MattyF
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Prefer the bang myself , I know you shouldn't though
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What are these mini skid steers like in mud ?
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Bet that gave you a shock ! Don't suppose there is LOLER in Russia ? In the UK well last crane company I used they refused to let us work with our own slings despite being brand new and brought for the job.
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Cracking fish Cris !
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Take a few fire lighters and trash your brash tips down with a saw and put over the fire lighters then stack every thing parallel.. take time loading it to start and dressing it out so it will burn with no big gaps and within an hour you can burn anything.. including mud soaked willow and alder in the rain .. And another fire same job and method The trick I have found on bigger fires is to concentrate on a couple of areas with the wind behind you rather than trying to get the whole thing to burn at once because you won't ! Then the two areas should spread and join becoming hot enough to burn anything again.
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Nothing beats a wild brownie for colours though I found that one a bit disappointing in comparison .. typical wild Tyne fish colours Looking forward to the start of the season
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Nice rainbow J, sounds a good day. Had a good year for stockies Rachel had this big fat 12lb on a fly she tied her self and on a 4w rod biggest fish of there in a while I'm told Had my best brownie at 9lb a few weeks before on a different lake along with a dozen other fish . Both put back of course.
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Has it got any guarding on it ? Pics please.
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I was not rubbishing your experience and opinion don !sorry if it came across that way , just don't like them much personally and the OP asked for opinions on them ...I have tried to get on with them but feel they are a step backwards and not forwards for myself if they work for you that's great and I'm not knocking that in any way.
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I'm thinking of the safe block ? Any links Paul.
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Have you got one Paul ? I went to order one from honeys but out of stock and not paying the import charges.. this looks like it makes sense to me if I'm rigging with one groundie and need to take control or want to use a more compromised rigging point.
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Would depend on the rigging you do ? They have there place but if I'm rigging it is usually over a tight DZ or targets and usually needs pre tensioning for a cradle to not hit targets on the swing or as much slack taking out as possible on big negative rigged timber so it does not hit the deck so would normally go for a rigging block every time. I like the rings on controlled speed lines on the lowering device rope, that feels smooth and stops your rig rollin back down as there is a bit of friction ,but not a fan of them really. Would like to try that Sherrill block though... I can see that having a place.
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Had a couple of pairs now and really rate them for comfort, they are ok spiking boots , not the best but absolutely acceptable.
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Know what you mean Cris getting really frustrated that the rivers seem to be in full spate every weekend or gale force winds now make fly fishing hopeless!
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Guess so ! but think about the amount of people you have employed over the years and how many are still in the industry, is it a high number ? I think it's definitely got better these days as opposed to the 90's for a long term career but still a high rate decide it's not for them in the long term.
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I would still love a 20 ..my mate had a 27 for his first pike when we invited him out one weekend.. all you need is bait he was told so he turns up with some smoked yellow kippers which left us sniggering .. he pulls out this 27lb about 10 minutes later , I was gobsmacked. I've been told there a chance of big pike in the Dumfries area ?
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Instructors when I did my original Arb course at merrist Wöod years ago said this and from what I've witnessed first hand I would say 5 years is a spot on average.
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My only advice is don't give up being a sparky.. the money's **** in this game and if your going to do it commercially the working span of a climber is average 5 years and it will take you 2 to know your trade at least , the novelty of being out doors very quickly wears off in bad weather , I'm not saying if your hearts set don't give it a go but I would give it a bit more thought, on the flip side it is a great job, you get to scare your self most weeks usually on a failing ancient relic and vandalise it with a chain saw with other like minded idiots in some times stunning locations and I could not do anything else but it takes a weird sense of Maybe really self hatred to do it at times.
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Arbtalk Christmas Raffle 2016
MattyF replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2016
Agree I know some one who brought 4 tickets and won 2 prizes I brought about 75 if I remember that year in batches of 25 and won two prizes as well .. it's just pure chance. Either way you got to be in it to win it. -
Any big pike lately then j ?
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Salmon , trout and pike in that order ... totally obsessed ! first Salmon smashed a 1.1/4 test curb barbel rod at only 14lbs have progressed on to flys for them since ,best way to spend a summers evening wading in a river and taking in the surroundings And wild life... well keeps me out the pub these days any way.
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This is what I use ,it's like a Hobbs but a bit easier to set up and use as you can have more extreme rope angles going in to the drum. It's no gcrs in terms of lifting speed but lifts and lowers whilst not being to over complicated. http://shop.freeworker.com/special-winch.html Also a 3001 for jobs where no pretensioning is necessary and a Portawrap for light rigging.
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Beginners climbing guide, hints, tips and general climbing techniques
MattyF replied to Adam Bourne's topic in Climbers talk
Good tip that one mark. -
Nice work Sam , what's the tune ?
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If you have a reel of 3/8 chain it covers all your saws .. you don't have to order another £300 reel of chain just for one saw.
