travisbickle

No mate....this was all included in normal contents policy for the house....cheque came through on thursday...in no rush to spend it just yet...cant get on the bank anyway...first day off in a long while and banktime is not high on my list ....not in this weather

snap still have a spool, 7lb, ....still has its uses too eh mate....got 9lb and 11lb.....still got some bulk spools of 11lb sylcast sorrel mainline that I keep telling myself to spool up with

Still have a few spools of black spider mate....it does get used occasionally

very unlikely...once the pressure is off a fish stops running Its happened to me once in thirty years of carping so I wouldnt worry too much...unless you are fishing extremely heavily stocked waters

Ah right...opposite end.....yes...thats the true moston flash....little moston can be seen from dragons lane....this one is further from the road.....elworth flash is the other side of dragons lane Makes for a good read for any northener I think....even moreso when they are literally on your doorstep.

I dont agree with any of it bar the hooklink length......a leader in heavy weed is nothing more than increasing the risk of tethering...and a lead that isnt on a clip is compounding that issue by providing an anchor in heavy weed.

sink link is total gash!!! sorry mate but it is....it doesnt sink anywhere near how it should...and as for abrasion resistant...its just NOT....stuck with it for ages because I do try to stick with ESP gear but...nope....just doesnt perform IMO

Suffix camfusion.....suffix herculine....both do what they say on the tin!!....herculine sinks like a stone...still supple...and really thin diameter...camfusion....just brilliant ....and even better for the fact I get them at four quid for 25mtrs ......instead of 12 quid

Ian....pretty certain you can usually pick them up in the predator section in most tackle shops now mate....failing that will bring you a couple down to Barston. to make use of......best way I have found of presenting them, never failed me to be fair

Used a syringe for about twenty years now to pop a bunch of worms up ......long hair ..about ten lobs..9 of which are halved..then threaded onto the needle and fed onto the hair..thread the full lobby onto the needle at each end and again in the middle..long hair stop..pull them tight on so they dont wriggle free....syringe air into the full lobs middle section

Exactly the same Frank...so much easier if my hands are almost locked up....same for all rigs thesedays....a very welcome addition to my rig wallet .....and nope...never lost one on the cast either...as i said...I feel more confident of the bait staying on with this method over a longer period too as it cuts water ingress as you say.

Nige...I hope you dont think I was rubbishing your way of doing things mate???...certainly wasnt......I have to keep fiddly rig work to a bare minimum due to arthritis in both hands...fingers dont do what they could a while back....so I have to make it easy for me to be able to tie up etc with this in mind .....the split shot is good.....used it for a while

Good answer! Ian Behave Barry!! .....I did say to ask about the said water...not in general......one of my syn di waters hasnt had a carp taken on a fruit bait in over a decade....regardless of major application of one...battmiceter.....simply do a search on your desination and check up on catch history....if youre after cats primarily...as said...fishmeals....BIG halibuts on the hair...four or five 24mm jobbies......or if its a mixed bag...fishmeal based boilies...but go big and double up

Happy to help mate....the elasticity also helps evade it being whipped by coots ...in fact it adds a spot of entertainment watching them get proper annoyed about it ....certainly not rubbishing anyone elses ideas etc...far from it...as you say..what better place to learn than here.....but as you say...I also like to 'keep it simple" Del