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arrived today , look ok for the money , thick rubber , don't think they will be on for long when its hot ! looking forward to some serious peg clearing next year !

hmmmm , doesn't sound promising ! but i will still get that feeling that i could catch something ,

just bought some , im sick of going chest deep in stinking silt in just my wellies !

Thanks everyone , i will get down to my carpy shop and have a bounce around !

the last few i had were end of January , February around 4 or 5 years ago ! looking forward to it , just want to get a line out !

after abusing the majority of my joints by being in the building trade for the last 30 years , im looking at buying something comfy to sleep on , the last bed chair i used nearly crippled me end was binned after 3 nights in favour of a reclining chair , im hoping that there is something around for someone with a slightly dodgy back as im doing some serious carpy sessions this year !

anyone been out this winter yet dead baiting and caught anything ?, im thinking of going this or the following weekend

delkim ev' s anyone , ? £ 60 ish each

i would probably be best with a set of four i reckon as im mostly going to be using them in France where its legal to use four in a swim !

think it was around ten years ago i bought a set of alarms , i pulled one out last year and put a battery in it , it sounded like a cat making a pre attack noise , constantly , and that was the good one !

cheers everyone , looks like £100 for a set was a bit optimistic ,

about time i bought some more so , could anyone recommend some for around £100 . dont mind paying a bit more for something good , tough n reliable , with some easy to find batteries would be good , and not that bright that you think the police are coming !

could be a female dog to sharpen !

has anyone tried the very dramatically named " eagle claw " looks like they could be hard to sharpen

cheers lads , i bought centurian last year , they opened out a bit to easy to pass "the test " i will have another look at fox arma points tomorrow when i get down too the carpy shop !

cheers Hutch , will have a butchers !

Yep , my annual quest for the holy grail of hooks , a strong reliable hook , straight point ! thats it , not to much too ask for ! anything new that could fit the bill ?

any rivers in the Lot Dordogne region , anywhere i can find em !

find some slow water , dam, i dont fancy your chances in fast water , dont think im your man really as my rods dont come out on my local rivers round Bolton in winter as there aint much there , in summer when im in France they will be out again , but my summer fishing tactics , mainly in the margins / snags are completely unsuitable in fast water , your wasting time and money throwing any freebies into moving water , at best you might get a few bits stuck between rocks and pebbles , if thats what the bottom is , if you find a good size deep hole , trough on the river bottom and you can land some bait in it , you could be onto a winner , simple rigs , big leads , warm clothes and a big flask of hot stuff ! must admit im waiting for some clear crisp winter mornings to do a bit of dead baiting for pike ! Good luck !

Hi Brugge ,as carpmachine says , i do a bit of river fishing in France ! can i be of assistance ?

shimano tech black

i have used similar with a tarpaulin and bungies

the thing with where i usually find myself fishing , is that to be successful i must remain as still and silent as possible , i have caught the majority of my fish in the past few years by locating them then getting as close as possible ,when located , i will often tempt them down the margins with a few tasty tit bits , i dont want to be tying rigs , i just have a few prepared with a long or short hair then a couple varying in length from 7 -14 inch, wrapped around a 4 inch length of 50mm pipe lagging , on the few occasions i have had to change rigs when there have been fish around i have been able to do so quickly without to much disturbance , oh yes , i will always take a hand saw to new places and my home made drag , which consists of 3 lengths of ally scaffold tube (chopped down to 8 ft ), 2 connecting clips and a very strong tarmac rake which bolts into the end of an ally tube ( through pre drilled holes ) .all of the above gear can be carried on my little kayak ! i have caught most of my fish from swims that others overlook ! And dont forget the polarised glasses , essential , i always make sure i have one hand free whilst scurrying round on river banks

my gear / 1 or 2 short stalking rods , set up then split in half , landing net and pole pole wrapped up in my carp mat and all held tight with a bungie , i then have a butty box with a few essential bits in, leads , scissors , hooks , hook sharpener , a short length of pipe lagging (insulation ) with a few rigs wrapped round , this is chucked in my rucksack with a bit of bait , flask ,butties and my scales ! ! greatly needed addition for next year will be a small piece of foam / sponge , as i have so many times had numb backside for hours , carp mat isnt quite thick enough !

i once went out with a girl who had a freezer full of dead ducks , over 100 , her x used to shoot them ,i loved em , he was meant too of picked em up but didnt get round to it , so i did !