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In reply to Post #25
In a tight swim a tight set up makes practical sense; but tbf the only 'real' sensible set up is single sticks with rods spread / pointing directly to each spot in a direct line. Reality is however this takes time with multiple rods and its quicker to set up a pod / push in a single stick with buzz bars on your average 24hr session so nobody bothers . . . add to this the current 'fad' (perhaps) of 3x on a spot at 150yards and it gives the folding handle brigade an excuse . . . . 
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In reply to Post #36
600mm wide pods, are you taking the mick nowadays 
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In reply to Post #32
I hated the things, chucked them on eBay a few years ago and got a fair bit for them
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In reply to Post #28
>>>>a couple a couple of inches ‘rod space’ would make any sort of difference to what you’ve said,<<<<
Really! I have just had a quick look at some of the dimensions of some pods and I see one 600mm wide, a pod that size would virtually take up the full width of the doorway and is more than twice the width of the bars I use on the pod that I sometimes have to use if I cannot use single sticks.
And doing a quick look at the size of "Bars" these days, it seems that the manufactures are creating the so called "Fad" of rods being close together by having a maximum size of around 300mm.
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In reply to Post #30
My kids bought me a pair of real tree version on these ones
Safe to say I’ve never worn them lol
https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/prologic-bivvy-neo-socks
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In reply to Post #30
not got them anymore as I wore my pair out & they were discontinued when I went to buy replacements.
I thought they were brilliant, really practical, kept my feet warm & really easy to clean (wipe with a towel) although they could be a bit slippery in mud. I remember the first time I wore them on a social with some friends - they gave me loads of abuse & took the piss something rotten. By the end of the weekend, they had all gone online & ordered themselves a pair 
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In reply to Post #30
Still got a pair and yes,I still use them.
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In reply to Post #31
Still got mine somewhere..
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In reply to Post #30
Carp Tec ones? God awful things!
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In reply to Post #26
Yep, remember it too. I've got tbh, I still have my rods as close to my bivvy as possible, old habits die hard.
Anyone remember those vulcanised bivvy socks so you could just go straight to your rod from the bag?
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In reply to Post #26
I remember that, the step by step guide was comical. Even showed you the various ways to adjust your brolly wrap to suit
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In reply to Post #25
Honestly Zack, I can’t think what a couple a couple of inches ‘rod space’ would make any sort of difference to what you’ve said, each to their own I guess
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In reply to Post #26
Yes I remember reading that in Carp Fever.
He also mentioned that there was a time when he never used a torch. That was a fad that never caught on 
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In reply to Post #25
Had really thought about it, until you mentioned it in your post. Everyone back in the day seemed to set up there shelter as close to there rods as possible. I even remember having me rod buts in me bivvy door at time.. no one seems to do that anymore. In fact its quite the opposite.
Maybe it was Kevin Maddocks Carp Fever book . Which was required reading for anyone with an interest in carp fishing.. for those that don't know. There was a couple pages dedicated in picture form showing you how to strike your rods on the take while sleeping by your rods. Getting out the bag putting on your boots while holding your fishing rod in one had..honestly you can't make it up.. Not sure it worked like that in practice for a lot of people mind... 
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When is a "Fad", not a "Fad", basically if you have a valid reason for doing something, then it is not a "Fad".
I have all my rods tight together on 11" bars, none of the reels touch despite handles on the right hand side rod and centre rod go under the reel next to it to the left, but it causes no issues picking the rods up.
Why I do it, when I am in a small swim, it gives me more space to stand in front of the swim to play and land fish. Plus when I 'm sat watching my rods, the tips are only a few inches apart and I can see tiny little knocks better. Another reason, if I get a fish that I'm playing and its close in and decides to go under the lines of the other two rods, it is far easier to pass the rod under two rods very close together than wide apart, also in a similar vein, it makes it easier to net a fish reaching over the other two rods.
Another reason, I like my rod butts in the bivvy doorway ready to grab and by having them close together, I still have room in the doorway to get in and out.
But the main reason, I am a clumsy bugger, and many a time I have stepped over my rods and managed to kick one off its rest, put my foot down on a reel handle and on occasions, get the snag bars on an alarm up my trouser leg or even part of the back rest up my trouser leg. Having my rods close together, stop this.....apart from the odd occasion.
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