Does anyone have the avid elovate rods or if anyone has had a chuck with these rods could you give a review looking to purchase the 12ft 3.25s.

Having been away from the forum for a few years it's good to see it alive and kicking with a few familiar posters. Sad to see we have lost a couple of greats since I left but well done to all involved.

So my first and only story of something unexplained is as below.

I finished school and started working in my local fishing tackle shop one evening during lock up I did my usual routine locked upstairs come down and the back door had 3 locks to it top bottom and the middle that was a mixture of chain and and a steel pole. Any way as I continue to lock up the back door we get one of our regulars in and as he pays we say our good byes we all hear this ringing sound and as we all look for this noise that is coming from the back of the shop it gets louder and faster any way we go through the fire door that leads to the back door and the top lock that I didn't put on the door is swinging full pelt hitting a metal plate making the ringing sound to this day there is no explanation for this as there is no breeze drafts and the pad locks are heavy and would need a storm to move them in the motion it was swinging.

Looks to be a busy one with only tickets available for sunday

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Hi Brent could you pm the details back on the scene and looking for a water

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Sounder alarms still about I remember hearing the stories about them being supper small but needed a sounder box back in the 90s

Hi big Jim I have been watching a lot of Lee mozza videos on you tube that is re lighting my fire and although he is sponsor of fox he explains to go for a wide boat the 410 fox he uses to give more stability in the water when standing up playing fish etc. He also recommends using brushless motors over non as the brushless are more powerful and last longest with lithium batteries.

As a former lead seller the issue is with off the shelf moulds and the quality of lead being used new lead has more tin content than older code 4 church roof type lead lol

I had my own shapes that where made on a cnc with new lead and every egg a bird but relying on eBay or shop bought moulds it's a lottery but that's what lead makers are up against,

I used to make and sell leads a lot of the reason for the coating splitting is the coating not being double applied.

I found the best application is to heat the lead with a blow lamp for a couple of seconds flashing the lamp on all sides once this step has been done spoon the powder over the lead until fully covered if the lead ain't hot enough it will not stick. Flash the lamp over until the powder now shines and is molten spoon the second layer on then repeat. I found the best finish is to hang the coated leads in cold water changing the water after 30 leads. A little trick if you want to take the shine off coated leads put them in the cold water for a couple of seconds once the plastic is hard but still warm wipe the lead in tea towel this will dull the coating off.

Good point below and I was also told this during my time making leads that the hardest ones to find whilst diving was uncoated.

For colouring off leads try old tea bags in a pot of water with the leads in to speed up the process.

Pellet shack was the lead company I used to run

Are you looking to drive and survive or with food package or up for flying in.

So many options a lot of the lakes I have fished are no longer and the best option I could advise would be angle lakes as a fly in all inclusive type gig.