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Where's @elmoputney??? I hope all's well mate?

Hi Elmo. Any news from the fishery?? Sorry to hassle you buddy

Well impressed with free spirit in 12ft. Ordered the 13's. Nash holdall, 5k krill & 4 bags of end tackle bits. £460, got £40 left to spend on beer & grub for the weekend 🙂

Any news @elmoputney??? Fingers crossed we can all pay them directly. Good luck tonight mate🤞

Yes, they haven't been around this long by selling carp. I've found a local shop with the 12ft free spirit & TX2, so I'm going to have a quick feel, might well take my reel. Both of the ones I'd like will take 2-3 weeks to be delivered??

From memory (9 years ago) they were around £160 each from Eric's stand at the big one. They are great, can't fault them. I'm not one for selling things. So will keep hold of them. I've seen guys going about half a mile on the boat and dropping their rigs. I'm never going to get that sort of range from my baitrunners. So, as with the longer rods, I have felt a natural progression to upgrade my standard fishing gear, to big water type gear. Maybe next year I can afford the bigger reels🤞 The bailiff uses a toilet cistern float as a marker. I've not gone down that route as I'm not going out that far, yet! I've always considered this ticket as a long term campaign. I think I've only managed 7 x 48 hrs this season. Currently, I can't afford to put the time in, but I'm slowly starting to build up my knowledge.

Thanks pal. I'll take a look. I'm hitting 120 yds comfortably. I just assumed longer rods would be more comfortable for further range. I also need to upgrade the reels from aerlex 10000 baitrunners, but they will have to wait for now.

He seems to think free spirit are better. He has custom hi s's. Well out of my price range🤑 I only plan to fish at the reservoir, where distance is a factor. More often than not, I don't take my rigs out on the boat. I'm in the usual situation, of sods law, where no local shops have either rod to look at in the flesh. AD is an hour away, with only TX2s or 9s & Tackle Box has free spirits, but that's an hour away in the opposite direction.

So, a mate who's a great angler, says I shouldn't get Shimano rods, instead go for the free spirit Helical 13 ft. Similarly priced, very low end from their average price range. Any thoughts appreciated gents???

Slightly off topic, but I'm looking at getting Shimano TX4 13ft rods. £140 each is within my budget, obviously with new 13ft bag to put them in. Reviews look good. Has anyone had any experience of them? Or, can I get better rods from another brand? Thanks

OK great. So you & your son, for 3 nights @Elmoputney can firm up the numbers with the fishery & hopefully we can pay directly

Ouch. Cold packs (or bag of frozen peas) work best for muscular pain. I found, it's better to lay flat or be stood up. Keeps the spine straight. This is a lifesaver for my back when it plays up https://www.physique.co.uk/Massage/Thumper-Massagers/Thumper-Sport?gclid=CjwKCAjw5dqgBhBNEiwA7PryaJ5hjxdMgWKZJSnjxgJbRiINU3Ayk5bbFOwjBp81wlmwvzIYd4Zi9xoCIiIQAvD_BwE I feel your pain and yes as you get older these things seem to take longer to recover from. Speedy recovery mate

don't think I will have a car by then, it sounds like it's onnits last legs My vans just been written off🤮 not crashed, just too many things wrong with it. New version £60k+🤯 I don't seem to have much luck with motors either. It's tough, second hand crew vans eu6 with 50-100k on the clock are going for £25-30k. I'm near London so need to be LEZ compliant, or it's £12.50 a day. So tired of always feeling ripped off on everything we buy

Hello mate . Definitely 3 for 3 so far. I guess Ian @welder didn't see my post above. Please let us know mate?? & waiting Mrs Highy to give the green light?

Oh! & Also above, you will note @elmoputney is laying on a kebab banquet 😋

Hi Ian, We have decided on Ashmire. Link above. Sadly, due to the lack of interest a smaller venue. Looks to be well stocked,reasonably priced and we can all nip back to Elmo's for a shower🙂 @chillfactor & myself fancy 3 nights. As above etc. Also the lucky so & so is off to Europe on Friday. We are hoping to get this booked, deposit etc sorted before then . So we can confirm you and your son? Would you want to stay on for the Sunday night too? Glad you responded pal.

Oh yes! That sounds amazing. I have pm'd @welder over the weekend. No response. I do hope he's OK??

Excellent! I hope we can get this tied up ASAP.

OK, sounds the best way to go. So far,just the 2 of us to stay on for the Sunday night. If you could mention that please @elmoputney Me too!

All back to yours for a shower then😄

Thursday night @chillfactor? Then we can all leave together. But, may feel like we've picked the good swims? I'm easy either night

Just under 3 hours for me, too.

Nice one mate. First beers on me 👍

There's a spot on the social. Some lovely fish to go at????

I'm surprised Ian @welder hasn't posted. I hope everything is ok? He was the first to respond on the 2 occasions I have tried to arrange a social. I'm sure we can fill the spots if necessary. Oh & if I win the lottery before then, I did say I'd fly @buzzbomb over🤞