tincatinca
-
Posts
1445 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Gallery
Posts posted by tincatinca
-
-
I remember when 'Baby Doll' used to refer to certain items of nightware but then again I also remember when PYM, Farleys rusks and Sausage rusk were all the rage not to mention the numerous trips into shops full of eastern exotic promise for that killing ingredient or particle which would enable one to take the water apart and I never went anywhere without my jar of Bovril to dunk my crusts:D
-
I used to subscribe to both but have not done so for a number of years. In my opinion, angling publications in general have deteriorated since the eighties and I refuse to pay for what is essentially a load of adverts, new wonder baits and products coupled with numerous re-inventions of the wheel. Looking back at some of the older publications, the difference is quite astounding in terms of informative articles. In todays world and for those who have access to the net, I do not understand why anyone would wish to buy them. Speaking for myself, I am not a fan of todays instant everything and much prefer to work things for myself either by talking to people or working it out on the day from past experience and like everyone I often get it wrong The conditions on a river for example can change rapidly and watercraft is best learned by being there and doing it which to me is far more satisfying. This is a purely personal opinion and I fully accept that other people will have their own reasons and thoughts on the matter.
-
This info came from the Chris Orme web site. May shed some light.
Quorum Travel
Change in seconds from a 12ft to 11ft rod for versatile power and performance that fits in your boot.
12ft 1lb 8oz test curve
Progressive through action
Specifically designed for barbel
A quality rod you can tuck into your car boot
Three equal sections for the 12ft on medium or large rivers
Shorter butt section for the 11 ft for small waters and tighter swims
Easy to change from 11ft to 12ft- simply unscrew reel from one butt and attach other
Also here scroll down to rods see last para.
http://www.harrisonrods.co.uk/ultimate_barbel_experience.htm
Thanks for the link. I thought that they were Barbel rods. I know that when I first bought them that as well as being 1,75lb test curve, the key attraction was that they were 3 piece and would be suitable to hide away in the car. The trouble is that I have too much kit and they were never used and put away. It's like Alladins cave in my loft and must get it sorted out.
-
Just been rooting about in the loft and found a couple of rods which I forgot I had. They are both Harrison Quorums 1.75 lb one of which is factory built and the other built by Peregrine. Each one is a three piece 12 foot with an exra butt section to convert to a 11 foot rod. I can remember buying these some years ago but have not used them as I have another pair of Harrison 1.75 lb and my trusty old Alan Browns which I tend to use most of the time. I think that they were fairly expensive at the time but does anyone on the forum know if these were originally intended for Barbel and what they are like to fish with. I think they would also be well suited for Tench and floater fishing. I have had a quick look on the Harrison site but cannot find any detailed information about them. Also have you any idea of their value both beng in superb condition.
Thanks
-
Any updaete on time scale. I am getting close to taking the plunge and order a Chris Lythe if I can make my mind up which one.
-
My wife makes comfrey 'tea' every spring - she even grows comfrey in the garden especially. Basically as you describe, soak the comfrey in water (Jaq uses a dustbin) for around 3 weeks. When you take the lid off the dustbin STAND BACK! The stuff absolutely honks - smells like pigsh!t. Jaq decants the liquid into lemonade bottles and uses it throughout the summer on her tomatoes as a fertiliser - adding a cup full to a 2gal watering can ever week during the growing season. First time she ever made it she used my bait bucket for it - never again - it stank the whole summer long! Hence I made her buy her own dustbin for future years. Comfrey is very good at extracting and concentraing nutrients and minerals hence its use as a fertiliser. I wouldn't want to use it as a ground bait - the smell alone is overpowering - would probably attract every fly on the water - and make you hugely unpopular with your mates....
C.
Thank you for this post, it has put a great big smile on my face after having a crap week working away from home. Brilliant
-
In a previous post I referred to my GFs alarms which should have been GFMs. The only difference that I can see is that the GFMs had an additional input to connect a drop off indicator enabling 2 rods to be fished from the same alarm. Do not be put off because you have never heard of them, as they have been around for a long time and I seem to recall (but I stand to be corrected if I am wrong) that the owner of Good Fishing whose name I can't remember used to be associated with Del Romang the founder of Delkim. There is a lot of history and pedigree behind the Good Fishing brand and in my opinion there is nothing that comes close in terms of value, performance and reliability. I have on two occassions dropped one in the water but having dried them out they have worked perfectly. I do tend to use them on the lower of the two sensitivity settings as the high setting drives me daft particularly when using light bobbins. As previously stated I use them in connection with a Good Fishing sounder box which reproduces the tone set on the alarms or if I am fishing in France connected to a Fox remote. Whilst they do not have all the bells and whistles i.e. drop back differentiation and a disco light show, they do what they are supposed to do and indicate movement. You won't go wrong with them.
-
Angling is really very complex - far more complex than any other sport or pastime I can think of. There's a huge variety of species to fish for, many different types of waters (big rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, huge gravel pits, etc.), a multitude of very different methods and tactics, and behind it all the weather and changing seasons. And somewhere in all that lot is the individual angler who has a particular personality, education, upbringing, and views. It's no wonder we have different opinions.
In amongst that lot there are bits and pieces I disagree with from an ethical standpoint (I won't list them). But that's just me. Unless you share my opinion, there's little I can do to change yours.
I think Medwaygreen made a very good point about age - as we get older, I think we do start to see things differently. For example, I would never burn ants with a magnifying glass or shoot at garden birds with an air rifle - but I did when I was (a lot) younger. And I'm far from proud about these, by the way.
I won't bore you again with the same point about political capital and influencing the masses at election time.
Have anglers become more 'caring'? No, I don't think so. Anglers are generally some of the most caring people you could wish to meet. They may get quite vociferous on web forums, but the majority are calm, quiet, nice people who aren't in it becasue they get a kick out of causing suffering - but because they feel the pull of nature and want to be a part of it again. What ridiculous lengths to go to to effect cruelty!
The explosion of carp fishing and 'safe rigs' has probably given the impression of a new era of fish care. What is has created is a new set of rules which we're expected to adhere to regardless of circumstances (always carrying an unhooking mat; using Klinik; alwaying using a quick release link for legers; etc.). This doesn't fall under the ethics banner though, except in the commercialisation of angling sense.
Have we become more enlightened? No, I think as a whole it's going the other way. It feels to me that the spirit, majesty and essence of angling is slowly draining away. Fishing should be a noble thing. As it gets more commercial and the balance tipped massively in the favour of the angler, there's little nobility left. Fishing should be about hope, patience, instinct, exploration, humility, respect, and understanding the glory of nature. Is it about that now?
Have we brought about the 'ethical' changes for the benefit of the fish, our own consciences, or to appease the general public? Sadly, I think these decisions have been made for us to create profit. Individually, I expect it's to ease our conciences.
What does the future hold? I doubt very much it's as bleak as many of you would have us believe in terms of bans (unless the issue is politicised). But to be quite honest if angling ever gets to a point where the opportunity and choice is restricted to stocked, commercial-style waters, I'd stop voluntarily. Take the wildness, freedom, uncertainty and difficulty out of fishing, and all that's left is reeling in fish, and that to me isn't fishing. Ethics again, you see
Superb,
I have been struggling to put into words my own personal view and with this post and for me you have elequently summed up the main issues. I do feel that age has a bearing on the issue simply for the reason that in my own case I have a greater experience of life than I did when I was young and as such many beliefs that I held then have been changed through those experinces and I am sure will continue to do so in the future.. Cultural changes in general regarding what is acceptable and what is not I believe have also had a great impact and whilst I fully accept that people are entitled to their views, I also maintain the right to make my own mind up about what is personally acceptable or otherwise and like the author of the above post I would also stop fishing if the wildness, freedom, uncertainty and difficulty were taken out of the equation.
-
Does not surprise at all. I find that Tench respond extremely well to oily fish and I utalise these a lot in making up paste baits coupled with a tin or two of Tuna in the ground bait. Early summer it gets the swim going like a jaccuzi
-
Over many years I have used many different makes of bite alarms, starting from Herons and upgrading to what have been the cult alarms of the day but I have to say that the best alarms in terms of value and reliability that I have had have been those from a company called Good Fishing who have been involved with bite alarms for a long time. I have used and abused my old GFS alarms for many years both home and abroad coupled up to either a GF sounder box or a Fox remote receiver and they have never let me down and they have been out in some horrendous conditions. For occassional trips I also still use my Optonic XLs which have also been superb. It is well worth taking a look at the attached link.
/www.goodfishing.i12.com/
-
I would seriously reconsider the 5010 baitrunner as certainly in my opinion it is the most versatile reel available provided that you have a few spare spools to carry different size lines. Many times when I go fishing, I take a spare rod or two which may include a float and quiver rod along with a 5010 and a few spare spools which gives me options should my intended method of fishing not be suitable. I do most types of fishing including fishing with a pole and over the years Ihave aquired numerous rods and reels ranging from serious long range tacle to light float and bomb gear and utilise the 5010s for many applications. It is an individual choice however, they are definately worth looking at.
-
I probably like many others have visited this post on numerous occassions and whilst there has been many constructive as well as destructive comments on both sides of the fence, the comment made in the most recent post from tigger "I don't livebait anymore but you never know circumstances may arise and I may do again. I think it's up to the individual person if they wish to use that method or not." sums it up for me.
-
Further to my previous post I thought I would add the following lwhich details the history of ebonite.
1851 - Ebonite is patented and commercialised by Nelson Goodyear (USA). Charles Goodyear and Thomas Hancock both find that excess sulphur during vulcanisation leads to ebonite. Ebonite is a hard, dark and shiny material used for jewellery, fountain pens, pipe stems and was the basis for most dental plates (with pink colouring) for nearly 100 years. The material can also be inlaid with metals or painted to produce very decorative objects
-
In the early days, ebonite (an early form of plastic) was widely used and the this can be seen on the Coxon aerials. I have attached a link that makes interesting reading
-
Just took a break from watching some of the links from Ditchrat. Absolutely awesome. Nice to see the fish being put back too. Cup of coffee then back for some more.Excellent.
-
I can certainly equate to many of the comments made. I like many others have played the numbers and size game in the past but for a long time have much preffered the quality of the fish and not the weight and indeed go out of my way to find venues where this can still be achieved. The comment re "finned footballs" is very apt and I get no pleasure whatsoever from catching fish like this in fact I think catching a 36lb mirror some years ago which I didn't even photograph because of the distorted looks was the cause of the change in my approach. Fortunately there are still some beautiful unspoilt places to fish particularly on rivers where the vast majority can't be bothered to walk or lakes where the fishing is considered to be hard however, the point regarding transfer of fish stocks through flooding is very relative and could have a detrimental effect on the natural ecology of many waters.With regard to Carp I can think of several secluded waters I used to fish in the past for wildies but of course that all changed with the introduction of new stocks as clubs took over the waters coupled with some anglers transferring fish from other waters. Each to there own but give me the peace and solitude of little fished unspoilt water anytime
-
Can someone explain to me what is it that people are talking about fetishes. The CP has been around for a good number of years, and if someone is comfortable using it (even prefering it to a fixed spool reel!) why shouldn't they? It's not a fetish, it's what you are used to!
It is as seat172 said, It does not matter how many you have, you still want more and that does not just apply to centrepins. I also have a fetish for all other types of reels particularly ABU Cardinals, Multipliers, closed face 500 series and earlier Shimano Biomasters and Seaspin Baitrunners. Rods are also desirable such as the Daiwa amorphous whisker series, the original Shimano Diaflashes and also several of the Harrison range. What is perhaps strange is that over the years I have used and disposed of many of the aforementioned items but now I have disposed of the majority of my more modern tackle and reaquired the older tackle. Life is short, enjoy it while you can.
-
Can't have enough fetishes
-
Oh dear, this is not good. Just when I thought I had got my pin fetish under control. :
-
I have been using pins for the last 50 years and I have also found that you can get as many tangles with a line guard as without one even with the fully caged reels such as the Allcock Flickem. I have a Sheffield amongst my collection that I use fairly frequently and whilst the Okumas are without doubt the best value pins for money around, they do have for me personally a couple of drawbacks these being that the ball bearing versions can be too free running at times and the awkward ratchet button can be a pain in the proverbial as is also the case with the match aerial and some of its copies.. I do personally prefer a wider spool and a ratchet lever on the top of the reel which puts the control into one hand but I am sure that everyone who uses pins will have their own preferences. The cheaper bushed Okuma may be a better bet for someone starting with a pin as it would be a bit more forgiving and one could get used to it as it is run in. The fact remains however that the Okuma pins whichever version are an excellent tool and superb value and if they produced a version with a slightly wider spool combined with an adjustable drag and lever ratchet I would probably use it all the time but on the other hand I do love my Richard Carter
-
Thank's for the offer Top fitter but I'm lookin for a Match Aerial in tip top nick or there abouts as It's for a bit of a collection as well as use. Thank's again.
Like you, I also had a desire for a match aerial as I do like my pins. I have tried several of my freinds reels including some of the many copies which were built but the one thing that put me off the original is the narrow drum and the position of the check button.. I know what you mean about the price variation. 12 months ago you could get an excellent aerial between £80 and £100 but now the going rate seems to be between £150 -200 for one in pristene condition. For a little bit more you can get hold of a Richard Carter wide spool Aerial Gem. I have one and in my opinion they are superior to the Allcock and beneftit from a lever check mounted on the top of the reel which is much more convenient than the check button on the Allcock. That of course is not to say that there is anything wrong with the Allcock.Another excellent reel if you can find one is a trotting special which were hand built and made for Specialist Tackle at Romford around the early eighties. Superb aerial type reel with excellent build quality if you can find one. Screwed together as opposed to being riveted. Another reel worth considering is the double spoked Browning Revolver which occassionally make an appearance on e-bay.
I am always on the lookout for pins but prices for some types have risen dramatically. A classic example is the Speedia which is an excellent reel to fish with and a good one could be had for £30-40 12 months ago. On the other hand you could put your order in now for one of the Chris Lythe reels ready for the 2010 season.
-
Although I have fished for more years than I care to remember, I always maintained until about 5 years ago that I would never use a pole to fish. What changed my mind was that I used to fish an old glacial mere that was mainly deep around the margins and also gin clear but which also held some excellent tench, bream, eels and a few carp. I had fished this mere which was a fairly hard water for a number of years on a syndicate before it was taken over by a club. In an attempt to make the fishing easier, several re-stockings took place which included numerous small rudd. Over the years, the anglers who fished the mere regularly found that small natural baits such as maggot or worm far outscored anything else but of course after the rudd were introduced they were like shoals of pirhana and were viertually impossible to get through. Over a period of time, a technique of bubble chasing was developed whereby you grounbaited a spot and only cast to the bubble patches created when a fish was grubbing. This proved to be very hit and miss due to the accuracy needed to present a bait. I was so anti pole that it took a while for the idea to form but to cut a long story short I bought a grim reaper pole and by ensuiring that I got the bait to the bottom quickly I started to get some success and get amongst the tincas. After a while of course (slow thinker) the thought of would this method work in other places started to cross my mind and lo and behold it did on several gravel pits where presentation was critical. This eventually inspired me to buy a better anmd lighter pole and since then I have used it on many occassions for general fishing as I have gotten to enjoy it. The question here is has anyone else had a similar situation where they were totally against a method but finished up enjoying it.
-
Also works well mixed wirth mollasses as do many meat pastes.
-
I think that having read these posts that my biggest fear when night fishing would be not to have handy the appropriate roll of paper.
Angling Times vs Angler's Mail
in Coarse Fishing
Posted
It is interesting to read the many excellent comments that have been made but do you think that in todays world too much emphasis is made on achievments in terms of size and number of fish caught coupled with a degree of perceived street cred when it comes to tackle used. I sometimes find it quite amazing to listen to some of the comments particularly of some of the younger generation made both on the bank and in the tackle shops regarding tackle, bait and methodology. In part I believe it is to do with cultural changes over the years. I have engaged in conversation on many occassions to be be told that I am behind the times and that we are living in a modern world. It is sad that some people will not think for themselves and treat the words of their particular guru as being definative.