chillfactor

Careful Bishops your feel the wrath of pinky & perky with talk like that .

We don't do Xmas can't afford it

Fair play you write some Tosh. You don't know anything about my spendable income or where I grew up or how we struggle financially week to week to live where we do & provide my boy with some where nice to grow up .... I suppose that's a crime in your book. All just false assumptions as usual & starting to become fairly obvious that's how you & your bum chum try to attack me pathetic. & how you & cyborx have got all this from me pointing out some of those products rrp's are a ripp off is beyond me. Say what you like think what you like it bothers me not . sad old gits the pair of you . What makes me really laugh is your both probably far better off than me

You need to get a grip too cm . I didn't knock the site I just pointed out that SOME of the products rrp's are a rip off & you would be paying a lot of money for tat . No different to cyborx & the like do to the expensive gear members buy with no come back . But your Bum chum got his knickers in a twist & tried to make it some sort of class issue again just like you have with the Eton comments .... yeah because everyone in the cotswolds went to Eton including me ! . What immigration has to do with anything is beyond me. Shame you don't take your own advice.... Didn't see cyborx pulling you up for your blatant snobbery towards Superflys last catch but he wouldn't now would he ! Pair of trolls as usual !

You need to get a grip cyborx ! & take off your tinted glasses & remove your head from cm's backside . You might find reading easier then.

Spot on Nige

Completely agree big common I couldn't care what people fish with & have said Exactly what you have many a time .... just pointed out that the rrp's were ridiculous. Someone else tried to make it about what I might earn & that noses would be turned up if you were seen in some boots where I live . Both false assumptions. I'm always the scruffy git at the socials & in the oldest nail

your right far to much hard work involved. People earn more than me in benefits a year just by having kids for a living & expect the rest of us to pay ! So haven't a clue where I live & what my job has anything to do with it.... but you do seem to bring it up at every opportunity! Nuf said

looking at this link .... would any of you pay the full rrp for the goods they sell & list in this sale ? Me, no chance & looking at some of it I wouldn't pay the discounted price either. There's a lot of slating of the more popular brands on here for being a rip off but looking at the rrp's of some of these items you would be paying a lot of money for carboot tat .

A Van with crew cab would fit the bill mate .

I use vass chesties.... brilliant very hard waring material. I'm often in my river with them clearing trees & they cope with wading through sags & branches .

As it's going to take 2nd seat to your carp rods it's just about picking a spot out the way really & maybe not the pikey bit of the swim . Don't treat it any different to your river set up mate apart from lead size maybe . personally I always prefer popped up dead baits deadly especially if there not fished for

Definitely caught on baits that have been whittled down by the creys , the last capture on the recent churn visit did me a bream at 3am ... the bait had been creyed but was happy & stuck another Stick on & out it went, back on the spot .... did me a nice carp come morning. Nige has witnessed big carp spooking off creys so I'm sure it happens obviously this could be lake dependent, They were rearing up at the carp on churn & spooking the carp .... they are like lobsters in there though!

No chance

I'm starting to think that using mesh on your baits ,might hinder your chances of catching on crey infested lakes . To me it just gives them something to do & basically means there be on your rig the entire time until you bring it in & spooking fish off your bait . I came up with something last time out & I still had rigs fishing in the morning ( which can be rare on churn ) looking forward to trying it out again next year & see if it was just a one off .

I stuck my old wheels back on especially stevo Doesn't sound like a drive & survive with shower blocks & food package available.

not that I've ever fished there . Although had plenty of fish from the Severn near by .From your description actually sounds better now

Me neither !

This question is definitely taboo in my house !!!

not a clue mate first I heard of it was snoozer saying on another thread . Did notice he had a spat with yet more members so could be that & had post deleted.

Do you honestly think there is a difference between the two ? Can you not just let a front spool run & run ? Really don't get the logic behind your thinking on this one Phil .

Lucky cm is banned

Carp craze mesh is spot on ... £ 19.99 for 40 metres.

I do like my turned wooden handles on mine

the reason I chose my current reels is I've always had bait runners/ free spool systems. Having a rear bait runner but the advantage of the smoother front drag compared to rear drag systems which are by design a bit clunky suits me perfect. Like you say it's just what you prefer .