I have the Fox Explorer Rucksack Barrow Bag Medium CLU441 , and I find it robust , but it's heavy and I keep thinking should I have gone for the Camolite Barrow Bag CLU285 ? .
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Hi Newmarket
I've got the Fox Explorer Barrow , not the Deluxe version that you have .
I bought some Explorer Deluxe handles for my Barrow , but I found they flexed , and I needed to retighten the screws ; so in the end I went back to my original handles .
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What an epic read , Newmarket , I'm exhausted just reading it ! .
You've only been back 5 mins. and you've got Nicks' 'phone number ๐ฒ ; I hope this doesn't mean favourable treatment ? - if Newmarket steps out of line stomp on him , Nick ! .
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Thread the floss through the eye of the swivel , then put a Baiting Needle through the Boilie ; pull the floss back through the boilie burying the swivel barrel ( leaving the " bottom " swivel eye exposed , cut the excess floss then knot it and blob .
Yes , I think it gives more movement .
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Hi Newmarket
I'm happy that you have sorted your problem .
When I have respooled my Garcia Mitchells if I held the butt section of my rod up in the air like you did , I also ended up with " coneing " .
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I turn the fish finder icon off , that's too much like cheating for me .
I use the Deeper on wide beam to speed mapping a lake up ; then I need to revert back to a marker set up to find the interesting areas which annoyingly I can't find !
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Never mind catching a few more 20s , or even my first 30 , a Kingfisher landing on one of my rods is my dream .
Lovely 'photo , Kev ; were you sitting well back from your rods in your bivvy ? .
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Ooh that looks cold , Nick .
I guess there are no margin spots , nor visible areas to cast to ? .
A big water like yours is too much of a challenge for me , unless the Carp are going to jump out waving a flag saying " here I am , here I am " .
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Hi Nick
I was told by a garage to use brands like Esso with their own refineries , rather than supermarkets as the garage said I would get better mpg .
Also the supermarkets get their petrol from overseas which has been hot filled into the ships .
So I'm guessing you are still in Hospitality ? ; if so do I mention Carp.com to get something off the final bill when I enjoy your fine dining ? .
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Thanks Greekskii , and Emmcee .
As you say , whatever I decide use Peanuts sparingly .
On one lake all nuts and pulses are banned , but on another I occasionally fish you are allowed to use properly prepared particles ; I just better not use them where they are banned if it leaves an oil slick like the Torrey Canyon ! .
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Hi Carpbell
I guess you couldn't make it to The Northern Carp Show where there were probably Bivvies on display ? .
Angling Direct usually have the space to display , but not necessarily the brands you are interested in ๐.