Recent content by David Gauntlett

I would think that gravel presents limited opportunities for finding food. Some invertebrates are present for sure, but many other life forms require a different habitat, with silt offering far more chances of success to a hunting fish. Sacrilege I know, but Hey 🤣 Having said that, rivers where...

Apart from the need to remove the tip ring for attaching isotopes in this 'along the rod' fashion, there is another factor to consider. I bought some isotopes 2 or 3 years back, various sizes, and almost all of them are now so dim as to be virtually useless. My point being, taking a tip ring off...

Unless of course they were hardened before the dissolving layer was added????

Interesting Mark. Do you always use the 'In a tub' hookbaits on the hair, rather than the bulk boilies in the bag? I ask because those specific hookbaits are frequently hardened in order to stay viable longer in the water on long sessions, as in carp fishing. However, I guess that because...

Hell yes, With you on that one Hatter, just a sad thing that boilies of that quality always seem to disappear, usual quoted reason being 'A particular/vital ingredient suddenly becoming unavailable' . Another boilie that I found astonishingly good was the original T1, made by a very small...

Hi Mark, Do you find Sticky baits Krill Active boilies are an instant bait, or does it require regular pre-baiting to catch barbel on them? I have had good results on a couple of boilie brands when I have pre-baited my favourite swims regularly during the closed season, but have yet to find one...

Hmmm, seems I started a lot of controversy here, sorry guys, that was obviously not my aim. As for some of the other points raised, I too find the bead part very hard and plastic like. Were they not so hard, this issue would not have occurred. I tried VERY hard to push the run ring over the...

Back on the subject of these Korum camo-bolt-and-run-rigs, I like them, and thanks to you guys, I have tied a few, easy peasy. My problem now is that on the thin end of the housing that the swivel fits into, there is a collar on that thin end (see Richard Isaacs splendid picture on his post)...

Cheers Mark, spot on mate. Not quite how I imagined it would be, but makes sense when you see it, and even a daft old fart like me could follow that picture, so thanks again.

Hi Derek, not too bad mate. Mind you, at my age 'well' is a relative thing, and you know what relatives can be like😁. Hope you are good mate?

Hi Mark, I am not too bad mate, but some of my newer ailments stop me getting out very often now, which hurts a lot, really miss regular trips. That's life though mate, and the alternative to getting old is decidedly worse 😁. Hope you and yours are well mate, hope to see you on the bank one of...

YEEEEES, got it!!!! It only took 4 or 5 proper anglers with a raft of photos, but I got there 😆 . Thanks all, good on ya. I bought the small size of this bit of kit, which may have been a mistake, but I was assuming this was originally intended for carp fishing, so thought I would scale it...

Hi Mark, yes mate, the camo ones. Apologies, but I still don't understand. What I assume to be the run ring has a rubber sleeve over a metal hook, similar to a quick change swivel. The 'bead' I assume is the item wit a fat bullet like end and a stick like end. the hole in the fat end does accept...

OK, senile 80 year old in need of help 😆. I bought some packs of the Korda 'bolt and run rigs' on line, because I liked the sound of the safety aspect of them. However, now I have them I can't for the life of me see how to put them together. I was expecting a pictorial explanation on the...

I have a friend with a huge beer belly who has that problem Chris :D Cheers, Dave.