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Does it need to be kicked out dead straight to be effective still ? ... would depend largely on the rig of course.

If your prepared to go as far as Clearwater, I would also put Wyreside and Borwick Lake on that list. I would imagine there are quite a few waters around cheshire as well

This any use to you, same rig different flavour Gardner Ultra D Rig

The best thing you can do if you have a sonik stockist nearby is pop down there and have a look at one, the one thing that crops up on rod recommendation threads is rods feel different to each person so if you can go and have a look one i would advise it.

Another vote for sks spod rod here for the amount of spodding i do it fits the bill perfectly

You can pick up a set of ATT's for just over £200 at total fishing tackle at the minute. Just to add that as an option for you

If its any help to you, I use 1 of the Drennan red reels coupled with a forcemaster 11ft feeder rod for my lad when we go fishing, he's had Bream to just shy of 8lbs and tench to over 5lbs and it is a really nice setup to play them on

I've just acquired one of these https://www.mercatorgear.com/index.php/hikashop-menu-for-categories-listing/product/41-kovea-spider-basic, small lightweight and kicks some serious heat out, don't let the small burner head deceive you. Agree with the pre heat loop if your using it in colder weather, also the above lets you invert the canister so it will run as a liquid feed stove.

I think the main problem is people misuse them, wait till there have been incidents of people shooting them out of the sky or someone crashing one into some ones multi thousand pound setup. Also wonder if some lakes might have flight restrictions over the land they sit on there are quite a few airports etc.. close to fisheries or fisheries located on flight paths

You should start a comedy thread

The frame is the same size i think, with the gear you have listed you would get away with the normal, but if you do I would maybe look at a puncture proof tyre as an after throught with going through streets and alleies, the fat boy is designed for larger loads as the wide wheel really helps with stability. The key (and this is with any barrow) is to load it correctly so I would have your bait buckets etc over the wheel.

The 1 on AD is the standard that one in the link is the fat boy with the wider more solid wheel, either way you purchase the puncture proof like Greekski mentions or the wideboy tyre as an optional extra.

If the budget will stretch a little you can pick up a Mk2 fat boy for £149 https://www.total-fishing-tackle.com/sale/barrows-and-accessories-sale/prestige-carp-porter-mk2-fat-boy-barrow-and-free-accessories

Not sure they need to be a new release from a tackle company The ESP Cryogens were a nice hook if the patterns suit your rigs, but after several recommendations and the patterns suit my rigs better I'm really impressed with the Atomic Hooks the Trappa and Sabre suit my current presentations perfectly sticky sharp and seem really strong.

As a preference i prefer the next size up from the micro swivels when using a blow back rig, I found (this is a personal opinion of course) the micro rings jammed up a lot more so if there was debris on the bottom there would be more chance of the ring sticking on movement, the small rings can also effect the rigs ability to reset.

Another vote for the Gardner Pro

I would say at least certain elements of floater fishing fall under this bracket, especially the close up stuff, can't beat chasing them off the top defo beats sitting behind idle rods.

Fair comment, I don't tend to change hooklink materials much so only really have a couple to compare it against, my original purchase was based on someone I know using it and he was impressed as well, i take it you use the semi stiff version

its a coated braid with tungsten mixed in with the coating to aid its sinking properties without putty, with rigs it is more down to what the individual believes works best, i prefer a degree of stiffness in my hooklinks.

Its a nice product, knots great, coating doesn't break when tightening it down, but don't believe all the sales blurb as it doesn't appear to sink any better than any other coated braid i have used so a little putty still needs applying (providing there is no crays in your water)

I can't comment on the other bits as I have no experience with storing maggots, but the other posters to seem to have this pretty well covered, I don't think you need to add anything to maggots there naturally attractive to the fish, I believe some match fishermen used to sprinkle spices on there maggots (tumeric mainly) in winter to make them more attractive.

Seen a lot of people bundling them into Ronnie Rig starter packs, I would guess the gaining popularity of this rig maybe causing some of the major stores to have a shortage

Because then they can't sell you the idea that you need another line to bulk the spool out, I'm surprised no one does a bulking the spool line yet

Me personally, I would be staying as mobile as possible, I would pay attention to the areas that get the most of that sunshine, but also have a good look at the windward end if its a fresh wind, going off the weather I would say the bottom third would be a starting point but keep an eye for signs of surface movement has the upper layers warm a little from the sunshine. As for rigs, I only have 2 for bottom fishing at the minute a simple snowman and a low pop up rig, use would depend on the bottom i am fishing over especially if the lake is heavily tree lined there will be a bit of debris on the bottom now. Never ignore the old zigs (although im still to master the art) if things aren't panning out the way you planned.