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    Just had an hour trying to cast and I think the lines are wrong for it . I've got a feeling they are heavy trout lines (they look like cortland 444's) not salmon lines because they didn't seem to load the rod with a Spey cast no matter what length of line I had out but I could cast them overhead single handed like a trout rod . I'm going to borrow a proper one tomorrow off a mate and see if it is the line or something I'm doing wrong .
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    Just had a quick look on iTunes and there's none on there so you will have to download them yourself on to your computer and drag and drop them on to your iTunes and put them on yourself but it's not straightforward because you need to edit it to length and then alter something else so that it doesn't duplicate it with the original one . I think the vid I used to put my own ringtones on mine was off YouTube but it's not straightforward and it's the only thing that androids make easier .
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    just done it 34,763 , i seen it happen one night , and got involved with pissed up twat in the A.E he was coming stroppy/ physical on a nurse i had go at the prat and booted him, and nearly got arrested for it , the nurse told them what happened (security)/ cops , the nurse was only young girl 22 -24 , yeh the nurses have terrible time with at times with abuse /violence deff sign My mrs ended up in critical care for 10 days in November and when she was first admitted there was a div in the next room screaming and shouting and throwing chairs about a
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    I used to have a beast master and it was a decent rod . It was heavier than what your looking for but they are a not bad at all . There's a few other shimmy rods like the scimitar and the yasei red perch that might be worth you looking at aswell . There's also a couple of savage gear rods like the troutizimo , parabellum and the lrf , not to sure if they go as short as your looking for though .
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    Aye mate an usually very well, try some smaller plugs with a gead in em to rattle, or bigger plugs for bigger trout hahaCheers. I live couple seconds walk away from a lovely bit of chalk stream that's free to fish the trout are wise I see them going to take spinners in the day but I allways seem to lose them straight away as if there not getting hooked properly ? Also what sort of lures and spinners are best for fast shallow gin clear water ? Or is it just stick to the trusty old free line bread and size 6 hook lol Aswell as rapalas have a look at salmo lures like the tiny and bullhead before
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    If it's fast action you want you need to be looking at the Japanese makers like Sakura, majorcraft, megabass , tenryu for example . They are streets ahead with ul gear. They start at around £50 for a Sakura ryokan and go £700+ for some of the high end models . Their lures and reels are the same aswell . You can pick a a jap spec reel and the same one from anywhere else in world and it will be slightly higher spec . You can get the shimano jdm spec reels from shimmy dealers over here aswell now without having to order from Japan .
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    The lines that came with it are dt #9's . I'm hoping to have a go tomorrow if I can get time and if they are not right I'm thinking of getting a #10 John Norris integrated shooting head and see if that's better .
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    Personally with the rapala i think the fish hit them really hard and i have my drag set very soft so the fish can draw a bit of line off the drag as i hit it, otherwise i think the tear the hook hold out.That's what I do with perch because of their delicate mouths . With my multiplier set ups for pike though , I basically lock the clutch up and even though some of the hits are savage it needs to be done to set the hooks properly
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    Personally with the rapala i think the fish hit them really hard and i have my drag set very soft so the fish can draw a bit of line off the drag as i hit it, otherwise i think the tear the hook hold out. I wonder if the choice of mono or braid is a factor with hook ups? I use braid for sea fishing, but I have so far stayed with mono for the bit of freshwater fishing I do...On a small spinning rod, I suspect braids lack of stretch might make it a bit harsh when striking? I will only use braid for lure fishing and all my rods from the ultralights to the 180-300g jerkbait and swimbait rods a
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    I've got rapala j-13's , dt-4's and shad raps and not had any problems hooking up with them . I'd love to know what people are doing with them to not hook up properly although I suspect their hooks might need a bit of a tickle . Your right about having confidence in lures . One of my favourite pike lures is the squirrely burt but if you Google them you will see they are a marmite lure , some people just can't get a fish on them and others get loads
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    There's a few lures made on that principle now like the savage gear line thrus and mr whiggly . It's a good way of doing it although it's mainly done on the line thrus and whigglys to protect the soft plastic from getting ripped up . I've had Toby's in the past but never had a fish on them but then again I hardly used them so it was a viscous circle . How do you find the hook up ratio with them rapalas , ive seen it said on other forums that they are poor hookers . Can't really see it myself because the back treble is free and they are not a big deep sided lure .
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    What's the one in the bottom left on the second pic , not seen one like that before
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    Ive been told they are not bad for the money but I've never actually seen one being used . As soon as I get chance I'll have a go casting with it and see if the dt9 lines that come with it match it
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    Yes . I think one of the staff died and the owner moved the shop over to colne or barnoldswick but I from what I can gather he was ill so shut it altogether
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    I tend to use use the smallest 2 sizes of blue fox (not shitty fox tackle) spinners rather than mepps, no real reason for that other than the shop didn't have mepps . Whatever you do , don't think all spinners are the same . It's not unusual for cheaper spinners not to spin . The main rod I use for ultralight fishing is a Sakura sportism 7ft UL with either a shimano aernos in 2500 size with 5kg yellow power pro or a sienna in 2500 with multicoloured 5kg power pro depth hunter braid . I'll take a pic if you want after the football but this is it with the sienna and multicoloured braid in this v
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    I normally use one of these for my ultralight fishing but I've been using a chest mount camera so I've just been sticking half a dozen in a small box in my pocket and leaving some others in the car just in case . And then it's just a case of a small rod and reel and a folding net just in case I hook something a bit bigger . http://www.gerrysfishing.com/sakura-chest-packerkoa-bag.ir
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    I've been in gerrys for sea fishing gear , didn't think they did fly gear . I'll be up that way fishing in the next few weeks so I'll have a good look round this time
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    The mrs is going to love you . I've never heard of that one before but it's one I'll be going up to
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    https://youtu.be/jhOwbIUS5fw
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    Don't get buskers like this round here https://youtu.be/Mw8eXXaOzIU
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    https://youtu.be/Aq344ks1ieg
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    https://youtu.be/oI4nnNwXIL8
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    https://youtu.be/PnTi0ImjSKg
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    Any body know anything about the older Shakespeare oracle salmon rods , not the xt version . I just got talking to a customer in the tackle shop and ended up buying a 12ft #9-10 and oracle reel and 3 lines for £45 off him . He said it was a switch rod and I didn't really have a proper look at it , but on having a look when I got home it's a small Spey rod which I'm not bothered about , just wondering if they are any good or not
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