Big John 81 mc

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You just cant beat my crazy frog goggles!! never mist.

Hi mate, I know someone who has one if your still interested, they just sold me a immaculate awb129pm and they had one of the awt for sale, cant remember how much but i can find out for you.Jon

I have offset my hooks for the last few years and find that less missed bites occur.Lie a standard hook on the palm of your hand and drag along the skin, then try with an offset one.....ouch!! see what i mean? far less chance of the fish spitting the hook or you pulling it out.

Im with you Snatcher, if it had been John Smiths or Guiness, i would have been truly gutted.

Hiya,Im afraid that rooksbury mill is no longer a fishery as such.The local angling club in Andover has one of the lakes as a day ticket course fishery and the other lake is now totally without fish.The whole of what was once a very natural area has now been cleared and a big wide gravel path put around for walkers and the old mill is now flats.Still a lovely spot, but not a patch on what was once a great trout fishery.

Could somebody be so kind as to explain to me(very slowly) as a computer da da.How to put an avatar on here.Thanks.

Here goes again, the main purpose of a cast is to get the bait out where you want it, AND in the condition it was in when putit on the hook.How many times have you seen a huge cast followed by a shower of ragworm etc? And as i have my Victor Meldrew head on, why do so many pendulum casters on crowded beaches look around after the cast, you know, the " did you see that?" look. Before anyone asks, yes, i can pendulum cast, but only when on a deserted beach.A well tuned reel, smooth action and a good pull punch at the end and you should be cookin on gas.

As a match angler i have to say that pendulum casting in matches should be banned.Now im gonnnna get flack from fellow match anglers but saety has to be the key issue here.I have been hit full in the shoulder from a cracked off pendulum from a peg 3 along from me and luckily ONLY had very bad bruising to my upper arm, i was wearinf several thick layers though.If it had been a head shot, i wouldnt be writing this now.There is absolutely no need to do this type of cast in a pegged match.I cast off the ground and can easily hit 170 yds with a clipped rig with bait and as has already been said, the fish are quite often at your feet.I have seen no end of juniors out catch "big hitters" and the casts going no more than 20-30 yds.I feel very strongly about this and at 6ft 4 and over 20 st im no woose but i wince at the sight of a pendulum being wound up anywhere near me.

Thanks H.A. Very informative and couple of new marks to try later.Cheers mate.Only thing ive found though is to take lots more bait and sacrifice a bit to the crabs and fish hard on the bottom as for me at least the floaters etc seem to reduce the bites.Maybe its just me.

For sheer distance i swear by my abu rockets.Although not in production anymore, they can still be found occasionaly on ebay and sell for around £55 ish.There are no magnets and i lube mine with wd40 so they spin a bit, but thicker oil would make them more controlable if your still a bit unsure.

Ive got a pair of sundridge gloves made of neoprene.Full fingered with opening thumb and forefinger.Like the Ron Thompson ones though , they to have anoying velcro bits to hold them open.Only wear them when hiking to a long peg as cant stand fishing in gloves.Very warm and waterproof though.

Thanks HA.Will send email.Its been wet everytime ive fished there and its not the easiest place to erect a beach buddy.

Hi all, just wondered if anyone has fished Baiter recently and how its fishing.Got a comp down there on sat 27th so hoping to pick yer brains for some info??Fished before and always got peg at whitecliffs end and had good results.

You know what, when geldof stated saying he was thinking about putting out another bad aid style record, he stated that under NO circumstances was it going to be anythinng remotly like the last one.Low and behold, it is, only a damn site worse.Out of tune, out of key, and most dissapointing for me as a U2 fan, Bono totally trashing his line.Why didnt he just belt it like the first time?Then, for me the most sickening thing and what makes this a record to totaly boycott this xmas is the site of all those wnnabes watching a video with geldof and some of them in tears, yuk!!! I know somebody will say bah humbug but what a complete load of tosh!!!!! merry xmas.