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Haven't been around for a while as I have been inundated with various projects which has meant that fishing has taken a back seat for over a year now in which time I have managed 4 trips 3 of which being to Wingham. I have in the past spent a considerable amount of time playin about with different forms of bite indication i.e bobbins, monkey climbers and swingers. My personal preference is for the swingers as they will do everything that the others will do with the big advantage of being windproof. The downside is that they are not as portable so weight can be a deciding factor on the day. When I have had a bit of time to spare over the last few months I have concentrated on weight reduction and getting rid of the stainless elements. Also I have built everything around Carp-Tech bobbin heads first shown to me by KIm, one of the Wingham bailiffs and obtained from a boot fair. They are both light with adjustable spring loading and can be adapted to virtually any type of presentation. Excellent for converting to long drop bobbins with sliding weights. Unfortunately probably due to the lack of street cred they never took off with the company no longer in existance although you can still pick a few up off e-bay.at around £9.00 for a set of three.

Anyway I have now put together a pod system which can be adapted for most of my static fishing along with several different lengths of swinger arms to suit the target on the day.

 

I have attached acouple of pictures showing one set up with bobbins and the other with swingers which are easily changed as equired

 

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These work really well :)

 

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add a lightweight extending arm and Richards your uncle!

 

 

Den

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"When through the woods and forest glades I wanderAnd hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,And hear the brook, and feel the breeze;and see the waves crash on the shore,Then sings my soul..................

for all you Spodders. https://youtu.be/XYxsY-FbSic

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Glad to see this thread come up again, these are the sort of threads that tends to set AN apart from other forums.

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Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
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Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
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Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
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Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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Glad to see this thread come up again, these are the sort of threads that tends to set AN apart from other forums.

 

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For anyone interested in how the Carp-Tech bobbin heads work , I will add little explanation and the reasons why I believe that they are very good.

 

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The first picture shows a bobbin head stripped down whilst the second picture shows 3 bobbin heads fully assembled with the middle bobbin showing the ball bearings in their operating position.

 

Going back to the first picture, 2 ball bearings are inserted into the bobbin head followed by a piece of silicon rubber which acts as a spring material. This is followed by a grub screw which compresses the silicone against the ball bearings which in in turn can be finely adjusted to suit whatever line is used and also how the bobbin is weighted.

 

The bobbins are normally supplied with a cord attached which has 4 sliding weights but if you dont like these the hole at the bottom of the bobbin heads has an m5 thread which is common with most manufacturesr bobbins so for example, chains and different weights could be attached.

 

I have utilised a different cord which I sourced from a power kite supplier from which I have made several set ups ranging from short 6" to 4 foot and over drops. The key benefit for me with this arrangement is the ability to slide the weights along the cord to whatever position I require. With a long drop bobbin I have 4 weights available to use in any combination wheras with a short drop it is more likely to be 2.

 

As previously shown, the bobbin heads are also used on swingers but for most people I would think that a hanging bobbin arrangement would be more common.

 

I have added a close up of a bobbin arrangement on a pod and as can be seen, the weights can be easily moved along the cord. The same can easily be applied to a single bank stick set up

 

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The only downside is that as the bobbin heads are injection moulded, the grub screw can feel a little slack but this is easily overcome by adding a few turns of p.t.f.e. tape which tightens up the whole assembly and only needs to be done once.

 

The upside is the sheer versatility of what can be achieved with them and finally the stock pile as I cannot see them being available for much longer.

 

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Still get the same old problem with the line tending to get jammed down between the balls, and if you set them to loose, or use thinner line, they fall off. "Improving" them with a bit of PTFE tape is a bodge, but if they are cheap enough then it can be put up with, but certainly doesn't qualify for the "Ultimate" bobbin :)

 

Den

"When through the woods and forest glades I wanderAnd hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,And hear the brook, and feel the breeze;and see the waves crash on the shore,Then sings my soul..................

for all you Spodders. https://youtu.be/XYxsY-FbSic

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