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vossy1
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vossy1
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   Old Thread  #5 23 Feb 2026 at 6.20am  0  Login    Register
Totally agree.

Only use a stringer if you want your mates to laugh at you and your old codger technique. What little reputation you had before asking such a silly question is now in tatters....tow the line
wandle1
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wandle1
   Old Thread  #4 22 Feb 2026 at 5.46pm  2  Login    Register


No,no stringers do not work at all...its the worst edge you can have ,no one uses them today ,cos they have no place in carp angling ,especially amongst the younger ones ,just stick with yer bait boats and tech ...

Rubbish ,silly ol stringers ,whatever next ..
kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #3 22 Feb 2026 at 2.02pm  0  Login    Register
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Sssshhh

Caught more carp on boilie stringers than anything. Rarely cast out with out some form of stringer or mesh bag of boulies when fishing bottom baits.

If your old enought to remember the original Gardner PVA Boilie string. It used to come loose twisted together. The trick was to unravel it and stretch it to breaking so you got more string for your money..

These days I tend to use the tape. Find the boilies sit tighter on it. Unlikely to fly of on the cast.

Kept dry you shouldn't have any issues with it..
MrNuvawun
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MrNuvawun
   Old Thread  #2 22 Feb 2026 at 9.07am  0  Login    Register
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Love a stringer me!
I’ve never found pva string to go off, but there again I’ve never probably owned the same spool for more than a couple of years at most, as I’ve always used it up by then.
I tend to keep away from the cheaper stuff and prefer the cord type of string, rather than the webbing type or tape type.
My go to was always Kryston Meltdown back in the day, but more recently Korda eazi-melt braided pva string.
Andycarpman20
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Andycarpman20
   Old Thread  #1 22 Feb 2026 at 8.38am  1  Login    Register
PVA bait stringer a good bet still...

I have some coppers PVA string I brought during covid... take it that it lasts..
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