oscsha

I wouldn't have even mentioned anything on social media at all , let alone mention catching and seeing 30's plus rod shots showing locations . Simple -don't want others cashing in then be super secretive and resist social at all costs , if your going to give clues and hints then don't moan when others take short cuts .

Posting on public facebook pages probably hasn't helped

Micro barbed for me , on your water and would defo use micro barb as I would be gutted to loose one if it weeded me I think you've got more chance of the fish still being on if you have to go slack when weeded . If Nash was that worried he would stop selling barbed hooks , can't see how you can get more takes if the hooks are sharp then by the time it penetrates to the barb its to late and the fish is hooked .

I haven't no , I use the Shropshire gold and Meaty garlic . Not keen on the wafters as they are cork dust ones but the pop ups are good . Great service as well , I'm sure they would send you a few samples if not let me know what you want to try and I'll add some to my next order and send some samples over to you to try .

May have been me I'm using them at the moment very good baits , price and service . There are aa good number of quality bait firms now though . @Macca187 what area are you based , you may have a bait company on your door step .

Worth seeing if you have an animal feed company near by , they'll often do pellets and particles etc . As far as boilies go depends on quantity Abs bait , premier , retro , baitworks all do decent bait . Couple of my mates are using Munch baits and catching I'm not 100% sure on quality due to the retail price but all depends what your looking for. I f using pellets in quantity then your better of using coppens coarse pellet rather than oily trout pellet .

Wow -- all i said was --Just read through it all and although Nash gets mentioned not really sure how you come to that conclusion . Just goes to show how reading forums can give different opinions . How's that warrant a calm down , think you read far to much into what is written on here , I genuinely didn't see a Nash like vs Nash hate vibe on this thread , you do different opinions thats all . Now there is no need for YOU to start trying to make it personal all IMO

Just read through it all and although Nash gets mentioned not really sure how you come to that conclusion . Just goes to show how reading forums can give different opinions .

Would the angle change when I wear my stilettos due to the extra height P.s I get what your saying in theory .

Oh I see from a geometry point of view yes , although you could move further away so the angle is the same , once the lead hits the water the difference would be so minimal anyway I can't see it making any difference , will the two leads enter the water at the same velocity ?

But isn't that the point you wouldn't release at the same point , you alter the lead drop speed release etc depending on the equipment and situation .

how long is your drop swing it in

Totally agree as long as the rods are capable , see my responses above .

stop confusing matters your Rodney or is it Dave

I don't know but my old cane rods from 50 yrs ago sre still going strong !!! I've only replaced the blanks 3 times reel seats once and rings 4 times all for modern equivalents

not so i'm right Rodney

HaHa , exactly different rods have different attributes ,couldn't agree more . I just didn't agree with your statement - 'Great - and if you were used to a 12 - 13ft rod you'd probably find yourself being even more accurate' over and out its only fishing

Sorry meant longer rod (obvious) . Your talking more about the rod action rather than the length of rod . So at what point does the longer rod stop becoming more accurate 13' 20' Once your used to a rod I bet there is no difference between a 9ft and 12 ft at certain distances . The difference between your old and new rods in accuracy will be more to do with the action then length . imo. or are you saying a 14' would be more accurate still ?

Have to agree to disagree , hell of a lot more going on for accurate casting than the casting arc though . A longer may not being compressed to form a larger arc depending on distance for one .

I think that comes down to type of rod (quality , makeup etc) , if say the max casting ability of your set up is 90 mtrs then its never going to be accurate at casting 80 - 90 meters compared to a set up thats capable of casting 120 meters . Not sure I agree with a 12 or 13ft rod being more accurate I'd like to know your theory on this .

Rods evolved and got longer and lighter as better materials i.e glass then carbon among others becomes available , this evolution of materials and design of rods has almost come to a holt so the days of wow look at this slimmer , lighter or new mega casting rods are over . IMO the likes of Nash realised this and rather than just do what everyone else was doing they invented a new concept which they have done extremely well , is it for everyone NO , would some of these customers be better off with longer rods probably yes . The market will go full circle and in 10-15 yrs we'll probably be using 14' rods

I could count on one hand the people I hate , there's people I don't like though . I've never met Alan Blair (so can't form an opinion) , all I would say is I don't think the direction he has/is taking carp fishing is good ,but that's just my opinion . As for manicured swims in 20 yrs time it will probably be the opposite with clubs struggling to find members and holding onto waters . As long as you or any individual is happy with short rods then happy days , its just they are not really the all rounders that the marketing men have us believe .

PFFFFFFFFFFFF your just not urban enough

wow I'm holding my nose just thinking about the smell