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Yeah mate can't fault them yet! The only issue is one of the spools is not a sportsmatic-x but an infinity, it works fine but doesn't match, it has a black ring around the top instead of gold and in my head it won't catch 🤣🤣 luckily I found someone on Facebook selling a set with a spare spool and he agreed to sale the spool separately for £33 posted (legend lol) Even though I haven't used them yet they feel solid and smooth. I also like you can get some upgrades for them lol.

Thanks for all the replies 👍I've got a few kg of standard frozen in the fridge so will get a few kg of jumbo, along with 25kg of hemp to prepare 🤣🤣

Sorry if there's an obvious answer but are large tigernuts jumbo tigernuts or are they different again? I can find unprepared large tigers but not jumbo? 🤔🤣

So I managed to get them for £200. Loving them, can't wait to try them out 👍🤣

Been looking at it for a while now, hopefully if it all goes well I should purchase in the next few weeks 👌 will keep the thread updated if I do 👍

Wicked mate I'm gonna go for them 👌 I would love a set of the tournament -s reels, but they come in at just under 900 for 3 🤣

Eyeing up these bad boys. Daiwa Sportsmatic 5500 BR, £250 for the set. Has anyone used these reels? Looking to replace the shimano biomasters lol Also just booked onto the same res as last year for 5 nights in April to help with the carp removal project again, buzzing for it 👌 Thinking I will try a bit of a different a approach this time, instead of 3 on a baited spot, will put 2 on it with one a rod length or two off. See if I can get a bigger one. They are in there, it's just difficult getting through to them because of all the smaller ones, but will still be happy with anything. Hopefully a mirror or two again as well 🤣

Has anyone used the company boilieroller for rolling machines & equipment? https://www.boilieroller.co.uk/ I was trying to get 16mm but they only do 15mm or 18mm so will settle for 15mm lol. Any information on quality etc if you've used them would be great, thanks👍

I got the deep pan xl, amazing bit of kit and like you say no more bulky handle on the end 👍👍

Anyone know where I can get a 16mm rolling machine? I can find 14mm and 18mm but not 16 🤔

Think this year I'm going to try and take that [censored] dog of mine fishing with me 🫣🤣

Wonder how many drills and drill bits he goes through to make them 🤔 I tried making one when I was younger but the drill I had was naff and gave up after 5 minutes 🤣🤣🤣 If you got a trago Mills near you I'm sure they stock stone weights in there 👍

I got the ridgemonkey armoury, its a bit of a beast but it fits everything in there. Also doubles up as a bivvy table when I put it on a bucket 🤣

Quite enjoy using a spomb, some of reservoirs I fish I'll be putting 5kg+ of boilie out every 24 hours, even more if I'm using particles 🤣 I'm sure sometimes that spomb hitting the water is like a dinner bell because I've had quite a few takes while I'm baiting up 🤔🤣

Was using solar bobbins for years but I found them quite heavy, recently switched to fox stealth bobbins, they are much lighter. They are alright but don't look very carpy 🤣

Personally I love them, had a set for years but swapped about a year ago to Gardner att silent alarms that only work with a receiver. I don't like them, don't like the rollers, the batteries are a pain in the ass to source from a shop, you have to order them online, you also have to unscrew 4 screws to get the back off to replace the battery. The receiver, well I didn't know how to turn off the vibrate setting and would nearly give me a hear attack when I'd get a run in the night 🤣 I've also missed the roller before and had the line sitting on top of it which didn't spin on the take, luckily I heard the clutch/drag lol. I believe I had a pair of fox warrior alarms as my first set which are still kept in the shed as a set if I take a friend with me. Still going strong just the led has stopped working on one of them so just need to make sure you are striking the right rod 🫣🤣 In my honest opinion delkims suit me best and will be going back to them when funds are available 👍

Yeah just had a look mate the 5000s have the little plastic clip but the 6000s have a round one 👍 can also get replacements etc, so probably will end up getting 6000s soon. Just need to save a little first 🤣

Thanks mate I'll go for the 6000s 👍 I see on the pictures it's a plastic clip, can I change them to metal ones?

Any thoughts on these? Considering a set to replace my shimano biomasters, but unsure if I should get the 5000s or 6000s?

It was an awesome experience mate, might see if I can get on for another night before the end of September 👍 Yeah mate I had too many what if items with me that didn't leave the bag 🤣 took all that food only to take most of it back home, was easier to go to the shop and but meat and cook that up 🤣 Can relate to no barrow, had a wheel blow out in the back of the car and when I arrived to the water I had to carry it all to the swim. To be fair I fished as close as I could get to the car 🤣 Sadly I don't have any waters where I can drive close to the swim, my worst one is like a 45 minute slug with the barrow to the other side of the reservoir 🤦‍♂️🤣

I came home Friday evening mate, rain was on its way and is in for the next couple days so packed up while it was dry 👍🤣 I had a wicked session though mate. Really pleased that I got to fish there and having them 2 mirrors just topped it off 👊 met some cool people and the bailiffs were wicked as well I need to sort my fishing gear out and try and slim it down a bit, I took 2 barrow loads on that trip and didn't use half the stuff I took 🤣

7lb 8oz mirror, buzzing 👌 fish number 24 👍

It was dead quiet all day yesterday, really sunny and no wind. Then had 4 takes thru the night, first 3 was literally minutes apart, lost 1 but landed 2, then, got the rods back out and had another take but lost it. Just had another run this morning taking the total to 21 👍stopped weighing them and taking photos, only use them if something big or a mirror comes along 🤣

On the topic of drones, I seen a YouTube video of someone recording a drone with his drone, this person was using a drone to hover above fish and push them out of his swim.. War of the drones 🤣🤣 I don't have a drone but would like one 🤔

Thanks, the fishing is that good mate I'm tempted to book friday/saturday/Sunday night as well, found an animal feeds supplier so can get some flaked maize if needed 👍👊 Thanks mate 👍 I was under the impression it was fishing to see what it holds because they used the word "trial", but yeah this reservoir is owned by South West Lakes and they will only allow carp fishing for the removal of carp because they were illegally stocked (by carp anglers I assume, there's been some stories lol) It's to improve the water to keep it as a trout fishery. They have refused to open it up permanently as a carp water 🫤 The fish caught are being used to stock other trust/club course fisheries that they own and the small stuff are being sold on for revenue for the trust as well. I wasn't sure how I felt about it all at first, because you're removing them from their original water, but if it helps the other trust waters i fish I suppose I'm all for it really. Also fishing here has been like a dream for me, always seen it on the maps but never been able to fish it, now being able to is just awesome 👌 I know the lake that mirror is going in so would be nice to try and catch it in a few years time 👍 Anyway I've had 18 fish so far, reeled in last night at midnight to get a couple hours solid sleep. Feeling it today, got the wind blowing in my face, rods are out and some more bait 👊