Tigger
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Plus he said he has hear that carbon often becomes very brittle in winter
Never had a problem with that to be honest. I'd stick with a carbon rod.
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I'd be lookin at this.....280448644060 on ebay.
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Is there not a problem with line twist using veined floats ?
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I'm very envious Tigger, on both counts. Does the Allcock get used?
Just had a drool over Lythe's website and noticed that in the publicity shots all of the drum screw heads are alligned! I'd be interested to know whether that's just advertising puff or whether he does go to that trouble. I'd imagine it's very hard to make sure that each screw head is alligned just at the point of being tightened enough.
Rusty, his reels are just as in the pic's. I love em and he should have my copy of the 1915 aerial pretty soon
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I use the shimano 5000 gte's and the 5010's but I've just got some of the shimano DL 2500 mini baitrunners today. I've not used them yet but they look and feel great.
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A nice thing to have but I'd prefer a Scotton Long Trotter with £200 saved.
Mmm....I'm not to sure. I've got a scotton long trotter on order but those old Allcocks reels are the dogs ! I've got a 1915 allcocks 12 spoke aerial and it so smooth and takes the slightest pressure to turn the drum. It's smoother than my sheffield after even all those years. The build quality is pretty amazing, I wouldn't have beleived it unlees I'd seen it myself. I think it's my favourite reel by far !
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Its still not looking any better this morning.
Just looked at my little spots and they look inviting
Funny I've been spouting my opinion about fishing after mid day and I noticed in a old'ish book last night it said "in winter the best times to fish are from mid day to 3.30pm". That's from when the sun reaches it's highest to just before it gows down. That's when I've been catching my chub so it seems like it's hardly worth bothering venturing out an earlier than dinner time.
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Or even a decent lathe and the raw materials to make one!
(a 'pin not a rowing boat that is
)Maybe an alloy corracle
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My m8's land rover is the Discovery and is good on and off road. OK it's not as good as the land rover but it's not far off. Problem with all these 4x4's is the cost...deisel,tax, tyres etc...I'll stick to my Vauxhall astra estate. It's got loads of room, cheap on tax, great on juice and the heaters a corker !
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My m8's land rover is very good and does actually work great off road unlike a lot of 4x4's
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In cases like that more often than not they get netted or electro fished to remove most of the skimmers as a quick fix and then the resident pred's start to starve and try to feed off the fish that normally they wouldn't consider as food. If the water has sufficient pred's then it should balance out in not to distant a future. Maybe there really is a shortage of pred's, that's what it sounds like to me. Also pred's like pike will always feed on other pike which should keep them at a balanced level if not interfeerd with.
Cormorants would sort it out ....seriously!
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My local club put around 30 bream (around 4lb) and about 30 carp (up to 10lb) in a small lake (3 acres) about 12 years ago. They grow well for about the first 6-7 years with the bream getting to 9lb and 1 or 2 carp making 20lb+. Then about 6 years ago we started to catch skimmers which wasn't a problem to start with as there wasn't to many and they were growing well, but 6 years on its a different story. The place is now skimmer city (1 a cast), the carp have lost weight and look like death and i don't know of the better bream being caught in the last year or two.
That's the type of place where a few pred's would be handy...cormorants, pike etc . It would be specimine city then LOL.
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Early in the year I'd go for a good sunny day and fish the latter part of the day when the waters warmed up the most and just before it starts to cool down again. I'd put in a mix of crumb maggot and corn in the shallower parts of the pond and just fish over it with either a float or feeder...which ever I preferd on the day.
Don't forget the shallows will warm up the quickest in the early part of the year and the tench will come right up feeding in them.
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Like you I'm happy to be in control with my thumb as it gives me the ability to hold back as and when i like.
You can still hold back even with the drag set to slow the float down just that bit slower than it would go if left uncontrolled. Another thing with a larger reel is weight. I used to have a 5 inch stanton but gave it to a friend. I suppose they would be good if you where on a larger river trotting long distance maybe using heavier line. As Budgie says winding back will be quicker. Are you still on the prowl for another pin Brian ?
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John,
I would hope anglers opinions have been formed from personal experience (brings originality, new idea's and fishing improvements etc), and not just from from being peer pressured or simply agreeing with the "acceptable view" or "school of thought".
Sometimes on this forum there is a censorship of others opinions.
People keep on about the end of fishing.....as we speak who exactly in this country (with the support of the public or a massive membership), is trying to ban fishing?
I did indeed ask for the full picture, i.e. the effect ALL predator's have on fish stocks. Is it bad for an angler to want to know this kind of information? Am I not allowed to ask?
My opinion is that expressed in percentage's would be an eye opener to many but as I have said, its guaranteed never to happen. Blaming poles for dwindling stocks on rivers is too simplistic and I think they are taking the full blame for ALL predators..and now we have these new Laws as a result.
Anyway, tight lines for 2010.
Jeff
I used to be a full time Gamekeeper many years ago and any predator of fur or feather was shot, trapped or poisoned and hung on the vermin rack to show the guns and owners what a good job we where doing. I think you would have fitted in in those days as I think you have a similar view of predators. Thankfully nowadays keepers are encouraged (most not all) to leave predators other than mink. rats etc alone and realise that the ammount of game they take really doesn't affect the well being of the shoot. That's one reason shoots are like nature reserves and are havens for wildlife as virtually everything thrives. If certain pred's do grow in number to unhealthy numbers then they get a bit of a cull but that's mainly creatures that can multiply pretty quick when there's an abundance of grub.
I think the main killer of fish stocks is humans either by pollution or habitat destruction and the creatures that eat them to survive should be left alone . The foreigners dont help mind !
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I must say as someone who does a good bit of long trotting in quite fast water during the warmer months, I'm rather interested to hear how good these large (6") pins are. Fishing fast runs more often than not sees me using heavy floats and holding back quite hard. Not the kind of fishing that needs a super smooth running pin.
They may not be the best pins in the world and may not be any good for all round pin fishing, but surly its worth checking them out at that price as they maybe good for some jobs.
Does a large pin need to be as free running as a smaller one?
Brian, a larger CP will most likey take more flow/inertia to start it off and then need more slowing down when it gets going. If you don't like to continually slow your drum down manually then you most likely need a pin with a drag system that you can set to let your reel drum rotate at a constant speed in any chosen swim/flow. The youngs range have a good micro drag system along with quite a few other makes of reel. Personally I prefer to use my thumb, but it's good to have it there just incase you want it.
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Tigger, I didn't want to sound so harsh but I'm afraid that's about it in this case!
Not being harsh Toady just stating an opinion. Might just save someone from waseting their hard earned reddies.
I'd say it's better to save up a few bob and get something worth while rather than buy rubbish that will most likely give a wrong impression of centrepin fishing and put a person off using a pin altogether.
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In my opinion any centrepin costing so little can't be worth a carrot and is a pure waste of money and that opinion isn't based on tackle tartishness either ! I know it may be cheap but if it's no good why bother with it ? John Wilson says that in his books and says your better off sticking with a fixed spool or closed faced reel rather than waste coin on rubbish.
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i certainly would never ask to see a rod licence ,that should be done when the permits bought if the club wishes (it doesn't but IMHO a good idea .no rod licence no permit) rod licences are a tax and i'm not going to be an unpaid government tax enforcer
Well the club im' in requires you to show the bailiff your club licence and current rod licence which you either do or leave the water ......simple as.
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Regarding Bailiffs checking rod licences as well as the club/day tickets, the club i'm in you have to produce both to the Bailiff. I disagree with the rod licence completley but can't understand many anglers. One muinuite they say Bailiffs should check to see the EA licence and then they change their minds if they're asked to produce it.
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Tigger, I'm sure you're right but I think Alan posted here that he also uses a budget 'pin to silence the "you can only cast that far with expensive gear" brigade.
Well your probably right Rusty, he could out cast most people with a cotton bobbin strapped to his rod ....fishing rod that is lol !
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Ian reel arrived today and was as expected, very pleased with it. thank you.
Regards
George
Your welcome George, I hope you get a monster with it !
Thank's George.
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if you are unsure about using one (as i am) you can pick up the same one i did for aroung £15, just put line on mine and had a play with it and it seems sound for the price!
http://www.mullarkeys.co.uk/fishing/fishin...lureflash/7648/
as mentioned in my other post ill be putting a short review up here at the weekend if the weather permits m,e to get out!
Viney, I'd wait until your sure/proficient at using one before you write a review of it.
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Hi guys
I have just started fishing again after a 15 year break and have been fishing with mixed results using a avon style rod and fixed spool reel for Chub, Roach etc on local small rivers.
Anglers I have met mentioned my fishing could be improved with a centre pin reel. Does anyone have any reccomendations for a entry level reel for some one new to usign this style of reel? There seems to be lots on the market!
Mark
The okuma range are well worth you taking a look at.
best centerpin under £100?
in Coarse Fishing
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Funny that...about your Bewick I mean. I really like mine and think it's good for small or large river alike. Maybe your's had been damaged some way before you bought it ?