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I'd recommend NOT buying Fox digital scales...I am very unhappy with mine. Can you believe they don't have on off switch?.....They also have to be returned to Fox each year for calibration - who knows at what cost and how long turn round might be? Oh yes..they dont like working in rain either! steer clear.... <')Andy<

Hi Folks, I wonder if anyone can help me? A Dutch friend of mine is trying to source a pair of Kevin Maddocks Carbon Formula 2 11' 3lbs t'c rods in good condition (KMCF2). From the spec I can't imagine that many of these rods were sold but if anyone has some to sell or can recommend another site, apart from ebay, i'd very much like to hear from you. thanks in advance <')Andy<

hi folks, futrher to my previous posting i feel that the tench, on this pit at least, are responding to longer day light periods rather than absolute temperarures.... but u gotta have a bait in the water. rgds <'))Andy<

hi anderoo, i'd have to agree with that article...i fish a large thames valley pit which has been producing tench steadily for the last month......best i've seen on bank went 9:02..i had a 7:08 female. it might be true on this particular pit that the fish are in tighter groups...i expect them to be caught from more swims as the season progresses aren't they beautiful?.... tight lines <')Andy<

djfwest, pop into harefield tackle - they should have the relevant paperwork for you...joining the river in no way gives access to nhwas' lake. brgds <')Andy<

hi manni, thanks for the excellent description you gave for making cage feeders....it's always rewarding to make your own tackle. what part of france are you from? tight lines <')Andy<

rich, you coukd try the palomar too... tight lines <')Andy<

Hi guys, thanks again for your input...much appreciated. I will definitely take on board your advice about keeping trace strands parallel in the bore of the crimp and have to agree with Steve B about the superior suppleness and anti kink properties of the 49 strand wires... in my case I've only used Wychwood's but really like it. I was having problems getting the wider section trace through the crimps twice but made a few more rigs up this afternoon and had very little difficulty. tight lines <')Andy<

>>Anyone else seen anything quite like this....?<< Hi Jim... yes i have ...in Holland. Herons often stand next to anglers waiting for a titbit...i've fed a few myself when on the quiver. I'm also told that when the Dutch Canals freeze over in winter the herons come to the market squares in towns and are fed on herring from the wet fish stalls by people who take pity on their hunger. By the way...did we ever meet in Chicago?...at one of the Carp Classics run by the Chicagoland Bank Anglers in the 90s?.... tight lines <')Andy<

thanks for your responses guys..... in fact i do make my own traces and have been doing so for many years - perhaps i should have made this clearer. i was just so disappointed at how this particular rig failed (on a crimp)..it was fox's 20lb wire...i prefer wychwood's forty-nine strand wire although it's a little more tricky to feed through the crimps. i am keen to know which brand trace you use... thanks again <')Andy<

Hi Folks, having had a pike trace fail in a 17 pounder's mouth the other day (luckiliy after landing) I am interested to know what other pike angler's prefer for deadbaiting?....this trace was retailed by a major brand and rated 20lbs b/s I have been very impressed indeed by some whychwood trace wire in my tackle box.... very supple with excellent anti-kink propertes albeit at the expense of increased diameter (which doesn't bother me) looking forward to hearing your suggestions brgds <')Andy<

>>Used to be plenty of carp around where it joins the Thames in Kingston... << pike too!.....you may also have heard recently that at least one of RDAA's nice mirror's from Whistley Mill (Twyford, Berks) has turned up in an EA electrofishing survey at Kingston Bridge....apparenty displlaced by the recent floods...how many locks has that had to swim through i wonder.... tight lines all <')Andy<

goosequill >although I fear a large number of carp have found their way into the Thames via the Windrush from the numerous pits in the area. << hmmmm interesting.....i'm an associate member of rdaa and regularly fish sonning eye (just downstream of reading) . since the flood we've been catching lots of small "pasties" in this enormous (300+ acre pit) which we weren't catching before...some have significant mouth damage as if they're from a commercial somewhere....almost certainly flushed in to sonning after the thames broke it's banks.... what we're not sure of, of course, is what might have got flushed out!!!! tight lines all..... <')Andy<

goede dag, wotnobivvy sprekt u engels? tot ziens <')Andy<

hi folks, for what it's worth i have a canon G5 and it's batery life is phenomenal - unforunately it's sucessor, the G7, offers far less in that department. the g5 is a quality camera and if battery life is an issue for you why not pock one up off ebay? it's also one of the few cameras that allows you to swivel it's screen forwards for self portaits on wireless remote tight lines all <')Andy<