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  1. Vitalin is good and cheap, but it can be a nightmare to mix right, it really does clog up and bind like cement, it comes with large flakes with a high feed value so I would not use it this time of year. I found it more effective on venues where a lot of anglers fish dog biscuits, also effective in the floating feeder.
  2. Sorry Rich, will not recommend a one-piece, it is too restrictive, bib & brace with jacket is far better.
  3. Firstly, I don't fish the method, much..... Choice of feeder is personal, the flat type with the lead on one side is more popular as you know which side it sits on the bottom, many fisheries have banned the fixed and/or elasticated, so go for the line-through type. If you are thinking of making your own, try a few different types to see what you prefer first. There are a lot of good mixes on the market now, they come in larger packs as you tend to get through a lot during the day. It is not so effective this time of year, if you do intend to try it, a small size is what you should go for. Baits? you play the lottery? Sweetcorn or maggot are the main catchers during the winter, but do not ignore a selection of boilies, worm and various pellets, each one will have their day. Time for casting? hard one this, normally you mix the gb quite dryist so it breaks down quickly and recast, getting the dampness correct can be trial and error, in the winter you are not going to get many bites so continuous recasting will overfeed the swim. May I suggest looking at teabags or pellet cone for this time of year.
  4. A lot of regulars fish the method on a long pole, no float, just wait until the elastic pulls out. Not sure if the method is still working now the weather has cooled off.
  5. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...rset=ISO-8859-1
  6. ubat

    How long?

    When you have a lot of continuous rain, it takes a long time to run off, something to do with the soaked soil and water tables.
  7. I have also heard that, also heard that vasaline keeps the water out and provides another barrier, but, I never found any neoprene that were comfortable. Got some woolen gloves with hard bobbles for the wet, they are golfing gloves and are spot on, some super dupa thinsulate goretex fingerless for really cold
  8. I see Drennan have brought out some new reels that are at a competitive price, it may be worth having a look at them. As for carp puddle rods, the series seven are very good for the money.
  9. Don't think there is a best colour, just what is better at the time. In a local club we fish a small river, there are a number of swims where the river flows under trees, then into the open, under trees etc. no matter what colour you have, it is difficult to see the float, the dark colours vanish under the trees and the light colours in the open. All to often your float can disappear when the sun comes out, or the sun goes in, it starts raining, it gets windy etc. Your favourite has got to be one you can see You just have to take a selection,
  10. ubat

    Timsbury

    Nice fish blockhead
  11. ubat

    Timsbury

    Thanks Tony for getting this meet going, and to all that turned up and braved the weather, a big thanks to Lyn for the grub and drink. My day was little to shout about, got there a little late, and found that all the early birds had gone upstream. As no one was near where the entrance to the venue was, this was where I started. Sat the first half of the day trying to get something out of a deep part of the main river, not a bite, with lots of rubbish coming downstream, it made a very frustrating morning. Later on I moved up to the fast carrier, however, with the river out of sorts and the limited slow carrier access, the fast carrier was getting quite crowded. Within a few trots I had my fist fingerling trout (not a blank then ) followed by a few more than a trout, a white spotted thing (not really up with the trout types), then a grayling mission accomplished, a brown spotted thing, a grayling that I managed to mess up on the landing, and a minnow, how on earth could it live in there with all them trout about? It was good to see some new faces, and the mulled apple juice was top notch.
  12. What to take? Boots, wellies or flippers
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