In reply to Post #60
I do agree that this has exposed those companies who are simply rebranding a bit of camping equipment or a small bit of plastic. I think all do it to some degree. I’ve put a big order in for things like shrink tubing, kickers, rig boxes and it’s all been spot on. I haven’t used anything “breakable” so-to-speak, but I do have a load of hooks, spinner swivels and braid which I’m lead to believe has some good reviews.

What isn’t being taken into account though is the research and development on some of these items. I see there’s a version of a heli-safe - no doubt Korda would have gone through massive expense in time and money to develop that product. I’d be pretty irritated if it was now just being sold at a fraction of the price - I dare say there may be some legal implications (though I’m no expert).

This doesn’t apply to all, but there are some fantastic brand developing some brilliant bits of kit. It doesn’t seem right that their products can just be undercut and shipped directly from China. Ive just bought 100 “Krank-Style” hooks for a fiver - shame on me.

The cheap spombs are rubbish btw.

In reply to Post #27
I'm just waiting for the PM

In reply to Post #21
Is anyone going to comment on where this one's from? A lot of hinting in this thread. I ask as I have an inkling - PM with something cryptic if anyone would prefer.

In reply to Post #16
I don't mean this as criticism of the OP, but saying "all I can say is he's had a 50" - is that even worth sharing? If there's nothing else to share then I'm sure he wouldn't appreciate the rumour mill starting to churn.

I would proceed with caution. Just sold a set of rods, which were never picked up by the “simple courier”. I was fobbed off about 10 times going between both DPD and EBay customer services with neither taking responsibility. It was impossible to rearrange.

In the end, to pacify a rightfully frustrated buyer as well as my own irritation, I paid for a further courier out of my own pocket.

Will never attempt again for larger items.

Morning All,

Not the most enthralling thread but can anyone direct me to the cheapest place to buy bulk catering tins of sweetcorn? I'm after 50kg +

Many thanks,

Andy

I've been a subscriber of Cyp/Carpfix since pretty much the beginning. I have this morning cancelled memberships for both.

CarpFix especially I feel is no longer worth the money. Members were originally subscribing to “one in-session, one carp tales and one technical piece” by Darrell each month. He soon got a lot of other anglers on board to take most of these pieces from him... I'd already paid a years subscription at this point. Appreciate doing it himself may have been more work than he'd anticipated however what it is now is not really what I subscribed to.

Used to love the carp tales from Car Park/Fen Drayton etc. Sadly these are getting less frequent these days. An in session piece on B1 which spans two different parts/months isn't the differentiator that I thought CarpFix was intended to be.

For the eagle-eyed, you can google the patent application online which pretty much confirms exactly what “Product X” is.

In reply to Post #4
To any Mod - received all the relevant information via PM and it's clear that there won't be any further public discussion on this due to publicity ban. Please feel free to lock/delete this thread accordingly.

Ah OK, thanks guys. I'll say no more on that then. A final question - the lake just North of the Summerleaze Gravel Pit (referred to as Summerleaze Lake - with the houses around it). Does anyone have any information on the stock of that lake?