lilypad
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There is this one, but I fear a little too far South for you.
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......and if you're after crayfish it's called a "walk."
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i am a proper fox tart,but i dont like the look of that reel one bit....
Bet you change your mind when they release the "Camo" version.
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The Fox lovers (bless em) will buy them regardless. Then there will be a flood of second hand ones on the market when the "new" camo version is launched.
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I have used Nash Scopex a lot (shelf life) and found it to be my most consistant catching bait, at all different places I fish, despite being shelf life, it just seems to catch any where any time, but others as you say, wear off after a season or so.Last summer a friend of mine won heaps of frozen Fusion in a comp, when it had just come out, and we were the only people using it on our local water.Him and my son who was 14 at the time, took 53 large doubles between them in the first week of the school holidays, but as the season went on, it lost it's attraction. So the Scopex kept on going being a shelf life and the Fusion faded dispite being a frozen bait.
I agree with what you are saying about frozen baits being better, but there is all ways that anoying exception to the rule.
Well I suppose thats carp fishing for you.
I have a standby bait like that. When the in vogue bait seems to lose its attraction(through overuse IMHO)
I reach for my shelf life Source boilies. Normally does the bis.
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I cant be botherd, next year there will be a new and 'better' one advertised.
Boilies are geting abit ridiculous now, salmon cavier, spicy chicken, tika masala, what next?
I think the Bombay surprise would have done well. But I ate them all before we arrived at the lake.
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Most of my mates tie a bit of braid on to the line after getting the distance set. This is positioned by the butt ring.
After playing/ landing/losing
a fish you recast, wind back until the braid is at the butt ring, clip up and wind back and recast to your mark.Den
They probably read post No 2 from me on this thread.
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ZZZZZZzzzzzzz.
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With the low diameter of modern lines/ braids presentation shouldn't be a prob.
Also regarding fish welfare and being snapped it's far more likley that the line will snap at the hook knot than anywhere else when fishing your mainline through to the hook.
Personally I never use a gut bottom as I think there just an added weak spot and actually cause more harm than good. There must be many fish swimming round with hook's and line dangling from their mouths unnecessarily due to gut botoms snapping.
Tigger.
What's all this got to do with the original question?
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I see what you are saying Lilypad.Fishing for carp where the line being taken is expected I use the clip and mark the line method.What we are talking about here though is just taking precautions in case a bigger than expected fish comes along whilst general fishing (er isnt it?)
I dunno! If thats the case any method suggested would work. It's Sunday after nightshift and I think I shall call it a day on this thread.
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In case you were'nt aware , the smallest lead weight you can use in freshwater is 1 ounce, anything lighter than that being illegal.
Has this law been in long? I still use lead drilled bullets less than 1 oz and Arlsey bombs down to 1/4 oz and have been for over 40 years.
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That's fine vag, but how does he recast to the exact same spot again after retrieval?
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Another way is to dispence with the line clip and use a brosd rubber band.Slip this over the spool once you have got the casting distance right and leave it on.It supplys enough friction/tension to stop you overcasting but as the drag rotates line can still be taken from under it.
But after a run you have lost your distance again.
Using the tape method is fine. I saw an article somewhere and the guy was using tape, but used two pieces close together in case it slipped after casting \retrieval.
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Tie some marker braid on to your main line at a convenient position after casting to your desired spot.
When you cast again, reel in the line so the braid is at that position. Hey Presto!
Some people use power gum, same difference.
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We don't get the fishing gear in Ireland until 30th March.
I was only after one thing, the lights. Guess what!
Correct......
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Alarms only work when the line runs over the top of the roller, interupting the laser(infra red) light inside the alarm, so I think in your case the most likely explanation would be the line skipping over the roller rather than turning it. I would look at where you place your rod on the alarm (needs to be near a ring in order to turn the roller) and what type of indicater you use to see if it keeps enough weight on the line
Not quite the full truth. Some alarms of the roller type rely on revolving magnets and either reed switches or other magnetic field electronic sensing devices.
As for the placing of the visual indicator; I have always put mine onto the line between the reel and alarm\front rest, before the first ring on the rod.
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Quite soon you will be bombarded with recomendations for 'good fishing' alarms!(in a good way that is)
Ive had alarms made by ron thompson and they are crap, im saving for a good set of 'good fishing' alarms.
I am not recommending any alarms. At least with the Ron Thompsons you wont have to worry about them being stolen. The Solar banksticks are a different matter though.
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They don't have to see the bait on the bottom. The oils rising to the surface and the remnants left on the surface after casting or throwing it out is enough. Most of the waters I fish are not clear and they still get the location spot on.
Honking ducks? Must have been something they ate.
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Where am I going to put all these new rigs?
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I thought that was a toucan!
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The reason the luminous paint works better after being exposed to natural light is that it requires the UV element. You should be able to purchase a key fob sized UV source from your local tackle shop.
I use one to recharge my luminous butt rests.
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no problems what so ever with it cutting flesh . i try my best to hook the fish just in top lip.
Top lip? Interesting!
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. Still ,met some anglers drank gallons of tea, had a good chin wag, spotted a barn owl and a mink, and two cock pheasants jousting, so could be worse.
A very nice way to end anyone's season.
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Here in the Midlands of Ireland May and September. Whereas in the South of Scotland it's June and September. In the South of England, I don't have a clue these days. But one thing is for sure it is the change in temperature; up towards spawning and down during Autumn. (The big feed before the cold weather).
Antiseptics - which one?
in Session Carp Fishing
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You wouldn't use Klinik or Medi-Carp on your sore mouth.
Use the right formulated stuff for the fish.
Are we after saving pennies here?