In reply to Post #29
Obviously suits you and your happy with it.
Obviously suits you and your happy with it.
In reply to Post #31
Yes, mate. But I've always got my eye open for anything that will set itself up though LOL. Hence adding a Tempest
100T to the bivvy stable this year.
Yes, mate. But I've always got my eye open for anything that will set itself up though LOL. Hence adding a Tempest
100T to the bivvy stable this year.
In reply to Post #32
The last two fish I caught came to a rod I built in about 1975. My Ballista's were bought in '93, they're coupled with 4500 GT's bought in '89. My "new" set of rods and reels were bought secondhand around 2010. Alarms and pod about '94. So yeah, I'm fairly happy with my set up. Though I did treat my self recently to a V2 brolly to replace my ancient oval profile that had gone very baggy.
The last two fish I caught came to a rod I built in about 1975. My Ballista's were bought in '93, they're coupled with 4500 GT's bought in '89. My "new" set of rods and reels were bought secondhand around 2010. Alarms and pod about '94. So yeah, I'm fairly happy with my set up. Though I did treat my self recently to a V2 brolly to replace my ancient oval profile that had gone very baggy.
I'm pretty shrewd when it comes to buying tackle and pretty skint most of the time.. 
But the thing with us anglers is we spend so much time staring at what we got. We get bored with it pretty quickly and thus always on the look out for something new to stare at..
But the thing with us anglers is we spend so much time staring at what we got. We get bored with it pretty quickly and thus always on the look out for something new to stare at..
In reply to Post #1
. . .got to that point a while ago . . .but as Sundance says always after more age related items generally these days that provide warmth / comfort / ease of transportation.
Still do get tempted - my new weirdity is replacing / creating back up items for stuff I've already got - eg. I own 1x 3rod and 1x 4rod Fox Quattro pod plus a myriad of different sized banksticks . . .bullet proof system and one that is getting on for 20yrs old. Have looked at all the latest pods etc but I'm now after a Quattro mk2 (years after its original release) for reasons I cannot explain . . . .I just want one!
Just bought a Daiwa 125M (mint unused 2nd hand) closed faced match reel for trotting on the river for chub etc . . .already have an original 120M (which I've owned since I was 13yrs old) but always desired the rear drag version . . will probably just look at it in awe for the next decade then eventually use it lol . . . .
. . .got to that point a while ago . . .but as Sundance says always after more age related items generally these days that provide warmth / comfort / ease of transportation.
Still do get tempted - my new weirdity is replacing / creating back up items for stuff I've already got - eg. I own 1x 3rod and 1x 4rod Fox Quattro pod plus a myriad of different sized banksticks . . .bullet proof system and one that is getting on for 20yrs old. Have looked at all the latest pods etc but I'm now after a Quattro mk2 (years after its original release) for reasons I cannot explain . . . .I just want one!
Just bought a Daiwa 125M (mint unused 2nd hand) closed faced match reel for trotting on the river for chub etc . . .already have an original 120M (which I've owned since I was 13yrs old) but always desired the rear drag version . . will probably just look at it in awe for the next decade then eventually use it lol . . . .
In reply to Post #34
I'm happy with what I have, but am always looking for something better/faster/easier/lighter
@belch, if you're buying trotting reels just to look at a centrepin might be nice
I'm happy with what I have, but am always looking for something better/faster/easier/lighter
@belch, if you're buying trotting reels just to look at a centrepin might be nice
In reply to Post #35
How funny but I have had my Quatro pod since the 90s but I did buy one off eBay when I saw it just in case my one ever breaks 😂
For someone who works in the fishing industry and has fished for a long time I have very limited gear and all quite cheap really
My little rig rings I use to this day must be 10 years old and I'm still on my original packets! I don't lose much tackle, and I get given odd pieces from some of my lads who are sponsored by top brands. Just don't need much gear really! Finally got a new bivvy recently and a spool of sub braid but that's about it
How funny but I have had my Quatro pod since the 90s but I did buy one off eBay when I saw it just in case my one ever breaks 😂
For someone who works in the fishing industry and has fished for a long time I have very limited gear and all quite cheap really
My little rig rings I use to this day must be 10 years old and I'm still on my original packets! I don't lose much tackle, and I get given odd pieces from some of my lads who are sponsored by top brands. Just don't need much gear really! Finally got a new bivvy recently and a spool of sub braid but that's about it
In reply to Post #1
I guess the reason we buy stuff is to improve what we already have, because stuff improves over time. We'd all be fishing with tank aerials otherwise. Had the original Gardner pod then moved on and got a Solar sod pod. Had a Nash canvas bivvy on top of a Wavelock nubroli. When wet, a mother to carry so replaced that years ago. But for it's day, probably was the best shelter available. Still have the 50 inch brolly. Wish I'd kept my Bob Church wax 1 piece suit. If only to look " old school". Haven't bought much "major" item of tackle for quite a while. I like the fact that I know the limitations of the tackle I've had for many years. And I know sentimentality shouldn't come into fishing but I'd be really sorry to lose some of the tackle I've amassed over the years. But, hey ho, horses for courses and folks are entitled to spend their hard earned on whatever they choose to. Personally, pretty happy with what I have, and although a big fan of the Kinks, I've never really been a dedicated follower of fashion. Tight lines and stay safe you and yours
I guess the reason we buy stuff is to improve what we already have, because stuff improves over time. We'd all be fishing with tank aerials otherwise. Had the original Gardner pod then moved on and got a Solar sod pod. Had a Nash canvas bivvy on top of a Wavelock nubroli. When wet, a mother to carry so replaced that years ago. But for it's day, probably was the best shelter available. Still have the 50 inch brolly. Wish I'd kept my Bob Church wax 1 piece suit. If only to look " old school". Haven't bought much "major" item of tackle for quite a while. I like the fact that I know the limitations of the tackle I've had for many years. And I know sentimentality shouldn't come into fishing but I'd be really sorry to lose some of the tackle I've amassed over the years. But, hey ho, horses for courses and folks are entitled to spend their hard earned on whatever they choose to. Personally, pretty happy with what I have, and although a big fan of the Kinks, I've never really been a dedicated follower of fashion. Tight lines and stay safe you and yours
I'm very happy with the tackle i've gathered over the years.
Started carp fishing in 1988 and built up a nice collection of tackle by working hard and saving my money.
Sadly i got robbed of most of my tackle in 2010, so i had to start virtually from scratch again.
Luckely i had great contacts in the trade and i was fishing properly again 2 months after the robbery.
I also got several bits from people here on Carpforum, which i'll always be greatfull for!
The last 10 years i've been lucky enough to have been attached to a couple of well known companies, which also helped me building up my tackle arsenal again after the robbery.
At this moment i'm at the stage that i just have to buy some rig bits every now and then, that's it. 👍
Started carp fishing in 1988 and built up a nice collection of tackle by working hard and saving my money.
Sadly i got robbed of most of my tackle in 2010, so i had to start virtually from scratch again.
Luckely i had great contacts in the trade and i was fishing properly again 2 months after the robbery.
I also got several bits from people here on Carpforum, which i'll always be greatfull for!
The last 10 years i've been lucky enough to have been attached to a couple of well known companies, which also helped me building up my tackle arsenal again after the robbery.
At this moment i'm at the stage that i just have to buy some rig bits every now and then, that's it. 👍
If you feel the urge to look at something different or feel restless about the gear you own, have a spell of traditional carping. Use one or two rods, split cane or glass, old Abu or Mitchell reels or better still some centre pins. I'd avoid going back to Heron alarms, they still work but are somewhat less reliable than modern alternatives.
It'll give you routine carping a whole new perspective. Distance fishing means 60 - 70 yards max, playing fish is a lot less heave-ho and more evenly matched to the carp. No spodding unless you have a spare tuna rod so much more watercraft comes into play. Also, when you are between bites you have some beautiful tackle to lust over.
Plus, the huge bonus that when you've maybe struggled to come to terms with your newly acquired limitations, your old gear will look like the collie's jollies and you will be happy to spend bank time with it again.
It'll give you routine carping a whole new perspective. Distance fishing means 60 - 70 yards max, playing fish is a lot less heave-ho and more evenly matched to the carp. No spodding unless you have a spare tuna rod so much more watercraft comes into play. Also, when you are between bites you have some beautiful tackle to lust over.
Plus, the huge bonus that when you've maybe struggled to come to terms with your newly acquired limitations, your old gear will look like the collie's jollies and you will be happy to spend bank time with it again.
In reply to Post #40
Cat gut for line?
I like to use my 55's on my oldish pre df longbows. Good for fishing at shortish ranges. Thing is, most of the time I fish low stocked big waters (less fish the better) which need big tackle as the smaller waters are banged out with anglers which makes the fishing hard, plus the greater the likelihood of coming across a load of nutters that do my head in - half the time said nutters don't even know what they're talking about and make up the rest.
You don't have to have big everything for large waters, just that you're more adaptable with it and not restricted with the likes of 55's with fish crashing out at 150yds.
Cat gut for line?
I like to use my 55's on my oldish pre df longbows. Good for fishing at shortish ranges. Thing is, most of the time I fish low stocked big waters (less fish the better) which need big tackle as the smaller waters are banged out with anglers which makes the fishing hard, plus the greater the likelihood of coming across a load of nutters that do my head in - half the time said nutters don't even know what they're talking about and make up the rest.
You don't have to have big everything for large waters, just that you're more adaptable with it and not restricted with the likes of 55's with fish crashing out at 150yds.
In reply to Post #40
Or even more traditional, don't use alarms, dough bobbin or a ring of foil work great, sit and watch instead of playing with tech.
Or even more traditional, don't use alarms, dough bobbin or a ring of foil work great, sit and watch instead of playing with tech.
In reply to Post #42
Still *new wave* angling. Need to learn carp tickling...
Could crabline a mixer if you wanted to cheat.
Still *new wave* angling. Need to learn carp tickling...
Could crabline a mixer if you wanted to cheat.