don't have to worry as long as they are sharp, I did have a thought about the rusting though, most hookbaits are designed to locally change pH with the flavours etc to boost attraction. Most people boost the stinky winky out of hookbaits too, do you think this might make them rust quicker as surely the acids are leaking from the hookbait and adding to the corrosion?

Are his ultra Sharp brand chod hooks good? I did look at the jprecision ones last night aswell Also I read they are coated, are they coated after sharpening so they don't corrode? Coated would be an advantage as I am planning on chucking them into silt and that doesn't seem to favour sharpened hooks

Spot on, I'm reigning it in for now, partly in the hope lockdown eases and we can all start getting back to normal,the misses is finding it tough and I'm trying to help as much as i can, it will get better one day won't it? but selfishly the weather isn't great and if I have been fishing in the winter that may impact on the better parts of the year when it's easier to catch em 😂

I treated myself to a Vallorbe No4 it was the nice wooden. Handle I needed that sold it, much more classy 😁

Would it not be cheaper to buy him a smaller bed?

I'm not sure if it's a good time to mention it Highy but fish deal have 20% off all sonik stuff today 😂 I am quite tempted by the AXS brolly at £106.90 but I think that may also get me in the doghouse 😭

My jag file has starting wearing out now, are the vallorbe ones better ?

I think it depends what you are fishing over tbh, I've had some sharpened hooks come in burred over and rusty overnight, I find using a crayon and gently heating the hook with a lighter and melting a little coating of wax helps But It is quite easy to ruin a hook by sharpening it though, and I am currently leaning towards finding sharp hooks out the packet, be that hand sharpened by someone else or just naturally pretty sharp, so all they need is a touch up 👍

Sorry to hear that mate, these are tough times all round at the minute, a lot of families are struggling,I know we're finding it tough at times,I hope it gets sorted soon and it all goes back to normal, just remember though, you can't unsay things once you have said them, but maybe use it as a sign to get talking if you can, just try and stay calm, you may find she needed an outburst to clear her head, maybe it had been bottling up for a while, is there a lot of stuff she can't do at the moment cos of restrictions? Maybe she was envious cos you can go fishing and she can't do what she likes, it's a juggling act to keep it all together at the moment, just do your best to keep the balls in the air, stay strong mate, it will get easier I hope

I would normally but, I can either buy them sharpened or sharpen them myself for the same money, I still touch them up a bit and make sure they are ok before they go out but they are usually OK tbh

I didn't do those myself, I can sharpen them, but I bought those ones from ibhooks,

That sort of shift change should be illegal, I have to do 2-10pm monday to Thursday then 10-6pm just the 4 hours earlier really throws me out of whack, perhaps I should be going for day naps, might be a good idea 💡

If it isn't going to be used that often, this might not be too bad for you, you could make an offer and probably get it quite cheap, I haven't got one of these myself though but I have a cyprinus bunker and it's been great so far, https://www.cyprinus.co.uk/collections/tactical-mongoose-bivvy/products/cyprinus-mongoose-tactical-2-man-bivvy-overwrap-bundle

I slightly hate myself for taking a chair + bed on an overnighter, but I can't sit on a bed as it does my back in, but I would probably really dislike myself for taking a bed on a day session 😁

These are pretty much my rigs this year top to bottom Bottom bait /wafter stiff rig Gardner 25lb trick link,i might get some 15lb too 😁 PVA bag rig (smaller krank type hook this year) Bank tackle braid but might get some Gardner braid, I like Gardner stuff at present Pop up multi rig, with whatever coated braid I choose first lol either bank tackle, jelly wire, or ESP tungsten all seem to work fine 😂 Nice and simple stuff 👌

I guess it depends on the rig you are using them for, I like the stiff rigger hooks for my stiff rigs,these will be similar but maybe with a better point, so a worthwhile investigation to me(or an excuse just to buy some more hooks😂) 🤔 Also I actually like a twister type hook(not chod) for my multi rigs too I like the squareness and the angle I get with shrink tube lol I suppose if we all used the same thing tackle companies wouldn't last long 😂

There is a small barb if you look closely at them 👍

You ain't catching these days if it isn't complicated 🤔

They look nice don't they

Just seen an advert on Instagram for the new ESP chod hammers, I will be interested in those I think, they would work nicely on my stiff bottom rig 🤔 They have a nice point like the trig hammer

That's it, now I just need to remember how to get there its been so long 😂😢

Cheers guys I doubt I will use it anyway tbh unless I get really hard up for ideas, I don't want to get into faffing with bait and rigs this year 😂 I AM keeping it simple 🤕

Only a swivel and the spring of the chod monofilament, in theory the swivel should still turn but I did wonder if it could end up not hooking correctly

Pics up in the garden or it doesn't count 😁