In reply to Post #15
They are a great price and I like the fact that they come with a bar to wind them in.
Do they need another bank stick to slide into them or are they a complete item that you just attach a rod rest or bite indicator too?
They are a great price and I like the fact that they come with a bar to wind them in.
Do they need another bank stick to slide into them or are they a complete item that you just attach a rod rest or bite indicator too?
In reply to Post #16
even cheaper LINKY POO
there are lots of options depending on your budget
MPS Digging stick
Matrix Innovations Piledriver Bankstick Auger
Century Chunky Fishing Bankstick Gravel Eater in slim or chunky
even cheaper LINKY POO
there are lots of options depending on your budget
MPS Digging stick
Matrix Innovations Piledriver Bankstick Auger
Century Chunky Fishing Bankstick Gravel Eater in slim or chunky
In reply to Post #17
I just use one of Keith's digging tools, they come with a t bar and will make a hole in any ground to put your normal alloy banksticks into . I fish on gravel pits with very stony ground and would be lost without it.
I'm not sure what Keith's digging tool is made from but it's still sharp and not worn after a couple of years, some of the cheaper banksticks soon go blunt and worn when used on stony ground.
I just use one of Keith's digging tools, they come with a t bar and will make a hole in any ground to put your normal alloy banksticks into . I fish on gravel pits with very stony ground and would be lost without it.
I'm not sure what Keith's digging tool is made from but it's still sharp and not worn after a couple of years, some of the cheaper banksticks soon go blunt and worn when used on stony ground.
In reply to Post #16
Yep, you buy either the 12 or 16 mm version of that lil Excavator and then add the bankstick.
So you have to have the two, which becomes one if that makes sense.
Yep, you buy either the 12 or 16 mm version of that lil Excavator and then add the bankstick.
So you have to have the two, which becomes one if that makes sense.
In reply to Post #19
They saw the carp angler coming with that design didn't they.
They saw the carp angler coming with that design didn't they.
I use the JAG xcavators and have never had a problem with hard ground. Expensive but built to last.
Found an amazing price for the Cygnet Auger & associated bank sticks at Total Fishing Tackle so bought 2 of those.
If they don't work out I'll try Keiths models
If they don't work out I'll try Keiths models
For years I used the "Fox Powerpoint Euro Bankstick" and they would screw into any hard bank and I would use them everywhere I went.
But then one day when we was having a "Get Together" one Winter, I noticed everyone had their sticks in the bank and rods set up on them and I was still screwing my sticks into the bank. When I tried pushing my sticks into the bank to speed things up, they would not go despite the ground being soft enough to push a normal stick into the bank.
That was the day that I discovered "Screw Pointed" banksticks are useless most of the time unless the ground is very hard and I stopped using them and went back to traditional sticks and if I cannot get them into the ground, just make a pilot hole.
But then one day when we was having a "Get Together" one Winter, I noticed everyone had their sticks in the bank and rods set up on them and I was still screwing my sticks into the bank. When I tried pushing my sticks into the bank to speed things up, they would not go despite the ground being soft enough to push a normal stick into the bank.
That was the day that I discovered "Screw Pointed" banksticks are useless most of the time unless the ground is very hard and I stopped using them and went back to traditional sticks and if I cannot get them into the ground, just make a pilot hole.
In reply to Post #1
Ive had a set of Kieths defiant mps for over 10 years and they are a great bit of kit,more durable than most others that i have seen on the market.
Ive had a set of Kieths defiant mps for over 10 years and they are a great bit of kit,more durable than most others that i have seen on the market.
In reply to Post #23
I agree I had stopped using screw in sticks a long time ago
and it was most noticeable when I started fishing the Tidal Trent where the banks are made up with large rocks and soil you can wiggle around with a pointed 48" stick in between the rocks but it cant happen with a big screw bit on the bottom
and I have always carried one of Keith's original digging sticks in my holdall for other conditions
I agree I had stopped using screw in sticks a long time ago
and it was most noticeable when I started fishing the Tidal Trent where the banks are made up with large rocks and soil you can wiggle around with a pointed 48" stick in between the rocks but it cant happen with a big screw bit on the bottom
and I have always carried one of Keith's original digging sticks in my holdall for other conditions
I still have and use my push in extendable bank sticks that I used as a teenager 40 years ago but also have some newer screw in bank sticks that I used more this this so wanted a couple of extra ones.
So the Cygnet Auger and Cygnet minimal CV bank sticks arrived today and the bank sticks don't fit inside the Auger.
Not sure what's going on everything I read said they were supposed to be compatible.
Not sure what's going on everything I read said they were supposed to be compatible.
In reply to Post #27
Post 15 - You take the extendable top bit of the bankstick out, and that goes into the auger. The whole bankstick as one won't go into the auger.
Post 15 - You take the extendable top bit of the bankstick out, and that goes into the auger. The whole bankstick as one won't go into the auger.
In reply to Post #28
yes I'm aware of that. The extendable part won't for in the auger.
yes I'm aware of that. The extendable part won't for in the auger.
I made the mistake of buying a jag digging stick for making holes for a jag bank stick. I hadn't checked the size beforehand, it's like a tent peg.