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I was going to say exactly the same. Orvis stuff can be good but is fearsomely expensive.
Other sling packs are available at a fraction of the Orvis/Patagonia/FishPond/Sage etc prices; whether they will do what you want is up to the individual.
Same logic applies to waterproof rucksacks aimed...
I use a Tricast Triaxial - a power float rod that has a spliced tip. An interesting way of softening the tip of a powerful blank.
Old technology admittedly, but it works quite well.
This story has just been on the BBC1 breakfast programme.
The sewage works concerned is Little Marlow.
I’ve fished that stretch a little; and there is a sewage outlet halfway down. If you fish downstream of the pipe the river often starts to stink just after it gets dark…….
Once you have watched that, also watch ‘Gurubox’. It’s a hilarious take on ‘gogglebox’; famous (?) Guru sponsored anglers react to the underwater filming and the reaction of the commentators……
As I’ve said before, a decent feeder oriented specialist angler could help them out a fair bit.
Indeed; we have to cling to the impact of this sort of publicity.
There is a very impressive LibDem MP (Layla Moran) who represents the Abingdon area; and she has been putting huge pressure on Thames Water for a while.
In my time on the EA Thames RFERAC committee I had the misfortune to meet...
Double crimps work fine on mono that is thick enough to fit (just) the double crimp.
If you dont fancy it just buy the Gemini links mentioned above - now available in many different configurations. They are superb.
Ive made my own bait on/off since the late 70's and would put Solar S &O in the top 5 flavours I have ever come across.
Whether the current versions are anything like as good as the original I have no idea.
As I said early on in this thread, these days Im pretty sure I can't make bait that is...
Exactly right. Custom rod building is a damn difficult way to make a living. I bought an MT mult-tip and the whole concept was for MT to sell a completed rod off the shelf.
Tom Pollard has been selling ‘ready made’ rods for years and now half his business is wholesaling rod components.
I used...
FWIW I think I’ve started about 3 - 4 weeks too early.
I’ve got one more short trip pencilled in for later this week and I will fish deeper water on the basis that they haven’t been in the shallow stuff previously. I can’t fish next week.
Last year on the same water (70 acres) they didn’t feed...
Just to confuse you, my 11ft 1.75 Torrix has 8 plus tip (also built by MT).
It wasn’t built for me but I really like that arrangement. 7 would be fine, but I particularly like having 2 rings on the butt section as I fish with bobbins a lot.
If you want to clean stuff really properly, get hold of some Virkon disinfectant.
Available in small sachets from some vets.
I fish in Iceland irregularly and they demand all tackle is disinfected before you go and you have to have paperwork to prove it. Or they do it when you arrive. Lucky...
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