Whatever next

In reply to Post #14
Whilst we are on the subject of Pete and dean , is anyone in contact with them or know what they are doing now , I know Pete had been unwell.

One of the true characters in our sport , great angler to boot.

In reply to Post #8
Fox certainly knows how to run a company numbers wise unlike some of the other big boys who shall remain nameless .

In reply to Post #50
I would have pissed myself if the bloke had clocked crowey , took his phone and then took pictures and plastered them all over social media.

This sport is knackered on the way out.

In reply to Post #33
Sounds a bit like Euro Aqua.

That's considered a bit of a whore house in central Europe.

In reply to Post #23
He was on sticks Facebook or Instagram page.

In reply to Post #14
Lol not after any cheap bait mate.

I know the bloke was infamous online for calling people sheep , grasses and blankers but he certainly catches a lot of fish and usually his set out target fish.

I personally rate Hearn very highly ,his captures and his videos on YouTube are awesome and he is very humble.

In reply to Post #11
Does anyone on here know him

In reply to Post #9
I wonder if he reads this forum.

Unusual twist in the situation with Nash baits closure.

In reply to Post #4
I know Hearn was on there a few years ago along with Jerry Hammond and neither of them are locals , but those sponsored anglers seem to get everywhere.

For me the mystery in carp fishing sadly disappeared a long time ago , un-fished lakes , corn, luncheon meat , having the lake to yourself has been replaced by long stay anglers , bait boats , chemically induced baits and a plethora of rigs.

Don't get me wrong as I only started in the early eighties , circa 82 dabbling with high protein paste baits and boilies , so I'm not by any means a Chris ball or Chris Yates that was fishing for carp in the 60/70s , but the change since the early 80s and now is profound.

Watching the Terry Hearn Christmas video today , he mentioned those magical times and how we were lucky to be part of them. Today just doesn't hold the buzz anymore like back then , it's a very expensive sport now . All lakes packed to the rafters with anglers fishing for named fish and those lucky enough fishing for sponsors.

As I no longer fish in this country for carp I guess I am out of the rat race , I only fish in Austria these days and that's recently been invaded by the New carp or instant carp anglers brigade.

Do you think that the industry will continue to grow exponentially.?

What sort of future does carp fishing have .?

Will the animal activists succeed in getting the sport banned.?

Anyone fished this lake in Hampshire , be interested to find out a bit more about it.

In reply to Post #5
Age one by Carp Sounder are exceptionally good alarms .

In reply to Post #2
I thought they had been at one of the shows.

Look good to me , anyone seen any in the flesh .?

In reply to Post #1
Donate to the bin mate

In reply to Post #3308
Moses Itauma has everything required to be the next heavyweight world champion.

Used to see Andy little a lot in the angling press during my teenage years. He used to catch stacks of decent carp , really rated him as an angler. Does anyone know what he is up to these days , seems like he has gone under the radar for a long time .

Rest in peace Mitch , gone too soon .

In reply to Post #8
Age ones are the most reliable alarm out there , made and developed solely in Germany .

Cue torrent of abuse from the Delk fraternity.

Interesting he thinks they are the best around.

In reply to Post #3
Surely they have a digital version
?

Interesting takeover , discuss.

In reply to Post #58
I would talk to eclipse baits , they roll a lot of mainlines hookbaits.

In reply to Post #1
Bait is only as good as the fisherman

In reply to Post #8
Imperial baits make great boats , but not so great bait.

In reply to Post #1
Hi, I lived in Austria for 8 years and to be honest with you Mivardi platinum range is as good as it gets , brilliant baits , their quality level is very high.

I would put the Mivardi boilies up against anything produced in the UK or EU.

Forget about freezer baits , not required in this day and age.

Second place in my list would be Boilie and More in Wildon Austria , give siggi a call or look on the website. Quality baits and they have monthly specials . Very highly recommended.

In reply to Post #1
Deffo worth looking into , I used milks to great effect on a notoriously hard lea valley pit.

In reply to Post #1
Yes , I was using Mivardi from Czech , all of there baits are soluble .

Roughly half the Boilie dissolves leaving a smaller bait on the hair or on the lakebed.

In reply to Post #128
Much as I like and respect Gary Bayes , Nash imo have never produced a good boilie.

In reply to Post #123
Nash baits very good.?

RIP a legend of the game.

I wear crocs every day , cannot fault them tbh.

In reply to Post #52
Nash were not getting the sales in the EU as they anticipated , reason being baits like the Key et al were far too expensive for their marketplace . Why would you buy a bait of inferior quality that is 15 euro a KG when you can buy a very good bait from a firm such as Boilie and more Wildon or Bait service Straubing for 9.99 Euro ?

Nash were far too expensive even before BREXIT.

However Nash do have a very good following in countries like Austria and Germany for their tackle , because all of the entry level carpers over there are Nash fan boys.

Fox made the right move in putting a distribution center in the EU quite a few years ago , and it's been a success . They don't obviously produce boilies but there are so many bait firms out there these days.

I do feel sadness that part of the carp fishing history is disappearing in Nashbait , but it's a natural progression to follow this more suitable business model. Remember Nash bought up the old Catchum company of Rods and picked up some great recipes and ingredients from that.

I purchased what I think we're two of the very first Nash products , the weigh sling/sack and the sleeping bag cover , the quality was great and it was all that was available in the early 80s, what I see from Nash these days is is not what I would say is Chinese tat , that some people describe it as but the quality is not there anymore , as an example I bought the titan globetrotter a few years back and the paint job and finishing on the metalwork was crapola.

What makes me wonder about Nash is Kevin Nash himself has made a video that is on Facebook where he states that he was nearly bankrupt at one point and considering winding Nash down as he could not compete any longer with the Chinese made tackle. He stated he had a change of philosophy and made high end bed chairs and bivvies in the UK , trying to provide high quality products to the masses , this he says turned the company around , only for him a few years later to start manufacturing those items in China.!!!!

I don't think we are hearing the whole truth from Alan Blair in his video , I think other factors are coming into play.

In reply to Post #1
Harrison's

In reply to Post #1
Another vote for the Okuma 6000

In reply to Post #1
Look at the Angling direct website for Advanta , they have a 2 man bivvy for 124.99 on sale.

Don't go for a wide boy and sleep two , go for Independent bedchairs again look at the advanta stuff.

In reply to Post #4
Linky poo please.

In reply to Post #1
I'd add the little extra and go with Harrison.

In reply to Post #34
That's a bit uncalled for.

In reply to Post #6
It's not illegal to use in the UK if the eggs come from a commercial fish farm.

In reply to Post #5
You won't regret your decision.

In reply to Post #1
Look at the Okuma custom spod range. Okuma make great reels at great prices.

In reply to Post #1
Harrison.

In reply to Post #22
I only wished they still made the original Optonics that you got converted with a GPO speaker by Les Bamford. I can tell you this alarm went through years of carp and pike fishing in all weather extremes and never missed a beat , In fact I know the Alarms I purchased in the early 80s would be still working to this Day.

Battery life was insane , electronics was very simple and function was spot on. I have no idea what the current Optonics alarms are like , does anyone on here own a set.?

In reply to Post #18
I've had ATTs , not bad Alarms but found on more then one occasion the line trapped on the end of the roller wheel.

In reply to Post #1
Carp Sounder are the best alarms , designed and manufactured in Germany , they are super reliable , however no one on here will admit that the British bite alarm companies have been overtaken by Ze Germans.

Look at the Age one.

In reply to Post #1
The iboat from imperial baits is made in Germany by imperial baits , yes it's more expensive but the quality is superior to that of Raptor , Fox . Nash et al which all come from Korea and China.

I think the Iboat has a 5 year guarantee too.

In reply to Post #3
I caught plenty of steelhead on salmon eggs in Idaho.

In reply to Post #1
I used a similar mix back in the early eighties to great success , the semo soya flour mix , wasn't the original richworth 50/50 mix based on this.?

Look at the fish that Winkworth and Dierdritch caught on this basic mix.

In reply to Post #9
Ask Kevin Nash about competing with the Chinese.

In reply to Post #2
600 notes for a wychwood bivvy

In reply to Post #20
Tbh I never noticed any difference in the inverted method , found the coffee and grind size to be paramount.

In reply to Post #5
Outlaw Pro have the sj9 camo for 80.

In reply to Post #6
You have made a wise decision.

In reply to Post #1
Don't buy scopes

In reply to Post #1
There is a very good high protein milk bait in the Carp strikes back.

In reply to Post #1
I would stick with Diawa if I were you. Heard mixed reports about the scopes.

In reply to Post #1
Just make boilies from a dark halibut pellet paste , voila!

In reply to Post #36
Merry Christmas to all

In reply to Post #1
Rest in Peace Legend

In reply to Post #8
The soap king

In reply to Post #18
Not sure of the weight of the net mate , look on his website Dobbins bobbins , if it's not on there then send him a message.

In reply to Post #16
Yes if I were in the market for a net I would go for the Dobbins Bobbins.

In reply to Post #3
Best way mate.

In reply to Post #12
If you people are spending such a huge amount on a landing net I would suggest that you look at Dobbins Bobbins offerings , they are custom bespoke and he makes them to your specs upon ordering..

In reply to Post #1
Have you tried contacting ATT.

In reply to Post #3
Both the Okuma 8k and Obsidian are great reels.

In reply to Post #1
I would look at the I Boat from imperial baits , made in Germany with a much better guarantee then the others. May cost a bit more but worth it.

In reply to Post #5
Korda Kaizen or Free Spirit Helicals.

In reply to Post #4
Another vote for Okuma , might be slightly out of your price range but the Obsidian 12000 is one hell of a reel.

RIP fella.

In reply to Post #1
Why don't you send it to deeper for replacement.

Get Dobbins Bobbins to make you a customer pod , there is a waiting list though.

In reply to Post #37
Okuma has a very good name for reliability and quality.

In reply to Post #3
Canon EOS are very good cameras

In reply to Post #1
Yes why not.

In reply to Post #1
You have a lot of very good tent makers in the USA , primarily I believe for hunting purposes. Surely one of the makes a smaller version suitable for fishing as most of the hunting tents are huge.

In reply to Post #15
No I don't currently have Carp Sounder alarms , however a lot of my friends in Austria have them and never had any problems with them unlike delkims. I believe the Age one is the latest in the range.

In reply to Post #13
They don't market their alarms in the UK , In the EU they sell a lot of alarms.

In reply to Post #9
Same as what's made in the UK got to do with anything . The English companies make much better bank ware the the Chinese do.

In reply to Post #1
Carp sounder are the best Alarms , made in Germany too.

In reply to Post #1
Mainline , sticky , DNA and Dynamite roll the most baits and appear to be in Vogue.

In reply to Post #1
Are the fish losses due to cut offs on the gravel bars or fish going into snags or a combination of both.?

I would if fishing over gravel bars consider some form of toughened leader material , if allowed but not lead core .Many companies make leader materials for fishing over gravel bars and swan mussels.

If you are fishing close to snags you will have to be prepared to sit on your rods and not be tempted to go for a walk.

With regards to rod test curves if you are fishing at long distances you will obviously require a rod that's of a higher test curve in the region of 3.5lbs. If you are fishing medium to short distances I would go with a lower test curve 2.75 or 3lbs.

In reply to Post #1
Most if not all bivvies come out of two factories in China. The Nash titans I have purchased in the last ten years have not been of the quality level of the original titans.

Aqua products are no longer made in the UK , hence they have by many people's reckoning gone down hill.

On this forum a lot of people seem to recommend the tracker bivvies and now that Cyprinus are back up and running they provide decent products at a good price level.

Fox also seems to have a good name with regards to bivvies , although again these come from China.

Rods and reels would be the usual companies , Shimano , Okuma and Diawa for reels and Harrison , Century and free spirit for rods.

Most of the terminal tackle is again from China and all much of a muchness.

Jag is superb for bank sticks etc and made in the UK.

Bite Alarms I would go with the German company Carp Sounder , they are designed and manufactured in Germany and are very reliable and about the same price level as Fox , Nash etc.

Hope this helps you .

In reply to Post #5
You don't say

In reply to Post #1
Very much doubt they have knocked it on the head .

In reply to Post #1
Yes , cost effective way of producing your bait. It stinks to high heaven.

In reply to Post #4
And it's waterproof.

In reply to Post #1
I would look at DPDs prices , great service and always on time.

In reply to Post #14
The only way to waterproof the electronics is to pot the board in epoxy resin as per the Ace i3.

In reply to Post #1
Do you mind me asking what's in your base mix.

In reply to Post #22
I would say bacteria feed on most baits.

In reply to Post #16
But Mainline cell is not water soluble.

In reply to Post #14
Surely active means there is some sort of reaction going on , like the use of enzymes.?

In reply to Post #9
Mainline cell is an active bait , really.? What makes it active.?

In reply to Post #1
These days shelf life are very good , I have not noticed any difference either.

In reply to Post #1
Straight from the tin , they have been prepared .