In reply to Post #10
It that not because the deeper spools themselves are heavier?

The alarm manufacturers could be making the alarms to work with these rechargeable batteries. But they are not. So why are they stuck using old tech?

In reply to Post #7
Cost, and the British public irrational fear of "new" technology. Lead acid batteries should have been completely obsolete 5+ years ago.

I think people think lithium batteries are woke

You've probably been carrying around a Lipo battery in your pocket right next to your balls for the last 10 years.

In reply to Post #4
Whiplash in 20lb is unusable for me. I spent ages thinking it was me, trying to change my casting style, went through 2 butt rings that had the ceramic ripped out, tried loads of different types of leaders and knots etc, Suffix 832 I cast in the field totally dry, don't pay any attention to where the leader knot is, and very very rarely crack off. Sometimes it really is your gear and not a talent issue

It would either frap up and crack off on the cast, or several loops would come off at any point in the cast. 25lb whiplash was slightly better, but still awful in comparison.

Black velevet gets good reviews i could just never find it in stock.

Suffix 832 is what I last spooled up with and it's the best I've used yet. I got the advice from here to use it and it's great.

In reply to Post #37
I'm hoping so. There are competitors, they just aren't in the public consumer market, I spoke to a guy who works for a company that does something similar, but for the maritime and
massive Industry. It's only a matter of time before they roll it out to us goyim. We'll he said I would be allowed to buy it but something like £10k a month lol



Credit where credit is due though, the whole process with starlink is fantastic. Very easy to order, and just works straight out the box. It can be a little power heavy though, well, it's not terrible, around 15 to 40 watts or so, but that adds up if you are just using a powerbank. I found it awful on 12v as well, I run mine on 48v now.

Reducing the weight of your backing line is certainly a new one for me

Make sure you remove the stickers from your spools as well.

I detest Elon Musk, so I tried everything I could to avoid Starlink, but really, it's a fantastic product. I have a starlink mini, and get 250+ mbps download and 30+ upload in some really remote areas, and i never angle it properly, its just fixed to my van roof. Can use it up to 2 months in Europe before having to return. The starlink mini is usually on sale, and once you have it, you don't need to keep a rolling contract, just pay by the month. It's not cheap at £99 a month, but you only need to pay for the months you use it.

I tried all the fancy 5g and 4g wifi things, and no matter what ariel, you will struggle with signal in a lot of places. The only downside of starlink is you need line of site with the sky, it will work under a light tree canopy, but your ping will suffer. Fine for work or streaming, but don't try playing Call of duty lol.

If you can, and rely on the internet it is absolutely the way to go. Unfortunately.

Some people have success, but I haven't found lasers to do much at all. Unless you can get one that physically burns a hole though them.

Groundbait is very under utilised by carp angler though if you want to be be able to get something in the water during the day.