Super tuff bivvy pegs?

[elmoputney]

I am struggling with the usual heavy duty ones that bend when you try and put them in hard ground, has anyone got any good suggestions or a solution that don't cost £15 each peg please ? 

[elmoputney]

Has anyone tried these type with a bolt type end? Obvs power drills are as bad as a mallet but was thinking might be able use a small rachet with the correct size socket. 

[salokcinnodrog]

I'm one of those who uses standard strong bivvy pegs. I've looked at mine and they are the screw in pegs provided by Rod Hutchinson with the brolly system, or some screw in pegs I bought for another bivvy.

I did also have a quick look at Johnson Ross (https://johnsonrosstackle.co.uk/1477-bivvy-pegs) and Tackle Box and to be honest in terms of tent/bivvy pegs carp tax is actually low. 

I've not found ground I can't get that type of peg in, and I have always screwed them in rather than used a mallet, and at Nazeing I did take one just in case for the sailing bank which was hardcore, but was always able to screw them in.

If I have any complaint it is that in soft ground in windy weather pegs pull loose.

I have got one bent RH bivvy peg, but that is actually down to Sky catching her lead around it as she went for something. It was deep in hard ground, and she pulled and bent it out. Saying that, she has also bent thick banksticks, storm poles and storm sticks, and blooming dog spikes.

[framey]

You would have thought a peg should be able to do its job without thinking about it 

kind of like that picture they could use a set of wings or prongs like a fork on the top part of it that you can stand on at the end to give it a final push home once wound in as an added bit of security.

 

there ya go kev a proper bit of development that will keep the company afloat a while longer 

[kevtaylor]

The JAG ones are only 12.49 EACH, what's wrong with you?!?! 😂

I'd only need 10, that's less than one storm pole 🤣 If I end up buying these now it's your fault Elmo!

I've just ordered their distance sticks, always struggle to push mine into the hard ground.

 

Edited August 18 by kevtaylor

[elmoputney]

1 hour ago, framey said:

You would have thought a peg should be able to do its job without thinking about it 

kind of like that picture they could use a set of wings or prongs like a fork on the top part of it that you can stand on at the end to give it a final push home once wound in as an added bit of security.

 

there ya go kev a proper bit of development that will keep the company afloat a while longer 

You mean kind of like the magic twig where you push it in the ground and then the prongs come out and it gets stuck in weed 🤣

Facebook always knows. I haven't looked at tent pegs on there and this ad came up. 

[kevtaylor]

25 minutes ago, elmoputney said:

Facebook always knows. I haven't looked at tent pegs on there and this ad came up. 

So annoying, was on the phone to my mum whilst walking the dog, talking about her broken garage door.  When I got home every advert on social media, news pages and youtube on the telly was garage doors.  Stop listening to me - unreal! 

[salokcinnodrog]

7 hours ago, elmoputney said:

You mean kind of like the magic twig where you push it in the ground and then the prongs come out and it gets stuck in weed 🤣

Facebook always knows. I haven't looked at tent pegs on there and this ad came up. 

 

7 hours ago, kevtaylor said:

So annoying, was on the phone to my mum whilst walking the dog, talking about her broken garage door.  When I got home every advert on social media, news pages and youtube on the telly was garage doors.  Stop listening to me - unreal! 

Are you happy with Ai listening in? I get so many adverts after checking links on here and not all are the good type...

I have flicked the search on fleabay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=bivvy+pegs&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313

I don't mind ebay adverts, I use it anyway.

 

 

[kevtaylor]

10 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:

Are you happy with Ai listening in?

NO - gonna ask my mate to see if he can turn it off in the settings

Edited August 19 by kevtaylor

[salokcinnodrog]

1 hour ago, kevtaylor said:

NO - gonna ask my mate to see if he can turn it off in the settings

I had a good look through settings and couldn't find anything to turn it off on my Samsung phone and tablet. 

Ai notes on Facebook posts have gotten ridiculous as well; asking what my dogs temperament is, how do you look after Sky, really bugs me.

[framey]

Would have thought a lot of this goes against GDPR  rules 

especially if there’s no way to turn it off 

[emmcee]

On 18/08/2025 at 11:27, elmoputney said:

Has anyone tried these type with a bolt type end? Obvs power drills are as bad as a mallet but was thinking might be able use a small rachet with the correct size socket. 

Ive seen campers use these pegs and use an impact driver to put them in. They don't budge i know that, but carrying a drill is a pain if you're fishing.

[elmoputney]

19 hours ago, emmcee said:

Ive seen campers use these pegs and use an impact driver to put them in. They don't budge i know that, but carrying a drill is a pain if you're fishing.

Might be a bit too formula one pit crew for fishing lol. I could go with a ratchet though. You might only need to do one or two. I would have been tempted to mallet the other day if I had one the ground was that tough. 

[Rugby]

On 18/08/2025 at 11:27, elmoputney said:

Has anyone tried these type with a bolt type end? Obvs power drills are as bad as a mallet but was thinking might be able use a small rachet with the correct size socket. 

I use these for my caravan awning. I bought them from Aldi £10 for 10 you get the the drill attachment with them. It’s a lot quicker and less noisy than hammering pegs in.

[kevtaylor]

Bought a set of the Jag ones, it is your fault Elmo but they look great and the cross bar slides out so no more dog cable getting caught around them every 5 mins so worth it for that alone 👍

[emmcee]

On 22/08/2025 at 08:45, elmoputney said:

Might be a bit too formula one pit crew for fishing lol. I could go with a ratchet though. You might only need to do one or two. I would have been tempted to mallet the other day if I had one the ground was that tough. 

A lot of swims on dinton were rock hard, topped up with road plainings. I often smacked the pegs in with a mallet to the sometime amusement and sometimes anger of fellow fishermen.

On one occasion I set up opposite two mates who decided to hurl abuse at me and call me a "noddy" across the lake for ruining their fishing,  my reply was simple "how many 40's you had?". The reply was, silence 🤣. Unless you're fishing right in the edge i personally believe it has no affect, though especially so on a lake like dinton where dogs are jumping in all the time, kids throwing stones etc, the carp ain't bothered by it. 

Bang a peg in, it might bring the fish in. 🤣

[elmoputney]

45 minutes ago, kevtaylor said:

Bought a set of the Jag ones, it is your fault Elmo but they look great and the cross bar slides out so no more dog cable getting caught around them every 5 mins so worth it for that alone 👍

Not my fault. 😂

Would one work as a excavator for bivvy pegs? 

Edited yesterday at 16:24 by elmoputney

[elmoputney]

8 minutes ago, emmcee said:

A lot of swims on dinton were rock hard, topped up with road plainings. I often smacked the pegs in with a mallet to the sometime amusement and sometimes anger of fellow fishermen.

On one occasion I set up opposite two mates who decided to hurl abuse at me and call me a "noddy" across the lake for ruining their fishing,  my reply was simple "how many 40's you had?". The reply was, silence 🤣. Unless you're fishing right in the edge i personally believe it has no affect, though especially so on a lake like dinton where dogs are jumping in all the time, kids throwing stones etc, the carp ain't bothered by it. 

Bang a peg in, it might bring the fish in. 🤣

I must admit last time I fished I really went to town with the weed rake and still caught the same night. That should probably scare them more than a quick bang with a mallet. It's not like you have to bang them all in usually. 

[yonny]

16 hours ago, kevtaylor said:

Bought a set of the Jag ones

Big spender!!

I bought a set of titanium pegs from MPS a couple of years ago. Used them twice and decided it hurt my jim dandy's pushing them in. What a wuss I am 🤣.

They're now sitting is my fishing room somewhere with all the other stuff I've spent a fortune on and not used 🤣.

[yonny]

15 hours ago, elmoputney said:

I must admit last time I fished I really went to town with the weed rake and still caught the same night. That should probably scare them more than a quick bang with a mallet.

This is different to a mallet imo. Raking means so much more than clearing a spot. The naturals you release during raking serve as the ultimate attractant imo. They carp are bound to come back in.

I've raked perfectly clear presentable silt spots and you see fish coming in no time at all. They absolutely love it.

[elmoputney]

34 minutes ago, yonny said:

This is different to a mallet imo. Raking means so much more than clearing a spot. The naturals you release during raking serve as the ultimate attractant imo. They carp are bound to come back in.

I've raked perfectly clear presentable silt spots and you see fish coming in no time at all. They absolutely love it.

Fortunately most people cannot be bothered to rake these days, preferring to look for existing spots or moaning about the weed, last time I fished I raked a margin spot and the next morning it had regular visitors, the only reason I didn't catch was I reeled it in with a big rudd that had impaled itself on the size 4, I went and cleared a couple of spots this week with a view to fishing this weekend, hopefully the bait and freshly cleared spots will have the fish visiting regularly cleaning them up for me. If I still can't get a drop I know they haven't, I baited a hole in the weed somewhere else also so I have options. 

 

[kevtaylor]

1 hour ago, yonny said:

Big spender!!

I bought a set of titanium pegs from MPS a couple of years ago. Used them twice and decided it hurt my jim dandy's pushing them in. What a wuss I am 🤣.

They're now sitting is my fishing room somewhere with all the other stuff I've spent a fortune on and not used 🤣.

I love these pegs already, the carbon insert is a perfect fit and my mate screwed one straight into my rock hard lawn no probs last night.  No more untangling dogs from pegs, after 15 years of doing that I deserve the rest! 

Edited 8 hours ago by kevtaylor

[kevtaylor]

1 hour ago, yonny said:

This is different to a mallet imo. Raking means so much more than clearing a spot. The naturals you release during raking serve as the ultimate attractant imo. They carp are bound to come back in.

I've raked perfectly clear presentable silt spots and you see fish coming in no time at all. They absolutely love it.

 

21 minutes ago, elmoputney said:

Fortunately most people cannot be bothered to rake these days, preferring to look for existing spots or moaning about the weed, last time I fished I raked a margin spot and the next morning it had regular visitors, the only reason I didn't catch was I reeled it in with a big rudd that had impaled itself on the size 4, I went and cleared a couple of spots this week with a view to fishing this weekend, hopefully the bait and freshly cleared spots will have the fish visiting regularly cleaning them up for me. If I still can't get a drop I know they haven't, I baited a hole in the weed somewhere else also so I have options. 

 

Gonna have to get on this, just gotta do it quietly.  was thinking of taking the rake out on the baiting pole for stealth if it will take the weight.  When I saw my spots last week in good light I realised anyone would have found them on the right day, so no doubt I'm fishing the usual spots, not finding anything new at all - doh!

[elmoputney]

4 minutes ago, kevtaylor said:

 

Gonna have to get on this, just gotta do it quietly.  was thinking of taking the rake out on the baiting pole for stealth if it will take the weight.  When I saw my spots last week in good light I realised anyone would have found them on the right day, so no doubt I'm fishing the usual spots, not finding anything new at all - doh!

Tbh most people just  think you are an idiot for making that much disturbance, if you can do it without being spotted it does help though. But most people tend to be doing their own thing and slaves to other swims, so you can get away with it to some degree. Pellets are good for spot clearing as they tend to suck up the smelly silt once you have raked and make your spot smell like it's been shake n vac'd, it's all you have to do.........