Tigger

Hello JP, thank's for the excellent advice...you are right and I do love them now. Yes Brian, I am now officially Tigger Normark ! Not be long m8 and you'll be a Normark fan n'all

Thank's for that Steve but the kordas are one use only arn't they and the flyers are re usable until lost ? I want to pin my line as much as poss from the rod tip to the bait that's why I was thinking of useing both a captive and a flying back lead. I've got some of the fox flyers and some fox and gardner captives, so I'll give em a whirl when I get the opportunity.

I was thinking of putting a float stop several feet up my line (back from my rig) so even if the flying lead doesn't slide back down my line it's still doing a job inbetween the captive backlead and the bait (if you get me).

The thing is on a hell of a lot of waters during the closed season for coarse fish fly only is the rule. The chap must have a club book to look up the waters rules or contact the club secretary as Alan has already said.

He's from the travelling circus....he must be I wonder what club he's in ?

Den, have you ever used flying backleads and captive backleads together ? It's something I'm gonna try out myself. Just curious what type/weight of backlead you use also ?

Yeah, your right about that. One thing I do like about the spro 's is the gearing (worm gears) being the same as the older abu reels like the c4/c5 etc and even the brilliant later models like the suveran.

I know it's nothing to do with me but personally I'd give both of those a wide birth. I think if I didn't get shimano's I'd got for the Okuma reels. Check this out 230371017325

I used a method feeder last year Brian and did ok, not as good as you mind but pretty good for me. I think this year I deffo want to have a good go at them with the trotting gear. You'll have to show me some good runs I only got one last summer and that was on my local stream where there isn't supposed to be any. I intend to have some sessions after tench in the comeing weeks(when It warms up a bit) n'all, if you fancy a dabble you know where I am.

You only need to watch fish in a pond or fishtank and virtually every species will munch on bits of fish.

used to have the super fast action but it's played out a bit now

YES as it happens !!

I'll get some pva sock then Brian for this summers river sessions. I've often thought (but never put into practice due to the mess) about useing chopped liver in a feeder and a peice on the hook and see if that does any good for beards. I've started soaking trout pellets and making them into paste then mixing it with crumb as an attractant(mixing in corn, pellets or maggots etc), making it quite sticky so it stays firm, sinks to the bottom well and breaks down slowly releasing a scent/attractant for a decent spell. I reckon it all boils down to a basic burly really just the same as sea anglers use. I bet fish chopped up and some liquidised would be better than all the others put together, lets face it I think all fish eat fish.

You could always use a feeder stuffed with foam soaked in fishmeal etc just to keep up a burly type trail to attract fish to the baited area.

I reckon about 2lb 10 ounces to 3lb lol.

My m8 Steys just come back from Scotland on a bream session. He just used crumb, corn and maggot as ground bait (no additives or flavour) and had over 80 bream between 4 and 5lb. There was talk of aniseed working for bream amongst the Ireland brigade.

I know what you mean, they won't give ewt the stingy buggers ! Brian I must addmitt I was cringin a bit, sometimes you remind me of Frank Spencer, remember his diy but i imagine you'd be even rougher m8 Thank's for that Rusty.

Nice on brian, I did wonder if you'd botherd to oil it knowing what your like m8 . I wouldn't start doin diy on the reel Brian you'll finnish up wreckin it ! If you want a pin with handles further in from the rim spend some of your hard earned cash on one built like that and leave the sheffield alone

I was always an Orny little bugger when I was a nipper....still am for that matter..... ...Sorry chaps/chapesses couldn't help myself

Rusty, where did you get the spare nut and how much was it ? Oh and did it have the rubber washer on the new one ?

You've only caught a bit Brian, you've got quite a way to go yet bud

Brian, you saw my sheffield and how it turned at the slightes tow and it will wizz round for 3 mins. I don't think it will need running in as really speaking it should just go from the moment out of the box with it being a bearing pin. I suppose it's possible there's some grit or a foreign body in the bearings or that the bearings just arn't quite as they should be. Take it back Brian and test it next to another in the shop (assuming it was a shop you got it from) By the way, your not getting sad m8..... .......you always where

The abu 501 is the star of closed face reels, in my opinion anyhow.

Normark avenger, it'll tackle ewt from a gudgeon to a barbel. This is a super rod also 170462427408 on ebay.

Dave, the only difference between a 6010 and an 8010 is the 8010 has a deeper spool that can hold more line. Just incase you where wondering what the difference is.