gjc1

inflation i guess

good man , to the fore with help again edit "cough cough cough cough £5.99 each for a bit of plastic "i can make my own and stick them on stainless welding rods " i am a bit tight mind !!! tell me about it ! its been quite an eye opener for me ,yup started with fairy tops then slit plastic tubes and when i reached the big time got some monkey climbers , my biggest shock was the difference in the tc of rods now !!!!!!! when i started i used 1.75 conoflex blanks and 3/4 oz leads they handled everything ,now they are a bream rod tc !!!!!!!!!!! i appreciate that carp are generally bigger now, a 20 was a real good fish when i left 30 odd years back but does it really justify 3.25lb tc ? any way im going to use the methods i left way back as a starting point and see how it goes ! never been much of a follower of fashion

i am starting to do a bit of carp fishing again after a long lay off "30 odd years" ive kitted myself out again over the last few months ,the first time around i used to use monkey climbers "worked great especially in a wind " but they seem to be unavailable now ! is this me being carp with technology and search engines or do very few use them now ?

cheers for that ,got to say i have been accused of being a bit frugal myself on occasions in the past ,so what your saying i think is instead of letting it come down nose first, heavy feathering so it comes down on it side

thanks ,i recon a mini on a 3lb would work then for what im looking to do or even a midi at a shorter range "with care " it used to be 1oz per lb test curve + or - 30% does that still hold true on modern rods same as 5lb bs per lb tc +/ - for line bs ?

im about to restart doing a bit of carp fishing after a 30+ year lay off "aint things moved on a tadge ? " anyway to the question , i could do with "well i think i could do with" a spod or a spomb to get a bit of particle out , im not looking to get a huge amount out at this stage just a bit for a start ,then i can fish a bag or a stick over it, i dont have a heavy spod rod as such but was wondering if i could get away with a 3lb pike rod with a mini or a midi to get bait out 60 -70 yds ish, ive an old big reel loaded with braid and as always moneys a bit tight !!! i will probable end up later getting a proper tool for the job but having just re kitted myself out im brassic !! any suggestions welcome