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As far as I understand, it's a kind of crimp, Phone. It works like making up a pike trace (presumably without the pliers!) and was reported in the angling press a few weeks back, although details were scanty.
I think it must be some kind of crimp used also, this would make sense if the technology in use is based on compression. I've seen a fair bit of hype about this recently but not much information in relation to how it works, just how good it works.
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one other point is that if you shop carefully there is no need for either groudnbait or pellets to add significant costs to your fishing budgets!
my local tackle shop sells a small bag of hallibut pellets (un branded) for a couple of quid..its enough to fill up a 2 pint maggot tub and have a fair amount left over; and the way i fish it will last me a day of fishing at my local carp lake! sometimes more! i certainly dont buy a bag every time i go fishing!
on top of that i found out where he buys the pellets wholesale and a 40KG sack of them is only £45!! My buddy and i purchase a sack every year for our school fishing trip..it lasts 8 of us a week of fishing and then supplies me and him for the rest of season with no trouble at all! in fact, this year, we are still using it and thats last years bag purchased at the start of June!!
as for groundbait: buy a 47p loaf from tesco! open it out and dry it on a very very low heat in the oven til its gone solid! slam it in a food processor and blitz it fine as you like! VOILA!! groundbait!
mix it with cheap wholemeal if you like, or plash out on some "glug" to flavour it with a hallibut etc.
same with hemp..you can buy dried hemp in bulk and boil it yourself! cheap as chips to do!
sweetcorn is what? 30p a tin?? even cheaper if you buy a value bag of it frozen!
you dont need to buy the branded feeds! you simply dont!
The use of groundbait has been well covered here, but importantly the cost of groundbait (and general feed) can be as much or as little as you want it to! The Supermarket is a haven of cheap fishing baits and there are plenty of ingredients there that you can make homemade groundbait with, easily and quickly.
There are anglers who like to spend a tonne of money on branded and purposed fishing bait and fair play to them, but there are also anglers like me, who save the money and invest their faith in homemade recipes and concoctions!
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I have caught many a chub on a slug, but not the 7lb chub yet!
The big black slugs are the best in my opinion but they are a real hazard to deal with, they will slime up your tackle massively!
Sandpaper sounds like a good trick though.
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When I was young (about 10) went down to my local smallish lake with my Grandma eager to show off my new distance casting ability with a ledger rod....
With all my power I whizzed the lead out nailing through 3 peoples swims and catching their lines and setups in the process before nonchallantly reeling back in for a recast and pulling everyones lines together in one big bundle. The stares still haunt me and needless to say Grandma did not offer to take me fishing again!
If your on this forum...apologises.
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Just make sure you buy it directly from the post office or EA. There are bogus sites out there trying to take an extra bite!
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I'be been using some camouflage fishing line recently and had some success but it is impossible to say how much of it is down to the mainline.
What I find more interesting in the underwater video footage is how the fish react to the different line materials. From what I've seen so far, if they make contact with mono they seem to scarper, but with braided line not so much, almost as if they think it is 'legitimate' debris/weeds.
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There is a Chub (I think Cyfish MK2) shelter/bivvy which is a solid little performer and also fits into swims well. You might want to look into that one.
The Cyprinus sounds impressively good, what would you give it out of 10 Dave? Has anyone got one of the Cyprinus bedchairs?
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I read an interesting article on over the top baiting up: http://carp-fishing-reels.com/cfr-article-...ips/baiting-up/
It's unfortunate that many magazines and now the majority of fishing tv shows encourage this method of collosal bait approach. It's unhealthy on many levels, only benefiting bait companies, not anglers and not the fish. The fact is that many young anglers take the advice as gospel and it is producing a generation of bait bombarders.
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I have just been looking at an advert for some new bite alarms.
They look very smart but then again they should at around 90 quid each.
They have a wireless receiver with a range of over a kilometre.(another 90 quid
) Why would you be a kilometre away from your rods?It does seem ridiculous at first but...
You have to consider that 1KM is based upon 100% ideal conditions/ environment and this is the furthest it will ever reach. Start adding trees, bushes, hills and holes, wind and bad weather conditions into the equasion and the distance will drop considerably.
Mind you, 1KM is still the largest range I've come across by some distance.
The price of alarms does vary hugely (check out this Bite Alarms Page -from £200- under a tenner)and naturally there are many countries in the East producing crap alarms that will break (particularly in the rain) and should be avoided. Often for just a couple of quid more though you can get reliability.
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Although I know that willyworms produce some of the best fishing worms you can buy, I haven't heard any exceptional catch reports from the greenies. My best catches on worms are from those collected fresh from the garden the night before a session, it's so easy http://carp-fishing-reels.com/cfr-article-...ms-for-fishing/ and they are always of the best quality...
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Oh yeah, watched the product video on that Shelter as was thinking of getting the standard version myself (not the deluxe model as picture here with side windows, and the extra vents at the bottom). It's between this and the Nash Titan, but I get the feeling this one will last longer.
PS found the associated ground sheet in Morrisons being sold under the guise of black bin bags.
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I'll have a go at this one too I think...
The other day I was doing the gardening and took my brand new, 'advanced lightweight' shears to a small yet stubborn garden tree. A few solid slashes later the metal started to twist slightly and the gearing mechanism started to crumple, in other words they went s**t and became barely useable!
Naturally peeved off (and never one not to finish a job) I headed back to the garden shed and right at the back beneath a pile of cobwebs pulled out a wooden pair of shears that looked like dated back to the 1950's! 20 minutes later they'd aced the job really showing the modern ones how its done!
Basically the emphasis on modern rods seems to be towards creating lighter, thinner blanks, which is good but sometimes a thicker heavier rod gives me more confidence , and I doubt many of the new rods will be making their way back out of tackle shed in thirty years time!
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Dog biscuits are a great additive to bulk out groundbaits and mixes. Smashing them up in a blender and then adding them to the groundbait/mix is a good method.
You can also try this method; boil the kettle, put the dog biscuits in a tub with a sealed lid, add boiled water into the tub so it reaches about half the biscuit height. Put the lid on and soak for about 2 hours, you may need to add a little more hot water but what you should end up with is a soft paste type mix, which can be used as paste, or stuck onto a method feeder, added to your groundbait/mixes, or just thrown in loose.
Quick and simple.
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I found a good recipe for a cloudy flavoured breadcrumb mix here: Home Made Groundbait cheap and effective.
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The internet is a great source of information but I always enjoying popping a magazine in my tackle bag for a bit of waterside reading and inspiration while I'm fishing!
But I agree and its a shame to see magz like IYCF (which I subscribed to for years) losing quality. I can understand it can be hard to avoid repetitive articles sometimes but the advertising has gone through the roof in recent years, and every article seems to be trying to sell you something!
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Interesting point for barbed hooks and perch. I've had to cut the the line with eels previosuly, sometimes theres no option as they really can chung the hook down. Just have to hope that the hook erodes eventually, to be honest though it is the fish species I care least for!
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Lobworms are an absolute classic for the chub, fished on a ledger or float under trees and snags.
If I see a big slug where I'm fishing, thats a sign to pop one of those on the hook. Some of the biggest chub I've caught have come from slugs.
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The Shimanos are solid reels, and perfect size I think for whay you are looking for. I 'd also look at the TFG Power GT freespool, or the compact version (175yrds of 6lb line).
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If you have to stick to the budget I would check out some of the TFG reels, often you can pick up a super bargain on these reels. If you do decide to stretch the budget the Drennan series 7 is a good choice, and you can obviously then spool the spare reels with different line, and therefore have good diversity with this reel. Shimano Alivio is also worth a check
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That is truely unbelievable! The cheek of it. I'm sure I've come across a few shift lakeside dwellers in my time, and probably a few more now. The only silver lining is it gives me an excuse for not catching!
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The river Nene me is still extremely deep in places and normal levels on most stretches where I fish.
I'm sure there will be some rain soon to fill those rivers near you.
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I've fished the Nene a fair bit and haven't come across Zander yet, some terrific Pike around the Stibbi Wansford area though. Do you know of any good stretches for Carp around this area of the Nene?
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Definitively Delkims. It all depends really though on how much money you have to spend. If you have enough go for the Delkims if not look at some fox alarms I would suggest.
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If you find yourself continually missing bites, then fish with just the tail of the worm (easier with lobworms) an inch or so long. I've found that worms aren't the best for ensuring hooking, but they are certainly one of the best baits around, and they're free!
Single flouro pop at this time of year
in Coarse Fishing
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QUOTE (Chris Perch @ Apr 24 2012, 09:28 AM) *
Both the little redworms and the lobs are great, I find lobworms/lobworm tail will bring in the bigger fish though. The compost heap is great as its always there and easy to get a few worms quickly, but collecting lobworms is also easy peasy: Collecting Worms for Fishing from your Garden
I have to admit if I had to choose one bait, it would be worms.