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Get on. Let me know how it gets on. Will be trying mine out next weekend.

I recon, now I know what I am doing I can get it up in 5-8 minutes, including the second skin. STC

Nice one, how much was it? Cant wait to try mine out for real and not play with it in the garden. Goes up really easily to. STC

That sounds abit like the water i fish, full of weed with a few spots you have to aim at. Yeah boillies are expensive, maybe ebaycan provide cheaper ones, but then again may be not. STC

How about some shelf life ones, bit cheaper but do the job. 10 fish not bad if it is a hard water like you say.

That a couple of decent fish. The lake i am fishing at the moment has a 30lb common and a couple of 25lb+ ghosties :-)

Fair enough. Has it got a good head of carp? STC

I hate having to put a trip off because of tackle. Where are you going fishing fella?

I feel ur pain their fella, must be abe to do better than 21 days thou? Or do you need it straight away? STC

Go for the JRC, its always gunna be in the back of mind that the bivvy is not up to srcatch if you have it repaired.

Me and my daughter put it up in the Garden and had a play. You may be able to get the reels on Ebay for less, god bless ebay. STC

Shimano ST 6000RA, you can get a 10000 one as well. You can pick them up for between £45-£50 quid. As I only get out 3-4 times a year and i have tight budget. but well worth it. Had the STI out earlier in the garden, dam you get more room in there than I thought. STC Shimano ST 6000RA, you can get a 10000 one as well. You can pick them up for between £45-£50 quid. As I only get out 3-4 times a year and i have tight budget. but well worth it. Had the STI out earlier in the garden, dam you get more room in there than I thought. STC

I haver a pair of shimano budget reels, even saying that they are nice. Was looking at delkims but do not fish enough to make it realistic. I have been using GFXs nice budget alarm. They are planning on bring out a wireless version so am interested in them when they come out.

Slow start but finished on a high i like it. Shame about the reel, gunna have to get a new one now. Got the bivvy today. Looks grt can not wait to try it out. STC

Anything by mainline is always good.

Good luck with the tenching, let me know how you get on. To tell you the truth I have never caught a tench and i have been fishing for 15yrs. Strange but true. Caught loads of bloody eels, caught a real big one once 8lbsish. Slimed my line and rod up well. Bye STC

Been watching it all day, have been driving the wife crazy. Cant wait for it to turn up so i can play with it. Wots the cyfish like?? STC

Just picked up an brand new JRC STI 1 man bivvy for just over a hundred squid. Nice Can not wait to try it out in a couple of weeks STC

Currently bidding on one now, ends in 10 minutes. Wanted the cyfish but to expensive and i do not get out that much. Fingers crossed STC

Tis true, mate of mine has one but I loved it. Do not mind an extra bit of weight. For what it offers. STC

Morning Gunna get me a new bivvy, and have decided on the above. Not sure if it comes with a bag or not, have read around the websites and such like but does not say. Can any one tell if it does or not before i race out and buy one. Cheers All STC

Legendary Goonch, a ferocious catfish rumored to be a man-eater. Known as the Giant Devil Catfish, this vicious fighter is believed to have developed a taste for human flesh by feeding on burnt bodies from funeral pyres in India Read more: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/seri...w#ixzz0y0PMY4qp This bad boy would wake you up in the morning. STC

You can indeed, may be getting one this month for the extra 50 squid you get a good bit of stability and protection. One niggle with the force 8 is that it does not keep the warmth in as well as other twin skins. STC

Cant jelp with any of the above but i have used the tfg Force 8 one man for 3yrs, never had any probs in what ever the weather. I know that some people hate them and others love them. I did a review and Elton put it somewhere i am sure if you ask him or do a search you will find it. I am looking at a new Bivvy myself, gunna get the JRC Twin skin one man, bit more expensive but i think its worth it. Hope that helps STC

I take high energy snack food and a decent meal in the evenings when i do 48hrs+ I use http://www.westlerfoods.com/Wayfayrer.html Easy to cook in the bag or eat cold, generally get a curry or some thing and take cook in the bag rice and i also get a dessert. Fills me right up, and i tend to eat alot when i go fishing as my mate comments on all the time. But i tend to use a lot of energy fishing so i eat lots. I take Bacon (lots) Sauages (sometimes) Bread dried fruit (Vit c) Sweet for energy and lifting the old sugar level chocolate Wayfayrer meals Biscuits Crisps fruit tea coffee May seem like alot but i find that when things are not happening and you are not getting any bites or action its best to keep the sugar levels up and you tend to stay more positive or i do. Hope that helps STC