In reply to Post #13
Slightly off topic but I remember when Richworth wound up their bait production and sold off their remaining stock. I called them up to see what bait (frozen) they had left as they were selling it off very cheap, hoping to get a few bags of tuttis. No such luck as the tuttis and S-core had all been snapped up first but they had some KG1 and Multiplex available and I bought 20 x 1 kilo bags of each in 10mm frozen. From memory it was £1.50 per kilo. Most of that is still stacked up at one end of my chest freezer and I occasionally take a bag out to go into my spod mix and it still appears spot on when defrosted👍

In reply to Post #175
370lbs😎

In reply to Post #2
Cheers - I'll have a look

I'm hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction on the following before I send my reel off for repair……
The bail arm on one of my original Daiwa ISO's suddenly stopped opening fully and will now only open 2/3rds of the way. It won't go past that 2/3ds point despite trying a reasonable level of force. Even at that 2/3rd point it won't stay open (as it would if you opened it the full way to cast out). Anyone know what might be causing this? Broken bail arm spring perhaps?

Thanks in advance

In reply to Post #99
Done

In reply to Post #23
I'm sure everyone has their favourites. I'd go for something like maple cream or maple/scopex in off-white or beige or a tutti/tropical fruit (BAF) in pale orange.

In reply to Post #1
Essential Baits do hard Hookbaits mixes that come supplied with the required additives, oil and flavours. I've used the B5 one for years to make my own hard bottom baits and wafters and it's excellent 👍

In reply to Post #11
Mark - do you still do the PM Pellet liquids? I used to buy Liquid 6 from Paul direct and still have an unopened 5 litre bottle which I suspect is of no use now (probably 10+ years old!!). I liked that stuff and we used it in a boilie that I designed for some mates to use on their own lake👍

When the original LO-30 wasn't as well known and the bait companies that did supply it were watering it down I used to decant it into 500/1000ml bottles and sell it on here at not much more than cost price. Great fun with a ladle and funnel in my garage😁 I agree that bacarels tuna is probably the best alternative now, or their shrimp liquid which is also excellent and well worth a try if you're into these type of liquids.

In reply to Post #5
Mine are the 5500's. The only difference to the 5000's is the spool is slightly deeper on the 5500. They are basically the same reel with just a small difference on spool depth.

In reply to Post #1
For what it's worth, I have a set or four original ISOs and a set of four Ultegra Ci4 14000 XTA's. They both get used on different sets of rods. I have had no issues with the ISOs in 12+ years of using them and I think they are fantastic reels. Also no issues with the Ultegras but not used them for quite as long. I prefer the straightforward drag cap on the ISO to the bait runner style cap on the Ultegras but prefer the slower clutch adjustment on the Ultegras to the QD clutch on the ISOs. The ISOs are a very slightly smaller reel and I would say the also feel a little lighter than the Ultegras. The Ultegras are slightly smoother and the spool is a little bigger (mine take 600 yards of 12lb mono). I happily use both but if I had to choose between them I would go for the ISO's as I prefer the size and looks and find them slightly more user friendly. The Ultegras seem a little overgunned (to me) for smaller/medium sized lakes. The Ultegras are still really nice reels though and I suspect there is not a whole lot of difference between them and your Techs in terms of how they feel. Hope that helps👍