Astwood Bank Angling Club Forum

hi luvdubz78.

blimey were did that name come from,,i have been to a/s lake twice now carping and i have not had i bite yet ..,but it was pleasent whatching the tuftie,s eat all my bait ,,bless them .it can only get better soon i hope

regards rob..

hi geoff. as i said before give the bait and feed co.. a ring and ask to speak to david,, you can buy brand name boilies at winter rate,s or you could look at the ccmoore,s web/ they will make bait for you to your own recipe if you have got one that is,if you ring ask to talk to neil and he will hel...

yes thanks felix i agree shimano are good reels but daiwa are as well i also use wd40 on my sea reels a lot good stuff .

regards rob

hi geoff. no mate just looking for info on these reels ?? but thats a good idea.

regards rob

hi.
i would like to know if any one has had any experience using daiwa windcast reels or shimano ultegra 5500xtb or do they know any one who uses them regular ie have they had any problems etc .

regards rob ps merry xmas you guys

hi sailfish, i havent tried that one yet but the guys at eric,s angling tell me they have been trying out a new version of technium and it is to be released soon,,allthough they say it will be pricey but if you dont have to change it too often ,,then its swing,s and rounabouts. :?: ps they said it p...

hi adam its nice to know that someone else has had line twist problems i thought it was me or the reels that i was using then, but then again nearly all the lines i put on those reels seemed to twist up.i wondered if it was because when i play a a fish, carp fishing i tend to use the clutch instead ...

nice fish geoff,i may see you down there soon..

regards rob.

hi geoff. nice fish, good angling mate,it looks like your on the end peg of the island ie car park end.it can be good in the winter on coppice geoff i will probrably be going down there when im up to it ( not many on the top then though mate ). regards rob :D :D a famouse golfer once said ( the more...

hi geoff. how wrong you are i used a wychwood line called solace for about 7 months on my 1o .ooo and i liked it but it needed changing too often etc a budget line at i think about £8.00 per 1000 mts i have also tried ultima power carp in 12lb which i still have on one reel but i used it mainly on t...

hi cyprio. i have used adrenaline a lot the last 12months and as you say a good casting line but a tad soft i have had two fish shred me this year which is a bit concerning ( i actualy caught one of the fish again 10 days later and it still had the hook a wide gage size 8 b in its lip a bit concerni...

hi drynet. thanks for the reply i have gr60 on one of my 10,000 in 12lb and i did at first think it was a bit thickish but i found that after use it was ok the trylene i have used bass fishing but it had too much memory for me but a brilliant leader line in lowish breaking strains i also thought the...

what line do you use and why

rob.

i will be posting more tackle soon mostly rods etc and probrably some reels ie abu and mitchell match etc.

hi i have a couple of wooden boxes painted black that i used for years one is two compartment one side being sectioned of for bits etc plus a lift out section for shot etc the other side is for floats. the other one is a double sided box for floats ie stick or wagler these are free to anyone who wan...