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Post by Cicada on Jan 24, 2007 20:21:24 GMT -1
Holes or no holes? I'll be interested to hear what Christian has to say. I think it all depends what sort of water you are fishing and whether you are wading. The box type can sit on top of the water if it's reasonably calm but if you put holes in the bottom the water comes up through them and it's hard to manoevre. So you can wade a few inches deeper without holes but sooner or later you get swamped anyway! I believe if you are fishing bigger surf, the home made shopping basket with grill style sides is better as the water sweeps in and out and drains easily. And that prevents you being swamped and left having difficulty escaping the surf.
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Post by Hoppy on Jan 24, 2007 20:25:08 GMT -1
Your very witty at the moment, i asked her to get me a long weight, she still hasn't come back with that one!
Hoppy
ps she got circular holes!
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Post by Cicada on Jan 24, 2007 20:29:23 GMT -1
On the subject of holes. Why do people say 'I have a hole in my net'? When they mean 'I have less holes in my net'?
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Post by silverinvicta on Jan 24, 2007 20:54:21 GMT -1
Sorry no good, i wanted them to repair a net but theyre squarish, or longish with a fish in. Sian has probably been offered the long stand to go with the weight mate. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by silverinvicta on Jan 24, 2007 20:57:02 GMT -1
Cicada i always like holes for drainage, d**n good idea about the basket sided one for the surf , iwould never have thought of one of them.
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Post by davidarmes on Jan 24, 2007 20:58:50 GMT -1
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Post by Hoppy on Jan 24, 2007 21:03:21 GMT -1
Dave, it does look a nice piece of kit, but £40.00 for a bit of molded plastic! The mark up must be 1000% The ikea step/stripping basket/seat is of a far superior plastic quality!!!!!!!!!! It cost £1.50 Hoppy
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Post by Paul Dunstan on Jan 24, 2007 21:43:12 GMT -1
Over the years I've had quite a collection of stripping baskets - interesting to see the Dick Walker, inner tube solution resurrected again - it worked really well except in a big wave - I've got a couple in the garage and spookily, one on order from the US of A at the moment.
I have two problems with stripping baskets - the rigid ones, whether home made or designer labelled, are bulky and a pain in the arse (gut) if you move around a lot like I tend to do.
Also, stripping baskets are absolutely no use if you wade beyond waist deep - hence why I've been thinking about the Dick Walker floating option lately.
So, on order I have a William Joseph, collapsible stripping basket that doubles as a wader belt - it may work, but I've a sneaking suspicion................ ;D
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Post by JT on Jan 24, 2007 21:51:25 GMT -1
The LL Bean one I have was £26 inc postage ( i think discontinued) and does the job well, especially for having the spiky, freudian "spines" helping to minimise line knots... Bulky but a good piece of kit except for clambering down sharpp cliff-sides when a wrong turn can knock it and put you seriously off balance... (not good on the Mwnt headland) Ultimately knobs are good but rigid kit can be counter productive
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Post by Paul Dunstan on Jan 24, 2007 22:03:10 GMT -1
Ultimately knobs are good but rigid kit can be counter productive Thus speaks a pending father!
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Post by Cicada on Jan 24, 2007 22:07:12 GMT -1
I have two problems with stripping baskets - the rigid ones, whether home made or designer labelled, are bulky and a pain in the arse (gut) if you move around a lot like I tend to do. Don't know about you but I slip the rigid basket round the back of the belt when walking to a hotspot or moving round - tends to cut down on the strange looks and washing-up jokes from passers by as they don't see it as you walk past!
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Post by buzzerman on Jan 24, 2007 22:28:40 GMT -1
i thought you would be[ bowled ] over b ytheir kind comments ;D
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Post by Cicada on Jan 24, 2007 22:40:17 GMT -1
A pair of Marigolds in the post to you buzzerman!
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Post by christian on Jan 25, 2007 15:14:08 GMT -1
Hoppy There are no holes I my stripping basket. The two big holes on the side I have taped with gaff tape. I just empty it if necessary. Try it before you makes the holes. Yes it is really quality plastic from Ikea and it wont break if you want to cut it into shape like the flexi stripper. You can buy the spikes from the flexi stripper. They sell them for repair and spare. The spikes are good they are tapered like a fly line, and if they bend then just put them in hot water then they becomes straight aging . It is the tapered spikes that makes the flexi stripper the best stripping basket on the market I now of. The spikes can bend equally 360 degrees and bend nearly without resistant from the thin tip of the tapered end. I am sorry to hear the Ikea model only fit on your left side I suggest you buy one for right side and one for the middle, then you can make one with holes, one without holes, and one like the flexi stripper. You are now covered for every situations, and I am sure you get a lot of big smiles from fellow anglers. ;D ( yes it looks small the flexi stripper has the same size as the base of the Ikea plastic) Christian PS. Hair from a broom / industrial sweeper are a fine to use they are also round.
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Post by buzzerman on Jan 25, 2007 18:09:00 GMT -1
thanks mate thats very gloverly of you
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Post by erik on Mar 10, 2007 22:31:35 GMT -1
Well, it's all a matter of preference. I've been flyfishing the Danish coast (mostly northern Zealand) for 20 years. I do not use a basket, but fish full WF floaters and shoot the line off the water. A basket may give me a bit more distance, but I find it restricts me in my favourite retrieve, which is a steady long pull. I do however allways carry a ney on my back. Tucked in my wading belt I carry a home made lightweight PVC tube frame with a deep net. You can "beach" fish on most locations, but I would hate to hook the fish of a lifetime on a rocky/weedy shoreline and not have my net with me. 'Hope you have a great time.
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Post by tuniwes on Mar 11, 2007 12:53:11 GMT -1
Free time is at a premium for me at the moment so rather than go the DIY route I shelled out 30 quid for the flexi stripper. After getting over the "30 quid for a bit of plastic" and the "am I going to look a prat wearing this?" issues I had a first session with it after the Ogmore stockies last Friday. It is a very effective peice of kit! . The line shoots off the prongs very smoothly and it seems almost impossible to get a tangle. I found it easy and comfortable to use after just a few minutes. I bought it for the Denmark trip and also expect to be doing a lot more SWFF ing this year but I can also see advantages for river fishing especially in the dark. When retreiving your fly to change it for instance, the line can be quickly retreived and kept out of the way on the stripper instead of catching the fly as you bring it in. I imagine it will also be great for managing a fast sinking line instead of having it tangle around your feet etc. I even found I could walk back upstream to the top of the run without having to reel in, the line just sat on the tray until I was ready to start again. You quickly forget you are wearing it, there is no weight to it at all and it doesn't get in the way. All in all it does seem expensive for what it is but having used it, I think the fuctionalty and ease of use more than justifies the price Ian
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Post by balticflyfisher on Mar 12, 2007 10:29:25 GMT -1
Ian, you certainly wont look like a plonker if you use a flexi-stripper, they are after all made in Denmark Although I personally do not use a line stripper ('dont like being cluttered up like a Christmas tree) friends of mine do, and they use the Flexi and swear by it. Seems you made a good choice.
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Post by seatrouthunter on Mar 12, 2007 14:49:24 GMT -1
Hello all. I am a dane and I really hope you are going to have a nice trip to Denmark :) . I use an Orvis line stripping basket, despite it beeing the most expensive dishwashing bowl I have ever bought. :o As for net. I would never be without one! in some locations we wade quit a bit from the shore and and on other locations there are some seaweeds that will prevent you from guiding the fish to the rocky/or sandy shore. Then it is better to stay in the water and use a net. I always net the bigger fish from 3 pounds and up. I use a rather inexpensive net with a bamboo frame and a deep netbag that is able to handle a big seatrout and a string attached to the wading belt. the net floats. The net I use for fishing in saltwater looks like this (here with a 9 pound seatrout): There are always the chance of the fish of a lifetime so do not go without a net with a deep netbag. I am sure yo can make the net yourself. I have fished in salwater for seatrout for 16 years and the biggest one from the salt was this 7,3 kg/16,1 pound sea trout I would never have landed this fish without a net! Christian: I have a feeling that I know who you are ( are your Initials C. B. H ? ) . I am Niels J P btw. As for sharpening your appetite I would like to send you a DVD so you get a feel for what the fishing is like. Sorry it is narrated in danish. :P . One of you that are going can PM me your adress. I will also like to tie you a batch of my simple orange fly that I catch 75 percent of my seatrout in saltwater. Cant have a group of fishermen travel here without having good flies!!! and this one is a magnet!! <<<----- hey whats up with this parr thing >:( I am the monster seatrout from your nightmares ( the one that gets away by breaking your tippet!!). ;D
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Post by SMW on Mar 12, 2007 15:01:37 GMT -1
Welcome to the Forum Seatroutfisher, thanks for the information and the offer of showing us the orange magnet as you call it, would it be possible for you to take a picture of it and post it on the forum ?
also very nice fish there, well done
Starlmagwonder
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