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I am not knocking superflys capture but if he has a heavily stocked pond in front of him full of them, it demeans the difficulty factor for me, what else is he gonna catch and how difficult is it,So every fish you catch has a demeaned factor to it
I thought your syndi had a similar stocking levelJust interested as to why you would call someones water but you fish a water that would sit in the same bracket
Just a passing observation
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I level mine then give em a little nudge to make them look more old school
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Im with Gaz on this one water bottle would be better, will save you a few quid on the purchase of the heater and fuel as well
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i agree with dayvid about the bivvy heater bud, i would class it as the most lethal bit of kit ever invented.
get a good bed and sleep system with waterproof fleece lined overwrap and you could even do away with the bivvy.
Completely agree with above. Remember cold comes up from the ground as well not just from above, I have a nash barrow cube which slots nicely under the bed chair which helps with stopping the cold from underneath.
As for the bivvy it's a good piece of kit me and the boy have been sleeping under the 2 man version for a good couple of seasons now, if it gets windy have a look in the camping shops for the extra long screw in pegs
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I have 1 of these
http://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/chub-vantage-all-weather-suit-2016
Combined with a decent breathable base layer for when it goes really cold from a good outdoor retailer should keep you nice and warm.
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I agree with Androoo and touched on it in my rotary piece, I don't think there is a saving to be had anymore, I think its more a personal gains thing these days.
It takes me roughly 2+ hours to knock out 5 kilo these days, but this is done with just basic home baiting making kit rather than buying all the bits that you would need for bigger runs then you have a good 30 plus mins clear up.
You can pick up some of the best mixes now pre rolled at somewhere between £6-£8 a kilo so will likely save nothing and incur more costs keeping ingredients fresh etc...
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I'm gonna appeal to your inner tackle tart and say the fox easy mat, i think its a great piece of kit
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Nice work Phil
, the fish in my water are such hard work off the top which is a pain because i love floater fishing, its the sort of water where people will tell you they don't get caught off the top -
Managed to cop a dog biscuit right in the forehead somehow from the catapult , proper stung for a second or two
Ooo yeah I've done that as well lolWe could start the catapult incidents club
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sometimes it's because they like to use throwing sticks so drying them slightly is the best option.Good point, but also and advantage to making your own as there are ingredients (or mainly ingredient) you can use to make a firm outer with a soft inner.
My bait doesn't like sticks far to soft .... just end up baiting the margin with half boilies
I can't use sticks, I've tried and tried, I just can't do it, use a spomb, keep em soft, better for digestion
You two sound like me, margins rule distance is for pussy's
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Hutch I never air dry my baits, fresh bait kept in a cool style bag will easily last out long sessions 4-5 days . I have a preference for softer bait anyway .Cheers for the input Phil, I am the same i don't use the above myself but very rare you walk round a lake and don't see an airdry bag hanging from a tree, I am interest if some people know what might be happening to there baits by doing it
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So before I start I not saying the above is wrong, I am just offering an alternative view on what is happening to your bait.
So we air dry our baits why ? well usually to get more shelf life out of them, but what are we really doing to the bait itself, when you design a bait you want it to be moist in the centre it help it release the soluble attraction when the bait gets flooded with water, when you air dry you remove all the water from the bait so when they enter the water it takes a lot longer to get to this point, also are you dulling the effectiveness of the ingredients ? is the soluble content still has effective after the moisture has been removed from them, are they still even soluble ?, after air drying what you are left with ?
Hydration mainly used to re hydrate air dried baits right ?, How many re hydrate with a liquid similar to what was in the original bait ?, if not have you taken a bait and changed its profile from what you originally purchased as you may well have neutralised the original liquids that were in the boilie to start with.
All this said people still catch plenty of fish using this method but is what you have caught on a bait that has morphed from its original purchased state to a form of high level attractor bait as touched on by the scientist in his rotary entry and thats why it scores high.
Is all the above a bait industry tactic to sell more products from add on sales.
So there are plenty of thinking anglers present on this site, I would be interested in some of them's thoughts on the above subject.
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i have got the ESP boilie pult, accurate up to prob 70+ yards? great for getting particle out to 20ish yds too
Another vote for the ESP one, I currently have the Cygnet one at the minute which is good for grouping boilies at short range but struggles over 60 yards
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Don't have the 60 but I do own the Compact mate
I find cranking the front down when it gets nasty works for me even with the front low you still have a decent head space for a brolly plus you can get the bedchair right to the back, the sides are more extended round than on the mission umbrella so you get more coverage at the sides especially when the brolly is set higher.
Hope thats of some use to you
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Where does this stack up with anglers like Julian cundiff,who actively fish for line bites with rods up high to help locate the fish ?
As soon as he gets a line bite on the rod a baited rig is put right next to it so he obviously doesn't think they spook off it .
See this is the other side of the coin, I am not sure there is a right or wrong answer, I was looking for peoples opinions as we have a loads of good anglers on here that have a very wide selection of angling experiences.
Your last bit takes my initial idea of fish being more spooked by brushing against items they can't see or the feel of that material and turns on its head, or is it the fact that touching the line did spook them but only temporarily and they have just done another circuit of there route and come back for another look as they know there is an easy meal waiting.
Obviously the whole sight thing goes out the window at night, as they must be used to brushing against things in the dark but do some materials feel more unnatural to them, knocking against something like tubing might feel more like a piece of debris on the bottom, but then a wet leadless leader may feel just like a bit of weed.
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I guess that to some extent, a length of rig tubing looks a bit like a waterlogged twig or stick?This is along the line that I was thinking that tubing although visible would look more like something already on the bottom which they could natural just avoid as they can see it (as there eye sight is suppose to be quite good close) as where items like leader materials might feel more unnatural against there flanks if touch or bumping into something they can't see. Also brushing against something they can't see must be weird for them.
As we can't see sound or vibration underwater are we assuming that it is the visibility or invisibility of the line or leader that is spooking them?Would it be possible that although the fish may be able to see the rig tubing, because it is not vibrating, it is not 'creating waves' and making them as wary?
Never thought about vibration would this not effect leadcore more as oppose to mono and braid based materials
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Sorry to thread hijack
There is a lot written at the moment between invisibility or camouflage of end tackle, I have been of the opinion that the fish brushing against line or possibly something less visible to its eye eg.. fluorocarbon leader etc spooks them more than anything especially if it is slightly sat up off the bottom, as where tubing although being more visible would the fish being able to see it cause then to just work around it as just something lying on the bottom.
I'm not trying to attach any form of intelligence in fish, like they know a leader is a leader etc.. , but more looking at them brushing against a certain material makes them more spooked than maybe others
Just interested in peoples thoughts
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If its any use to you I use about 4 feet, and generally most of the materials on the market straighten (the good ones anyway) by just running your fingers a couple of times down the length of leader, also remember to clean the leader ever so often as they pick up muck which makes then more visible than something like tubing.
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Fox items at the minute but thats mainly due to them producing a nice set of components for my current rig choice.
With regards to companies its horses for courses, everyone will have there preferred components the main thing is that you have confidence in using them not what brand is on the outside of the packet.
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I don't sharpen them, but to be honest they are sharp straight out of the packet i have drawn blood several times when tying simple rigs, I love the pattern perfect for the rig i use them with and the hook holds have all been nailed so far, the only thing I am not certain of is the coating it seems to taint quite quickly but i need to use them more to give a proper verdict, another nice thing is the price point 50p a pack cheaper than my previous choice
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I'm down to just 1 at the minute which serves both presentation's I favour, 7-8 inches of ESP Tungsten Loaded, strong wide gape hook (at the minute this ESP Croygen Grippa not used them long enough to make a proper evaluation), piece of tubing over the eye, hook ring swivel and hook bead, I just adjust the hook bead and putty to weather i am using a pop up or wafter.
Looks like most of the good reliable rigs are already covered in other posts
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Just been reading another thread which mentioned Sweetcorn having betain in it which is why it's so sucsessful as a bait!I thought one of the key reasons for corn being so successful is its high in lysine
, the natural sugars do play a part as well but these are fructose based (I think).Betaine is created through an extraction process on sugar beet
I thought your syndi had a similar stocking level
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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.