dougmoon

nige i was thinking just that i think ive just found the answer to many problems cheers dan

Well done mate

hello and welcome. cant help with the venues but im sure someone will be along soon doug

you possibly could pull the swivel through but it would probably wreck the end of the stick. give it a try. as for hooklenghts that is down to your choice for what bottom you are fishing over. personally i like to use a soft braid with a stick. although i do use sticks on combi rigs and sometimes on fluro. hope that helps doug

instead of attaching a swivel make a loop in the end of the hooklink and attach that to the quicklink. it will slip through the mesh much easier doug

i use bristle fillament in 15lb but i use a whipping knot. you only go through the eye of the hook twice and i find it sits much straighter than a knotless knot. doug

But you still end up with feed under your hookbait. What's the point?

same

Sorry mate I live in Sussex would help if o could Doug

I'm game. Life permitting. Something to discuss at the upcoming socials

Oh bless him he is not that bad , you are right though a brilliant lake ,on the subject of lakes Keith , Jim has told me when I have been over that yours is one of the few he would pay to fish. I can vouch for that, keiths got a cracking lake with cracking fish and fantastic food and hospitallity also. Would love to go back one day with the boys Thanks for that and you would always be made welcome mate. It would certainly be different now, compared to when you originally came, only the big catfish and big carp left in here now. Thanks for that keith.. My only problem is someone to go with to split the costs etc i would like to come over with my friend so i might start looking at next year fingers crossed, Or see if we can get a french social at the lake with a few members on hear? Now that sounds like a good idea.

Running rigs where possible and helicopters for distance and chods Doug

maybe you dont need the shink tube doug

have a look at the fillaments doug

You could call yateley angling centre. They are normally very helpfull and well informed. Doug

Knot me

hell and welcome to the forum. you could take a look at cottington near deal. doug

The one and only 'Proper' Jim Gibbinson line aligner ok can someone explain to me why the "jim gibbinson" version works so much better please doug

i had the same problem . i now use a whipping not also. slight variation on the way its tied. the best thing is the line comes straight out from under the knot. much easier to curve into shape doug

i think you will find 99.9% of the members of this forum will disagree that statement. please turn the caps lock off. it is regarded as SHOUTING. thanks doug

well no one seems to know anything about the the fishing there but you might want to have a look at horam manor http://www.horammanorfishery.co.uk/ nice camping and a few lakes to go at doug http://www.horam-manor.co.uk/ this is the caravan/camping part

its in my neck of the woods. ill see what i can find out doug