Andy135

What species is it Pete? Smoothound? Big fish for sure 👍

Yeah, I was made up. It was taken last winter but it still puts a smile on my face and hers. 😁 I came home from doing some work on the boat last week to find a little post it note stuck on my home office door. Hand written by her asking if she could come fishing with me next time I go out 🥰

Posting this on behalf of middle daughter who I'm sure will follow in the footsteps of @JDP's.

Well, you have my sympathies. I was climbing the walls to get out on the boat when we were locked down in the summer and I have absolutely no wish to repeat that. Of course if it happens in England then I'll respect it, but from one angler to another I feel your pain 😭

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-54684440

Some lovely surf conditions today. I took this whilst walking the dog. Should have been WTD instead...

Ouch! That's enough to drive anyone to drink... oh, wait...

Seriously, there's a booze tax in Wales??

Yeah, I was out blanking with them last weekend. I use them on deep marks e.g. 70m to get down and stay down. This particular spot has a 4.5kt tide run so I need the 6oz heads to get to the bottom fast. I need to tie on a flying hook at the tail I reckon as I was missing bites and not hooking up, so something was nibbling the tail I suspect.

@Odyssey, I think Fisty has been playing with his new-found Admin powers on your post 🤣🤣

I bought an Accurate Boss Extreme reel from the US. I used Tackle Direct and they have an option on their site to pay the import duties up front so that it doesn't get stopped at customs. The price difference isn't that favourable so I'd only do it again for stuff we can't get hold of over here.

I use Berkeley fluoro in 15lb for lure leaders and also leaders on lures on the boat. Seems fine for blanking. 👍

What is it with dogs eating all sorts of weird stuff eh? 🤣

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Your mannerisms are fine, it's your face that upsets people...

Probably didn't like the look of him...

That doesn't sound too brilliant does it, especially if Suzuki have replaced some rectified already. Fingers crossed yours is ok. Did Suzuki get to the bottom of why this was happening?

I'll do a thread about my stamp collection next...

The lures are made from a milky latex solution that is heated to pour. When hot, it goes clear and pigment can be added to give whatever colour of lure is required. It also stinks to high heaven and is an irritant to the lungs so I use a respirator to protect myself. I'll do another post about pouring the lures themselves shortly.

Any recommendations as to brand? Looking for 4-6 holders. Don't mind through mount or disc mount. Could even be persuaded to go the full radar arch/nav light/anchor light/aerial set up if anyone can recommend a good one?

The infinite monkeys! 🤣 I'll reserve my judgement until he can come up with some Shakespeare... spelled correctly of course 😉

Looking good Luke 👍👍

WTF...???

Cross posting this in the Bass section as the soft plastic techniques are the same and might be of interest here.

I made these a while back but thought some of us on here might find it interesting. I needed a large, cheap SP lure body for use on a 6oz jig head for vertical fishing but couldn't find anything off the shelf that was suitable, so I thought I'd try pouring my own. Never done this before so it was a bit of an experiment.The first stage was to make a mould I can pour into, so I needed to make a master of the lure.Using Fimo I made the rough shape of the lure body, then baked it. After baking I used a Dremel with a coarse sanding drum, plus 320 grit wet & dry to get the final shape. After shaping I mixed up some fine filler paste to smooth out a few low spots before sanding smooth again. The finished master below. Now I had the master, I needed to make the mould of the mould, so to speak. So first I bedded the master into a block of plasticine. This started by hollowing out an imprint of the master so that it fitted snugly half way into the plasticine. I added the shape for the pouring funnel in plasticine too. I ended up opening it out once the mould was finished as it was too narrow to pour smoothly. The next step was to build up the sides of the mould around the plasticine block. I used the kids's Duplo bricks as they were quick and easy to assemble. I also added some ball bearings from the kids' marble run toy to make locating lugs for the two halves of the mould. See that ball of plasticine at the top of the pic below? We'll come back to that.... At this point I also sealed up all the edges with small beads of plasticine to give a good seal. I then gave everything a light coat of vaseline to ensure the mould releases well once cured. Now ready for the first pour.I worked out the volume I'd need and used an online converter to work out the total weight I'd need, then worked out the respective weights of RTV and catalyst. This is quite a large mould so I ended up needing needing nearly 400gr of silicone for each half.After weighing out and mixing for a good 5 minutes the first pour went in. After curing for 24 hours the first half was ready to pull. Not bad at all. Pleased with the way the first half came out - fully cured, released well and no bubbles.Next step was to prep the first half for the second pour. So I rebuilt the mould sides again, remade the second half of the pouring funnel and re-lubed everything with vaseline. The second pour went in - very few bubbles, which is good.Mould fully cured and separated after curing. Next step was a test pour. First batch of lures from the new mould... They all have an imperfection or two but as a first attempt I was pleased with them. PS: remember that ball of plasticine I mentioned earlier? It went missing overnight after I had poured the second half of the mould - I originally put it down to having a semi-senior moment - did I put it away somewhere and forgot? It turned up eventually..... out of the back end of the dog . She must have snaffled it during the night when the first part of the mould was curing. Who knew that dogs like plasticine...??