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    Inline lures?

    If you put some rubber stops between the lure and the hook, then every time you snag, you only lose the hook, not the whole lure. Re-tie the hook back on and you're fishing again. Great for pollack in the rough stuff, where losing lures is inevitable... Al,
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    South West Autumn sole hunt

    Great session and tidy sole, I've always wondered about how widespread sole are on many marks but due to hook size or tactics, don't get picked up due to ppl not deliberately targetting them. Sad to hear the decline in chesil, I don't know when the state of commercial fishing/netting will...
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    Flounder Tactics... That Time of Year Again

    Yes mate that's a very valid point, I think for me there's the element of movement but also for those points in the tide where crabs can strip baits, the pop ups allow the baits to fish much longer. Thanks for the insight, tight lines mate,
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    Flounder Tactics... That Time of Year Again

    Yes mate good point with the defrosting, I use them for the hounds but will give them a go on the flounder.
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    Flounder Tactics... That Time of Year Again

    Thank you both, appreciate it and hope all is well with yourselves, tight lines,
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    Flounder Tactics... That Time of Year Again

    Thanks for sharing mate, that's given me more confidence fishing baits into darkness when I usually pack up or get the bigger baits out for bass. Were these raw supermarket prawns or ones you've caught urself, and do you pop these or other baits up from the bottom? Hope all is well, tight lines,
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    Flounder Tactics... That Time of Year Again

    Interesting to hear your experiences, thanks for sharing. I do love getting out the light gear for them, makes a refreshing change to the heavier stuff for the conger/huss etc. that I often target around the same time. Have you ever used pop ups whilst floundering? Hope all is well mate, tight...
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    Flounder Tactics... That Time of Year Again

    Getting to that time of year again here on the South Coast, targetting the once humble flounder which has, in recent years, almost become a ghost figure on many south coast marks. Despite this, there's still something about spending a crisp day at a picturesque setting wrapped up warm with a...
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    Conti Rods

    Yes have been impressed with them, hook the occasional decent huss over clean ground and they handle them with ease. Lovely tips would be great for flatties
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    Conti Rods

    For very easy and comfortable fishing a fixed spool braid setup with a conti is great for clean beaches. I have used a couple contis. The BlackRock Renaissance ZT4200 is a cracking rod for the money, I think they've bought out a newer model but this was the one for £99 and it's been great. The...
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    Lidl reels

    Will see how they perform and if too much for them then will be the flounder kit for the winter
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    Lidl reels

    Ah missed that one! Well they're still about will give it a go.
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    Lidl reels

    Hope all is well with everyone, just went into Lidl to do a quick shop for the weekend when I had noticed they'd restocked their fishing range. Various bits and bobs, starter kits etc but found their spinning reels in a 2000, 3000, and a 5000, the 5000 size being a baitrunner. All priced £12...
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    First ever Bass session

    You will get an infinite array of combinations but here's my choice For just finding bass, -Patchinko 100 (500g pattern preferable) -Small weedless minnow (I use DAM Effzett in khaki finds plenty of fish better hook up than FBM for me and much cheaper) -Savage gear seeker -IMA Komomo flashing...
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    Cloud or moon?

    If water clarity is clear then moon more often than not means a poor session. If lure fishing, using black lures to silhouette can be better. If murky clarity or deeper water as mentioned than not much of a factor I find. Al,
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    Braid PE ratings

    I've only ever had issues with braid when overspooling my reels. With Penns especially I underspool slightly. As soon as I go slightly over underspooling I get consistent windknots but very rarely otherwise (y) I sometimes use 45lbs straight through for close in rough ground work or...
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    AKIOS FURY FX435SRS

    Hi Andrew, welcome to the forum. I haven't used the fury however a while back when I was going down the conti route for clean beaches I considered one. Ended up going for the blackrock renaissance zt4200 which is superb and cost sub 100. Superb bite detection, very easy to use OTG cast, and good...
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    Sandeel Ban

    It's a real shame and again is the same story of when will we learn, unfortunately the people given the biggest responsibilities over the health of our marine life are also the ones that seem to care the least and neglect it.. or at least that is what it seems. If only we had control over the...
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    Pushnets?

    Yes some live sandeel would be most welcome! Even using fresh deads or fresh frozen. Occasionally get some bigger ones on the sabikis and metals, sometimes 30cm long!
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    Pushnets?

    Would you recommend getting one for bait collection then? Also want to try them for the table too, heard good reviews 😋 Appreciate the info,Tight lines,
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