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Thanks for that budgie, I will keep an eye out for something like this.

Thanks for the advice, I think I will go for the landing net pole and a smaller net from my local tackle shop and then buy a larger net to fit the same pole. Think I have been a bit silly, I will need 2 poles, I can't go changing the net when I have a fish on the end of my line and waiting to see what size it is. I would rather support my local shop when making purchases. Sometimes it's hard though when you see such bargains online.

Once again I am just after a bit of buying advice, this time its for a landing net, I realise there are many net's for many situations and once again I am trying to find a cheap-ish solution, a net that would do for all types of fish upto 20lb (20lb may be wishful thinking, I don't want to catch one and not be able to get it out the water) I had bee advised that I would want a 36" at least. I have found a few cheapies in various stores, has anyone had any good or bad experiences with the ones below. Argos 14.99 Keenets http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/part...LANDING+NET.htm Argos 9.99 Keenets http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/part...LANDING+NET.htm Sportsdirect £8 Zebco http://www.sportsdirect.com/zebco-landing-net-791102 They are all brands I know. I have been looking on ebay at used ones, unless one comes up on ebay local to me its no good, postage is sometimes as much as the pole/net. I have seen a nice keepnet pole/handle in my local tackle shop for just under £10, so this may be an option and I could just buy the net on ebay as most of the nets in the shop are either to small or they're £25+.

I did find this website, dont know if you (watatoad) have come across it. I have looked at all the silstar and there are lots, but, no mention of the Silstar R710 Special Match Reel. I guess I will have to wait till it arrives through the post and see if there are any other numbers to identify it, I don't know if it would have been released as a different model number in a different country. I have tried various searches, e.g R-710, r 710, R710, R, 710... Still nothing. One good thing is they're not common, I always have liked to be a little different.

Thankyou very much! I have emailed the seller asking about the Silstar R710

My wife keeps tropical & marine fish, she has told me to try garlic before I had read any of these posts. She told me that if you introduce a new fish into an aquarium and its not eating, you should try and flavour the food with garlic, they just cant resist it.

Thanks for the link to the webcams, they are great. There are two literally a few miles from my house in cornwall. I may go and sit by one LOL.

I have tried doing a google search for any info on the Silstar reel, but as of yet I have found nothing! Do you have a particular website that you get your service details from, or, is it just that the reels you buy and use are more popular so turn up easier on google?

Oh dear, what have I done? Stuck in a moment of nostalgia whilst looking for a second hand reel on ebay, I bid on this.... Its a Silstar R710 special match reel, bought for a bargain price of £15.40 with postage. (link below) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...T#ht_500wt_1156 I missed out on a nice ABU GARCIA CARDINAL 5BB COURSE FISHING REEL(link below). ah well. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...#ht_1379wt_1141 I always liked Silstar though, I could only ever afford a Silstar FX40 (ahhh ) reel which I still have along with my Silstar Ledger rod.

The spec of the Wychwood Rogue 50 is:- The Wychwood Rogue Freespin Carp reel is built using the latest RTx composite technology and with machined aluminium spool and over-sized main gears, the Wychwood Rogue Freespin is a serious piece of kit at an amazing price. Designed for the rigours of modern specimen fishing, the Wychwood Rogue Freespin series is ideally suited to carp pike and catfish applications. The Wychwood Rogue combines a rugged, solid build quality with five silky smooth bearings. The infinately adjustable front drag and rear freespin enables the reel to be fished from minimal resistance to 'locked-up' Perfect complement to Wychwood Rogue rods. Features 5+1 ball bearings Wychwood SMS reel balancing Spare spool Folding Handle M10 Alloy spool Line safe lins clip Mega bail arm roller 5.2:1 gear ratio I know it says its suited to carp, pike, catfish etc. but that means it should be ready for when my skills/knowledge/demands grow.. Doesn't it ??

Sorry, the reel will be going onto my Shakspeare Powerplay 12ft feeder rod, also an old Silstar rod, I will be doing a bit of float, feeder, ledgure fishing. so far I really fancy the WYCHWOOD ROGUE FREESPIN 50 FISHING REEL WITH BRAID, it comes with 12lb Wychwood braid on the spool, I have seen this for about £18 with P&P. It looks like a good solid reel. I have seen the braid for about £6 on its own... I may just go for it as I don't want to miss out. Doubt there's anyone up at this time of night to give me advice.. Ah well !!! What to do!!!

Most of the SHIMANO reels I had watched previously ended on a bit more money than I wanted to spend.

I am watching a few reels on ebay, if anyone has the time to take a look without buying them I would muchly appreciate it. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...T#ht_500wt_1156 I like the look of this one below:- (please don't buy it) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...T#ht_551wt_1141 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...IT#ht_500wt_922 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...T#ht_500wt_1156 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...T#ht_500wt_1156 I know the first one is nearly ended, don't think I would bother with that anyway.

I was just looking at some reels online and found these, does anyone know if they're any good. http://www.dragoncarpdirect.com/products/A...Match-reel.html http://www.dragoncarpdirect.com/products/A...-Drag-Reel.html I was looking on ebay originally to spend £15 for a used on. I would like 2 spools, nearly bought a used shakespear mach 1 4000 for £14 on ebay last night.

You are right about the open ended and caged feeders, the caged feeder is for shallower water because to water will wash the bait out of the feeder faster than the standard open ended feeder, If you used a caged feeder on deeper water the bait would have been washed away well before your line hits the bottom so the bait could be washed quite a distance from your hook. The open ended feeder will hold the bait longer allowing it to be nearer to your hook. Block end feeders/swim feeders are for live bait, just fill it up with maggot and once casted the maggots will crawl out through the small holes in the feeder, you can pack a small amount of ground in with the maggots if you like. I have never used flat bed feeders/method feeders, but the flattened base eliminates roll when used on sloping bottoms and ensures they land ‘base down’, so that the bait that was tightly packed around the feeder is facing up and visible from passing fish. I have seen people use micro pellets that disperse once at the bottom of the lake.