kevtaylor Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, Daveyyyyyyyyyyyy said: Was using the above blue foam aswell mate 😂😂😂 Unreal Davey - you just do your own thing - a true pioneer!!! yonny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 1 minute ago, yonny said: My first rod bag was a blue jobby from Argos💪👌 I've still got mine lol - blue leatherette. Stop its getting arousing!!! 😍 yonny and cyborx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyborx Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 21 hours ago, kevtaylor said: Support your local tackle shop - hardly breaking the bank at £2.99 👍 £2.99 + £5 in fuel to get their only to be treated like you have some nasty disease by a fat ugly git with a shop full of hangers on? couldn't care less if it went (.)(.) up tomorrow bud. 9 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said: You should be😉 as above Nick, postman brings mine and he ALWAYS has a smile and a good morning muftyboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muftyboy Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 15 minutes ago, cyborx said: £2.99 + £5 in fuel to get their only to be treated like you have some nasty disease by a fat ugly git with a shop full of hangers on? couldn't care less if it went (.)(.) up tomorrow bud. as above Nick, postman brings mine and he ALWAYS has a smile and a good morning Do you go to the same tackle shop as me?. Couldn't agree more. cyborx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyborx Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 46 minutes ago, muftyboy said: Do you go to the same tackle shop as me?. Couldn't agree more. not unless yours is called Fatties, he even advertises the fact that he's a bone idle illegitimate git,,, its all in the name cloud9, muftyboy, kevtaylor and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.C. Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 My local is a diamond, I try to get most of my smaller bits off him... I don't mind paying a bit extra for a bag of Gardner nuggets that he sells...£5 lasts me a season... Proper Alladins cave, too.... And you get treated like a person and not just an order number...…. I've never had to take / send anything back. Which is more than I can say for most on-line places...…. I'll be popping in tomorrow for a top up on a few bits...….. Sorry to hear about the way your local is run @cyborx , he doesn't deserve you custom by the sounds. cloud9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud9 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) Mines ok too, the guy who runs it always says hello as you walk in, even if he is taking to someone else, they have a carp section as well as all the match guys stuff , there is not a massive amount but most of the time I can find what I'm looking for ... And quite often I end up with something I didn't know I wanted .... I'm still looking for that perfect lead ...... Edited August 30, 2018 by cloud9 why not ? B.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.C. Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 20 minutes ago, cloud9 said: And quite often I end up with something I didn't know I wanted Sounds familiar 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smufter Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 11 hours ago, B.C. said: My local is a diamond, I try to get most of my smaller bits off him... I don't mind paying a bit extra for a bag of Gardner nuggets that he sells...£5 lasts me a season... Proper Alladins cave, too.... And you get treated like a person and not just an order number...…. I've never had to take / send anything back. Which is more than I can say for most on-line places...…. I'll be popping in tomorrow for a top up on a few bits...….. Sorry to hear about the way your local is run @cyborx , he doesn't deserve you custom by the sounds. Went into our local tackle shop to buy some bits and pieces. All the guy kept trying to do was sell me some Sonik rods. I didn't want any Sonik rods!! But I was in the market for a new brolly. Had made my mind up I wanted a Wychwood Solace, asked him how much he could do one for. He checked his price list, told me and I was happy to order. It was a little bit more expensive than I could buy it for online but I felt like I wanted to support him, and if I had any problems I could go back to him. "Don't worry" he said, "the Wychwood rep is around next week, I'll order you one up". Left it a bit more than a week, popped in to see if he had it, he told me it should be here in a couple more days. Popped back a week later, it still hadn't arrived. "Give me a call when it comes in" I said, "I'll pop straight round and pick it up". I never did hear back from him, and his shop has closed down now. Wonder why????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonny Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I used to use rig foam religiously but stopped a year or 2 ago. I'm very, very particular about hitting the right spot, hitting the clip perfectly, and getting the right drop - this means casting as many times as it takes to get it absolutely spot on. It used to wind me up reloading the rig with foam time and time again when it was taking several casts to get the right one. I ended up thinking that I was wasting my time i.e. if I'm recasting until it's 100% perfect anyway, there's no need for the foam. Even in heavy weed I don't bother now, I just cast again and again until I'm convinced my presentation can be no better. Since I stopped using foam I cannot say I've noticed any difference to my catch rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muftyboy Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 On 31/08/2018 at 08:08, yonny said: I used to use rig foam religiously but stopped a year or 2 ago. I'm very, very particular about hitting the right spot, hitting the clip perfectly, and getting the right drop - this means casting as many times as it takes to get it absolutely spot on. It used to wind me up reloading the rig with foam time and time again when it was taking several casts to get the right one. I ended up thinking that I was wasting my time i.e. if I'm recasting until it's 100% perfect anyway, there's no need for the foam. Even in heavy weed I don't bother now, I just cast again and again until I'm convinced my presentation can be no better. Since I stopped using foam I cannot say I've noticed any difference to my catch rate. I use quite long hairs so I'd be worried about the bait being wrapped around the hook or some sort of tangle . It's a small stick for me every time. I have at least 4 or 5 made up in case of miscasting when casting to a feature. AndyCh and yonny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its-grim-up-north Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 29/08/2018 at 16:08, kevtaylor said: and in a blue hat....... Crazy times Is that catterick lakes mate? Just thought I recognised the swim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 30 August 2018 at 18:06, B.C. said: My local is a diamond, I try to get most of my smaller bits off him... I don't mind paying a bit extra for a bag of Gardner nuggets that he sells...£5 lasts me a season... Proper Alladins cave, too.... And you get treated like a person and not just an order number...…. I've never had to take / send anything back. Which is more than I can say for most on-line places...…. I'll be popping in tomorrow for a top up on a few bits...….. Sorry to hear about the way your local is run @cyborx , he doesn't deserve you custom by the sounds. I have a couple of locals, Birds, Breakaway and Markhams. To be honest, Markhams has the nicest attitude, but is the smallest shop with the least stock, however it is the one I enjoy visiting most. Birds, massive amount of stock, loads of choice, but only one decent member of staff who I enjoy talking to. Breakaway, hmmm, I do dislike ignorant people, one of theirs is very, so I do minimal shopping there, unless I have to! Saying that, the deadbait freezer is probably the best stocked. B.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.C. Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, salokcinnodrog said: I have a couple of locals, Birds, Breakaway and Markhams. To be honest, Markhams has the nicest attitude, but is the smallest shop with the least stock, however it is the one I enjoy visiting most. Birds, massive amount of stock, loads of choice, but only one decent member of staff who I enjoy talking to. Breakaway, hmmm, I do dislike ignorant people, one of theirs is very, so I do minimal shopping there, unless I have to! Saying that, the deadbait freezer is probably the best stocked. Did a quick visit to mine today, would you believe it, the one thing I needed , foam nuggets, were out of stock lol...……. But the Alladins cave struck rich again, was looking for mono leader material-, from the darkest recesses after some digging around, out comes a spool of Sundridge Sylcast 40lb pink mono shock leader, who remembers that stuff lol...…? 2 quid, that'll do, only need a couple of rod lengths off a 50yd spool, may need a steam/stretch.. Peeled off the first 10yrds, the spool looks and feels mint, if a bit coiled, should straighten out ok.. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 I did have a large carrier bag of foam nuggets as it is often used as packing material. I have checked dissolve time in the past of how it breaks down so I do know how it should be ok. One thing I will say with rig foam, it preferably don't hook it. Fold it around the hook/hair and lick and stick it. That way it should come free of the hook. Hooking it some takes 12 hours to dissolve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmanstevo Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, salokcinnodrog said: I did have a large carrier bag of foam nuggets as it is often used as packing material. I have checked dissolve time in the past of how it breaks down so I do know how it should be ok. One thing I will say with rig foam, it preferably don't hook it. Fold it around the hook/hair and lick and stick it. That way it should come free of the hook. Hooking it some takes 12 hours to dissolve. It depends how you hook it,Nick 😉 30 seconds and it pops to the top 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyborx Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 30/08/2018 at 18:06, B.C. said: My local is a diamond, Sorry to hear about the way your local is run @cyborx , he doesn't deserve you custom by the sounds. he doesn't BC, honestly tho he is very well stocked, on the rare occasion that i have found myself in the area and needing bits i will pop in and put up with the indolence just for the sake of expediency as if i want it he has it in stock, but a little pet shop near me thats run by an old lady who has just one display case full of dusty wagglers mixed in with a selection of harlesley bombs and Kamasan match hooks with 50p price tags on em gets a lot of my trade as she will order anything i need and i have to give her a tip to up her margin to something near all the big stuff comes courtesy of DHL etc, as it should be. B.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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