salokcinnodrog Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Camouflage? This thing for camouflaging tackle, is there really any need for it? Or in many cases people wearing Realtree when fishing 100metres out. Don't get me wrong, I wear DPM camouflaged jacket or combats at times, especially when stalking up close and personal, but will just as often be wearing black or green when on a long stay trip. I can understand we dont 'want' blue, red and yellow bivvies making the place look obvious, and trying to blend in with nature, but isn't camouflaging banksticks, buzzers, bedchairs, sleeping bags and your unhooking mat a bit over the top? (PS, I know ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 yep i agree, although my bag is camo but thats only because i wanted the nash frostbite and got it at a cheap price or i wouldnt have bothered. what about a camo car though lol Jason AshimaUK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris71 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm going for camo body paint this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupouluke Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm going for camo body paint this year... Not a camo mallet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris71 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm going for camo body paint this year... Not a camo mallet ? I've already got one of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisbickle Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I know a little bit about camo ....and can happily say nobody fishes in a situation where it is any more beneficial than straight forward drab colours....movement is more important than anything(quick eye movements especially, when stalking a fish tight in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carperjake Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm going for camo body paint this year... Not a camo mallet ? I've already got one of them... Don't drop it, you'll never find it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris71 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm going for camo body paint this year... Not a camo mallet ? I've already got one of them... Don't drop it, you'll never find it again. Come to think of it I haven't seen it for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieh90 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 What about a camo reel that's a pointless one. most of my gear is like you say dark colours and I think its just another reason for a few pounds to be added on to the item your buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carefulcarping Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Each to their own I guess, it's all personal preference. Although guilty of owning a real tree jacket that I absolutely love and has got me through the last 5 years its done me proud, and couldn't give a rats ass why anybody else thought I looked like in it. Although, camouflaged gear like reels and alarms arnt my cup of tea, although dont have any problems with people using them, again, personal preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameschelt85 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Good thread all the camo couloured items you can buy are fine but some are poinless it all boils down too the people being more worried about how they look than actually being a decent thoughtfull angler. When i fished linear last year i felt out of place as i had jeans and a hoody on and everyone was wearing mainline tops or ccmoore or full camo it doesent make them better anglers though just prob got more money (they all blanked by the way and i had a last minuite pike from st jhons) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafa85 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 If people want camo reels ect then crack on, yes it is pointless but who cares! as long as there enjoying what there doing then fair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieh90 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Nothing against the people who use them like, each to there own. I wear a £13 army surplus suit which is camo but don't own any tackle in camo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 If people want camo reels ect then crack on, yes it is pointless but who cares! as long as there enjoying what there doing then fair! Quite right. Pointless but currently fashionable. Hey Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisbickle Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I have on occasion used a cam net as a blind whilst waiting for a margin fish to return along a patrol route......but to be fair...I still prefer to concentrate on movement....as for the actual cam being needed in general....if it floats your boat...go with it.....personally I KNOW its very possible to catch from under your tips whilst wearing white ....I own one rifle with a polished stainless steel barrel...and believe me when I say deer are FAR more skittish than carp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillfactor Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Is it just me that wears camouflage Y fronts when fishing...I thought we all did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisbickle Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Just to add.....I dont have a problem with the whole realtree etc...mossy oak....original hardwoods blah blah......but they ARE ineffective as cam unless you are at major close range anyway.......they need to be bigger panels of colour at distance because small panels become muted ...i dont have any issues with blokes wearing them to feel part of something either....one of my regular customers is a carp fanatic...and i bump into him whilst shopping....wearing his tribal hoody etc.....this.....I dont understand....all smacks of "form before function"....not once have I seen a bloke in cam disguise his outline...THAT is THE major factor......wear it...be comfy in it.....but dont use the excuse that you NEED it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travisbickle Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Is it just me that wears camouflage Y fronts when fishing...I thought we all did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Is it just me that wears camouflage Y fronts when fishing...I thought we all did it Y-fronts are so "last year", Phill. My recently purchased Pringle sports shorts are made from Lycra.... Got to love that elasticated stuff. Cammo? Bring it on, I'll try that too. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteblount Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Im embarrassed to say i actually own a cammo watch..... my reasoning... i dont want mr carp spotting the time and realising its time to go home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 I pinched this from Carp Conversations on FB: It matter not what alarms, just the urge to cover them in DPM. Also on FB was a set of original Delkim Optonic conversions that had been 'trashed' by covering in DPM marking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beza26 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 I've got a few camo items. I didn't buy them because I thought they were going to make me invisible on the bank, I bought them because I liked them. If someone wants to spend their own money on something they like, what's the bloomin problem? It's up to themselves and don't have to answer to anybody for it. At the end of the day we buy off the tackle companies, they generally sell dark green, camo and whatever else, so your just going to buy what you fancy. That was a fair few years ago when I bought the camo stuff I did and I've now gone off it and buy plain green stuff. Again, buying it because I like it, not because I or anyone I'm sure believes its going to make them invisible on the bank. If that we're the case I'd be buying clothes to match the colour of my sofa and sit there all night doing jack whenever I feel like it safe in the knowledge I can't be seen dayvid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosstheangler Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Jan Porter used to wear a bright onesie when he was a match man. Bob Nudd wore burgandy when he fished for Browning. Steve Ringer can often be seen wearing blue and red. I reckon they have caught more fish than any of us and probably at a closer range than we fish to. Camo is there to catch us and not the fish imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt859 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 I was walking around a large building on a golf course yesterday and about 30% of the other men in there were wearing camo. Where was I ? at the Carpin on show at 5 lakes. It was pants... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will1962 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Nobody seen the camo bog roll trouble is you stand in your own poop!! http://www.amazon.com/Big-Mouth-Toys-Camouflage-Toilet/dp/B0032MLAZW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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