Hi all, haven't posted on here for a LONG time so hope you're all well.


I'm basically after your opinions on the above blanks. I have 4 of the 12' 2 3/4ib blanks and 1 of the 12' 3 1/2lb blanks. They were built up but have been stripped to blanks again (I was going to have them redone but didn't do it) so look very shabby, but I dare say would clean up ok for a build. These were originally supplied as a blank from daiwa.. they aren't a factory rod that has been stripped - they carry the 'BK' prefix on the part code.

I just wondered if they still had a following or any value? Is it worth trying to sell them, or would you just scrap them? TIA

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I'm much the same as everyone else food wise tbh... I rarely do three nights....mostly one but sometimes two.
But let's say it was a three nighter.... breakfast is porridge pots, weetabix (warm milk if it's chilly) or maybe sausage sandwiches on the first morning..... or if sausage are taken frozen they may make it to second morning if weather isn't too hot. Bananas and lemon or fruit pancakes as snacks through the day (generally don't eat lunch whilst fishing... but keep plenty of snacky bits to keep going until dinner).
As for evening meals, probably a steak with mushrooms and onions in a wrap/roll with some salad the first night... bolognaise/chilli/curry/meatballs in sauce/ ginger chicken in sauce (taken frozen) with pasta or rice the second night and tbh for the last night for years my go to meal has been pasta with one of those dolmio type stir in sauces in the tubs..... they don't need to be kept chilled so nice and easy - I have a small click top air tight tub which will hold enough pasta and the sauce along with a tub of pepper to season...sits nicely in the corner of my cool bag....I call it my “meal in a tub”. Small saucepan with folding handle along with ridge monkey are all I take to cook in - incidentally occasionally take a couple of the small Chicago town pizzas as a change to cook in the ridge monkey....again taken frozen with maybe a few chips or wedges.
5 litres of water in water butt and a few litres spare in the car along with spare gas. 👍🏻

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£6 a month mate👍🏻I've subscribed since the start, some have been excellent but I feel it's getting a bit samey of late.

High points for me have been the trip to Belgium with Gaz Fareham, Els winter campaign on a local pit and the Tim paisley interview (truly riveting).
A lot of it does centre around Elliot and his mates fishing... some will love this and some may not.

The interviews on it are done by Rich Stewart and he does them bloody well if you ask me!

I see mr. Shelley is on this coming months... will be interesting to see what that's like... he's certainly a colourful character!

If you used to watch carptv, then some of the format will be familiar such as the quickfire interviews (great concept!) and all issues can be streamed or downloaded to keep.

On the whole it's very well put together each month and well worth a watch.