Hi All,

Anyone know of any syndicate waters on the Wirral? I've had a good look around and can only find day ticket venues.
Regards
J

In reply to Post #10
Old school tip, using a stringer needle thread on a large piece of crust up the line then tie on your hook and smaller piece of crust. The smaller piece is usually taken with more confidence and the large piece gives casting weight.

In reply to Post #28
Thanks for the suggestion, I will check that out now.

Hi All,
Got offered a pair of Harrison stalkers in good condition for a decent price so that's rod and reels sorted thanks for the advice. Now onto a rucksack or carryall. I have a drennan roving ruckbag which is the perfect size but has begun to fall apart after a few months use so got to get something else but not sure which just needs to hold a flask some food and a few bits of end tackle. I have the korum accessory chair and bag which far to big and heavy for what I need so was looking a using a bait bucket as a seat. Any recommendations greatly appreciated.
Cheers
J

In reply to Post #24
Thanks for the reply, do you have the 2.75 tc? I was thinking of one of each tc but wasn't sure if I may be a bit under gunned with the 2.25 which I was thinking to use as a dedicated freelining and surface rod (and maybe even for twitching sprats for pike in the winter). That JRC net looks perfect for what I need.

I am going to get some build options priced up, the Dymag brochure is a little sparse on details so will fire him an email to see what guides he has etc.

Thanks once again for all the replies gents.

Cheers
J

In reply to Post #21
I'm seriously considering the rods, not sure about the net which I'm sure is superb but the price tag puts me off compared to some of the other options out there.
Any idea how the dymag stalkers compare to the Harrison stalkers in terms of playing action?

In reply to Post #18
Fashionable maybe but short rods for carp are not a new idea. Chris Yates caught the former British record on a 9ft 11 cane rod in 1980 and that was built by Richard Walker in the 50s!

In reply to Post #15
The waters I will be fishing are all pretty small including canals so I won't need to hit big distances and the shorter length will help in the tighter swims where a 12ft rod would be a hinderance. I generally prefer to keep mobile and find the fish where possible, heaving around loads of gear and being stuck in one swim just doesn't appeal to me. I also have limited storage space at home. From experience with the other types of fishing I do I find casting accuracy is better with shorter rods. Rod styles go through phases when I first started Carping in the late 80s rods were generally 11 ft and much lighter test curves than nowadays, so a 12ft 3lb test curve rod was also a latest craze at some point. In beach fishing, which I also do, the latest fashion is for much longer rods 14-15ft rather than 12 ft which was the norm a decade ago but again all depends on the style of fishing you do.

In reply to Post #13
Thanks for the suggestions I will checkout the soniks, the line and the okuma reels. Certainly got some more research to do
Cheers
J