garylee

Well no one can claim this thread is pointless.

I live opposite to what was once a poor house, then a barnardos home and now turned into private residences. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kR9jQeXm46c

Thats purrrrrrrrrr-fect Andrew

You can't have one the computer says no. Apparently the computer say that 90% didn't care or want one: don't blame me it's the computer you see HE HE

Have a snickers you're a right diva when you're hungry !

Don't vote it only encourages them !

Some will do anything for votes

Thought you might like UKIPS new poster:

What no dragons !!! Suppose I should untie the wife from the linen line post when I get home after fishing.

Lunitic

Love cephalopod posts, makes me think either crispy in tempura batter with a cold beer or slow cooked, sweet chili sauce and a cold beer. Now I want a cold beer !

Have a look here: http://www.leevalleycustoms.com/products.php click on Products at top of page and scroll down and have a look at Reels / Handle Conversions. Hope it's of some, use he gets good reviews for his work.

yup it's a magin pole with a bendy bit stuck on top a reel seat and eyes.

Landing a large fish on a 7.7m rod has it's challenges and being able to reduce it to 5m does make it easier. I must admit I've used my bolo more as a margin pole supported on a pole rest.

Yes of cause you can trot with it I have. It's a bit heavier than some bolo's but it's desighned for large fish so should cope with barbel OK. If you do want to try shortening the rod when playing a fish do it with the fish running using the drag on your reel: this is so you maintain a tight line and don't allow any slack and loose fish. I use mine mainly at a local water with some large roach but it has a good head of carp. I can fish fine enough pole rigs for the roach and because I still have a running line still stand a good chance of landing the carp: had them to 20lb +. Another plus is you can let carp run so they are played well away from the swim, there's less chance of wrecking it and keeping the roach going.

lutra is your bolo rod the one with two telescopic sections. If so it was not really designed as a rod for trotting rivers but more for using as a margin carp rod. The idea was to fish it at the length required then when a fish is hooked and while the fish is running on one of its initial poweful runs the rod was telescoped back in. By telescoping the rod back in you could then play a large fish on the rod at a much easier to manage length.

"HOW" sorry wrong Indians.

The bonus streer vids on youtube are funny: especially the one of George Osborne

One of the Families has as much wealth as 6 million world wide 85 people have the same wealth as half the worlds population 3.5 billion, crazy !!

don't know I couldn't spot it.

We are just happily humming to ourselves: http://yougov.co.uk/news/categories/politics/

No he was a politician a much nastier kind of animal.

Sorted now I have too many !

A psychopath is more nature than nurture as you can't nurture something that does not exist.

Test line use a suitable bag (carrier) load bag with potatoes of pebbles: when line breaks weigh bag. I tie a strong bit of line to the bags handle and a swivel so the line you wish to test can be tied to this swivel.