Just a heads up...

[Casker]

I got a 2000 size reel there yesterday. Comes with a spare spool. I checked it carefully at home, and it's really surprisingly good. No cheap manufacturing evidence even though it was £12.99. it is for back up lure/ lrf fishing. And operates really smoothly, the bale arm is nice and smooth, not clunky and I can't find any fault with it. It's cheap enough to bin if it plays up so what's not to like

I couldn't resist this little (dual spool) reel either: it does, indeed, feel very smooth and with an overall quality feel (& look) above its very cheapo price.

 

[concrete]

I prefer a tripod with pots at the bottom of one leg to keep rod ends out of sand.
But that tripod would be great for hard surface.

I just shove the butts into the sand or shingle. Rubber butt caps are cheap to replace.

 

[Casker]

I just shove the butts into the sand or shingle. Rubber butt caps are cheap to replace.

Shingle no prob', but thinkin to deploy/try the picnic plates (as mentioned previously) on sand to see how that helps for fewer clingy sand grains.

 

[Mr Fish]

I hate getting sand on my rod butts

Don’t care if the rings are rusty, but sandy butt, eugh

 

[Trampster]

I hate to say it, but fishy Devonians might be proving savvier than their Kernow neighbours; still quite a bit of stuff available on the shelves this side of the river.

Picked up a leaflet from Lidl yesterday. There are a few foodie things that caught my eye, so might go to a bigger local store tomorrow.
They were doing some delicious Cornish Sardines in a mediterranean sauce thing some months ago - they're back this week.
Think we've got at least 6 Lidl stores here within the city now. The newer they are, the bigger they get! Same with Aldi.

 

[Dutchman]

I just shove the butts into the sand or shingle. Rubber butt caps are cheap to replace.

Shingle will be ok, but not sand, wet and stuck to the end no way far to easy to keep it clean.