In reply to Post #30
Yes there was a boilie gun I remember seeing the advert
Yes there was a boilie gun I remember seeing the advert
In reply to Post #1
Nash boilie grabber - a wired claw like affair designed for removing boilies from glug without getting glug on your pinkies . . . totally useless as baits always ended up from the floor before you got a chance to pierce them with a baiting needle; let alone lasso floss around them. . .which meant your fingers got covered anyway . . .
Nash boilie grabber - a wired claw like affair designed for removing boilies from glug without getting glug on your pinkies . . . totally useless as baits always ended up from the floor before you got a chance to pierce them with a baiting needle; let alone lasso floss around them. . .which meant your fingers got covered anyway . . .
But those guns did work, didn't they? I believe i once bought some 2nd hand gear from a guy who didn't like his neighbour, on the other side of the street with parking space and small park in between, and he showed me how he terrorized him with shooting boilies on his roof. And garden, and windows, and etc. Long time ago, vague memory:XD
In reply to Post #30
I remember it being demonstrated at a Carp show at the NEC in Birmingham in '90 or '91. The guy marketing it claimed you could go to your local fire station to get the compressed air canister re-filled for free. It relied on the boilies not being too firm - they needed to deform slightly so they could fill the barrel completely. He also showed that you couldn't fire marbles or ball-bearings with it for that reason. It worked but was a bit of a faff to use, accuracy appeared to be an issue, and the price put it out of reach of most anglers. Never heard any more of it after that ...
I remember it being demonstrated at a Carp show at the NEC in Birmingham in '90 or '91. The guy marketing it claimed you could go to your local fire station to get the compressed air canister re-filled for free. It relied on the boilies not being too firm - they needed to deform slightly so they could fill the barrel completely. He also showed that you couldn't fire marbles or ball-bearings with it for that reason. It worked but was a bit of a faff to use, accuracy appeared to be an issue, and the price put it out of reach of most anglers. Never heard any more of it after that ...
In reply to Post #30
Deffo remember that, was a while ago as I think I was in 6th form😂
Remember standing outside Greenfields in Canterbury firing baits at the city wall across the dual carriageway. I bet a paintball gun would do the job, roll some dimples onto the bait, jobs a good'un.
Imagine the noise at some of the day ticket places in the morning when the bombardment starts.....
Deffo remember that, was a while ago as I think I was in 6th form😂
Remember standing outside Greenfields in Canterbury firing baits at the city wall across the dual carriageway. I bet a paintball gun would do the job, roll some dimples onto the bait, jobs a good'un.
Imagine the noise at some of the day ticket places in the morning when the bombardment starts.....
In reply to Post #35
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.carpology.net/article/spot-on-fish/&ved=2ahUKEwjhnsnlts6IAxU-UUEAHTzxAHoQFnoECC4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2vRluTL9g5H5KQOwqxGqBB
Surely the 'Spot on Fish', a snip at £400, has to win.... Even beating the Nash Runway.. This still has me in hysterics...
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.carpology.net/article/spot-on-fish/&ved=2ahUKEwjhnsnlts6IAxU-UUEAHTzxAHoQFnoECC4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2vRluTL9g5H5KQOwqxGqBB
Surely the 'Spot on Fish', a snip at £400, has to win.... Even beating the Nash Runway.. This still has me in hysterics...
In reply to Post #32
Copy of a pickled onion grabber sold at hardware stores!
Copy of a pickled onion grabber sold at hardware stores!
In reply to Post #32
I've got to disagree, I still use mine for picking up small bits from my tackle box that otherwise I'd be picking my finger for and getting frustrated as near every time it'd fall off
Never had the problem of dropping baits, and when using Monster Mussel in summer it went at least some way to minimising getting covered in it, but from that perspective like you I nearly always ended up handling them anyway....doh. They're also handy for chunky fingers and narrow pots. Iirc couldn't you tighten the grip by twisting the top....I'll check when I'm out tomorrow!
EDIT, no, I was imagining it, or it doesn't do that anymore!
I've got to disagree, I still use mine for picking up small bits from my tackle box that otherwise I'd be picking my finger for and getting frustrated as near every time it'd fall off
Never had the problem of dropping baits, and when using Monster Mussel in summer it went at least some way to minimising getting covered in it, but from that perspective like you I nearly always ended up handling them anyway....doh. They're also handy for chunky fingers and narrow pots. Iirc couldn't you tighten the grip by twisting the top....I'll check when I'm out tomorrow!
EDIT, no, I was imagining it, or it doesn't do that anymore!
In reply to Post #36
The readout should be in wraps......
The readout should be in wraps......
In reply to Post #30
I remember the air cannon effort, almost looked like a mortar from memory.
I have seen similar used for sea fishing, they freeze the bait/leader into a perfect cylinder (perfect as in bore for the pipe it gets shot out of)...trace attached to mainline, frozen cylinder loaded into barrel and air released.
In an ideal scenario the angler opens the bail arm before firing...
OK, get some popcorn out...I found the video and it shows roughly what I described/remembered. Enjoy...
"Send it!"
I remember the air cannon effort, almost looked like a mortar from memory.
I have seen similar used for sea fishing, they freeze the bait/leader into a perfect cylinder (perfect as in bore for the pipe it gets shot out of)...trace attached to mainline, frozen cylinder loaded into barrel and air released.
In an ideal scenario the angler opens the bail arm before firing...
OK, get some popcorn out...I found the video and it shows roughly what I described/remembered. Enjoy...
"Send it!"
In reply to Post #5
Still use mine today. Brilliant bit of kit
Still use mine today. Brilliant bit of kit
In reply to Post #40
That would be hilarious if the bail arm did close 🤣
That would be hilarious if the bail arm did close 🤣
In reply to Post #40
Oh ****! Now you've done it.
Give a couple of months and it will be re-marketed by Ali as the ‘Magic Tube'
Oh ****! Now you've done it.
Give a couple of months and it will be re-marketed by Ali as the ‘Magic Tube'
In reply to Post #43
OMC CACK (Compressed Air Cast Kit)
Joking aside, I think some of their stuff looks good...and I actually like Ali, so I tend to keep out of the threads where 'opinions' are being voiced.
OMC CACK (Compressed Air Cast Kit)
Joking aside, I think some of their stuff looks good...and I actually like Ali, so I tend to keep out of the threads where 'opinions' are being voiced.
OMC run rig rubbers...no good with heavy leads as they pull over the sleeves and end up on your rigs... obviously not field tested properly...very poor... 