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Back up of the clutch on a Mitchell ?!! those things were what started the fad of backwinding in the first place :D

Yes mate, back in the day thats how we used to play fish, mitchells and old cardinals you could do that but most modern skirted reels will mangle yer fingers ! Ah the good old days eh Mike ? :)

As has neen said Mike, try it with a landing net in your other hand :) i can think of a few i'd have never landed trying that ! But then i'm no Mattster :)

Clutch, i can think of a hundred reasons for not backwinding and also as many for not faffing around with a centrepin :) each to their own though,whatever you're happiest with, oh and rear drags are usually pony !!

Optilabs Ultra 2000 / Drivewear lenses are very good, the vari tint is very effective in changing light (much better than bronze lenses in low light. I sold mine this year because i wanted a pair of Maui Jim HTs, they are fantastic but its best to have a second pair of bronze ones for bright...

Very nice :) Question Bob, is there any way nowadays of doing a matt/satin varnish on whippings ? ala Terry Eustace, Pete Evans rods of old, looks much nicer on a matt blank imo.

I think you said it somewhere in there Dave :D

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon Lush [I had 7 single legs plus tip put on my Chimeras, in the hand they feel way nicer than the factory builds, they are the first ones made, specialists i think they were labelled but essentially Chimera 2s, those rods have been battered over the years and...

Mike, to my way of thinking its like this, you develop a highly nutritional bait that fish through association recognise as a very good foodstuff, then along comes another foodsource that has a similar identity (flavouring / oil etc) but on a very poor base, this then derails your efforts. This...

Cheers i will :) and while you're out shopping don't forget a big bag of casein ;)

Good recovery :D

I had 7 single legs plus tip put on my Chimeras, in the hand they feel way nicer than the factory builds, they are the first ones made, specialists i think they were labelled but essentially Chimera 2s, those rods have been battered over the years and are still good today, ring wise i don't...

Oh, and a better bait than bread, maggot and worm ? Casters for sure, there are a lot of em in a kilo too, i'll buy them and bring along a video camera :) Merry Xmas.

From page 5 ! Why the HNV approach in these circumstances then Neil ?

Hi Terry, no nothing as complicated as that ! just a choice of two baits, plain old TPs straight out of the bag and the other bait that can be used boiled or paste, no added flavours in either.

Rubbish here too, i'll drink to better times, may not be early 2015 though :( Chin up fellas.

I think its fair to say that over the last 15 pages there has been a fair mix of opinions! As with any discussion on this subject over the years there will always be those that buy into the HNV theory and those that simply won’t, that’s all good as far as I am concerned. It would be a boring...

Ha ha, don't give up the day job Fozzy :)

Just spent 20 minutes on a long winded reply and it bloody timed out, can't be bothered to start again !!

Very high in vitamin 'E' apparently.