Fox swingers with an inline lead glued onto the arm and a line clip glued into the top. Julian Cundiff did this early/mid '90's...

In reply to Post #9
How are you winding the wraps back onto the reel?

If you're allowing the line to fall slack from the wrap sticks whilst keeping tension onto the spool by gripping the line in front of the reel, then that is almost certainly the cause of the issue - it's pushing any twist towards the final few wraps...

The best way to wind the line back on is to use the rod tip to keep the tension onto the reel, keeping a slight bend in the tip as if winding in a big lead, and moving the rod tip back and forth between the sticks... You kind of go about a foot or so to the outside of each wrap stick whilst keeping the tension onto the line the whole time... This replicates winding in...

There's a bit of a technique to it and it looks a bit daft but trust me, there's the twist issue, right there.

It's mental health awareness week next week and Absolute Radio are doing a feature about the benefits of fishing... It's been on each day around 4.30-5pm for the back end of last week and will be on again this coming week... Nice to see some positive mainstream coverage of our passtime...

In reply to Post #5
When you wind the line back onto the reel from the wrap sticks, are you moving the rod tip back and forth using the sticks to keep the tension in the line, or are you allowing the line to come off the sticks slack but using your hand/cloth to keep tension onto the reel?

If it's the latter, then try the former…

I've had bites with literally fifty odd tufties going berserk over an area… They can be a pain but think outside the box a little more…

Top drawer service for many years, used his own range, other brands, and also posted hooks over to be sharpened. Never had an order go wrong, rapid turnaround and always sharpened to perfection.

In reply to Post #16
I agree, it's not a fair comparison given what's involved but it does put into perspective £80 a day or whatever...

My view is that fishing should be fully inclusive, which is where the local club venues come in - the grass roots and lifeblood of the passtime.

In reply to Post #13
Spot on... It's a hard way to earn a living but many enjoy the lifestyle... Regards the crew, a decent tip at the end is good etiquette and not doing so is really poor form... That's just the way it is and it helps to top up wages...

Dunlop. They've been making footwear for 130 years...

In reply to Post #8
It's around that globally for any decent outfit, maybe within a couple of hundred anyhow... Paying less is almost always a false economy with big game fishing - it's all about the skipper and his team, the skill, knowledge and experience to get you your fish. Then chuck the fuel, boat maintenance, harbour fees etc etc on top. Not cheap but as a three/four share between mates it's not too bad... Good luck and enjoy.