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  1. chillfactor
    Thinking of using Gold for my French trip early October stevo . Mick got it down to 4.50 k on 100k order . Going to phone them & see what they can do looking at the squid & octopus as a bit of a mixture too as it seems to have ingredients I have full confidence in .
  2. chillfactor
    Spot on
  3. chillfactor
    what ever rod your casting with , your be aiming to land the lead in the same place... most people aim to cast at around 45° having a shorter rod will not make that cast easier because of a lower lead arc . So if you clip your shorter rod up at 60 yards do you expect it to drop short compared to a longer rod clipped up at 60 yards?
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    It doesn't make any difference your still be coming down at a similar angle & still aim to land in the same place ..... the release has far more to do with lead angle than rod arc.
  5. chillfactor
    If your only talking a flick for a cast then most rods should be equal , But once you start loading a rod it's a different ball game .
  6. chillfactor
    At distance longer rods will be far more accurate & there's No way a shorter rod will out perform a longer for distance. Bigger the arc the further your cast . How long does a 12ft rod become during the cast ?
  7. chillfactor
    Sounds like a trailing fish to me .
  8. chillfactor
    Great stuff mate 😎 Plenty to get your teeth into there... very jealous 😉
  9. chillfactor
    Doesn't sound like a big otter problem then really , as your group probably would of caught at least one fish over the years... that would of obviously had a lucky escape & bare the battle scars . A big cormorant problem will hit the fishing too though as the fish don't tend to get there heads down as confidently from what I've seen . Hard to say as I don't know the venue. Greeskii is local though so his comments are probably more on point.
  10. chillfactor
    Cormorants will stab & injure big fish though , which in some cases will cause a slow death if infection takes hold . Not knowing the place or area but looking at a map , it looks prime for otter visits . But I'm surprised you've not spotted any evidence. Do you walk around the whole reservoir regularly?
  11. chillfactor
    You sure it's not otters ? The time frame would fit 4-5 years then very little left .
  12. chillfactor
    Have a good un Highy... where you heading ? Usual place or somewhere new .
  13. chillfactor
    Congratulations mate 😎 Booked my tunnel crossing today for my early October trip .... 🎣🇫🇷
  14. chillfactor
    Black always at the bottom of what ever combo as it would be in shadow & as you point out will silhouette against the sky . The colour change is more to do with matching the hatch on the day.
  15. chillfactor
    Can remember a mate buying a second hand set back in 2010 , but couldn't tell you how long before that they were released. Probably a good few years though . Give daiwa a ring they will no doubt know & are normally pretty helpful .
  16. chillfactor
    Agree stevo .... black & white is the go to . But that day couldn't get a take so played about with different combos, that little slice of orange did the trick that day , so definitely worth keeping busy & making things happen for anyone just getting into zigs .
  17. chillfactor
    Deadly 😉
  18. chillfactor
    Have a fantastic trip mate 😎
  19. chillfactor
    Was it woody from the tackle shop in Hereford stevo .... catching chub & barbel from the city centre on chips . I was fishing the Wye back then & remember it well .😁
  20. chillfactor
    Personally I wouldn't be in a rush to set up , once you've all sorted out who's fishing where , let everybody else crash about finding spots & start fishing . Hang back leave you water line free & you might just find a few fish start turning up . It's worked for me in the past .
  21. chillfactor
    Personally I wouldn't be in a rush to set up , once you've all sorted out who's fishing where , let everybody else crash about finding spots & start fishing . Hang back leave you water line free & you might just find a few fish start turning up . It's worked for me in the past .
  22. chillfactor
    If your fishing hele style just use a quick clip , all nicely hidden under a sleeve, have a look at the esp buffer sleeves, they work well & do soak up the bounce of the lead a fair bit tbh when playing a fish . Just had a quick look .... there esp chod rig sleeve
  23. chillfactor
    I will prevent other fish taking my bait when I'm stalking ,so not to ruin any chance of the one I want , if I can't do that , then I'm not stalking . Like I said in my earlier post I have to be able to see the fish for me to call it stalking. But that's just me everyone's different. 😉
  24. chillfactor
    Personally.... if I say I've stalked a fish, the first criteria has to be that you've spotted it & singled it out for capture. And actually see it take your bait. If you apply it to other hunting field's there is a difference between a stalker & a trapper
  25. chillfactor
    Sounds like a bit of marginal baiting, would soon bring rewards . Nice & stealthy.... Enjoy 😎
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