The pegs on my local water have a wooden sleeper at the front and sides, and are filled with stone chippings which are quite deep having been topped up many times over the years.
I use a stage stand screwed to the front sleeper which sorts the front out but no matter how deep I knock in the back bankstick it always comes loose and often pulls out as I lift my rod.
Been wondering if a rod pod may be the answer but worried it may get dragged in as it wont be possible to anchor it down.
Anyone got any answers?
I use a stage stand screwed to the front sleeper which sorts the front out but no matter how deep I knock in the back bankstick it always comes loose and often pulls out as I lift my rod.
Been wondering if a rod pod may be the answer but worried it may get dragged in as it wont be possible to anchor it down.
Anyone got any answers?
In reply to Post #1
Try your pod with the stage stands on the front banksticks, if you've got a pod with vertical bank sticks
Try your pod with the stage stands on the front banksticks, if you've got a pod with vertical bank sticks
In reply to Post #1
Use a pod and put the front legs behind the sleeper
Use a pod and put the front legs behind the sleeper
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Goal post style with stage stands screwed to the sleeper.
Don't bother with the back just loosen the clutch of a bit
Goal post style with stage stands screwed to the sleeper.
Don't bother with the back just loosen the clutch of a bit
Are you fishing locked up?
If not, chuck a pod in the swim and make sure your clutches are set accordingly. Easy.
If you are fishing locked up then you could use the stage stands and ensure the butt rings are behind your alarms. Obviously you need to be on your rods as you normally would be when fishing snaggy areas.
If not, chuck a pod in the swim and make sure your clutches are set accordingly. Easy.
If you are fishing locked up then you could use the stage stands and ensure the butt rings are behind your alarms. Obviously you need to be on your rods as you normally would be when fishing snaggy areas.
In reply to Post #1
I have in similar circumstances used the front sleeper with a stage stand for the buzz bar and used the side sleeper with the rests fixed via another stage stand. I wouldn't used a pod with out a secure firm surface.
I have in similar circumstances used the front sleeper with a stage stand for the buzz bar and used the side sleeper with the rests fixed via another stage stand. I wouldn't used a pod with out a secure firm surface.
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https://www.slyfish.co.uk/product-page/taking-pre-orders-for-our-new-slyfish-butt-cushion
Seen these used for places like yours.. simple but a clever solution
https://www.slyfish.co.uk/product-page/taking-pre-orders-for-our-new-slyfish-butt-cushion
Seen these used for places like yours.. simple but a clever solution
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Nash made one of those a couple of years ago
Nash made one of those a couple of years ago
Back in the 70's for a few day sessions I fished a swim that was on a wide tarmac footpath in centre of a city on its park lake. My solution was to take a couple of empty large bait buckets about 18 litre size, at my swim I just filled the buckets to the top with water, put the lid on and bungied my sticks to the buckets.
As a litre of water weighs a kilo, 18 kilo's weighs just under 40lbs, so in total 80lbs made it very sturdy.........but unsightly setup but it worked.
just use one 18litre bucket for the rear.
This was well before, rod pods, baitrunners with a tightish freespool setting and fishing clipped up existed and it was all freelining etc so could an angry carp drag in two buckets weighing 40lb each?
As a litre of water weighs a kilo, 18 kilo's weighs just under 40lbs, so in total 80lbs made it very sturdy.........but unsightly setup but it worked.
just use one 18litre bucket for the rear.
This was well before, rod pods, baitrunners with a tightish freespool setting and fishing clipped up existed and it was all freelining etc so could an angry carp drag in two buckets weighing 40lb each?
In reply to Post #1
Use a pod and bungee the frame down with a long / oversize bivvy peg set under tension
Use a pod and bungee the frame down with a long / oversize bivvy peg set under tension
In reply to Post #9
Some people nowadays would take the water with them lol
Some people nowadays would take the water with them lol
In reply to Post #11
And some enterprising entrepreneur would market some special "heavywater" for said buckets...
And some enterprising entrepreneur would market some special "heavywater" for said buckets...
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One lake I fish is the same so I bought a cheap Sonik pod that has straight sticks that locate through the holes on a folding frame that you can lock the frame off at any height on the sticks, I place the front two sticks of the pod on the sleeper and a slight push/bit of weight on the front buzz bar it leaves a slight imprint from the points of the sticks on the sleeper, I then just screw my two stage stands into the sleeper with screws located in the imprinted points and tighten them down then place the pod legs into them and tighten up I set the frame at the front low to the sleeper and adjust the back legs to suit it's not going anywhere, obviously it depends on the pod you have to be able to set up like this.
One lake I fish is the same so I bought a cheap Sonik pod that has straight sticks that locate through the holes on a folding frame that you can lock the frame off at any height on the sticks, I place the front two sticks of the pod on the sleeper and a slight push/bit of weight on the front buzz bar it leaves a slight imprint from the points of the sticks on the sleeper, I then just screw my two stage stands into the sleeper with screws located in the imprinted points and tighten them down then place the pod legs into them and tighten up I set the frame at the front low to the sleeper and adjust the back legs to suit it's not going anywhere, obviously it depends on the pod you have to be able to set up like this.