In reply to Post #3
Many thanks for the reply/suggestions, it's much appreciated.

Hi

Does anyone know if any particle/bait companies sell bags of prepared peanuts - say 15kg or 25kg bags. I know plenty sell unprepared but after prepared if possible.

Cheers

Al

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Hi - I was just wondering if anyone had used the 10 or 12 ft 4 piece tx lite rods. And if so whether you'd recommend them or not. Can't find many reviews about them online and was considering a couple of them as an option for travel rods to take on a plane. Thanks in advance for abby comments on them.

In reply to Post #6
Brilliant, thanks

In reply to Post #2
Many thanks for the response and the link, it's much appreciated. The link says fits all mk2 models. Do you have any idea if it would also fit the mk1 porterlite as mines a mk1 not a mk2.

Many thanks for your help

Alex

In reply to Post #3
Thanks, for the reply it's much appreciated. So, is the prestige official one the best one to opt for? Want sure if there were other non-prestige branded which were as good and less expensive? If not I'll go for a prestige replacement.

Thanks

Alex

Hi

Hope everyone's well and many thanks in advance for any suggestions anyone can make.

I've got a porterlite mk1 and went to try and use it last week but tyre was completely deflated and couldn't re-inflate it. I think it might be damaged/torn at the base of the valve on the inner. So, I was contemplating either getting a new puncture proof wheel so I don't have the issue happen again, or else getting a new replacement inner for the existing wheel, or maybe both so that I've got a back up if it happens again.

And was just wondering if anyone could recommend a good replacement or puncture proof wheel - is it best to go with the official prestige one or are there better alternatives others have found which would fit the porterlite mk1?

And if getting a replacement inner for the existing wheel as well then is there a company which sells more durable inners than others?

Many thanks for taking the time to read and many thanks for any suggestions/recommendations you have.

Thanks

Alex

In reply to Post #9
As post 10 has explained it probably is a casting/feathering thing - using a long section of anti tangle rubber on the hooklink also helps but occasionally (and it seems to occur the longer out I am trying to fish) the hooklink will wrap around the section on the top of the lead where the lead meets the lead swivel - it really does not happen very often but it happens occasionally and if it is happening then pva the lead to either the hooklink swivel or (if you use them as I do)to the anti tangle rubber at the top of the hooklink directly- the way I do this is I cut a section of pva mesh as long as I need, I then cut it open so it is flat rather than circular and I then cut a relatively thin strip off it so I am left with a rectangular strip of pva mesh which is long but not wide - I then tie that around the area the hooklink occasionally gets trapped on (which is the bit where the lead swivel starts on the lead) and I then lie the lead side by side with the line in the normal way it would sit and double the pva around the rubber anti tackle sleeve and the lead and tie it to keep it in place - there is then no way for the hooklink to get tangled over the section it previously got tangled on and it melts very quickly in the water - I have found the korum and enterprise running rig setups to be very good with just a large buffer tulip bead covering the quick change swivel at the top of the hooklink. Pva tape or pva string would work just as well as mesh, I just use mesh as I always seem to have it with me but really tangling is not a big issue for me with the running rig (and it is all I have been using for 99% of my fishing for at least 5 seasons now) however, it is an issue which I find occasionally crops up when I am trying to fish long and PVA as per the above sorts it out for me (I also always have foam on the hook just to remove the unlikely risk of the hook itself catching the bottom of the lead swivel on casting).

In reply to Post #5
Agree, I have used fluro and running rigs at this distance and have found the setup to still function well (dropping from a boat not casting). If casting long, as others have mentioned, I will on occasion pva the ceramic ring to the hooklink swivel but only do so if I'm worried about hooklink tangling around the lead set up on the cast or if I'm trying for maximum distance as I've found I can cast a little further with the ring Pva'd.