Jim Murray

Yes I Googled myself and found similar reports elsewhere. I was just asking because the furthest North I've seen them has been Inveraray. Heard reports of Oban fish also but your link above speaks of fish in the Hebrides and Orkney as well ,which I really wasn't aware of. What are the odds on Shetland ;-)

Stromness - are you 100% sure they were mullet? Just asking because I've fished for mullet and had reports from most of the good areas and up until now the furthest North has been Inveraray ;-) If they're up in Orkney that would have to make them some of the farthest North mullet ever I'd have thought.

Didn't realise it was so technical - anytime I've used dropshot technique before, you really don't have to impart much action anyway. Def not buying two rods so may well take your advice thanks.

Ideally a rod for both Steve.

Ideally a rod for both Steve.

Closest match would be a very old 10' leger rod (threaded tip ring), it's quite stiff. Or an 11' glass with a spliced quivertip. I don't have a light spinning rod at all hence the need for this one.

Planning on doing a bit of dropshotting on my local canals for perch. Just wondering what rod would be recommended, I'm thinking a longer one than needed for eg boat fishing? Would spend anywhere from £30-£60 on one; my local shop has the HTO's, I'm going in this week to check if he has any others there. Would prefer cork handle but can't see too many out there. Any recommendations or advice?

Got this sorted now. Used a 50/50 mix of PVA glue and water then brushed it on. After 3 coats it is now a lot stiffer and almost stands up on its' own. Will give it a couple of coats of Fabsil and job done.

I'm already using similar to these at the moment but every design I've seen has been aimed at carp/pike rods, just a little big for general use although they do suffice. Such useful items I'm lookin at getting a pair for all my rods, even fly rods as they spend a lot of time in the back of the car - so was looking for a nice snug version.

Anyone know if they're available in smaller sizes to suit float/quivertip rods etc? Can't see too much out there other than the bigger ones which can do a job but tend to float around a bit...

They give us Lenovo T440s laptops. They are extremely light and the shell is what appears to be a brittle black plastic, almost like Bakelite. When the lid hit the counter it didn't stand much of a chance.

Unfortunately the company only supplies a specific model - I'l see if it's available in a hardened version, for next time.

I'm aware that nothing will save it if it's drop kicked into touch. I dropped it in the kitchen and the open lid just caught a corner on the worktop. It was enough to do the damage. A thin rubber skin might have just saved it - would certainly be better than nothing.

Just managed to write off my ThinkPad display by dropping it. Has to be repaired by IBM to retain the warranty so will be approx £550 total cost. It's a work machine so they will pay but going forward it would be good to try to protect it more. Crazy to think that a thin film of rubber may well have prevented the damage. Looking online there's lots of protection in the form of sleeves etc available but what is needed is something akin to a phone case which will protect it all the time whilst in use. Ideally there would also be radiation protection builtin (laptop spends a lot of time parked on my lap). I can't see too much online - anyone ever seen such a product? Would have thought the market would be huge.

Thanks for all these suggestions. Since I'd already got Flickr installed on my phone, decided to give it a whirl since had read good things about it. It took over 3 days to upload 600 images(on wifi only). Fair enough on a first run. However when I logon to Flickr on the laptop, I can't see any of them - Googling suggests that I've logged on with 2 different accounts but this isn't the case. Can't see anything else wrong - anyone know what's wrong, or is there a process to follow the first time to get your pics n video visible? I can see old images from last time I used Flickr, 2 years ago, but not these new ones.

I can't use icloud on the work laptop so that's out. Maybe Google photos - but what about Flickr, is it not designed for such a purpose. I've got it already on my phone, so enabled the upload option. However it's stuck at "Uploadr processing 1 of 596" - doesn't seem to be working too well.

Looking for an app which must:- 1. Save photos/video from the iphone to cloud storage using wifi only, enabing viewing on the PC. 2. If possible, at the original resolution, eliminating need for backups. Nice to have:- Ability to organise them on the PC into folders, which would be replicated on the iphone. I already have Flickr & Photobucket accounts - would anyone know which is best or suggest an alternative?

Well I guess I'm like most anglers who dare to dream almost every time they put a line in the water ;-) So yes I like to get em checked but balk at paying €100 for my two sets when before it was completely free.

Yes but I think it's good to have them officially checked as well. I'm in Ireland now and the Record Fish committee requires all claims either for records or specimens are fish weighed on scales certified annually. Used to be free until about 3 years ago here. Now €50 per scale. Eye-watering...

Last time I got them done, a few years ago, the Weights & Measures office at the council did it for free. Now they tell me they don't do them any more. I've seen a few private companies offering it but costing around £40 - any cheaper suggestions?

Unbeatable - yes I tried them earlier - quoted almost £1700 for a 5 night hire. Almost unbeatable but unfortunately in the wrong direction....

This is a long shot but could anyone suggest a decent place to hire a campervan at a reasonable price? Looking to hire one for last week in June (Glastonbury week) so realise prices will be higher than normal but the prices we've been quoted so far look very high, crazy in some cases. Never hired one before but one issue seems to be most vans are at least 4 berth - there will only be 2 of us so does anyone know if they come any smaller? Looking for a proper camper with a toilet etc rather than the ones I've seen which look like converted Transits with a mattress thrown in. Will be flying in from Ireland so would consider picking it up anywhere in England or Wales reasonably close to an airport.

May have to be Fabsil then. Hop ing a 600ml aerosol can will be enough to cover both.

Not sure if this is the same stuff but it seems to be available here in Dublin:- http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/5lt-thompsons-water-seal/12473/6.11#.VK7_-nty35w Would it do the job? Does seem expensive though...

Been looking at doing this for a while - they're both just standard heavy green fabric types. Would something like Fabsil be best or would the highly recommended Thompson's Waterseal work on this type of fabric? For the quiver I'd also ideally like to stiffen it up a bit so was thinking of using clothes starch first - but would using multiple coats of either of the above products have the same effect?