phil dalts

Too complicated for me,but I think the guy who was on there was something yo do with essential baits

just out of interest how does one run INTO said bedchair??

I remember once a lad was fishing and commented that he'd cast out and was being "done" after 5 minutes because his bobbin would rise to the top while he wasn't looking! I did explain to him that its his line sinking,wouldn't have any of it,he said its been doing it all day! Ha ha!

You do it my way and its not slack or tight,its perfect

I just read this, let ur line sink, many people forget about this, if you tighten up straight away I can guarantee you your line will be tight all the way to the lead,even lifting up the tubing! Leave it be for 10 mins, then let more line out mate, you'll be shocked at how much line you can get to sink, concealing your line is half of the battle

Never let me down,very good and reasonable price

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Best ever! Mod braid blades

Jet boil for me

that's what I use Dan,figure of 8 loop knot and anti tangle sleeve,never looked back mate

Yep,that's a hair rig! Ha ha

I move all the time,no matter how much gear I've got spread out,I pack it all up,trundle over to another swim,9/10 times it works and saves a blank

I dump the lead,there's pockets of weed that the fish swim towards and through, U can get em out with steady pressure, just think its as you guys say,hook gauge

I get ya,thinner gauge hook is like cheese wire, so size 4,5,6 is the way to go?

I agree,just don't like the damage caused by the pulling force,gonna try larger hooks

im slightly concerned,what's a "generous barb"?? Sure its the pressure exerted on the fishes mouth during the fight,trying to pull it away from snags and through weed? I use micro barb for ease of getting hook out

no,someone else mate,I use 18lb mono n 3lb t/c rods,as for other people there aren't any I've see yet....

Its making me not want to fish there,fish are imaculate and its a crying shame they are scared by hooks

That's why I try not to use barbless, I think its the bullying that's causing the damage though,no way round it. Alternative is lose the fish which defeats the object of going!

Hi everyone,I've been fishing a lake recently where you have to chuck it over 100yrds, when you get a take its normally a screamer! Trouble is because you have to bully the fish through weed and away from snags 90% of the fish have some kind of mouth damage, I've used barbless to see if this helps but I lose em or still get damage,any ideas???? I'm using a standard bottom bait rig,knotless knot with tubing on shank to an 18mm bait,size 8 hook. I'm feeling guilty about the damage because that's what I don't to happen just to land em,plus the state of the poor carps mouth.......

Richard,found a stray mugga hook, the eye is very aggressively turned in(hadn't noticed before),question,what's the benefit of this as it looks too aggresive to flip and it narrows the gape quite alot,especially if the braid isn't stripped back, I mean as you would make a hair,but strip back enough for the hair only and tie knotless knot with coated,did that make sense??

Or did it mean something? One of those great mysteries!! Ha ha

Nothing meant by that cyborx mate

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