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the common, the mirror and the leather

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id ask him if he enjoyed this carp fishing lark, then congratulate him on his purchase of a second hand bivvy

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used to have this prob with my FMJ's, they came with two small squares of rubber that you wrapped around both sections to give you a none slip grip. personally id sand as suggested and carry some rubber just in case

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https://www.norrona.com/en-GB/products/recon/

great fish, was reading about it yesterday, brought back memories of an article i read years ago in the old course angler mag.

was about a guy from newzealand who was a eel fisherman, same species as ours but these things were in to the 20's!, he fished a river down stream from a slaughter house and baited up with chunks of dead cows.

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advertised a free bedchair to a youngster on a clubs website, when i gave it him i told him if he ever wanted to get rid to give it another youngster.

couple weeks later saw it for sale. never again.

just sell it mate

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electricians glove that have kevlar woven in to them so they cannot be cut. they are cloth so you feel the line much better than any fingerstall ive ever used

only prob with heating a bivvy is that 2 mins after turning the heat off your bivvy will be cold again. lets face it 1 or 2 sheets of nylon will not insulate. how about a insulated waterproof quilt that sits between bivvy and winter skin, should imagine that would help keep the temp higher without the need for a heater and a hell of a lot safer

i got mine off some american woman on ebay, she had loads on her page.

she even said i only paid $30 for them so customs didnt hit me with import duties.

wouldnt touch fishing branded crap if you paid me.

this is the top and bottoms i use, gonna cost you over a grand though.

used em all nothing comes close to these..

https://www.norrona.com/en-GB/products/recon/