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I use them too, 12ft 3lb. I love using them and the quality seems spot on, the finish on the blank has a bit of funny feel to it, like its ribbed but it doesn't really bother me

Not really sure if I like the metal welded down the hook mate lol. Maybe give them a go? I do like mustad tho, use their hooks all the time for sea fishing

Cheers for the replies lads. Some lovely dogs you have there!! I've decided I'll leave it for a few more months and then think about getting one. It's mad how big a hole they leave when their gone

What's the quality of it like though mate? I'd be gutted if i put something kind of heavy in it, lifted it up by the handle, breaks and damages my fishing gear lol. Looks ideal for storing fishing stuff in the shed though

A few months ago I had to get my jack russell put down because she had a tumor and now I'm starting to think about getting another one. She made an amazing friend but was terrible when it came to fishing and would have to be left at home. Not sure if its because it was in her nature, but she wouldn't settle, she would walk around sniffing everything until she got scent/sight of something and just give chase. Also had selective hearing and wouldn't come back when she was focused on something lol. My question is do different breeds of dogs do better than others and is there any I should look at in particular?

12lb Daiwa sensor in brown for me, I feel confident using it and it hasn't let me down

Cheers lads I'm going past Sainsbury's on the way home from work so I'll see what they have in there. If they don't have anything I'll order the energized one

I was looking at spending around £10-15 on one mate so thought the esp one might of been a good choice and could earn a few points on angling direct lol. I've just had a quick look at the petzl ones and I think they might be a bit out of my price range, but I'll keep looking I might find a cheaper one. If I remember rightly you said I would want one with a red LED light setting?

What head torch should I get? I've been using a cheap one that's too bright imho. Would one of these do? https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/esp-stash-light Has a red LED and a few settings for the white LED. Any thoughts?

Cheers mate I'll steam the whole rig this time, do you do it on every cast or will just the once be ok? I usually use an inline or heli setup for most of my fishing, I'm too tight to use leadclips because of how many leads I loose lol

I've been steaming the tubing around my hooks for years but never thought about steaming the hooklink while its pulled tight..if its been steamed, will it reduce tangles when casting? I've noticed I've had the odd tangle when giving it a big chuck with a heli setup, another vote for esp tungsten though, been using it in 20lb soft, lovely stuff. But like you say it isn't the cheapest so I don't like wasting much of it lol

I've been using Korda hooks for the last few years but recently I've upped the size to 6s and 4s. They were really sharp when I took them out the pack, but after I caught a fish I noticed the hook point had lost its edge, I wouldn't say it was blunt, but it wasn't as sharp as it first was. I had to make new rigs because I didn't feel confident using the same hook again and it feels like a waste of braid having to make a new rig after each run/take. What file should I get for this? Or should I use different hooks?

Do you cast with the reel seat in your left or right hand? I found when I was using the handles on the left, I would still have to cast with the reel seat in my left hand lol

I don't know mate, I'm left handed but when I was younger I would use the handle on the left but would have fish landed for me, but as I got older and started fishing on my own I found it easier playing and landing with with the handles on the right lol.

Thought I'd update this, I've managed to get the handles on the other side. What I done was popped the plastic washer out, lined the handle up with the hole and wiggled it side to side with a lot of force. This made the opening bigger and it went through, I tightened it up and it all seems sound, nothing is catching or loose, so should be fine. Probably not the best/correct way to do it, but it worked lol

Sorry mate I read your thread wrong, I thought you was after a bedchair lol.

I've recently upgraded mine to a fox r2 camp bedchair and its lovely. I can't vouch for a decent sleep on it though because I'm usually too excited to sleep when I'm night fishing anyway. But I can doze off for an hour or so pretty easy lol. I'm 6ft 15st and it fits me well with a decent amount of room. There's 3 model, the r1, r2 and r3 which are different sizes, this guy explains it well in this video mate

I'm gonna take them to the tackleshop and see if they can help, I don't really trust myself trying to change things lol

I can't edit the post for some reason but I've just read its not possible to swap anything around inside because the handle fits straight into the drive gear? Gutted

Can anyone help me please, I'm trying to change the handle from the left side to the right on my Shimano biomaster xta reels, but I can't get it to work. For some reason the hole on the right side is smaller than the left, I've added some pictures below. Even if you take the plastic washer out that's sitting in the hole, it's still too small. Is it possible to take the reel apart and turn it around? Why can't anything be straight forward lol

I'll go for the vass ones then, cheers

I'm off to a reservoir Saturday and I need a set of waders because of how shallow the margins are and I don't have time to order a set online so I need to pick them up from a shop, I've got two pairs in my price range but was wondering which is best because I've never owned a set before lol. There's either vass-tex 700e studded chest waders or trakker n2 chest waders, which ones should I get? Thanks

Yeah mate lol just a shame I didn't catch any carp, but I really did enjoy it so that's all that matters. Next time I go there I'm going to try a different approach, vitalin and maize is a big no no haha

Just a little update, I've been destroyed by bream, my carp cradle, net, sling and clothes are covered in slime. I've lost count how many of them I've caught but I'd say 4lb was the average and the biggest was 7lb 3oz. Last night was manic, I switched over to a size 6 with an 18mm pop up topped off with a piece of plastic maize and I was still bringing them in, sadly no carp lol! Gonna call it a day soon and go home and get some sleep haha.