Finally got to use my 3 rod set up and christened my brilliant, lightweight goalpost bars.
In reply to Post #31
ill buy a 3 rod setup also soon,for the price cant go wrong really
ill buy a 3 rod setup also soon,for the price cant go wrong really
In reply to Post #1
Chris Brown bars and sticks. I've also got Steve Neville stainless but the extra weight isn't worth the improvement in aesthetics. Both are fantastic though. However, the Chris Brown stuff is more adaptive.
Chris Brown bars and sticks. I've also got Steve Neville stainless but the extra weight isn't worth the improvement in aesthetics. Both are fantastic though. However, the Chris Brown stuff is more adaptive.
Solar Banksticks for me.
I have my original Solar Stainless sticks as well as a set of P1 Stainless as well.
Come to that somewhere I still have original fixed Stainless buzzer bars somewhere.
I think I got them back in the 1990's.
Solars Johnson Ross link is here
I have my original Solar Stainless sticks as well as a set of P1 Stainless as well.
Come to that somewhere I still have original fixed Stainless buzzer bars somewhere.
I think I got them back in the 1990's.
Solars Johnson Ross link is here
In reply to Post #29
Cam,..in the top.right hand corner of your nice picture,is a bivvy sat on a platform,across the other side of your lake..
What is the ladder on the platform for..?
Is it for a boat ?
Cheers
Cam,..in the top.right hand corner of your nice picture,is a bivvy sat on a platform,across the other side of your lake..
What is the ladder on the platform for..?
Is it for a boat ?
Cheers
In reply to Post #35
It's not my picture Adam, I just added it for Marco.
Didn't even notice that tbh
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I guess it would be for easier entry into a boat? I have no idea
It's not my picture Adam, I just added it for Marco.
Didn't even notice that tbh
.I guess it would be for easier entry into a boat? I have no idea
In reply to Post #34
Used solar for years, predominantly a world wide pod since they came out
Last year I was walking a long way to where I was fishing and carrying my gear, also only fishing two rods so I decided to buy a two rod set up for cheap. I bought some cheap 2 rod buzz bars from EBay, major mistake, the threads were knackered on one, both came with the black coating damaged too
Bit the bullet and bought some black matrix ones with some small red hangers, tidy bit of kit. Also bought a couple of JRC alarms, not bad for the money
My advice is buy from a shop and see what you are getting otherwise be prepared to send things back, I didn't, the crap off eBay is in the shed
Used solar for years, predominantly a world wide pod since they came out
Last year I was walking a long way to where I was fishing and carrying my gear, also only fishing two rods so I decided to buy a two rod set up for cheap. I bought some cheap 2 rod buzz bars from EBay, major mistake, the threads were knackered on one, both came with the black coating damaged too
Bit the bullet and bought some black matrix ones with some small red hangers, tidy bit of kit. Also bought a couple of JRC alarms, not bad for the money
My advice is buy from a shop and see what you are getting otherwise be prepared to send things back, I didn't, the crap off eBay is in the shed
In reply to Post #36
Ahh,I see Cam..
Your most probably right,it for a boat I guess..(I dont miss much mate, especially small shiny stuff on banksides)...
Ahh,I see Cam..
Your most probably right,it for a boat I guess..(I dont miss much mate, especially small shiny stuff on banksides)...
In reply to Post #38
Question is then..
Is it permanently there or did the angler take it himself.
Sort of goes against your type of fishing if they did!
Question is then..
Is it permanently there or did the angler take it himself.
Sort of goes against your type of fishing if they did!
In reply to Post #37
Love my Solar stuff,its 33 yrs old ,two plus one set up from Exeter Angling,sold to me by Hiram,great lad..it'll see me out ,its as good as the day I bought it..,
Love my Solar stuff,its 33 yrs old ,two plus one set up from Exeter Angling,sold to me by Hiram,great lad..it'll see me out ,its as good as the day I bought it..,
In reply to Post #39
Yeah Cam,minimalist, ha ha,not sure I could fit that in my rucksack,can see it now though,new Jag porta ladda,in 316,to aid high angle photographic shots..
Bet it would sell as well..
Yeah Cam,minimalist, ha ha,not sure I could fit that in my rucksack,can see it now though,new Jag porta ladda,in 316,to aid high angle photographic shots..
Bet it would sell as well..
In reply to Post #38
I think there may be a lower floating platform?
I think there may be a lower floating platform?
In reply to Post #35
A lot of people in that lake use the waders to place the rigs by hand because its a really shallow lake.
They walk all along that far margin on the picture to place the rigs,
I guess that they use the ladder to help them get into the water from the platform no need for boats on that lake lol
A lot of people in that lake use the waders to place the rigs by hand because its a really shallow lake.
They walk all along that far margin on the picture to place the rigs,
I guess that they use the ladder to help them get into the water from the platform
no need for boats on that lake lol
In reply to Post #2
Also use cygnet. Solid, lightweight, cheap and does the job.
If I was to change anything it would just be that the old cygnet stuff I have is mostly painted black rather than anodised, consequently the black paint has chipped (only really where the thumbscrews of my tripod tighten onto the bank stick uprights). I've also lost one thumbscrew.
The only features I'd look for then going forwards would be a hard anodised finish and lossless thumbscrews. The cygnet 20/20 CV range has both features for half the price of something like JAG.
Also use cygnet. Solid, lightweight, cheap and does the job.
If I was to change anything it would just be that the old cygnet stuff I have is mostly painted black rather than anodised, consequently the black paint has chipped (only really where the thumbscrews of my tripod tighten onto the bank stick uprights). I've also lost one thumbscrew.
The only features I'd look for then going forwards would be a hard anodised finish and lossless thumbscrews. The cygnet 20/20 CV range has both features for half the price of something like JAG.
In reply to Post #1
Fair to say the choice is rather wide. I use Matrix super slinky sticks, bars, you name it - it's all Matrix. Nothing fancy, just very well made and functional. Not a JAG fan, great gear, but I think they've gone too far with the styling - making some of their stuff look more like toys than tools.
Fair to say the choice is rather wide. I use Matrix super slinky sticks, bars, you name it - it's all Matrix. Nothing fancy, just very well made and functional. Not a JAG fan, great gear, but I think they've gone too far with the styling - making some of their stuff look more like toys than tools.