In reply to Post #15
I know.... we will all be back perch fishing in winter again soon
I know.... we will all be back perch fishing in winter again soon
In reply to Post #15
That is so true..couldn't have put it better myself ,so true..!
As an edit...my father,once said,don't you ever get tired of catching those things?,he meant carp...being cocky I said no !
Last thing he probably said,was you'll be doing your course fishing again ,like you did..before.....
He might be right,...
That is so true..couldn't have put it better myself ,so true..!
As an edit...my father,once said,don't you ever get tired of catching those things?,he meant carp...being cocky I said no !
Last thing he probably said,was you'll be doing your course fishing again ,like you did..before.....
He might be right,...
In reply to Post #16
I'm on it already,ha,ha...I been doing nothing but float n straight lead ,trad fishing lately..
I still go carping tho..,but on my own terms,...
I'm on it already,ha,ha...I been doing nothing but float n straight lead ,trad fishing lately..
I still go carping tho..,but on my own terms,...
crikey ... just reminded me of a DAM Quickstick leger i once had that i used swing tips with ... Feels a long time ago 
In reply to Post #19
Back in the early '80s my Dad used to have a battery powered float with an LED in the top for night fishing
Back in the early '80s my Dad used to have a battery powered float with an LED in the top for night fishing
In reply to Post #20
I had one of them
I had one of them
In reply to Post #21
So did I...
I remember it was powered by two hearing aid sized batteries,when you had a bite,both the red lights in the reflection came together, and then disappeared in the gloom..it was a hefty float ,but it did work...
If I remember,it twisted apart to get to the batteries,and this also turned it on..
So did I...
I remember it was powered by two hearing aid sized batteries,when you had a bite,both the red lights in the reflection came together, and then disappeared in the gloom..it was a hefty float ,but it did work...
If I remember,it twisted apart to get to the batteries,and this also turned it on..
In reply to Post #20
Am I old enough to be your dad?
I did and had some good tench caught on the float at night up to 7 or 8lb. My biggest tench back then came ledgering luncheon meat with a swing tip, bream to 7lb on the feeder and swing tip.
Miss my gear from back then. I reckon the Daiwa reels would hold their own even now. Sadly nearly all my gear was stolen late 80's.
Am I old enough to be your dad?
I did and had some good tench caught on the float at night up to 7 or 8lb. My biggest tench back then came ledgering luncheon meat with a swing tip, bream to 7lb on the feeder and swing tip.
Miss my gear from back then. I reckon the Daiwa reels would hold their own even now. Sadly nearly all my gear was stolen late 80's.
In reply to Post #22
That's the one! Most of his old stuff I inherited / borrowed as a kid. efgeeco seatboxes, mitchell reels, etc.
That's the one! Most of his old stuff I inherited / borrowed as a kid. efgeeco seatboxes, mitchell reels, etc.
Now fings is coming back..so..memory!
Carbonite floats,yes indeed.. only I had the whole boxed set for still water fishing,these were interchangeable tip, tips,different bodies the lot,in fact I was so proud of em I never used them in case I lost one..
I also won a set of Newark Needle floats,from either AT or AM,for a barbel from the Royalty,no mean feat bearing in mind no proper rivers in Kernow to learn on..
Stillwater blues
Windbeaters
Lerc poles
Effjeeco banksticks
Stephens 5 tube rodholdall
PDQ float rods
Woolwoths tackle
Crooks with elastic..for pole fishing
Efjeeco trolly with padded seat cushion
Polystel rods by Shakespeare
Ken Giles
Match International rods
Boron
Converted ABU 501
Lol
Bring back the old days,no Hormones then,only hormones we had was when it wouldn't go down...!!!!!!
Carbonite floats,yes indeed.. only I had the whole boxed set for still water fishing,these were interchangeable tip, tips,different bodies the lot,in fact I was so proud of em I never used them in case I lost one..
I also won a set of Newark Needle floats,from either AT or AM,for a barbel from the Royalty,no mean feat bearing in mind no proper rivers in Kernow to learn on..
Stillwater blues
Windbeaters
Lerc poles
Effjeeco banksticks
Stephens 5 tube rodholdall
PDQ float rods
Woolwoths tackle
Crooks with elastic..for pole fishing
Efjeeco trolly with padded seat cushion
Polystel rods by Shakespeare
Ken Giles
Match International rods
Boron
Converted ABU 501
Lol
Bring back the old days,no Hormones then,only hormones we had was when it wouldn't go down...!!!!!!
In reply to Post #25
Au lion d or hooks
Spade end hook tier
Derri boots
440a
410
300
Rapidex..
Chipped teeth on splitshot
Bayer Perlon
Night fishing...staying awake til you fell off yer efjeeco standard or major...
Isotopes
Squats
Pinkies
Gozzers...
The great swimfeeder debacle..
Bob Mussetts comic style fishing adventures
Glass breakable flasks..
And oh the anticipation, because I caught a carp,it was three pounds and weighed in my pan net on Samson scales
Au lion d or hooks
Spade end hook tier
Derri boots
440a
410
300
Rapidex..
Chipped teeth on splitshot
Bayer Perlon
Night fishing...staying awake til you fell off yer efjeeco standard or major...
Isotopes
Squats
Pinkies
Gozzers...
The great swimfeeder debacle..
Bob Mussetts comic style fishing adventures
Glass breakable flasks..
And oh the anticipation, because I caught a carp,it was three pounds and weighed in my pan net on Samson scales
i used those battery light floats .... it was almost painful for the eyes to continue watching over long periods so could never get on with them. Waching isotopes pushed into fairy liquid bottle tops wasnt much easier when legering either. In the end when tench fishing it was all about the churner. Getting a pair of Optonics was a game changer!
I did have the following set ups for coarse for many years. This wasnt first set up. I started with Shakespeare glass rods
Bob Church Boron Splice Tip 13ft Match Rod (beautiful green blank) with an Abu 602m closed face reel
DAM Quickstick Leger with Shimano SSG2000 real
Drennan Waggler Float Rod used with one of the above reels
Standard match trolley
Argos 45" Brolly
Stephens of Birmingham Seat Box
Stephens of Birmingham Rod Holdall
Sundridge Landing Net Handle
I did have the following set ups for coarse for many years. This wasnt first set up. I started with Shakespeare glass rods
Bob Church Boron Splice Tip 13ft Match Rod (beautiful green blank) with an Abu 602m closed face reel
DAM Quickstick Leger with Shimano SSG2000 real
Drennan Waggler Float Rod used with one of the above reels
Standard match trolley
Argos 45" Brolly
Stephens of Birmingham Seat Box
Stephens of Birmingham Rod Holdall
Sundridge Landing Net Handle
AS1 seat box, (Still use mine)
Brennan & Hickman luggage,
Marks & Marlow, (Especially if Ivan was in)
White crumb or Brown,
Shakespeare President match rod,
Daiwa Harrier rods,
Drennan baitwaiter,
Paint roller pole rollers,
Gudgeon -Minnow - Micro mesh keepnets
Racine Tourtue line.
The list is endless, pity the memory isn't.
Brennan & Hickman luggage,
Marks & Marlow, (Especially if Ivan was in)
White crumb or Brown,
Shakespeare President match rod,
Daiwa Harrier rods,
Drennan baitwaiter,
Paint roller pole rollers,
Gudgeon -Minnow - Micro mesh keepnets
Racine Tourtue line.
The list is endless, pity the memory isn't.
In reply to Post #28
Great shout,I had a Brennan and Hickman net bag in black with some sort of gold logo or signage ..long time ago..
Great shout,I had a Brennan and Hickman net bag in black with some sort of gold logo or signage ..long time ago..
In reply to Post #29
That's the one. I had the carryall and holdall.
They did a fibreglass box as well, which I also bought. Is was a tackle tart even back then. LOL.
That's the one. I had the carryall and holdall.
They did a fibreglass box as well, which I also bought. Is was a tackle tart even back then. LOL.