In reply to Post #15
Not titanium no but the the top notch tackle pegs really are top notch. The banks on the pits I fish are really rock hard no matter where I set up there's always a boulder or dinosaur bone stone lurking underfoot. I used to drill pegs in with a small electric drill but tossed that aside for top notch tackle pegs and a 2lb lump hammer. Giving them a whack to fire them in to the ground doesn't spook the fish from what I have found. The pegs go in solid smash trough pretty much anything and hold real good. I must have put one through a tree root the other week as it took me ages to wind out. I have only ever had one taken on a very very slight and I mean slight bend in about 6 years you would do well to spot it if I chucked you my peg bag.
Not titanium no but the the top notch tackle pegs really are top notch. The banks on the pits I fish are really rock hard no matter where I set up there's always a boulder or dinosaur bone stone lurking underfoot. I used to drill pegs in with a small electric drill but tossed that aside for top notch tackle pegs and a 2lb lump hammer. Giving them a whack to fire them in to the ground doesn't spook the fish from what I have found. The pegs go in solid smash trough pretty much anything and hold real good. I must have put one through a tree root the other week as it took me ages to wind out. I have only ever had one taken on a very very slight and I mean slight bend in about 6 years you would do well to spot it if I chucked you my peg bag.
In reply to Post #16
Go on then I'll go... 100% it spooks the fish, maybe not for as long as you're there but for me vibration and a lump hammer would be my No1 fish scarier.
I have a pond with near tame, never caught carp, you can walk up, and they will come to feed, you can chat loudly and still about, a sudden or proLonged vibration and they disappear.
You do you as the kids say but mallets are my pet hate on the banks, hammers even worse, for a day angler they are horrific- I'd rather hard house played at full volume than that
Go on then I'll go... 100% it spooks the fish, maybe not for as long as you're there but for me vibration and a lump hammer would be my No1 fish scarier.
I have a pond with near tame, never caught carp, you can walk up, and they will come to feed, you can chat loudly and still about, a sudden or proLonged vibration and they disappear.
You do you as the kids say but mallets are my pet hate on the banks, hammers even worse, for a day angler they are horrific- I'd rather hard house played at full volume than that
Not only that, it's bloody anti-social and crap etiquette...
Study to be quiet, a long forgotten phrase for many.
Study to be quiet, a long forgotten phrase for many.
In reply to Post #17
I tend to agree.
I consider myself to be very tolerant to those with questionable habits on the bank. Poor etiquette can after all be addressed through education. But mallets are different.... imo it can ruin it for everyone within 100 yards+. I personally would rather not put the brolly up than have to use a hammer to get my pegs in.
I tend to agree.
I consider myself to be very tolerant to those with questionable habits on the bank. Poor etiquette can after all be addressed through education. But mallets are different.... imo it can ruin it for everyone within 100 yards+. I personally would rather not put the brolly up than have to use a hammer to get my pegs in.
In reply to Post #19
Same here - have you NEVER been able to get some in though? I have never gone shelterless because i couldn't get a peg in and I'd never in a million years use a mallet so for me it's a combination of etiquette and lack of physical prowess.
Same here - have you NEVER been able to get some in though? I have never gone shelterless because i couldn't get a peg in and I'd never in a million years use a mallet so for me it's a combination of etiquette and lack of physical prowess.
In reply to Post #20
Nope.... always managed to get them in with a bit of tough love.
Nope.... always managed to get them in with a bit of tough love.
In reply to Post #18
Absolutely. Terrible etiquette
Absolutely. Terrible etiquette
The ones that you drill in are the answer IMO.
Ok you have to carry a cordless drill which could be a bit heavier than a mallet but worth it if it doesn't make you unpopular with your neighbours.
Ok you have to carry a cordless drill which could be a bit heavier than a mallet but worth it if it doesn't make you unpopular with your neighbours.
In reply to Post #23
Six-hundred and eighty grams!
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Six-hundred and eighty grams!
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Cor, I'm not gonna use a drill or hammer anything into the ground.
As others have mentioned, I've never struggled to get at least one peg in which is sufficient to hold a pram hood or brolly in place as long as it isn't blowing a hooey
As others have mentioned, I've never struggled to get at least one peg in which is sufficient to hold a pram hood or brolly in place as long as it isn't blowing a hooey
In reply to Post #23
Tbf I'd be just as wound up if someone showed up next to me with power tools
Tbf I'd be just as wound up if someone showed up next to me with power tools
In reply to Post #26
Not sure how I'd act. Some one belting pegs in with a hammer is bad enough!
Not sure how I'd act. Some one belting pegs in with a hammer is bad enough!
I can honestly say I have never had the need to bang a peg into the ground.
Just move it or orientate it differently and a peg will go in somewhere with a twist.
Just move it or orientate it differently and a peg will go in somewhere with a twist.
In reply to Post #26
Depends, don't mind it on drill but hammer setting
Depends, don't mind it on drill but hammer setting
In reply to Post #29
I suppose if the ground was really hard you could use an impact driver
That's a joke by the way.
As for people saying they never have trouble getting pegs in, believe me there are places that are so hard that it is almost possible, even for drilled in pegs
I suppose if the ground was really hard you could use an impact driver
That's a joke by the way.
As for people saying they never have trouble getting pegs in, believe me there are places that are so hard that it is almost possible, even for drilled in pegs