The Diamond Geezer

quote: Originally posted by trent.barbeler: Topic: Love the one your with? Obviously the SHSGC is not a club that you're with! DG

Hi........ DG

quote: Originally posted by petercoll: Can anyone help me with some locations in East Sussex where I can go Lure Fishing for Pike? Now (i.e. during the Closed Season on rivers), or after June 16th? DG

quote: Originally posted by Peter Sharpe: .... it's all in keeping with their Zen philosophy .... ... which is the sound of one hand clapping, or a one-armed angler using a double-handled reel DG

quote: Originally posted by Andy Macfarlane: Does anyone actually know anything for certain round here? Yup .... for certain, you definitely can't believe a lot of claims on fishing-tackle, especially lines e.g. for certain, for decades tackle companies have been marketing lines with their strength declared as Breaking Strain instead of the correct Breaking Srength, Breaking Force or even better Breaking Stress .... which just goes to show that they haven't a clue about stress, strain or modulus (and I guess Mr Young is turning in his grave!) .. and on the subject of rods, fulcrums (fulcra?) and the stresses (forces) exerted on a rod during use, for certain, there's a lot of bull written and claimed about the "stretch" i.e. elongation under load of lines. ...... and ... there's definitely a load of cobblers often written and claimed about the "modulus" of rods e.g. I have often seen written,viz. "Our rods are made from special high-modulus carbon-fibre composite blanks based on IM6 " .... well, I wonder what they think the IM stands-for .... and for the method of measuring the Test-curve of a rod, and resulting marketing claims & hype, I think that they're also highly-questionable :mad: In the end of course, it's down to the skills of anglers to catch fish despite the attempts of fishing-tackle companies to mislead and rip-off anglers .... and when I watched a guy, pole-fishing in a match, safely land a 21 lb pike that had grabbed his single maggot on his 2 lb elastic (I think it was) ... no trace wire, of course ..., then I realised that when you're as skilled as him, almost anything is possible.... whatever the TC of the rod or the BS or claimed stretch of the line DG [ 06. April 2004, 11:32 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

In view of the above, and my previous comments, if you're dealing with a crap rod made on cheapo dodgy blanks and with a weak joint, and bearing in-mind that the greatest number of stress and shock-load fractures occur at the joint or in the butt section, I think providing a fulcrum higher up the blank is probably quite a good idea .. above the joint :confused: DG [ 06. April 2004, 11:31 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by Andy Macfarlane: So it would seem there is little or no danger of a breakage with todays carbons and composites? Andy, As someone who in my more technical youth was involved in the development of carbon-fibre and PMCs, I'm not sure that that's entirely true ... especially for anglers using high-BS braids and with their drags set more than a tad too tight Obviously the accuracy of the mandrel design for the blanks and, in the preparation of the blank itself, the quality-control of the wall-thickness of the pre-preg tape wrap is crucial ..... and when you look at the number of broken rods that I have done (in tackle-shop graveyards), you'd be shocked to see the variations in wall-thickness, and hence, the number of resultant breakages. DG [ 06. April 2004, 09:53 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by mark barrett: he will turn to carp!! and carpers .... :mad: They ought to declare independence, and have their own planet somewhere else ..... then at least I might find an empty swim here and there :mad: DG

quote: Originally posted by Mat Hillman {& spell-checked by DG }: Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, Teach him how to fish and he'll start moaning about cormorants! Ho-hum ... cormorants :mad: ! Now they do make me lose my sense-of-humour ( & temper!) DG [ 06. April 2004, 09:40 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, Teach him how to fish and he’ll shout “Hooray!” Then he’ll start to post on Anglers Net And see how wound-up y’all will get When he catches species much bigger than they!

quote: Originally posted by trent.barbeler: Another silly topic, double handled reels ... Lee. Noted, Lee :mad: DG

The sad thing is that many anglers (and others) don't realise the serious role that eels play in the whole food-chain and eco-system :mad: DG

C'mon, guys! Get yourselves kitted-out with some fly-fishing tackle ..and off you go .. DG

quote: Originally posted by JonHedges: personal preference DG ! Yup, Personal Preference RULES! OK?! DG :cool:

quote: Originally posted by JonHedges: a single handle ! _______________ DG

quote: Originally posted by malevans: Yeah they were some results based upon five tests on each of various products in a mail order catalogue, supplied to help inform their customers. I am not clear on how scientific they were. Yup, I also have a copy of that cataloque, and the test results pretty-much correlate with pukka independent lab tests that I have, and those carried-out by EFTTA, so I think you can rely on their accuracy..... much better than some of the hick tests I've seen carried-out by some tackle marketing companies .. rubbing lines over house-bricks, rusty nails or the edges of tables ,,,, for abrasion tests ... give me a break! And it's not as though the companies I'm referring to, can't afford to have pukka independent tests carried-out .. I wonder why Answer: Perhaps they were among the companies who supplied 84% of the lines tested by EFTTA that failed to meet their label-claims :mad: A double rip-off .... first they rip you off on price, and then you realise that they've also ripped you off re: the false product claims :mad: DG [ 04. April 2004, 08:27 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by malevans: I am due to make an investment shortly and was planning to go for 50 lb firewire on my Mitchell Orca 75L Lever Drag. I was also considering 14lb Firewire for one of my lure set ups. quote: Originally posted by malevans: Did I really type Firewire Yup! OK, Fireline, it is then! You'll get IT departments an even worse reputation quote: Originally posted by malevans: On a more serious note however is it true that the monos with the greatest reputations for abrasion resistance are the thickest for a given diameter. For example: Big Game. I also saw some test results a while back where 95% of the nylons broke well above the stated BS, and with the exception of Fireline the hi tech lines broke at significantly lower BS. I have also seen knot strength results for Fluoro carbons which did not compare well with standard Mono. Well, Mal, You seem to have enough facts at your finger-tips to answer your own original question(s)! Personally, unless you prefer the characteristics of a fusion line such as Fireline, I would strongly suggest that you go for 50 lb PowerPro on your Mitchell, and use something like 20 lb Whiplash or SpiderWire Stealth for your lure-fishing set-up for normal medium-sized everyday lures. I should add that you'd be well advised to have a look at the bulk spools of a top brand of braid for sale at here at TackleBargains.co.uk .. mention Anglers Net or else! Our Den (Poledark) and others have been very pleased with it, without exception; __________________ in fact Den has reviewed it here The Fenwick Iron Thread they also have, is also a very nice braid __________________ .... and there's some Fireline there if you insist! No Firewire though NOTE: The Spiderwire they have on sale, is the previous Spiderwire and is perfectly good, although it's not Spiderwire Stealth DG [ 04. April 2004, 08:23 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

Jolley good show! Few have done more for Anguilla than The Jolleys so I guess they'll be jolley about the appointment too ATB to Jim Jolley DG

quote: Originally posted by Ken L: Whatever the empirical data may suggest about stretch, the feel and power transmision on the strike when using non-stretch lines wins hands down over mono when lure fishing with relativly short rods. Ken, To which empirical data are you referring? I'd be very interested to know. Indeed, if you mean what I think you mean, I wonder if you do actually mean empirical according to its true definition :confused: Whatever the data, be it pukka scientific laboratory tests, or the equally valuable on-the-riverbank empirical experiences of other anglers, why ignore them, especially in view of your initial question at the start of this thread?! DG [ 04. April 2004, 09:20 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by JonHedges: I managed to land an 11lb Carp on 1.1lb bottom at Castle Ashby. I am convinced that I managed this due to fightin drag. Twice I got the fish to the net and was about to land it and it surged off (spooked no doubt) By quickly slamming the fighting drag to the left (loose) the run did not result in a break of the hooklink. The reel is a Sahara 3000m, and I can't speak highly enough of it ... I own 2 now ! Hmmmmh! Nice reels _____ Fighting-drag AND double-handle {SEE HERE} ... .... what more could you want? DG [ 03. April 2004, 09:17 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

quote: Originally posted by malevans: I am due to make an investment shortly and was planning to go for 50 lb Firewire on my Mitchell Orca 75L Lever-Drag. I was also considering 14 lb Firewire for one of my lure set-ups. What is Firewire? :confused: Is it like USB-2 ... but faster?! You're in IT so you'd know better than me! Firewire for a PC ... yes ..... but for a lever-drag reel .... that is a seriously hi-tech reel! I wonder if it's got infra-red controls instead of a handle __________ DG [ 03. April 2004, 05:23 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

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quote: Originally posted by poledark & edited a tad by DG : Ah, I see the joke now what a silly old f#rt I am Den You said it, Den quote: Originally posted by poledark & edited a tad by DG : ...I'm definitely not a winker..... Den [/QB] Well, Den, we've only your word for that! And the word is that you were seen going into this shop: DG [ 03. April 2004, 10:43 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

Who wants to catch small fish?! What's better 'n' more bootiful than a big perch, roach or rudd? .. or grayling? How difficult is it to catch a 20 lb carp trapped in a lake with 200 others of the same weight or heavier? A 2 lb river roach, perch or rudd .... that's a different kettle of fish DG [ 03. April 2004, 10:26 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

Some facts: Abrasion-resistance of Fireline & Spiderwire compared with a number of modern nylon monos, all of the same Breaking Strength: ___________ Fireline is on the extreme left i.e. sød-all abrasion-resistance ; Spiderwire is second from the left, next to and immediately to the right of Fireline. Spiderwire = sød-all abrasion-resistance The other 6 lines to thr right of Fireline and Spiderwire are modern nylon monos including Maxima Chameleon on the extreme right = good wet abrasion-resistance. Resist that! Fireline & Spiderwire! BUT, that's not to say that Spiderwire and Fireline aren't good lines .... they are good for their high tenacity and low stretch .. DG P.S. StuMac .... wanna talk about monos & stretch next? :confused: I've got the data all ready [ 03. April 2004, 04:40 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]