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Thanks for tidying up for me Mr Newt Jay

Sorry mods, not sure quite how I managed to post that so many times!

Hi all,I am looking for an old John Wilson Avon rod. It's the old one with the half duplon half cork but and twin tips. Does anyone have one sitting unused in their tackle shed or garage? Regards Jay

Pair of northwestern kevlites 12ft 2 1/4 tc in great condition for their age,blanks and whippings are spot on,duplons showing a little wear as you would expect,£130 plus postage,or pick up/meet norfolk area JRC ruckbox,excellent condition £25 plus postage,or pick up/meet Chub stove bag,excellent condition £15 plus postage,or pick up/meet Regards Jay

We have spike the carp dog insured with sainsbury's,it wasn't quite the cheapest,but gave the best cover in relation to the premium Luckily we have never needed to claim (he's a terrier,made from titaniun and runs on redbull) thats when you find how good the company really is.

Cracking fish,cracking story! Happy birthday fella

TFG 20-40 grm plug and spin rod,6ft.lined braid friendly rings,full cork handle,very slim blank Used for about 2 hours £30 plus postage (I would guess 3 or 4 quid) or pick up in norfolk i can send pictures if required Regards Jay

I have a 5mix gun,its a very good bit of kit,and manages to extrude even really stiff mixes

Cabrio 2 man,used for a total of 3 nights,heavy 8oz fabric comes complete with velcro fitted groundsheet,pegs and carry bag To big for my needs,£120 plust postage at cost,or possible swap for other carpy/barbel tackle Regards Jay

Yeah,thats what i would say after i just had a 90!!

I agree,a carp is "just a fish" and i never said they were intelligent,They have to mouth things to see what they are,after all,they dont have hands! And isnt that the point of this discussion,creating something different/out of the ordinary,to get those fish down on the deck,and sampling the hookbaits? After all,we are just trying to trick them. I fail to see how dyes are different from flavour bases,agreed the chemicles are different,but they are still non naturally occuring chemicals in the fishes world. Add to that,most commercially available baits will have a coulouring in them,even if its just brown! I remember well the dye used to make bronze maggots,crisodine as i remember? Was carcinogenic to humans though,not fish oh,and the winter secret is very flouro,and unless the recipe has changed,its got no seed in it! Tight ones,Jay

Lawks! Fantastic fish,which by rights should have died when it had a nylon rope bound around its belly,and the skin actually grew over the rope! Amazing creature!

"he feels (and I agree) that the reason they work is that they are so different/in your face that they tempt/shock carp into a "curiosity" pick up." I totaly agree,and for a long while i also thought it was the fact the flouros where so blatant,the carp had to investigate,but surely now,so many years down the road from the fluoro boom,we are still nabbing them on the same tactics,surely the "shock" factor should be lost by now? We all know fish "learn" by association,do they still work, not because of the colour,but because,99.9 percent of the time we use them with a more efficiant rig? (popups v bottom baits,IMHO popup rigs get in the carps mouth less often than bottom baits,but are better at pricking/hooking/making chances) "Its just that I dont think it would give you any advantage and in many cases actually put fish off.You certainly wouldnt get the reaction that they were designed to promote". Single flouros got the results,why couldnt a bed of them? As you said earlier,flouros where designed to shock/tempt a nibble,i still fail to see why a bright bed couldnt acheive the same thing? Granted i think its possible it could blow quickly,but you could have a lot of action before it does! "I would personally not be in favour of feeding lots of (unnecessary) artificial chemicals to the carp I'm fishing for." If you use "flavours" in your baits,you already are! I am reliably informed the colour used in winter secret comes from the sweet industry, and is totaly inert Tight ones,Jay

Why not Rob? Whats to say that fluro pink isnt the way to go,as we all know single brightly coloured baits have scored well for several years now,whats to say a big bed of brightly coloured sweeties is going to be less effective than a bed of dull baits? Big beds of sweetcorn has been highly effective for years,nice and bright! I would guess our lovely old carp have been banked for more times on "safe and natural looking bland colour"baits,than big beds of bright ones! Got to be worth a try! That said,i roll me own and they are dull and bland coloured

Solars' winter secret,i believe its just called secret now Good Gear Regards Jay