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i have to admit that the pole in the wrong hands can and quite often is bad for the carp, but the qualifier is 'in the wrong hands' if a match is arranged on a water known to hold carp in the doubles then most of the fault for damaged fish is down to the event organizer. as most of you know, i often use the pole (among other methods) for surface fishing for carp and yes it can get hairy but no more than on a rod if you know what you are doing. for one thing Nick, the pull on a large fish should NEVER be up unless you are filling the net with carpy goodness, i personally ship in two sections then drop the tip under the surface, this not only exerts the pull to the front side or rear (whichever way the carp is pulling) but also aids the elastic to behave more like a flexible line. while landing fish up to low 20s i have only ever lost one and that was a ghostie who TBH was too close to an overhanging bramble. my set up is an 11mtr Leda Assassin carp with #14 elastic and 4ft of 8lb bottom to a #10 wide gape barbless, this ensures that the bottom is way weaker than the main as it should be and given the flexibility of the main and pole it should be the weakest link. my pennyworth anyhoo

WOW!!! wot an ugly beard,, GET IT OFF. the little ladies is much neater

as a nipper i was always down the chalk stream on my grand dads farm, early morning trotting a worm downstream for the trout, holding it back from the lip of the fall off till you could see one showing a little interest then dropping 4-6ft of line and swooping the worm past the trout just to see it chase after and grab it. enough to set your adrenaline boiling matey

not brexit i bet

i think the power lines miss the pool by about 200 yds Nick

cats!! a different branch of angling

looks like it may have new owners then, name change and cleaned swims = new money. wonder if the old stock is still there??

right!! by the foaming jug i presume you mean the Oaken arms at Kingswood? if so then the pool is the one just over the lights toward albrighton, yes? ok, i used to fish the pool up the left fork between the summerhouse and the horns of bonningale and at that time (3 years ago) the pool you are talking about was owned by a riding school and was open for day tickets. old story, riding school goes bust and goes on sale to include the pool, sale falls thru twice but all fishing was stopped the day the school closed, i have been passed on numerous occasions but the sign has never changed from a white square with an angler with rod and fish with the word fishing starting with an exaggerated cap F. last time i went passed was about 4-5 weeks ago and it was the same so if it has changed to 'brick hill pit then i would assume that it has reopened under a new name. there were rumors of some really nice carp in there up to mid 20s and one mirror 'one scale' one large scale on each gill plate being a part time 30. after being ejected by security on a couple of occasions when the place was unoccupied while having a 'scout around' i gave up on the place but still have hopes hope that helps Jon

never heard of it matey and i have lived and fished around wolves for over 50 years. where about is it as it may be known by another name cos colloquial names tend to stick round here like Mill ride pools aka the pig farm aka Bills pools. if you have more info i may know sommat

i like the colour of your jib young man i would have said 'cut' but their isnt an americanism for that

The tfg boots i had were not as nice as those Primals,, the rubber toe came right up to the start of the tongue and the flexing at the joint as you walked was why they cracked. your right about the Primals being pikey look alikes

i had the tfg ones a couple of years ago and my only problem was that they split where the rubber toe cap joined the more flexible boot, two pairs went like that.

they are actually hunters boots so well good for the outside but the realtree is a nice touch

Jack Pike Tundra boots in realtree, best boots i ever did own, waterproof and breathable with thinsulate inside and at £69.95 or less they aint got no carp tax (BONUS) i have worn them all day including driving with none of that 'oh gawd' when you take them off, i just hose them down when they get caked and they are as new looking as when i first got them about 18 months ago. would highly recomend.

ditto

not as if you went and bought a rod is it

ah, i see. i will have a look thru my old stuff to see if i have one lying around ok

not unless he can get it at a trade price better than i can,,, OOPS just gave my bloke a ring and i can now get it at 50p per mtr, summat to do with stock being sold off in advance of a new EU directive coming down

do you not have 4? i have a set of euroswingers ( NOT the ones @bigtrev was looking at,,pervert) and its a set of four so you should have a spare???

but thats the same whatever pipe you go for

are you sure you were checking the right pipe dimentions BC? what we call 1inch is their internal bore. you have to shop arround but just over £1 is quite possible, example: 1" display grade upvc pipe, internal 24.5mm ex 33.4mm wall thickness 3.3mm 20 x 1mtr lengths = £53.80 del to uk (2-3 days) £3.99 vat = £10.76 tot £68.55/20= £3.42per mtr/3.28= £1.04 per ft delivered. https://www.plasticpipeshop.co.uk/-White-Pipe-1m-Length_c_2923.html

it is but the wall is twice as thick.

y'know BC i just had a crazy thought,, can you get hold of shedule 40 near you? its american spec water pipe and it has double thich walls. theres a kid on youtube who builds 80lb draw bows out of the stuff bit expensive on amazon but a local sup will be well cheap

one of the best mats i have seen for stalking, large, foldable, lightweight and most impressive,,, sub £20 https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/advanta-beanie-unhooking-mat-lite

was thinking about filling each section with expanding foam? should float anyway then