In reply to Post #28
The materials used will have an impact on the knots performance. Perhaps with the 'right' materials, whatever they are, it stays tight with no slippage?

I'm having the same slippage issue, and still searching for a working solution. I had used 20lb Daiwa J Braid as the mainline with Nash 50lb shockleader. Tied together with back to back double grinner. I was extra careful with the knot. I left nice tag ends. After 10 casts it slipped, and my dot spod was gone.

I have been trying 30lb braid straight through, no leader, but i'm getting regular crack offs, and lost spombs.

Its frustrating. I'm not sure what to try next.

In reply to Post #1
Decatlon's Caperlan Tanker Rapid has some good reviews, and its up in a minute.

In reply to Post #1
I'm sorry to hear that, must be devastating having all your gear nabbed like that. I hope you are able to catch them somehow, but I guess that's a long shot.

The same thing happened to a mate of mine last year, he lives in a block of flats and kept all his gear in his celler, it got broken into and they nabbed every bit of fishing gear he owned. Rotten b%*/! %*s.

In reply to Post #12
So i was out fishing today, first time using my spodding setup. Mainline is 20lb Daiwa J Braid with around 20ft of Nash 50lb shock leader, tied together with a double grinner. It was all going well until my tenth or so cast, thats when my double grinner came loose and i kissed goodbye to my dot spod.

I believe i tied the double grinner well, and i pulled it very tightly together, neat and tidy it was. I'm reluctant to put the blame on my knot tying skills, as i say, i think i tied it well. I'm wondering if the issue is the difference in thickness of the braids, the J braid is super thin, the shock leader is very thick. Could that be it? Or could it be the different types of braid material, maybe?

I continued spodding, this time simply tying a loop knot in my 20lb J braid mainline. I was only spodding to 50 yards, but i had no break off's, which leads me to wonder, might i be better off just keeling to this setup, and be done with using a shock leader?

In reply to Post #19
I bought the BAT alarms last year. They work well, you should be happy with them.

I have 4 rods, all 12f - 3 pieces. I'm thinking about getting a rod holdall to store them in, and to keep them a bit safer whilst on fishing trips. I'm interested to know if anyone can recommend a rod holdall for 4 rods of this length. I have no specific budget in mind, but I'd be pleased if it was sub 70 euro.

Also, I'd be interested in others feedback who use, or have used, rod holdall's, and if you recommend using one.

In reply to Post #6
https://www.carpfeed.com/fishing-advice/how-to/carp-hack-the-two-loop-trick

In reply to Post #3
I think you would need to pay import fees to get it into the UK, but the Lucx bivvies are reasonably priced so might be worth it.

In reply to Post #1
Perhaps the Lucx Bigfoot might be of interest: https://www.lucx-angelsport.de/en/lucx-bivvy-bigfoot-with-winterskin_861279_143766

In reply to Post #19
Also there are a couple youtube videos showing how to erect the Leopard, search Lucx Leopard and you will find them, recommended watching, should make first assembly a bit easier.