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Extremely sad news. My deepest sympathy and condolences to Newt, family and friends.
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I can only speak from a personal point of view but where the weed is exeptionally thick, I would hesitate to fish at distance unless I had the use of a boat and even then I would have to think hard and long about it and whether I knew the topography well enough..I had a couple of situations earlier in the year when a fish became heavily weeded. Fortunately on both occassions the fish came clear but on one of those occassions I had to leave the rod on the rest for around 40 minutes before it decided to move. With regards to rods Rob it may be worth looking at something like a Daiwa Powermesh 21/4 which have a pretty strong backbone and cast well but are soft enough under the tip. Harrison Ballistas are another rod that have plenty of backbone plus a soft tip and would probably be okay for the swim I think you may be looking at. It is going to be a compromise whichever between casting and fish playing ability.
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Sometimes when out using the pin i've managed to get bits behind the spool causing the reel not to rotate easily and make crunching sounds, so I have had to remove the drum to wipe it out, that's why I like a reel with a quick drum release.
If using a pin like the AN or a Stanton and it got some particles behind the drum you'd have to have a screwdriver handy (I know carrying a drivers not the end of the world) or your goosed. Also if your mid river in the rivers I fish it would be a pain in the crack having to come ashore to unscrew the spool etc and then have to struggle back out over slippery bolders.
Ian, if you have a Stanton with a drag, you do not need a screwdriver. Just don't do it up too tight. I have often had to take the dspool off to get a bit of grit from behind the spool cause as you say it grates. Just got old of an amorphous whisker hollow tip 13 footer in superb nick so off to test out the Lythe on Sunday. First trip since September. Lashing down at the moment but dry over the weekend so hopefully should be okay for Sunday.
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Didn't finnish up selling the Diaflashes
,Now that is an excellent decision.
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Check it out...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unusual-and-very...=item2eb8a87b77
I think the seller may have another of Mats pin's.
Just realised I saw him using this pin only the other day in total fishing. It looks like one of Tincatincas favourite makes of pin, where are you TT ?
Yes, an excellent reel and it looks like the narrow drum version which is a superb trotting reel and much better than the wide drum. I have 2 narrows and one wide but the wide drum is only used for margin fishing for Carp and Tench. Anyway what are you looking at pins for
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Andrew, using p.t.f.e. plumbers tape is a sound idea, will not damage the tips in any way and is easy to replace and remove. It comes in various forms but the best for your application is the cheapo stuff as it is generally quite a bit thinner. Uncured p.t.f.e. would be better than cured i.e. softer. For my own tips I do like a combination of dayglo orange or black and white stripes which show up movement exceptionally well and all I use for white is emulsion paint. If using a black and white combination you have the added advantage of only having to paint the white rings so that helps with maintaining the flexibility ofthe tip however for ease of application and removal, the p.t.f.e. tape tape method is by far the easiest solution.
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Many years ago when I was around 18, I used to work nights then regularly go straight from work to fish the river Meece for some cracking Dace in the grounds of an old ordinance factory. On one occassion I lost my wallet however, that evening there was a knock on the door and lo and behold a policemen with the said wallet which someone had found and handed in. Both myself and the family were highly delighted that the wallet had been found until it was time to check the contens. One by one the contents were taken out of the wallet and placed on the tablein full view of everyone. First some money then my driving licence. This of course was great until the packet of Durex appeared. Looking back it brings a smile to my face but it certainly wasn't funny at the time.
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This should be a very important subject to anyone who goes fishing as in reality there no single style of disgorger that does every job and in some cases a disgorger of any type may not be the answer. In simple terms and in most cases the safest and most effective way to take out a hook is to remove it as it went in. For example if the hook has penetrated to the bend then a rolling action would usually be best for the removal wheras if the hook had not penetrated to the bend then a straight action would normally suffice. Whilst the above will account for most situations there are also those where the use of a disgorger of any type may cause damage whether or not the hook is barbed or barbless. A typical example of this is when Tench and Carp have been hooked in the the gristly part of the scissors. In this case it may be that the only way to prevent damage is to roll the hook through and cut the hook of the line enabling the line to be drawn back through the mouth. The same technique of pushing the hook through and cutting the line can be used in other situations when required which is far more effective and fish friendly than trying to poke around with a disgorger. I have encountered this particular situation on a few occassions using both barbed and barbless hooks and done with care the fish suffer no apparent damage. With regard to the design of disgorgers I think it will be fairly obvious that all surfaces need to be rounded and smooth with no sharp edges. As well as a range of different sizes of disgorger which are of the Slammo design my preffered type, I also carry different sizes of smooth offset forceps and cutters which enable me to deal with the vast majority of situations that I may encounter. Unfortunately, there are the odd occassions when there is little that can be done irrespective of how you try to prevent it happening for example when small Perch swallow the bait when even cutting the line at the hook is not enough. On the subject of Perch and barbless hooks and due to the proximity of blood vessels close to the surface, there is a pattern of thought that exists in knowledgeable Perch circles that barbed hooks are better due to them not penetrating as deep.
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Very impressive but I think that I will stick with the good old fashioned broaching method. You could always try it on the kitchen table though
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If the blank is sound and you are able to refurb it then this would be perfect for the job. I have a couple of these and they have a very nice through action also very expensive in their day.
For close in Carp fishing another excellent rod is the Harrison Ballista which sometimes come up on e-bay at a cheap price.Although the test curve is usually 2.75lb they are very soft actioned and a small fish will put a bend in the rod but they are also superb fish playing rods that will also handle large fish.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fishing-Rod-DAIW...=item27bedc87b4
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I have now watched a few of the videos and must say that I have really enjoyed them. Great enthusiasm, pioneering spirit and some cracking fish. Well done George.
Here is a more recent one
http://www.youtube.com/user/fenlandfisherm...u/1/3c1vG_MCg2E
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There is a good side to it though as where else could you get a pair of Goretex trousers and a jacket for £50 and unused. Got hold of some Dutch army gear and it is excellent.
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I've seen something similar in Budgie's underground sex dungeon. Elton was there (he's always there), he'll confirm.
What were you doing there
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Zeds are like Buses wait ages and then two come along at the same time
Been waiting a few years for my first double and had one on Saturday that just pushed the needle to exactly 10lb. In the best X factor style way "I wanted it so bad", it's been a few years now since I started fishing for Zander and so it felt so sweet.
Then on Sunday I had one at 10lb 12oz and a nice back up fish of 8lb. So weekend tally was 8 Zander and 2 Pike. Don't care what they think up north about a "Pike Season" as predator season starts 1st October
But it did feel like summer at the weekend.Excellent result Stephen. A double figure Tinca next
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I've still very much got my 'summer head' on! Caught this this morning - an ounce under 3lb!
C.
What a lovely fish Chris. I think that Crucians and Rudd in particular are beautiful fish when they get to larger sizes with Crucians getting more and more difficult to find in their true form. Very jealous
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Simply stunning.
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There's an awful lot of it going on at the moment (something that rarely used to happen, especially compared to other forums, one of the things that made AN stand out in my opinion) and it's a real shame, as it's putting people off posting. I know how tempting it is to retaliate but it doesn't seem to solve anything, it just goes on and on! I think ignoring it is the only way to stop it, as hard as that is.
That just about sums it up for me. The unfortunate part about it is that there is so much knowledge and experience around that could be shared and be of benefit to many. You never stop learning because there is always another way.
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That is an amazing catch unlike mine on Sunday morning when I catapulted out of the bivvy at 4.00am to a screaming run only to land the smallest eel I have ever caught. It was all of 10" long and perfectly lip hooked but how it got its mouth around the snowman pop up I will never know.
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For anyone interested, I have been in touch with the seller and it is a wide drum version. It is quiite a bit bigger than the narrow drum version and the wide drum version that I have is used for margin fishing for Tench and Carp. It would also be a very good Barbel reel. The narrow drum version is much better for general purpose trotting. Having said that, the original Okuma Sheffield takes some beating as a user.
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well ,i have too hold my hands up it was me ,i actually had a stroke of luck ,i was watching the browning ,when out the blue someone on BFW saw my ad for the freespirit aerial and my okuma kennet and brought both ,the ads had long since dropped 4 pages ,but he saw them and that saved me raiding my fence panel money ,i have paid a little more than expected too .but the freespirit sold for nearly double what i paid for it so all things evened out ,and i didn't spend any money other than what my old reels made so it cost me a okuma kennet and a freespirit match aerial .it is however the most i've ever paid for a single reel ,my other browning only cost me £86 of german e-bay .i'm pleased though .I'm not bothered by box's and don't care if the line guard is there ,i tried fishing with the line guard fitted at the itchin fish-in ,just too see the difference it made and regretted trying really it now locked away in the wooden box someware .
i now can load two different B/s and save all that swapping lines buisness .
Bought these a few years ago now with a similar idea of using one spool for braid and the other for nylon. Problem is that I have not done any Barbel fishing for years so they have just lain unused in a cupboard. In two minds at the moment whether or not to sell them along with a few other pieces.
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For anyone looking for a good centrepin, this one is worth looking at. Not widely known but it is a Trotting Special which was originally made for Specialist Tackle in Romford around late eighties early nineties. It is not a true pin but has two ball bearings. I have three of them, two narrow drum and one wide drum and they are very good reels which are screwed together as opposed to being riveted. Cannot tell from the pictures whether it is a narrow or wide drum but in my opinion the narrow drum is the better of the two.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270819991600?ssP...984.m1438.l2649
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Good discussion on Avon rods below. My original understanding going back to the early sixties is that an avon type rod was between 10 and 11 feet in length with an action through to the butt. I think that there were several derivatives from different manufacturers that contained the word wizard in the rods description although many more were built on Richard Walkers Mk1V design. Some were made in split cane and others whole cane with a spliced in split cane top. The rod I had was called an Aerial Wizard being three piece and whole cane butt and middle with spliced split cane top. This was changed to a Bruce & Walker when glass became the in thing. I used this type of rod mainly for Chub and Tench fishing mostly with a float but often for touch legering on the river. I tend to agree with the thoughts of those who feel that the modern terminology of Avon bares no resemblence to the original concept although I do have one or two more modern versions the best by far being my little Harrison 11.5ft 1lb TC.
http://www.fishingmagic.com/forums/coarse-...t-avon-rod.html
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I know TT it's criminal even to think of letting them go but having just invested in a lovely new pin I've gotta try and re-coupe some money...times are hard my friend . I have a set of three in 2lb and 3lb test and two in 2 1/2lb so I think I can take it
. Mmm........infact if someone wants the pair of 2 1/2lb test instead they can have them rather than the 1.75's.
The 1.75s were rare even when they were in full production and also the 2.0s were hard to come by. The 2.5s are a lot more common and come up fairly often. The 3s are well sort after both for Carp and Pike. What you could really do with is a set of the Amorphous 1.5 stalkers which are also the proverbial rocking horse -----. A couple came up recently on e-bay and fetched more than they were new. I hope the spool doesn't drop off the new pin.
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I have a pair of the shimano specimine Diaflashes 12ft 1.75lb test in very good fettle. These rods really are like rockin horse shite, you just don't see them for sale, or very rarely if your lucky. Anyone interested pm me for detailes.
If I hadn't already got 4 of the Diaflashes I would be after them like a shot. Brilliant rods, I am surprised that you are letting them go as they are rocking horse shite as there is very little old or new that comes anywhere near them which is why people who have them don't let them go. The price you have to pay for another pin
Anyone hear from Gozzer
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I thought that all people who came from Yorkshire were crusty esp[eciallythe older buggers:D . Good to see you back posting John.