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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

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

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.

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. Never thought about vibration would this not effect leadcore more as oppose to mono and braid based materials

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

Chemical free baby wipes, which are essentially just water based. I am sure the line wipes some companies do are just these re hashed.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Good Skills that man, there is plenty more of that size in there

Ooooo a social that I might be able to attend

Cheers for the info Nige, he has purchased a nice set of waters with 1 housing one of the biggest fish in the district

FYI if you are coming from Preston Wyreside is closer and they are both just off the motorway though wyreside is just off 33 and borwick off 35. And most importantly tight lines

It does appear to have changed hands recently but seems to be still open from what i can work out although its not very clear weather it is open every day, I can't seem to find a number you can try before you set off. Failing that you appear to be allowed 1 well behaved dog on the Wyreside complex of lakes, a snippet from there rules http://wyresidelakes.co.uk/wyresidenew/fishing/

Jimmys lake on that complex does have some very big carp in it for the area

Link above There are several waters on that complex which one are you thinking of fishing, there is another Borwick water across the road which was called Terry's but I don't think you can fish it any more.

Hi and Welcome to the forum http://www.borwickfishing.co.uk/ Seem to allow dogs as long as there are kept under control, I am not sure about Wyreside's dog policy as there website seems to be playing up

Is that your taxi out side Beanz

England were very poor, 2nd half goal down and we were just so slow with no movement, Joe Hart's fault we lost routine save that, and as for the owl's management from the sidelines nonexistent. I have defended Rooney this comp but that is the worst 45mins I have seen him play. Iceland deserve it if we are going to play like that

We certainly lack width last night with no rose or walker, when you have a team like Slovakia camped in there final third with the bus well and truly parked you need to stretch the defence to open the space we just herded them tighter together, as highlighted 6 changes 2 or 3 of those have barely played any football this season (sturridge, wiltshire, henderson). Why mass changes it is only a short tournament. Nearly every cross went to the patch of grass at the far post where not 1 red shirt was. For me its the managers fault he setup them up to play that, Woy must have been short of video footage of Slovakia Henderson cant even fill out his voting card

Again a lot of possession but no creativity, final ball again very poor. Will need to improve if we are going to go any further.

This any use to you, all the chub stuff i own is very well made https://www.total-fishing-tackle.com/sale/other-sale-items?manufacturer=52

Have to agree with you Stevo, been our best player has held the ball well and not given it away in midfield, he has been poor for Utd but I think thats more to do with LVG being a loon. As for Kane he looks knackered, as much as I love Harry he looks leggy (he's played nearly 60 games in the last 12 months )