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  1. They're like a giant baby growbag - im liking the idea though
  2. How about sleeping in the Selk Bag featured on last night's 'The Apprentice' http://www.lippiselkbag.co.uk
  3. Budgie, would it be easy enough to sharpen hooks of say size 16/18 with that? I imagine it could get fairly fiddly
  4. I buy angler's mail, and Ok, its not the best value at £1.70, yes it gets hammered by Dragon Carp Direct ads but for what it is, essentially 20-25 pages of fishing, plus some ads (get them in every newspaper/mag) and a where to fish section its not that bad. I dont profess that ill gain a staggering amount of knowledge, in fact I gain more tips from the internet and forums such as this to help me on my quest. What it does do though is to afford me some guaranteed quiet time each week to leaf through a publication about my favourite pastime. Unfortunately the internet just doesn't cut it the same as a book or magazine for me. I must be a bit old school in that respect.
  5. No, you can get Blue sharks down on the pembrokeshire coast. I dont think its a patch on Cornwall but you can definately get them.
  6. I've had decent tope, huss and doggies off anglesey; no shark fishing. Mind you, the tope go like the bloody clappers! If you like wild fishing, it doesnt get any more wild than Bala...
  7. The obvious choice over that way is Lyn Y Gors in Anglesey but then you also have Conwy water gardens on the north coast too. I fish the river Dee up by Wrexham which isnt too far off if you're willing to get in the car for half an hour, the River Alyn feeds into this and thats a lovely little stream. Bala lake is just stunning and there's some fantastic natural sport to be found there. I forget the name but there's another fishery just down the road from Bala thats also supposed to pretty good. Just a short trip over the other side of the national park is the River Cain, Vyrnwy and Banwy to name a few. You're spoilt for choice if you're prepared to get out and explore really; its a lovely part of the country. Im quite envious.
  8. Now thats a clever idea! Presumably the ledger would need to be on a running rig in order to pull the line through and to the surface then?
  9. Hello all, im extremely interested in your views here. So picture this, you get to a venue that you're maybe not too familiar with. You've left your float gear at home, so the option is straight lead or feeder. You find a peg and can see the usual surface features perhaps, say an island to the left, maybe some lilies closer in on the right. There are no fish topping. These surface feature are, I gather some pretty useful points that would be useful to fish to. But... what about the features under the water? Sure, you can use a marker float setup to map the underwater bars and shelves but on for a short stay pleasure session where you wouldn't want to be casting a whopping great lead around the swim, what are the options? How would I get a picture of the underwater geography? If you were to say fish waggler or pole tactics, its pretty simple to get some idea of the depth layout without making too much of a splash and noise. If fishing a feeder or lead though, do most of you take an educated guess as to where to fish? Do you count down your feeder making repeated casts all over your peg looking for changes in depth? Im keen to know how everyone else does this. I'll be honest in that if there are no surface features when im feeder fishing its usually a loose chuck and hope that I can attract fish to my swim, whether that be a distance I know I can hit on the spot everytime or just what I think I can handle in the weather conditions. This to me doesnt seem quite right. I've convinced myself that there must be a more knowledgeable way to do this. So come on you good folks at AN, please enlighten me... Forever in your debt...
  10. My club have the rights to a stretch near Whalley too; opposite the golf course? Must take a trip there in the new season!
  11. sluk

    Squatts

    I didnt use any peat but the milk soaked bread part was an absolute winner. As you say, they were whiter, plumper squatts for definite. I was told about that trick from one of my old man's mates. He was a match fisherman for years and swore by it.
  12. Hello all, As the subject line says im not so much of a newbie. I was a forum member around 2005-ish so im familiar with a few members here i think. I had a turbulent couple of years which meant I was in and out of angling for a while but now im back, the fishing's back and im loving it. So; its good to be here with renewed vigor and enthusiasm for the sport. Take care all, see you on the boards! David
  13. Funnily enough I used bright yellow foam ear plugs to catch fish from the top last summer. They're very similar to the filters.
  14. Ive got some leftovers stuck outside. Checked on them a few days ago and they were mostly casters, dunno where to chuck em tho. Last thing i want is a few hundred flies outside. Guess ill just wait another week then hopefully theyll be dead and i can chuck em. Last time i forget to feed them to the fish
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