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Now THATS what is confusing me, you see that if the bait is in and out that fast the hook on a long hair wont even go into the mouth so therefore a short hair would work better yet the advice is to do the exact opposite?? Confused much. damn this tapatalk

i hate cats, both kind

hahaha!! last time at a local venue i was talking to the bailiff and trying to sus where they were biting and he happened to mention that the top lake had just had a 70lb cat out last night, that sealed it for me, bottom lake it was then

im with smufter on this except when im not. anything over 60yds and i expect my needle sharp hook to do its job.

sorry bud :oops:

heres a couple for ya smufter http://www.tacklebox.co.uk/bait-presentation/soft-bait-and-maggot/thinking-anglers-hook-ring-swivel-screws.html http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Taska-Carp-NEW-Fishing-Matte-Black-Threaded-Swivel-Bait-Ring-/232127257110?hash=item360bdcda16:g:66MAAOSwMVdYExuI

what the hell did i post that saved your sanity? and here i am losing mine

since getting confused by the hair length thingie a couple of years ago i developed my own take on the german rig and found that i was nailing them quite acceptably all of a sudden instead of having to firk the hook out of the scissors which actually makes a mockery of Nicks explanation above (sorry Nick, no insult meant) and that was the reason that i asked as it still dont gell i must be a lost cause

Nick, please elucidate, just for the thicko's out their (and me ) if the carp sucks the bait into its mouth it will suck with almost the same force every time (imo) therefore the bait should stop in the same place every time, back of the mouth or just in etc. now comes the confusing bit, surely if the hair is long IE distance from bait to hook point the hook will be toward the front of the mouth, thereby shortening the hair would put the hook further into the mouth and not closer to the lip? surely too the bait on a short hair would place the hook toward the throat and not the other way round as you state above? i have read many comments that state it the way you have but i just can not for the life of me grasp the concept... help!!

yes i stand corrected on the feeding thing, i have got my wires crossed. what i should have said is that the maggots will absorb the flavour and colouring thru the skin, i have successfully done white maggots to red (cochiniel) bronze (turmeric) and green on many occasions, try it and see

liquids are a no no!! if you want to colour or flavour them you need powdered gear, curry powder, turmeric and or garlic will add flavour and you can buy all manner of powdered food colouring too. powdered cochiniel (red) if mixed with bran and added to your maggots as long as they are active will give them a nice deep red shade. food colour and flavour will have to be mixed with bran tho as they have to ingest it, or you could always use a feeder and add a glug to the ones in the feeder to match your hooker

some good advice from Nick there, a couple of things that i would add tho is 1st if you keep them clean by riddling and cold in a fridge they will last anything up to 8-10 weeks before turning to casters. and 2nd the black spot in the maggot is its feed sac and a large black spot denotes a well fed and happy maggot so rather than keeping them in clean sawdust you can dust them with bran (buy a bag from your tackle shop) and they will munch on this for a while everytime you wake them with riddling. failing the use of a fridge i once kept some for over a month in the summer just by putting the bait box in a dark corner of my garage floor so that is another option

could try ringing jims reels, just a thought. you know that Diawa recommend that the line clip not be used when casting dont you? its purely a line tidy http://jimsreelshop.co.uk/epages/50de3a2f-b72e-4eac-861b-30c18ef9512f.sf/en_GB/?ViewAction=View&ObjectID=4896551&PageSize=36&OrderBy=NameOrAlias&OrderDesc=0

the idea of wearing waders all day would scare the life out of me, you would sweat that much you could dehydrate i think personally that unless you are fishing for lumps that are that heavy that they would sustain injury by being netted out you dont need em, on the very odd occasion that i will get snagged up with a fish its just down to boxers and swim

dunno mate, i was put off boot sales due to a derogatory post that chillfactor put up comparing JB Sports to boot tack so i thought i had better play safe. i cant be held responsible for an unthinking members comments can i? all i can do is try to follow any advice i see from our expert members init

wont do boot sales bud, if i want cheap tack i go to JB Sports as someone suggested not long back

whoops! sorry Phil, i just read this and nearly pi ssed myself laughing (again, sorry i couldnt help it). i really do apologize if you think i gave the impression i have anything against people who buy expensive gear, although i dont buy it myself i have nothing agains those who do, unless that is if they use it as a reason to belittle those who cant buy it. as an ex resident of honeybourne i also have nothing against most of the people that live around the cotswolds catchment, and class issue? me?? hahaha!! ripe one that i will say nothing about the gay jibe except to say that that also shows how intolerant you are of folk who dont conform to your standards, not that i could be called gay if you took the time to know me, but still i wont miss that one kudos to you for working hard to provide for your boy, that at least gets you a modicum of respect from me. to put your mind at rest about a remark in your next post, yes i am better off than you, much better off in fact and i can say that without needing to know how much you earn, not that it means owt or anything but that comes from a lifetime spent working very hard and not buying expensive gear just cos it looks the bee's as i think it will be better that my kids get to benefit fully from my life than someone who already has a lot making more from me. where was i??? ah yes!! tea time. Bye!!

ah i see, because i dont rip steve a new a, hole every time he posts i must be on the 'other' side, and therefore not on your team and that means i am also open to the same type of twisted ridicule that you mete out on a regular basis. you tried the same sort of thing just because i happened to click the like button on one of Tims posts a while back and when i bit back you ran off whinging and even stopped posting for a bit. news flash buddy, i dont belong to either camp but CM is infinitely more preferable to you bud so why dont you give us a repeat of your disapearing trick and spend the time refining your people skills. Oh and remember http://www.xmasclock.com/ so be good or santa wont be coming to your house

phil, first highlighted part suggested that you are too good for sports direct (as you put it) tat, thats ok if its not your thing as you are afterall in a job that historically pays good money and therefore can afford the good stuff unlike some, fair play mate, that was the place to leave it IMO. the second part just blatantly stated that anyone stupid enough to be in a position where sports direct looked attractive could only afford car boot tat and that to me looked mean and derogatory, the link was put up as it offered those who would benefit from it an alternative to more unnecessarily expensive gear and that was all. nige take off the rose tinted glasses and read it again, fully this time and not just the first line if he was just noting the over inflated RRP's that could be done on almost any site that sells carp tackle, no need to run down a site just because you personally would not use them and as a by product denigrate anyone who would, that my boy is snobbery.

sorry if you thought that i meant you didnt work hard phil, i have been a self employed plasterer, and bricklayer, and roof tyler, and plumber, and carpenter, and groundsman, and long distance lorry driver, i have also worked very hard at building up businesses for myself and others and have done very well for myself out of them all so i know how hard it can be, i also know how satisfying it can be too, especially when you have worked hard all your life and can sit back and reap the financial rewards that it has brought you,, BUT!! i dont go running people down just because they dont work or cant work, and as for people on benefits getting more than you can earn you only have yourself to blame for that one, work harder!! and one day you will have a wonderful wife and maybe some kids and you can start collecting some benefits yourself eh!! ps, dont go taking this light hearted banter as a personal attack, its not, i was merely pointing out that some peeps who are on benefits and maybe have a couple of kids and a wife who may be in need of a lot of looking after and who just may not be getting all the benefits that they are ENTITLED to may find the link interesting to say the least. you got me worried on the second bit cos i dont remember mentioning that you living in the cotswolds had anything to do with it? have a nice life phil and dont go letting anyone burst your bubble

St Ives winter predator tickets are day only but they cover the whole complex bud

dont go walking in the cotswolds in em bud, you will get a severe case of turned up noses and finger pointing

this was aimed at the few unfortunate enough to be unable to afford free spirits and the like, not everyone is a self employed plasterer bud. nuf said

its too much trouble trying to get them dead level bud

dunno about true, i would be the one that the bailiff popped his head in to see if i was keeping THAT warm