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Love the colour of your finger nails , Buzz 😁

Strewth ! , Bayeswater won't know what's hit it , bound to give up some whackers with your combined talents ! . 😁

I discipline myself to turn the Fish Finder off , although the fish icons aren't to scale as I understand ; I did turn the Fish Finder on one Winter session which saved me casting into the margins as the fish were shown as grouped up in the middle of the lake . Also in the Winter when the lake was empty I very quickly mapped a small lake . Occassionally I may make a single cast well past where I intend to fish to quickly check out the lake bottom , and yes I grimace at the splash , but then is it as bad as 2 x 3ozs leads with maybe pva bags plummeting into the water ? . 🙂

Spontaneous answer , different fish . You'll just have to have repeat captures and take some more 'photos as Nick says . 😀

I love my Avons , getting exciting when the dial goes past the " white " and the colour changes in the little window . Yes I'm old and sad ! .

Good for you jh92 , you persevered and it came good for you . 😃

A belated thanks very much Nick 😃

Hi everyone Has anyone tried this rig out pls. ? , and if so what are your thoughts / observations ? . 🙂

Well you certainly had a session to remember Jh92 ! . Sounds like you'll be spending more on treats than on boilies . I have to admire your positive attitude , it will be so rewarding when it all comes together . 😀🐶

Well that's a damn shame , hopefully when the infection is cleared up and you can finally go fishing the weather will have cooled down . 🐶

Yes you're right Framey . The thing is I thought the Gyro Hook would mean I could dispense with the Quick Change Uni-Link and the Shrink Tube ( I hadn't seen the video clip until Nige kindly posted the link - there was no mention of Shrink Tube on the blurb for the hook ) . But when I received the packet of Gyros in the post you only get 5 hooks per packet , therefore 10 hooks is going to cost you £15.98 compared to say £3.90 for 10 x ESP Cryogen Hooks plus £4.29 for 10x Quick Change Uni- Link . So I'll give the Gyros a miss , but I may try the Tungsten Swivel Beads in large to tidy things up / stop me fiddling around with Putty - assuming the Beads come in to stock . 😊

From what I read I'm led to believe that's what quite a few anglers on the forum look like if they don't get their regular " fishing fix " .😁

I'm guessing ( because I haven't caught on this Rig yet 😢) , that because the hook isn't a longshank that the landing net mess isn't going to get caught in the hook eye gap ? ; but I will try some shrink tube just in case , and also I'm thinking that the hook is more likely to sit up with drink tube . 🙂

Scents , hmm , that's interesting . Let the countdown begin , and you have a much better puppy experience than Yonny . 😀

If I can recreate the problem I will indeed take a 'photo , but it's probably going to be like that mysterious noise you get with your car that disappears as soon as you get to the garage ! . When I plonk my rig into my ice cream tub with a bit of force that seems to sort the problem out , which makes me want to believe that when cast out the rig would hit the water and settle on the lake bed sitting up nicely . Aah , I did wander if I should add some shrink tube to cover where the hook eye joins the swivel eye . Thank very much fellas . 😀

Has anyone used these please ? . A couple of times I've tested out my pop up in my ice cream tub to see how it sits and the hook appeared to have " collapsed " rather than sitting up " cocked " as it were . As the margins in my lake are no longer Winter clear I can't have a stab at recreating how my rig would enter the water , as when I'm testing my rig in my ice cream tub I'm just lowering the rig down . I would hate to think that there is a chance that the hook is jamming ( ? ) in the hook ring swivel while I'm sitting there thinking my pop up is beautifully poised to snare a passing carp . 😀

Yes there are quite a number of dogs that go mad behind the letterbox , but when you meet them they are calm and friendly . I guess the dogs are just protecting their owners / their " manor " . One dog owner thought it's because Posties deliver bills and the dogs pick up on their owners getting upset when they receive these bills ? . Let's hope your puppy is better behaved than Yonny's , I'm sure I'm not the only one that's looking forward to the 'photos . 😊

Twins ! . 😁

I guess you were blonde as a young boy ? .

Well my Wife says " once you have drawn a beard on your Daughter's face she's the dead spit of you " . I think your Daughter possibly has your rounder face and cheekbones . Did you have to bribe your Son to wear that t shirt ? . 😄

When I'm delivering the post a Staffie is one of my favourite dogs , most of them give you such a loving look , and the blue is such a cool colour . 🙂

Maybe a pm to Nige will give you all the information you need , Ginger . 🙂

Well Hatfield Peverel is in Essex , and I usually get stuck in a traffic jam there after the Boreham Interchange 😡

My Wife's just said , " it's what kids should be exposed to , real Wind In The Willows stuff " . Your Son must have his Mother's looks 😄 .

Thanks very much for the explanation as to why you wouldn't be giving Lakeland your money , Spr . Yonny beat me to it , you're not being oversensitive Spr , from your posts I can understand that you are a very proud , proactive Dad . Perhaps , maybe , the lady was making a sweeping generalisation , lumping you in with irresponsible parents worried that if anything happened to your Daughter you would then sue the pants off of Lakeland . 😃