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mark1009
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   Old Thread  #16 9 Nov 2025 at 3.33pm  0  Login    Register
Has anyone got a definitive answer on which size pole elastic will do the job. I need some elastic, that fits. TIA.
runneil
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runneil
   Old Thread  #15 9 Aug 2023 at 5.05pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #14
That's a silly reply, of course it will run out, mine just has ! And yes I've been using them for years !
nicky_napkins
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nicky_napkins
   Old Thread  #14 9 Aug 2023 at 3.45pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #10
it won't run out...🙂
you only use a tiny bit ..it will last years
Fivenil
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Fivenil
   Old Thread  #13 9 Aug 2023 at 3.25pm  0  Login    Register
Have a look at Nash Swivel knot beads. No faffing about, just slide them on.
vossy1
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vossy1
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   Old Thread  #12 9 Aug 2023 at 3.23pm  0  Login    Register
Anyone got a solution what to do when the elastic runs out , what size elastic to buy and where from ?
If you've got a local tackle shop have a look at their solid pole elastic. I use the cream elastic on my old solar weights, makes them look like a big piece of hemp

Re fitting I hold a small tag end at one end then stretch the elastic until it pops into the lead, let it contract back up to size then cut off. EDIT, if you're careful you can pull the tag end back to the start of the weight so you only have to cut one end, if the weights wet that's easier, as for trimming to size, stretch a little before cutting, means the end will go in the lead rather than act as a tag.

And if you're a die hard Solar user search Sellock pins on Ebay, and yes they do black.
carpstar40
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carpstar40
   Old Thread  #11 9 Aug 2023 at 2.34pm  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #10
Something like This Stuff possibly

Just need to check the diameter of the stuff supplied by FOX from memory when I used the weights it looked 2 or 3mm, also a supplier with the right size diameter

Another option some large O rings in the right diameter
runneil
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runneil
   Old Thread  #10 9 Aug 2023 at 10.48am  1  Login    Register
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Anyone got a solution what to do when the elastic runs out , what size elastic to buy and where from ?
DirkDiggler
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DirkDiggler
   Old Thread  #9 21 May 2023 at 1.45pm  1  Login    Register
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Very simple to use...

Just bite and hold one end of the elastic in your teeth hold the other end and stretch away...position sinker wherever you like and release the pressure.

As a bonus... wet the elastic when it's trapped on the hooklength then you can pull it through and trim off really close so you don't waste any of the elastic
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #8 21 May 2023 at 10.41am  0  Login    Register
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They can be a pain in the arse to put on,I found stretching the elastic as you put it in helps.I then slide the elastic so it's flush with the weight then cut the other end,took me ages suss it out
mrjcarter
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mrjcarter
   Old Thread  #7 21 May 2023 at 10.20am  0  Login    Register
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I got a pack as I wanted something more secure and oval shaped, definitely not cheap but I love them.
Ok it took me a while to master a quick way of getting them on lol
I found the BB with a small sliver of putty in the groove held my pop ups perfect
Clobersauraus
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Clobersauraus
   Old Thread  #6 18 May 2023 at 8.51pm  1  Login    Register
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When i use them i have the weight sitting directly in the middle, just make sure your hook length is directly opposite the groove.

When you’re testing them in the margins / bucket of water tweak with the line it get it sitting how you want.
Jmcn
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   Old Thread  #5 18 May 2023 at 8.31pm  0  Login    Register
Does anyone have an alternative to using the provided rubber cord. Petty I know but I do not like the weight lying to one side
spodrod
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spodrod
   Old Thread  #4 15 May 2023 at 2.13pm  0  Login    Register
exactly those - thats helpful thanks
nicky_napkins
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nicky_napkins
   Old Thread  #3 15 May 2023 at 1.16pm  0  Login    Register
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oh, I hope we are talking about the same weights, I mean the ones you put rubber tube in the middle.
nicky_napkins
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nicky_napkins
   Old Thread  #2 15 May 2023 at 1.14pm  2  Login    Register
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I first thought these were fiddly a few years ago but they are just brilliant and last for ever..
I don't like the mixed containers (wrong sizes)so I have the bb number 4s and Aas. I think a bb will be good for a Ronnie.
spodrod
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spodrod
   Old Thread  #1 15 May 2023 at 1.10pm  0  Login    Register
i'm gonna give these a go .. which size you reckon for a standard 15mm pop up on a size 4 spinner rig ? thought it might be neater and easier than putty and wont attract the crayfish
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