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blackfield
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blackfield
   Old Thread  #109 8 Nov 2024 at 4.11pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #103
Daiwa sensitrons were shocking.Build quality was the level of a Christmas cracker. Didn't work in the rain and would indicate a run at 3am when there wasn't one. Typically, all the magazines hailed them as the second coming.
mark1009
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   Old Thread  #108 8 Nov 2024 at 1.18pm  3  Login    Register
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I don't recall having problems with bayer perlon it was all i used for float fishing. Maxima for ledgering.
suffokandy
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   Old Thread  #107 8 Nov 2024 at 4.40am  0  Login    Register
Going back to my youth but Bayer Perlon mono was pretty pants .. kinked and curled as soon as you looked at it. Shakespeare Wondermatch rod. Avail in 1 length only. 11ft iirc ..black & white handle with an awful fixed position snap loc reel seat. Efgeeco seat boxes.... made of ply wood & covered in vinyl. They got damp, warped and were unusable!
55s
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55s
   Old Thread  #106 7 Nov 2024 at 3.12pm  0  Login    Register
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I think plenty got sold. I still have 2v 10 remotes, receiver and torch, they work like my wife’s mood, perfect for a week or two then nothing for months. Such innovation. In these at the time, the locking collars to bank sticks. Remote torch, changeable covers etc.

I may have to dig mine out and see if they fancy playing for a day session, what I will say is the non removes v8s I think did what they were supposed to do and it was the remote problems that seemed to kill them.
Singlebleep
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Singlebleep
   Old Thread  #105 2 Nov 2024 at 9.57pm  0  Login    Register
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Wow.

Meant in the best possible way but they should be museum pieces.

I’d love to know how many sold before being pulled. Can’t be many.

Top post 👍
Tinhead
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Tinhead
   Old Thread  #104 2 Nov 2024 at 9.25pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #102
They do come up occasionally.
This example might be expensive for fannying about with though.
LINKY POO™ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186703181757?_skw=solar+tronic&itmmeta=01JBQC4CYBJJY4GH5GK8HMT4Z4&hash=item2b786077bd:g:TDsAAOSwidlms7Y-&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKlvbcf77%2BmELiUm1uVPfMt9KHDlSg17KJ7M7ZlUT%2F0Lgtyul%2FiaLHBhXRGmOxPBcmB0tDQcczTT503s7l%2FKKUk%2BhcuP9NuLW5wEvVRN6o1HR7koOJBUIwKzHXpp8hE47MOMFyz7wctqehIutnSg0kNkVfKWPnl0qtFErrsUSHXFtFu0Su1eLCZEGJ0FA%2FBK6SjSW0y6%2B7nMMcrF3bjQIxrHlyDsTogVSnX%2B19F7T26SrEbA4%2F0SGQZTXuhHSzq5VThC%2FL1qrEg5JEjXa5FRLqxoQ5M9SoZWElS4VE0nuSI52Q%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5zPkezdZA
Singlebleep
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Singlebleep
   Old Thread  #103 2 Nov 2024 at 9.19pm  0  Login    Register
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Tried massaging the old brain cells on these alarms (ok drank a bottle of red and relaxed ).

As I recall, Lockey had the idea for these back in the day when mobile phones were really taking off and the trend was for Nokia 6110 to have replaceable covers and the world went mad to customising them with individual custom covers. Lackey’s vision was for a top class alarm, with the usual setting but with a SIM card that would latch to your phone and also have customiseable covers which the owner could change as the mood took him.

Although the design was sound, he had to outsource the production and he collaborated with an Asian Tech specialist. This was the downfall as although the plastics etc was OK, the tech side ( SIM, electronic gubbins etc) was pony. Lockey had his pants pulled down and took the loss personally, not the company , Solar.

I don’t think many, if any, made it out onto the open market. AIl I’ve seen literally are a couple on eBay years ago, maybe production prototypes but never any normal ones. The replaceable covers still come up occasionally mainly the carbon fibre print ones.

I’m not as young as I was and this was a few years ago but I’m fairly certain I’ve got it correct but am happy to be corrected.
AideyKaye
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   Old Thread  #102 29 Oct 2024 at 10.30pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #101
Thing is, i'd love a set, even if it's for fannying about when tench fishing
Singlebleep
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Singlebleep
   Old Thread  #101 29 Oct 2024 at 1.44pm  0  Login    Register
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They were crap.
I seem to recall the person who Lockey gave the production contract to scammed him with the quality. If my memory is wrong I’m sure someone will correct me or add to it.
bmthman
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bmthman
   Old Thread  #100 29 Oct 2024 at 12.31pm  0  Login    Register
Whatever happened to the Solar Tackle Bite Alarms? I remember a lot of publicity and how great they were with individual SIM cards.
Never heard about them since and have never seen one on the bank?
mark1009
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   Old Thread  #99 28 Oct 2024 at 4.05am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #98
Many years ago there was a guy on a lake I used to fish who used a camping toilet tent for day sessions. It looked a bit strange but did the job perfectly.
InTheMargin
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   Old Thread  #98 27 Oct 2024 at 7.28pm  0  Login    Register
Day shelters/brollys that are made with a footprint big enough for a bedchair. Why?
Why cant a company release a decent day shelter that has a smaller footprint for say a chair and your bag? Like the beach buddies sea anglers use.
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #97 27 Oct 2024 at 6.11pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #96
Got the standard one
Teddybare
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   Old Thread  #96 27 Oct 2024 at 4.18pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #93
The most comfortable chair I've used in 40 years, even the fixed position chair is superb.
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #95 27 Oct 2024 at 10.37am  1  Login    Register
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Thanks for reply
Doing_a_brew
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Doing_a_brew
   Old Thread  #94 27 Oct 2024 at 9.04am  0  Login    Register
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I reckon I can use it for overnighters when I’m Barbel fishing instead of taking a bedchair. First impressions are that I’ll need two pillows though, one as a lumbar support as there’s a little ‘step’ between the base and the back when it’s fully reclined flat.
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #93 27 Oct 2024 at 7.35am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #92
I may have to invest in one
Teddybare
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   Old Thread  #92 27 Oct 2024 at 0.18am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #91
Bloody brilliant.
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #91 26 Oct 2024 at 9.28pm  1  Login    Register
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What's the recliner like 👍
Doing_a_brew
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Doing_a_brew
   Old Thread  #90 26 Oct 2024 at 9.25pm  0  Login    Register
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God damn it, i’ve just wasted my money on a Solar reclining sofa chair when I could have bought a double folding picnic chair instead.
kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #89 26 Oct 2024 at 10.57am  0  Login    Register
It's a chair for ****s sake.. don't no why everyone's getting so het up over it....
mark1009
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   Old Thread  #88 25 Oct 2024 at 3.54pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #85
That evokes a whole different kind of social session.
Carpbourne
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   Old Thread  #87 25 Oct 2024 at 3.41pm  0  Login    Register
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The cover is not camo , will scare the carp off I'm afraid 😯
framey
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framey
   Old Thread  #86 25 Oct 2024 at 2.47pm  1  Login    Register
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How about £22
Slap some paint over it and it’s sorted

https://direct.asda.com/george/outdoor-garden/camping-equipment/double-camping-folding-chair/060022398,default,pd.html
AideyKaye
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   Old Thread  #85 25 Oct 2024 at 2.26pm  1  Login    Register
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Two fat 18st carpers on that and the legs will turn to spaghetti, especially if both of them get excited on a cold November evening and mutually spill some glug
HarrisonCarp
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HarrisonCarp
   Old Thread  #84 25 Oct 2024 at 1.17pm  0  Login    Register
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Oh My Crap

That's hilarious 😂
Tinhead
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Tinhead
   Old Thread  #83 25 Oct 2024 at 12.26pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #81
Your first thoughts are right, it is a joke.
Stokebloke
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   Old Thread  #82 25 Oct 2024 at 12.21pm  1  Login    Register
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£170. . What a piece of junk.
NemesisWitch
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NemesisWitch
   Old Thread  #81 25 Oct 2024 at 11.03am  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #80
Just got sent a picture that I thought was a joke until I went onto the OMC website. To discover that the 'Park Bench' is real. Oh dear.
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #80 10 Oct 2024 at 3.28pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #78
they folded up easily though
vossy1
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vossy1
   Old Thread  #79 10 Oct 2024 at 2.05pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #78
he don't arf cop for it
Singlebleep
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Singlebleep
   Old Thread  #78 10 Oct 2024 at 1.28pm  0  Login    Register
Braders had to send a urine, stool and semen sample for analysis after a recent doctors visit. He just sent in his underpants 🤣🤣👍
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #77 10 Oct 2024 at 12.37pm  0  Login    Register
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vossy1
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vossy1
   Old Thread  #76 10 Oct 2024 at 10.02am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #73
Image..get out of my head
Northern-Dan
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Northern-Dan
   Old Thread  #75 10 Oct 2024 at 9.58am  1  Login    Register
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I hadn’t seen anything about this but I’ve just watched the YouTube videos about it and agreed it’s not good, he’s trying to make it look easy to assemble but it’s a car crash

To me,at this the point the whole omc brand looks like a disaster, he launched quickly with stuff that was already available from every other brand and it was a bit disappointing that there was nothing different, now there’s some “different” products but it’s a disaster

I get the impression he’s trying too hard to come up with something innovative, probably to please shareholders and/or for the sake of his own ego to justify the move from Korda but it’s just not working out
Carew
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Carew
   Old Thread  #74 10 Oct 2024 at 9.37am  0  Login    Register
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braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #73 10 Oct 2024 at 8.19am  3  Login    Register
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After three days on the bank mine look like they're camo anyway
LeighamFox
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   Old Thread  #72 10 Oct 2024 at 6.55am  1  Login    Register
Fox Camo Boxers £20.99

WTF would you need camo boxers and who pays 21 quid for them anyway.

Carp and camo tax gone barmy.

Imagine putting on camo boxers and then you can't find your dick.
AndyClark
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AndyClark
   Old Thread  #71 25 Sept 2024 at 6.51pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #69
🤣🤣🤣
Baitman
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Baitman
   Old Thread  #70 25 Sept 2024 at 5.18pm  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #66
I think the woolies reels were made by Shakespeare
wetnet
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wetnet
   Old Thread  #69 25 Sept 2024 at 4.28pm  1  Login    Register
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At that point he said it’s so simple to set up 😂.
Carew
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Carew
   Old Thread  #68 25 Sept 2024 at 3.44pm  3  Login    Register
In reply to Post #66
I think I can remember the excitement of buying a Winfield Thames float with my pocket money, and catching perch on it.
essesxandy
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essesxandy
   Old Thread  #67 25 Sept 2024 at 6.55am  1  Login    Register
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Absolutely right. It almost made being dragged around the town centre by my parents on a Saturday morning bearable. Almost.
Innocenti
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Innocenti
   Old Thread  #66 25 Sept 2024 at 0.44am  9  Login    Register
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To an 8 year old, the Winfield tackle display in Woolworths was the equivalent of an early 90s Jonson Ross or Tackle Box catalogue.
JamieNow
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JamieNow
   Old Thread  #65 24 Sept 2024 at 9.09pm  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #63
apologies - fixed it now.

kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #64 24 Sept 2024 at 7.48pm  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #60
Funny you should say that. That's where Chris Manifold of Aqua products got the idea for his Pramhood shelters. From a BT phone engineers wet weather shelter. You know the red stripe ones you used to see over the manholes on the side of the road. Bit of trivia for you.
Teddybare
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   Old Thread  #63 24 Sept 2024 at 7.21pm  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #62
Links to nothing for me.
JamieNow
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JamieNow
   Old Thread  #62 24 Sept 2024 at 7.16pm  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #61
hunting blind
Teddybare
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   Old Thread  #61 24 Sept 2024 at 7.10pm  2  Login    Register
In reply to Post #58
No innovation (surprise surprise)

It's a product stolen from the American hunting industry, they use them as hunting blinds over there, normally in Real Tree.

I've got pets that are more innovative than Hamidi.
Stokebloke
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   Old Thread  #60 24 Sept 2024 at 6.31pm  3  Login    Register
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Looks like something the gas man used to set up when doing his maintenance.
AndyClark
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AndyClark
   Old Thread  #59 24 Sept 2024 at 5.28pm  2  Login    Register
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I honestly think hamidi is having a breadown
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #58 24 Sept 2024 at 4.32pm  2  Login    Register
In reply to Post #56
Omc leading the way in innovation again
vossy1
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vossy1
   Old Thread  #57 24 Sept 2024 at 4.11pm  1  Login    Register
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🤣 I know your tempted :-p , glad it wasn't just me, I couldn't take it seriously, good idea though just not in practice by the looks of it, marks for trying tho!
AndyClark
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AndyClark
   Old Thread  #56 24 Sept 2024 at 3.21pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #54
when he gets it out and start rolling round on the floor with it to zip it all together....who in the hell is going to do that
LeighamFox
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   Old Thread  #55 24 Sept 2024 at 3.17pm  1  Login    Register
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It looks awful and a lot of messing about. £180?

Just get a 60inc brolly. One movement it's up then peg it out.
What more do you need for a day..

Ali really is bringing out some mickey mouse horse 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩

Rates along side NGT and if you're old enough Winfield.

Nice guy but he really is scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Looks like he thinks his name will sell anything.
vossy1
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vossy1
   Old Thread  #54 24 Sept 2024 at 11.29am  0  Login    Register
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So you haven't seen how versatile it is on the YouTube short.....I bet you feel like you've missed out ....reminds me of a big kite.

GGDT
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GGDT
   Old Thread  #53 24 Sept 2024 at 8.50am  1  Login    Register
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Received an email from the Tackle Tavern about this today:

https://thetackletavern.co.uk/product/omc-the-noble-wind-shelter/

Aside from how it got it's name I'm struggling to think of any situation where you'd actually use it?

Surely one of the many day shelters produced by other companys would be a better bet?

LeighamFox
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   Old Thread  #52 24 Sept 2024 at 8.38am  0  Login    Register
NGT (Not Good Tackle) little boilie grinder. I was given one to try out. It took about 15 seconds to destroy it in normal use. The shop never ordered any of them in.
jonsussex
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jonsussex
   Old Thread  #51 24 Sept 2024 at 8.12am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #50
I have the Avid benchmark X bed chair had for 4 years. very heavy but very comfy
mark1009
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   Old Thread  #50 24 Sept 2024 at 1.27am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #48
I've recently bought their lightweight bedchair, I hope you're wrong.
StarkCarp1980
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   Old Thread  #49 23 Sept 2024 at 8.35pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #47
I have an avid duel layer brolly and hate it
Busted
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   Old Thread  #48 23 Sept 2024 at 2.26pm  0  Login    Register
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I do think that they are probably the worst company out there. They charge a premium for their utterly rubbish products.

The bedchairs where the legs all snapped and the bivvies that didn't have enough material to actually put them up were decent as well
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #47 23 Sept 2024 at 11.26am  0  Login    Register
Avid marker float-broke into two pieces on cast.
Avid solid bag stems-broke on the loop
Avid chair-ripped where wrapped around the frame
Avoid Avid now as they didn't care about any of them.
Agree about the Fox spomb utter junk
jhhilton1983
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jhhilton1983
   Old Thread  #46 22 Sept 2024 at 9.01pm  1  Login    Register
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Poor Designed Equipment that I've seen:-

- Ridge Monkey Carbon throwing stick first time around - made a racket and the grip was awful and gave blisters if you for a prolonged period of time.

- Fox impact spod - when they first came out the pin holding the arms failed and snapped the door mechanism off.

SlugHunter
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SlugHunter
   Old Thread  #45 22 Sept 2024 at 2.05pm  0  Login    Register
OMC run rig rubbers...no good with heavy leads as they pull over the sleeves and end up on your rigs... obviously not field tested properly...very poor...
Karlos
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Karlos
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   Old Thread  #44 21 Sept 2024 at 3.21pm  1  Login    Register
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OMC CACK (Compressed Air Cast Kit)

Joking aside, I think some of their stuff looks good...and I actually like Ali, so I tend to keep out of the threads where 'opinions' are being voiced.
Singlebleep
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Singlebleep
   Old Thread  #43 19 Sept 2024 at 7.54pm  2  Login    Register
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Oh ****! Now you’ve done it.

Give a couple of months and it will be re-marketed by Ali as the ‘Magic Tube’
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #42 19 Sept 2024 at 4.25pm  0  Login    Register
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That would be hilarious if the bail arm did close 🤣
Supersymo
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   Old Thread  #41 19 Sept 2024 at 3.55pm  0  Login    Register
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Still use mine today. Brilliant bit of kit
Karlos
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Karlos
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   Old Thread  #40 19 Sept 2024 at 3.15pm  1  Login    Register
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I remember the air cannon effort, almost looked like a mortar from memory.

I have seen similar used for sea fishing, they freeze the bait/leader into a perfect cylinder (perfect as in bore for the pipe it gets shot out of)...trace attached to mainline, frozen cylinder loaded into barrel and air released.

In an ideal scenario the angler opens the bail arm before firing...

OK, get some popcorn out...I found the video and it shows roughly what I described/remembered. Enjoy...


"Send it!"

frothey
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frothey
   Old Thread  #39 19 Sept 2024 at 9.47am  0  Login    Register
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The readout should be in wraps......
vossy1
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vossy1
   Old Thread  #38 19 Sept 2024 at 9.28am  0  Login    Register
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I've got to disagree, I still use mine for picking up small bits from my tackle box that otherwise I'd be picking my finger for and getting frustrated as near every time it'd fall off
Never had the problem of dropping baits, and when using Monster Mussel in summer it went at least some way to minimising getting covered in it, but from that perspective like you I nearly always ended up handling them anyway....doh. They're also handy for chunky fingers and narrow pots. Iirc couldn't you tighten the grip by twisting the top....I'll check when I'm out tomorrow!

EDIT, no, I was imagining it, or it doesn't do that anymore!
Riggy
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Riggy
   Old Thread  #37 19 Sept 2024 at 8.08am  0  Login    Register
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Copy of a pickled onion grabber sold at hardware stores!
NemesisWitch
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NemesisWitch
   Old Thread  #36 19 Sept 2024 at 7.58am  2  Login    Register
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.carpology.net/article/spot-on-fish/&ved=2ahUKEwjhnsnlts6IAxU-UUEAHTzxAHoQFnoECC4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2vRluTL9g5H5KQOwqxGqBB

Surely the 'Spot on Fish', a snip at £400, has to win.... Even beating the Nash Runway.. This still has me in hysterics...
frothey
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frothey
   Old Thread  #35 19 Sept 2024 at 7.16am  0  Login    Register
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Deffo remember that, was a while ago as I think I was in 6th form😂

Remember standing outside Greenfields in Canterbury firing baits at the city wall across the dual carriageway. I bet a paintball gun would do the job, roll some dimples onto the bait, jobs a good’un.

Imagine the noise at some of the day ticket places in the morning when the bombardment starts…..
FrankDownUnder
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   Old Thread  #34 19 Sept 2024 at 2.09am  0  Login    Register
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I remember it being demonstrated at a Carp show at the NEC in Birmingham in '90 or '91. The guy marketing it claimed you could go to your local fire station to get the compressed air canister re-filled for free. It relied on the boilies not being too firm - they needed to deform slightly so they could fill the barrel completely. He also showed that you couldn't fire marbles or ball-bearings with it for that reason. It worked but was a bit of a faff to use, accuracy appeared to be an issue, and the price put it out of reach of most anglers. Never heard any more of it after that ...
inzenity
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inzenity
   Old Thread  #33 18 Sept 2024 at 9.39am  0  Login    Register
But those guns did work, didn't they? I believe i once bought some 2nd hand gear from a guy who didn't like his neighbour, on the other side of the street with parking space and small park in between, and he showed me how he terrorized him with shooting boilies on his roof. And garden, and windows, and etc. Long time ago, vague memory:XD
Belch
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Belch
   Old Thread  #32 18 Sept 2024 at 9.28am  0  Login    Register
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Nash boilie grabber - a wired claw like affair designed for removing boilies from glug without getting glug on your pinkies . . . totally useless as baits always ended up from the floor before you got a chance to pierce them with a baiting needle; let alone lasso floss around them. . .which meant your fingers got covered anyway . . .
Canalcarper71
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Canalcarper71
   Old Thread  #31 18 Sept 2024 at 9.22am  0  Login    Register
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Yes there was a boilie gun I remember seeing the advert
kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #30 18 Sept 2024 at 9.06am  0  Login    Register
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All gone very quite on the Twig front. Maybe it weren't a seller? Or maybe it wasn't the so called death trap that everyone was banging on about before they even had a chance to see it in action... who knows?...

Another was I dreaming it moment.. But wasn't there a compressed air boilie gun out there at one time? Bit like them paint ball guns.. This one's for all you old stool heads. It was a while ago.
AideyKaye
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   Old Thread  #29 18 Sept 2024 at 8.04am  0  Login    Register
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Either that, or it's a Fox lead clip, something the fella was using for about 20 years, along with the rest of the Fox gear even whilst he was still with Korda.

One thing you learn when in the game, is that what is in print and what is reality are two different things...a bit like the Fox consultant who has been using Daiwa rods for decades then putting pics up of his shiny new Horizons

Back to the thread...

Nash are a common theme here, but when they bought out Taska they released some utter garbage. IE the double ended (behave) screws. Their stuff is distinctively average, and apart from the 'bushwacker' there isn't a single thing they have that you can say is a market leader. The BP reels used to change colour when exposed to too much sun, the 4 play pod fell apart too easily, the buttons on the original sirens were made for a 5 year old....the list goes on and on and on and on.

However, i'd sell my kids for a set of stainless Nevs.
Canalcarper71
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Canalcarper71
   Old Thread  #28 17 Sept 2024 at 8.54pm  0  Login    Register
Korda tackle box all the rigs get pulled down when lid is shut due to the magnets messing with the hooks,when you loosen the box it’s a tangled mess
AndyClark
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AndyClark
   Old Thread  #27 17 Sept 2024 at 7.05pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #26
he's still using it on tiktok videos, he's released a few videos recently with the twig blurred out, not wanting to give the mk2 any bad press before it's release
Singlebleep
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Singlebleep
   Old Thread  #26 17 Sept 2024 at 3.25pm  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #18
I thought that thing had died a death. Not heard anything about it recently and never seen anyone using it.
HarrisonCarp
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HarrisonCarp
   Old Thread  #25 17 Sept 2024 at 12.58pm  0  Login    Register
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This one made me laugh! 😂
nicky_napkins
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nicky_napkins
   Old Thread  #24 17 Sept 2024 at 10.55am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #23
I want one.. 🙂
55s
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55s
   Old Thread  #23 17 Sept 2024 at 7.36am  0  Login    Register
Don’t know why his came to me but Richworth did an ‘apron’ for photographing fish so as not to remove slime—— someone somewhere must have one?
finbob
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finbob
   Old Thread  #22 17 Sept 2024 at 7.20am  2  Login    Register
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PB boilie rasp!
What a load of sh*t!
Infcc
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   Old Thread  #21 16 Sept 2024 at 9.18pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #18
They must have realised its a death rig at the moment then.
Carew
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Carew
   Old Thread  #20 16 Sept 2024 at 9.14pm  0  Login    Register
ND halo bucket.
ip100
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ip100
   Old Thread  #19 16 Sept 2024 at 5.40pm  2  Login    Register
In reply to Post #18
Doubling down on the madness then? Wow
AndyClark
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AndyClark
   Old Thread  #18 16 Sept 2024 at 5.14pm  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #17
apparently theres a mk2 twig coning out with the fins incased
ip100
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ip100
   Old Thread  #17 16 Sept 2024 at 5.06pm  3  Login    Register
The magic twig springs to mind
AndyCarper82
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AndyCarper82
   Old Thread  #16 16 Sept 2024 at 4.10pm  5  Login    Register
One more Cast Rig ready..... utterly pointless....
VLT
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VLT
   Old Thread  #15 16 Sept 2024 at 4.08pm  0  Login    Register
Anything made by ND - New Direction.

Notably their cradle which doubled up as a set of scales
Golfhacker27
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Golfhacker27
   Old Thread  #14 16 Sept 2024 at 3.54pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #1
Preston Innovations hooklength box.
PI designed it with magnets (in the base and lid halves) strong enough that you can drop it onto hard ground from a great height and it won’t come open. Great, but….
The magnets are so strong that you need a firm grip and strong yank to open the lid.
And when you lower the lid to close it, once the magnets get in attraction range : Bang. And it’s very painful if your finger gets trapped.
Tried lowering the lid holding the snap catch (to keep fingers out of the way), but once the magnets get in range… the lid is pulled shut and you are left holding the now-detached catch. Yes the magnets are so strong they rip the lid and catch apart.
Singlebleep
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Singlebleep
   Old Thread  #13 16 Sept 2024 at 12.05pm  0  Login    Register
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And a beach chair that cost two thirds more than a ……….. beach chair 😡
kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #12 16 Sept 2024 at 10.54am  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #9
Carp fishing manufacturers are notorious for flogging us gear ..for problems we didn't no we had. Nash I think are one of the worse. As has already been mentioned the flower pot heater, tarpaulin run way and one other hat springs to mind the pillow back rest..
Singlebleep
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Singlebleep
   Old Thread  #11 16 Sept 2024 at 10.49am  0  Login    Register
I’m be more concerned with mud splash from the wheels than rain from above
Hooterman
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   Old Thread  #10 16 Sept 2024 at 9.07am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #5
Yes made by Trakker I had one good idea but poorly designed and not strong enough they did supply a cover for the bed that was supposed to be waterproof but wasn't.
55s
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55s
   Old Thread  #9 16 Sept 2024 at 8.50am  0  Login    Register
There was a phase a few years ago regards wrapping up machines, one was a hand crank thing and the other some automatic bit of tech - I have never seen one in the flesh but assume as Deborah Meadan says - they solved a problem that didn’t need solving.
kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #8 16 Sept 2024 at 7.43am  0  Login    Register
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So I weren't dreaming g it then.. Did it ever work? Don't worry, I think I've answered that one..

Would love to see a picture again.
littleian
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littleian
   Old Thread  #7 15 Sept 2024 at 6.47pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #6
There was a version by carptech innovations (whom i worked for at the time) they were wheels that clamped onto your frame but the issue was if there was too much weight the clamps slipped and deposited the whole thing on the floor
wandle1
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wandle1
   Old Thread  #6 15 Sept 2024 at 12.37pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #5
Was made by Trakker,in its earlier times..

It meant if it rained your bedchair would get soaking wet ,unless you had a tarp or something handy
kells
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kells
   Old Thread  #5 15 Sept 2024 at 12.29pm  0  Login    Register
Wasn't there a bedchair out there at some point that doubled as a barrow for transporting your kit. Or was I dreaming it?..
wandle1
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wandle1
   Old Thread  #4 15 Sept 2024 at 12.00pm  0  Login    Register
Mini baiting needle ,from Gardner..the version with the barb on the point..its meant for small baits, corn,mini 10 mm boilies etc..

Except ,when you try to remove needle from bait,the barb splits the bait ...load of crimp ,that was...
LeighamFox
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   Old Thread  #3 15 Sept 2024 at 10.22am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #2
Oh the path I bought but not for that reason.
Ex match angler and know the issues of shipping a pole back with mud in the joints.

So path out with bivvy pegs but left proud. Ship back two sections of ya bushwacker and lay on the path. No mud in the joints and they don't roll around.

I know BW poles are nothing compared to pole sections. But the hassle of freeing stuck joints because of mud n grit is still the same.
Waspey
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Waspey
   Old Thread  #2 15 Sept 2024 at 9.48am  0  Login    Register
Nash candle heater thing and the slip and slide path they did as well. Nash come up with so much crap
LeighamFox
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   Old Thread  #1 15 Sept 2024 at 9.27am  0  Login    Register
OK I've seen a few in my time. But this is not for slating a manufacturer you don't like. It's purely for poor design and ill thought out design.

OK mine is the Nash powerbanx inflatable light.
So you now need a pump to take with you so no space saved.
Or blow it up by mouth so it fills with condensation. So with the light on or sun penetrative the clear side it will slime up.

Your thoughts on this and other items please.
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