Yorkshire Monster

Hello there! It's probably a bit of a long shot this but what the hell?! I've been trying to get hold of a Browning Revolver centrepin for what seems like forever now but I'm having no luck whatsoever! Can anyone out there help? Cash waiting, top price paid for right reel.....blah, blah....etc etc! Thanks in advance!

Gotta be the Trakker thermal jobbie! You'll get it for a damn sight less than £45 if you shop around though, without a doubt!

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Really easy to make, just knock up a standard boilie mix but don't roll and boil it. Shove it in a plastic bag and either use staright away or freeze until your next session. I've found that's it's better to make the mix slighty stickier than you would a normal boilie mix as it tends to cling better. Simply mould it around one or two bottom baits which have been attached to a hair and away you go! Monster

By the way....... I'd put money on bolt rigs not being the only way you can catch them! Monster

Spent some time a few seasons ago fishing a small but extremely deep pit (35ft+). All fishing was done to the far margin as it was virtually inaccessible due to the density of the trees and bushes that grew on that bank. Flat leads are certainly the obvious answer to your problem although I found severe marginal slopes were better attacked using a fluted/riser type lead as they tended to grip the lake bed better. One word of warning though, be careful when casting this particular type of lead any distance. The behaviour of a riser lead as it sinks through the water can often result in it settling a suprisingly large distance away from where you think it has. Another solution (if feasible) would be to cast a lead over and onto the far bank, walk round the lake to where the lead has landed, attach your baited rig and then lower the bait into the water using your hand or a modified landing net handle or stiff roach pole. All are methods I have used successfully in the past and no doubt will do in the future as well! From a purely financial point of view (and being the archetypal tight Yorkshireman that I am) I would suggest you don't bother buying any flat leads just smack the rounds ones you already have with a large hammer (as already suggested by chesters1).....they do the job just as well......I mean as long as it sinks..... see y'all soon Monster

Afternoon all..... Can't say I'm too familiar with the Leeds area really but there are plenty of places for you to try in the more general region of Yorkshire. One thing I would say though is not to limit your fishing just to venues where you can use a boat, you're not really doing yourself or your fishing any long-term favours! Have you tried the following venues? Selby Three Lakes (No boats) Sally Walshes Dam, Hemsworth (No boats) Newhay Carp Fishery, North Yorks (boats allowed) Raker Lakes, Elvington, North Yorks (No boats) Elvington Lakes, Near York (No boats, days only) Nostell Priory, Wakefield (Days only, boats allowed, Wakefield club book) Emmotland, North Frodingham (boats?) Hull & District A A, East Yorks (boats allowed on all waters): Motorway, Brickyard (days only) Brandesburton No. 2, Brandesburton No. 3&4, Windmill Pond (class B ticket required for nights) Those should keep you going for a while! Monster