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Well George is better looking ! .
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My best mate George - looking out for fish in the bushes 😂
It wouldn't be the same without him

Ta , Yonny 
That simplifies / makes things cheaper for me ! .

 

Tin hat time...
 
Please don't get me started on Korda Kra...
 
Seriously for years I used black tulip beads, black run rings, although now I'm using khaki coloured run rings. My leads are a flecked green, or brown, or grey, my hooklink swivels are black, although I must insist that some tackle manufacturer makes me a khaki green and brown flecked swivel...
 
You think how many carp were caught on John Roberts rig beads, stiff tubing and uncoated leads, with a length of black Dacron and a bright shiny Drennan Super Specialist hook.
 
 

Keep to what you know buddy don't change anything until you need to , if you're missing bites or just not getting any then it's time to have a rethink.......
 

This is a very rough guide, which won't have you spending a lot of money to get you started.
40% Blitzed Trout pellets (down to a Powder)
10% Micronized Wheat (Baileys Number 1)
20% Soya Flour
20% Semolina 
10% Blitzed Bread or Birdfood if you can get some.
Use eggs then add the liquidised corn until you get a bound ball, I'm a bit unsure of the inclusion rate of liquidised sweetcorn as I have never used it and other people I have asked have used either corn syrup or Nash sweet corn extract. Might be worth draining some of water off the liquidised corn you will probably get somewhere around 50ml - 100ml of it in (pure guess work)

Thanks for all your comments fellas .
That's interesting what you are saying CM ; for years I have always thought the " lilies " with the " buttercup " looking yellow flowers and noticeably different shaped leaves ,  were Kingcups . However , recently Ray Mears called them Yellow Lilies . 
So I'm thinking as there seems to be different polite opinions as to whether " Lilies " are abrasive or not , perhaps it's all down to varieties ? .

Was that his 90's rave name 
Thats what i was getting at, you have given an example where its just the hook section that will reset, for me as long as the hookbait presentation is reset your still fishing, so not all rigs have to fully straighten out to be effective.  

From what I heard I think that means they (TAG - who recently bought Kryston out) found a cheaper alternative to sell at the same price lol.... I expect to see 'upgraded' versions of most of their products in the near future.
IMO - yes, a coated braid will help reduce tangles with any bait, not just a pop up (although for resetting a pop up is defo best).
That is quite an extreme measure; Boom is just about the stiffest link available, only suitable for clean bottom IMO. I think a coated braid would be a better option, more forgiving on most substrates.
ESP Tungsten Loaded is the best coated braid I've found, it's not cheap but it's a step above the others on the market IMO.

I honestly can't remember the last time I cast out a braided, either coated or uncoated hooklink that wasn't Kryston. It must have been some time around the 1990's!
Silkworm, Merlin, SuperNova, 3 absolutely brilliant hooklink materials, although I did stop using Silkworm as I found it was buoyant and lifted off the lakebed. Saying that, almost every hooklink loops up unless weighted down.
 
I tried using No Tangle, using it to stiffen or even create a concertina extending hooklink, and to be honest, as good as it was or is, I decided against the faffing.
 
To reduce tangles I simply resort to PVA stringers, bags or mesh, even with braided hooklinks. 
I've given a couple of clues here, the weighted down hooklink and the PVA.
I didn't find that the hooklink tangled, even if it was moved a fair distance. The hook itself sits on the lakebed with a bait about 15mm away from the hook on a hair. It actually takes the bait being picked up or rolled a long distance to move the hook, and with a line aligned hook, it takes the hook and bait being rolled over 180 degrees.
If the bait is actually picked up, then it should be a fish large enough to get hooked. 
 
I found that there is a definite limit to plain uncoated braided hooklinks, and that is crayfish. Those little gits will tangle it, they also manage to take chunks out of coated braid coatings. With crayfish, and me using combi-rig hooklinks, I still use Amnesia in clear 20 or 30lb as my upper section.
 

Ah ok thanks for coming back to me on this. I still haven't made my mind up on the Barrow yet, i've seen a few places doing it for about £85 which is good value, but not if I stack it and end up going down a bank

You wont go far wrong with a pair of ...
Fox Micron M+ Bite Alarms  at around £50 for a pair

Bear in mind it's a mirror image and your reel has to load clockwise therefore the line should come off the spool anti clockwise.
Yup!

I will only use the multi rig. Great rig. Yours looks good. I mould the putty around the knot but that's personal preference. I also use a stiff material for the pop up section. 
Hope the pic works. Been deadly for me. Had many a fish over the last few years on the multi. 

Personally I think coiling of any line is down to how you load it on your spool....rather than the line itself. 
Unless it's on a reel that's not been used for some time. 

Before saying i like the look of this etc etc ask yourself what you need it to do and then we can guide you in the right direction.
Day shelter ?
Overnighter ?
Week session ? 
Space and weight ?
Ease of setup ? 
Overwrap ? 
Brolly system ?
Pram hood ?
Vents ?
Storage space ? 
Rod holders ? 
Will it fit a wide boy ? 
1 man or 2 man ? 
1 man and 2 women ? 
So many factors without knowing what you need it for its hard to give anymore info.
 

Many thanks for the review Chill 

As a Ginger Haired Gentleman , what's wrong with the lovely Coppery  Colour ? . 

Size is not the issue (as such), it's all down to the buoyancy of the top bait compared to the density of the bottom bait. As they can vary there is not a set formula based on size alone.
Just experiment and try them out in the margins to get some idea of how they might sit when cast out.

thats one way of getting the swim you want !!!! 
 
 
dave 

My rigs can look quite childish as well, so don't be put off, they still catch
 
 
 
There should be a bit where he explains how she adjusts them to suit - it would be difficult to produce that effect at all depths, might be easier to shave your boilie a bit, the alternative is to add extra weight to your hook maybe putty or a split shot.

Doesn't that mean we're all average height and you're a short-git*?

So I can't catch anything bigger than a scraper double , and I'm short .
 
I haven't got a lot going for me then .
 
I think I'll take up Bird Watching .
 

Why do you think I work at Gladwells? 
Some of those horsey types
 
Especially in the summer...