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    Albino roe

    neil r replied to Greyman's topic in General Talk

    I see this partial albino blackbird most mornings in the same place when I’m out with the dogs . There was 2 of them , the other had a full white head and neck but I haven’t seen it for a week or so
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    That’s always been a concern for me ever since I used the old fox spearhead jerkbaits , brilliant fish catcher but like most things fox made , absolutely rubbish build quality. The screw eyes used to come loose in no time . 2 blades should work well , it will be like the legs on a duckling . I’m going to nip in to spintec when the rivers are open because it’s only at the back of where I fish and ask if he can get some of the really big spinner blades so I can make some big bucktail spinners like double cowgirls. They look easy to make and they’ll be something different to what most pike
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    Do you through wire or use screw eyes , I’ve done a few and through wired them but I’ve noticed not many makers do that with wood lures so I’m going to try some longer screw eyes next time I make some . Need to look how to make a dryer though so I can paint and epoxy them rather than just sealing them and using jigskinz . Spintec in ribchester do some 25mm ones if that will be big enough . Can’t copy and paste links for some reason tonight so I’ve took a screenshot . Lureparts.nl do bigger ones aswell
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    That didn’t take long . 6 inch is a decent all round size aswell . What wood have you used
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    It’s proper easy , no paint to mess about with, just cut , shape and seal the blank add the metalwork and weight it then just a few coats of epoxy and it’s done . Could probably knock quite a few up quickly if you had enough spalted wood . The money is a bit strong though but I bet they don’t have a problem getting it . I saw the sophisticated Sophie lures when I was scrolling through but didn’t pay attention to them because I just thought they were for vertical fishing , didn’t realise the hooks go on top to help with snagging and they have magnets to keep the hooks fastened down , could
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    Be good to see something like them and his pog tail over here , nearly every topwater lure is just a wtd/popper/plopper variant . You used to be able to get stuff like mouldy’s hawg wobblers , boss hawg and rattle hawgs over here but nobody seems to do them now , not even franglaise has them . Have you seen the Irish shop called House of lures , nothing but lures from custom makers . There’s some unpainted jerkbaits made from spalted wood that look cool but at about 70 euros I wouldn’t want to lose one , they make my chico shads and phantoms look cheap
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    Most people who are not into lure fishing and jerkbaits/swimbaits in particular don’t realise the money some of these baits sell for . I keep looking at Greg nimmers stuff , he makes every lure by hand and carves them from a block with a machete . Not cheap but I wouldn’t mind one of his wolly pog’s .
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    Rokmax and Gerry’s of morecambe do the AFW poly shark floats for suspending big livelys and dead’s
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    Ford ecosport

    neil r replied to neil r's topic in General Talk

    The bloke at stoneacres garage said they used older technology and parts from both , don’t know which bits are from where but he said that because they just use their older technology they don’t spend money on r&d so they can sell them cheaper
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    Ford ecosport

    neil r replied to neil r's topic in General Talk

    Ended up getting the ford , the other 2 weren’t actually at the garage to look at . Fingers crossed it’s not too bad , got it for 9200 on a 16 with 37000 and got them to throw in some scotchguard treatment for the interior and coating for the outside , 3 years gap insurance that I’ll probably not need and 2 years warranty with breakdown cover so if it does go wrong it should be covered . I did look at 2 capturs but one had mold all over the seat and the other looked like it had had a bump . Looked at a Dacia duster 4wd aswell and it didn’t look bad till I got in it , the gearbox sounded l
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    Had to have my old dog bred by storm68 pts at the end of November , still got a 10 year old non ped whippet though
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    Ford ecosport

    neil r replied to neil r's topic in General Talk

    My Tucson 4wd was heavy on fuel , something like low to mid 30’s . I liked the car but with the miles I was doing it was costing a fortune so anything above 50 is a bonus
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    Ford ecosport

    neil r replied to neil r's topic in General Talk

    Thanks . You’re pretty much confirming what I was reading about the tdci last night about it being a decent engine . I know makers mpg claims are usually lies but even if you knock 10 mpg off it would still be in the 50’s where the others would be in the 40’s which isn’t too bad but the extra mpg plus the big difference in tax is swinging me towards the ford as long as it’s big enough with the rear seats dropped down
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    Ford ecosport

    neil r replied to neil r's topic in General Talk

    Thanks for that , I didn’t realise the ix35 was different. I thought because they look similar that it was just another version of the Tucson with a different name
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    Ford ecosport

    neil r replied to neil r's topic in General Talk

    Really , I’d just assumed the sportage and ix35 were going to be pretty much the same as my previous car which was a Tucson so I’ve not really done any checking on them other than just find a couple to look at based on that
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    Anyone had one of the diesel ecosports , I’m going to look at one tomorrow and also an ix35 and sportage . On paper the ecosport sounds ok for what I want , good ride height , cheap tax and insurance and good mpg but I’m just not sure if they are any good or ones to avoid . I know the 1 litre petrol engines haven’t got the best rep but is the 1.5 tdci any better .
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    Just spoke to my mate and the wood he used was Maple , American walnut , Tulip wood and Purple Heart . He said he’d used 19 pieces making it
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    These are some he’s done . He mainly does sims tribute boards but the longboard lent against the side is a tribute to a British one called benji board I think
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    You want to see his skateboard’s . They sell all over the world to collectors and professional skaters . His attention to detail is unbelievable, he’s proper ocd about everything he makes
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    Been helping a mate who makes tribute skateboard’s running batches of wood through the bandsaw all year and he’s just done this for me as a thank you . He restored an old axe head and made a laminated handle for it . I’ve not spoke to him yet about which wood he’s used but I think it could be maple and teak with a purple heart stringer through the centre.
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    Normally doesn’t bother me where I throw them either but I was a bit more hesitant for a while after I’d snagged a miuras mouse a few weeks back . I was seriously thinking of going in for it if the braid snapped
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    A mate used to just write any random code in without even doing the questionnaire and they never once checked
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    Dace of that size are ten a penny on the ribble and lower calder , both rivers are absolutely stuffed with them . I should have weighed it and even had scales there but didn’t bother for some reason . Wez did take a shit picture of it as I had unhooked it but it was a shit picture
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    That’s the 4,3 . I never knew he’d caught it at the time until a lad came to ask me if I’d catch him a lively and told me . I’d heard him celebrating but I was hammering the dace on the float so didn’t even bother looking what they were doing
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    In February this year a bloke piking just up from us had a 4.2 perch on a dace lively on an Albert stretch and a couple of weeks later a bloke had a 4.3 on the next peg on a lure from the deeps . There’s loads of chub , mostly. 2-4 lb but 6+ er's are caught fairly regular . I should weigh the big dace and I’m kicking myself for not weighing one I had in the summer , if it wasn’t a at least lb it wasn’t far off
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