cobleyn

Tight lines coops.

I too get headaches when Im fishing, tried all sorts, thought I was just dehydrated but drank loads of water on next trip and still have the head aches, cant work it out, could it be the sunlight reflecting of the waters surface? Never packed up and gone home though! just monster trucked on and still blanked. Maybes its just the thought of trying to find a nice spot in a very weedy lake that give me the head aches! With regards to taking something - A travel hammock! Best thing I took! when resting me swims and watching the lake, set up under a shaded tree swinging around! cant beat it! I get frequently get headaches when I'm fishing abroad- but its typically dehydration. I spend all of my time spodding, casting, tying rigs and generally sweating- without drinking any water. I always have 1 or 2 dyrolites a day and that helps. Co-codamol seems to work better for my headaches than paracetamol. Top advice from Fenboy too on anti histamine tablets. They can be a life saver if you do get hammered by mozzie's.

Some alternative hook baits that are poison chat and crayfish proof. I never travel without my leatherman either.

Why not just put a micro swivel on the shank of the hook and trap it with a float stop?

Quick mods...lock it.

to be honest I fished there a few years back. I wasn't fishing a lot at the time (when the kids were still little), so I wasn't a member of a club or syndicate. For that time in my life- it suited my purposes. Turn up- chuck out...get a curry and some beer delivered. It was easy fishing. If I had caught anything decent- I wouldn't have counted it as my UK PB- which is a bit snobby I know. But its fine- if that's your thing (and it must be someone's... or else it wouldn't exist)- go and enjoy it. There's no 'mystique' about the place. Just a comfortable hole to go and catch a few fish.

Solar's stuff makes great hooklength too. I used the 80lb for catfishing earlier this year. I had 5 on one hooklength - all over 100lb's and it was unmarked. I intend to test it on some very special fish over the coming weeks too.

Sorry can't help you with the fishing...but yes...I have two children who think it's hilarious to jump on daddy's big belly. Don't worry it's photoshopped. .....not really....it was quite a big kippa.

Is daddy pig, George, and mummy pig there too? "Dinosaur!!!!" Or am I missing the point of your post? Ps. Welcome to the forum.

Is it not "kable"?

You may want to uncover that swivel a bit. its there to let the rig spin freely. Also with a stiff Flouro or coated braid you need to leave the hinge end (ie the bit that connects to the swivel) free to flip up into the fishes mouth easily and naturally. I find a ring swivel or looped knot gives it this pivot point. I cant quite see from the photo whether you have uncovered any of the braid at the hook end too? Most people will strip back a half inch there too...but others will leave this end stiff. Personally I strip back half an inch when using coated braids.

Is the line coated or uncoated braid? Also...not sure why you have the extra rubber over the swivel end?

There's a commercial just off the a50 ...junction 1 or 2 I think. There's 4 or 5 little pools with loads of fish in. Small...but lots of them. The first pool holds the bigger fish. Avoid it at weekends tho...always matches on. Earleswood at Birmingham is another good bet.

Not sure how many fish are still in there mate. Big fish kill 2-3 years ago.

As above. Rub it across your trousers till it gets warm and use the middle straightened section...not the bit in your fingers that still curled. Also make sure you use a loop not or ringed swivel to allow it to pivot at the lead end.

From Stewpots comments- It'd be cheaper to jump on a ferry and go and get a set from over there.

So if someone was looking on fleabay for Set that was a few years old...but still with a receiver...what were the older more reliable ones called?

Gardener do a threader for tubing. Minimum length of the tube should be 2-3 inches longer than your hooklink. A blob of putty at the end of your tubing keeps it pinned.

hmmm interesting.

That would drive you crazy river fishing then??? Or even on a big pit with a good chop on. Is that the least sensitivity you can have Matt? Not trying to be fox vs Delk (as I have no idea what the lastest Fox are like), but with Fox you can switch the sensitivity down so that you can have 1 or 2 inches of movement without a bleep.

I was toying with some a while back...luckilly I didn't get some...based on recent comments on here it sound like the latest incarnations aren't as hot as they were a few years back.

Use it and claim ignorance if they have an issue with it. daft rule anyway.

Did you know there is an feature on it that you can map distances and yardages, so you can work out where's fishable from where.

Next to orchid?

sometimes late night on skysports 2/3/4 and sometimes on Anytime.