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  1. comanche
    From experience messing around with a severalTellys and Tornadoes too much spring compression makes the trigger pull very heavy. Trying to improve things with the adjustment screw simply results in a dangerously hair trigger. As did (when l tried it anyway ) polishing the trigger parts. I cut the springs down a couple of coils at a time until l found a compromise. I've never seen a trigger kit for a Relum and doubt anyone has ever marketed one for such a budget rifle.The balence between the very positive trigger catch and spring length seems to be the main limiting factor
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    Yep, depending on the design of trap you might or might not choose to fiddle with the triggers to adjust sensitivity. But when it comes to weathering ,Old Phil is spot on; let em weather on the job.?
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    There is something to that point, but not necessarily in every case. I saw the Rolling Stones at Wembley in the 90s. It was boring. Likewise an AC Dc concert, though everyone else seemed to think they were great. Saw Thin Lizzy three times in the mid 70s when they were in their prime ,before they lost their melodic roots and style. I wish l hadn't gone to see them again a couple of years later because they had become just another second rate rock band. On the other hand l saw an aging Peter Green perform in a Civic Hall. He could hardly stand and fluffed a few notes but l reme
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    That little rifle is somewhere between 50 and 77 years old. The Lyman sights are original factory fittings! Selling them knocks a load of value off the rifle.
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    Obviously l don't know the situation but it sounds like you need to minimise the number of times you go in the customer's house for Covid safety. And need to take precautions to prevent squirrels accessing a bait that's not approved for use against them. The old "collateral damage" argument doesn't stand up. I'd bait the loft for rats and keep top- up checks to a minimum and lace the fences ,garden or exterior of the house with traps for visiting squirrels . That way there is a good chance of them being caught before they can enter the roof and find rat bait . Any squi
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    There is a very strong chance ferrets could get Covid 19. In fact l would lay odds scientists have been deliberately infecting them with the virus for the last few months ! They are succeptable to flu ,which is a corona virus. It is one of the reasons ferrets are used in laboratories for research and vaccine production .
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    The reel is pretty old and who knows how many previous owners it had before ending up on a charity shop. So it's probably a bit much to expect a guarantee . On the other hand ,l've lost count of the times I've layed out £1.40 on half a pint of brand new maggots only to find out that in my experience very few of them work properly and actually catch fish. And when they do ,the fish are pretty small. I tried complaining to the man in the tackle shop but he laughed. So l threatened him with a visit from Trading Standards and he stuck a rod- rest up my nose.
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    At least one person on this forum has been trialling the rat version in a real life situation....l should wait for him to add to the thread before parting with your money.?
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    I haven't tallied-up yet but l feel numbers wise it's been a reasonable year for nests,but strange. The Season started early,first proper brood nest the size of an orange ,26th April. Then several nests a week all through May. Apart from two manic weeks l haven't been working until dusk like l often do in Summer but it's been comfortably steady and the hours have been so much more civilised . As well as an early start to The Season it seems to be still ticking along,with nests still coming to light. I always reckon Bonfire night is the cut-off point when the gear is pu
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    Centrepins are so much easier to feel when to give and take line you get much better direct control than with a fixed spool clutch .
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    Yes. My mate weighed it on his scales and announced it was 9lb! The micky taking so and so? After the net was deducted we settled on maybe a tad over 18
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    The pictures don't do justice to the markings either. Or show how chunky across the back it is.
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    "Can't stop ,l have a pike to catch!" These were my words to my mate as l finished doing the photographic honours for him with his second big bream of the day. I'd already spent much of the previous few hours running up and down the bank to photograph a variety of specimens for him ,including two roach an ounce under 2lb and a 4.5lb chub. In between all this exercise l had been struggling with a swim yhat kept running hot and cold . Alternating between float and swim feeder kept a few small fish coming between periods of inactivity but l was begining to suspect the prese
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    Apparently no one has produced evidence of the fish on birds' legs theory but it seems possible. Scientists in Spain and Brazil studying the movement of other aquatic species between waters found that fish eggs deliberately fed to ducks could pass through visually undamaged. The number coming out whole was a fraction of a percent though. In the interview l heard with one of the scientists he didn't say that any of these eggs had actually hatched. I suspect not because when pushed by the interviewer he merely said it indicated transference of fish "might be a possibility" . Not a v
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    Not in the case of "my" pond. It is on the top of a hill,probably the highest point in the area. If it wasn't for the South Downs being in the way you could probably see the sea on a clear day.?
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    Messing about making some traditional vintage style floats . Dyed peacock primaries,crow quills, burdock,bone and elder pith. Nothing of the finish displayed by the previous tackle on the thread bit they should work. Obviously l had too much time on my hands the evening l made this one.??
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    Thanks Phil he's getting on but still going. Nice to see you still going too!
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    I expect his Mum couldn't run fast enough to evade his Dad
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    Yesterday ,after doing a few chores l set out with a dozen nets ,a ferret and the dog. I had no thoughts or even a chance of a big bag but lt's October ; the time of year when a Gentleman's thoughts turn to rabbits. I could say that the dog tracked along the hedgerow and eventually gave a mark under a bramble patch but l won't. That would be a hackneyed old clichè! Anyway we found some holes ,one of which interested the dog immensely. Stealthily l set the nets, taking care not to alarm the inhabitants of the bury. No, that is not only another ferreting clichè, it's a lie.
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    What a lovely chub to catch from any water ,let alone a farm pond. Weirdly the pond l've been fishing has produced nothing but rudd and tench for weeks. Yet my early vists produced a few roach and surprisingly ,a dace or possibly a dace hybrid. The nearest river is a mile away . A distance easily covered by a little boy on a bicycle ; even with a bucket of water full of tiddlers swinging from his handlebars.? ?
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    Well, l had a go for couple of hours this evening, and totally blanked?. Not even a bite. I hope you have better luck GL. Definately take the centrepin next time. The first decent tench l hooked from the pond took me by surprise too. I'd been struggling for strikable bites and nearly went down to a lighter trace and smaller hook. Luckily l was too lazy? because when l did get a decent bite the fish was definately the boss for a while. Still , as it was ,this evening the fish were definately the winners. The dog so obviously lacked confidence in my ability he even had the nerve to
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    It's not keeping the bait secure that is hard. That can be achieved with decent bait boxes and properly covered bait points. The risks come from the fact that a rat slowed by poison is more likely to be caught by its enemies and you have little control of where a rat may expire. It may die underground or in the open where it could be eaten by anything from a wild predator to a beloved pet. Then you are into secondary poisoning, possible trouble , futile vet's bills and heartache. Laying poison is easy . Actively seeking dead and dying rats and disposing of them safel
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    Since Victorian times and still going today l believe!
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    That looks just like the little farm pit l've been fishing this Summer. 25yards wide,40yards long and about 7 feet deep in places. Local wisdom has it that the pond was drained and the fish removed many years ago but it had been known as The Tench Pond. I started fishing it after spotting a shoal of little rudd. It was hard going , even these tiddlers were very wary. Only after a few visits ,including some biteless blanks, did it slowly unlock its secrets...
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    I came across this little box while sorting out my Dad's shed. Still with the 2/6 price tag and virtually full of pellets.
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