Nearly Crimbo

[The Great Wallsendo]

Saw the skipper at the weekend...after a spot of cud chewing we came to the realisation that Slinky is ALREADY fairly well stocked for next season

We bought about 80kg of lead and lost less than a 3rd of it - we've both got bucketfuls of sinkers and pirks and STILL got quite a bit left to melt (Steve...you've also got a load to lose next year mate )

We bought 3 million shads and still have a load left

We've got brand new filleting kives as well

Sooo apart from hokkais and muppets and hooks what do we buy during the quiet time??

Maybe the Cabin Boy needs to put his bocket for the abundance of broken fish boxes he's created this year?

I will be going back to Dynon 3000 55lb next season and I'm going to buying another Fladen Solid Carbon Green (best rod I've ever owned bar none)

But apart from tying a few token rigs it's going to be a quiet "off season" methinks...what to do?

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Tony ,I could do with shedding some weight (s) / leads I can tell you , it's driving me nuts not fishing.

[easyfish1]

i got a new fangled digital radio for...music while we work...

and going to get a new camera for....better pics

plenty kit left after a visit to dusty bin for leads/pirks

possibly a few runs out over the winter

other than that its scrub scrub....polish polish... and WAIT.......well maybe wait, maybe...

[Norman]

will just have to weight and sea ...

norm

[lingking]

hmmm looked at tonys rod on whitby angling,nicewith a tld 15
dont need much in the way of traces,weights easily sorted,rippers a bit more of a challenge

down to 1 spare spool of dynon 3000

2012 diary not so good may/june b/hol back over the wall for a bit of piking

june 23/24----june30/july1 cyprus hopefully a bit of tuna fishing

july 7 shytorque whitby

10trips or so booked on north star

threatened this last year learn to put photos on posts on forum( not fences

forgot to ask tony/norman what knives /sharpening system do you use

[KeithB]

knives.co.uk Extra Narrow Boning Knife15cm

Caleys - £12

[Norman]

Hi Dunk, whereabouts in cyprus ? I'll be there till 27th june

knives we use are the caley ones from caleys on the quayside, originally shown (and given - cheers) these from KeithB and have never looked back.
can get 2 seasons easily out of a knife (filleting) but tend just to keep for one season and then downgrade it to use second season for bait knife.
Only ever sharpen if desperate on a steel but generally only the second year needs sharpening as they are long lasting.
Always believe in the best possible for filleting as it makes it so much easier, even if this means re-newing each year as the cost is minimal (?? £8 or £9 I think ... slight correction (cheers keith) £12 ... still dirt cheap for the quality)

did I say "bait knife ? .... what's bait???

Next season dunk ... its a booking

norm

[KeithB]

It felt weird trying bait last weekend, the first block of squid I've purchased this year and it didn't work, good old pirks!

[Norman]

It felt weird trying bait last weekend, the first block of squid I've purchased this year and it didn't work, good old pirks!

haha good ole shads

norm