greekskii

Whole point of a delkim is the vibration indication though isn't it?

But they are still roller wheel? Not vibration activated?

How much did it cost per head to make the clones? Would also be nice to see them

I'm guilty of this at times. Never had a crack off though. But I use 15lb mainline and normally 5/6ft of leadfree leader. Now using 6ft of fluoro leader due to rules. I did check after every fish though and will do due to the lily pads. Not worth the risk of a crack off or snap up

I use 40lb braid straight through to a clip and attach the spomb that way. Will chuck out a large spomb full of particle no problem. But I don't fish at range, 70 yards max. Due to the size of the waters. Never had a crack off apart from when the swivel on the spomb exploded on me.

Never heard that being said before.

withy rig... deadly in the right situation

all points above have explained it. It also ensures free movement of the hook which ups the hooking potential. KD rig (I think) in the picture will fly up in to the fish's mouth. Stripping the coating off braid is commonplace on a lot of rigs. KD, knotless knot, Multi... Another reason it is done is because the coating will split when bedding the knot down. If this happened youd be left with a mm or less below the hook eye which is supple. The hooking potential of this rig will be limited as the hook will likely tangle on the cast and flick about all over the shop as fish feed around it.

it's just the boat traffic that will be a problem during daylight hours!

not any canals near you is there! Depending on how far you want to travel A rural part of the GUC will likely see no one question you regarding a ticket or night fishing. Have a look at the status of local marinas, even if they are on the river they are sometimes given stillwater status and are exempt from the close season. Odd and makes no sense but a potential, then you;ll have to get access to fish it of course. Or just twiddle your thumbs until the 16th, or a quiet club water?

Whereabouts in Essex are you?

have you checked they are closed because according to the canal and rivers trust, this is the list of canals that still enforce a close season

just saw the sonik s3 and s4 are on a mega sale at the moment. depends what you want from a reel, big pit? bait runner? I'd say daiwa emblems are good for the price and built to last.

Slept on it for over a year now and never noticed any elastic!! Too busy looking at the water...

Bargain. It has some elastic on it though which the wychwood doesn't? Or I've never looked at mine properly.

The wychwood bedchairs are good. The compact lightweight one with the camp trim. I have the smallest version to save on space and weight. I prefer it to my own bed and sleep much better in it. Been used plenty as a spare bed in mine and others houses and everyone loves it!

In any case just cup spool on the cast and you never have to worry

Easy option right there. I've been using big pits for years now and wouldn't dream of going back now to be honest. A friend upgraded from shimmy baitrunners to some big pits and he commented how easy casting is now for him. With QD now on a lot of big pits the baitrunners is obsolete I think.

Yonny is right, it is a bit high, but it could be fine for over the top of low weed or leaves and sticks depending on the depth. I never normally use over 2 inches off the deck unless I really have to. Closer the better IMO. I'd also add to put pva foam on the multi as with the length it may tangle on the cast. I use a stiff material (pic in the multi rig thread) to make my pop-up multi rigs now as it performs much like the stiff hinged rig without the swivel.

can't really tell form that far out. Look fine to me, just need to make sure the hooks are sharp.

yep, large spomb full of particle... no problems. What I do is tie a kwik link direct to the braid so I can change spomb size or over to a lead to ensure correct distance . I rarely am spombing over 100yards much, so it may come unstuck if used rigourously at long distances but so far for me there has never been any problems

I use this stuff: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1000M-BRAIDED-FISHING-LINE-SPECTRA-PE-DYNEEMA-1094-YARDS-BRAID-100-SUPER-STRONG/271570851226?_trksid=p2045573.c100506.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D43262%26meid%3Df2645aa2b30a427583d97d08f63cf237%26pid%3D100506%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26 I think I bought it in 40lb and use it straight through. Only crack off i've ever had was when the swivel on the spomb came apart. Cheap, up to the job and a choice of colours. Just a warning the dye does come off when wet so when spooling or prolonged spodding/marker work be careful of your hands and wipe down the line roller. I soaked my second spool in water for a day and spooled it tight through an old cloth, did the job getting most of the excess dye out.

I use a sonik sks spod rod and it's easily good enough for the job. I have a mitchell avospod reel on it. Whole set-up with braid purchased off the bay in bulk for about £70 if you look around. Way I see it if I break the reel its only £30 to replace it. and the rod can be replaced for £35-45 depending on where you look. I can hit 100yards without using great casting technique with that set up.

the new sonik alarms look alright for the money

I dont use one of them, I use some shrink tubing (mainly because I have loads and im too tight to buy anti tangle sleeves) I form a big loop to attach to the kwik change clip and a 2 inch section of shrink tube is steamed around that with the know roughly in the middle. It helps kick the rig out on the cast. SO does hitting the clip correctly and feathering the line on the cast.