yes, used one for years. Ideal for when it’s blowing an absolute gale. Bury the rod tip right under the surface pointing straight at the feeder.

You do leave it on when casting. It can be a little restrictive when castong over about 50 metres, but as previosly stated, they are great in the wind and for detecting tiny bites. I keep a couple in my tip case all the time.

I once bought one Im not sure why I think I must have been on my way home from the pub and had a good idea !

Bag of knackers method – wouldn’t bother. It’s a thing people use when they can’t fish the waggler or tip.~hand

I’ve used the sidewinder for years over here in Ireland and have won alot of matches using it. Definitely an advantage in windy conditions on big loughs. I think bites show up more positively.

I fish the sidewinder every time i fish in ireland on festivals. I use a Diawa 13ft rod and posistion the sidewinder so that the top is centre of the bottom 2 eyes of the rod. I fish this with braid and keep it connected during the cast. I can chuck a feeder as far as anyone.
The rod is set straight in front of you with the butt on your lap and the top 2ft of the rod under water this means the sidewinder is just past your knee.
You can see every pluck and pull from a fish as the sidewinder once tensioned stays perfectly still.
I have had more than a few people take the piss and say that they are crap but after returning to ireland this year after a 5 year gap to fish the 5 day Gowna festival i won 3 sections out of the 5 days.
Going back a few years i drew a flyer on Rosduff spoke to the chap who had 30kilo the day before off it. His advice was to set up a few hooklengths as the bream would swallow the bait right down. I used my set up and had 32 kilo on the same hooklength every bream liphooked! I got a tap on the sidewinder first then a slow pull round lifted the rod and fish on every time.
Dont listen to the knockers they are the dogs when feeder and braid and big loughs for bream are on the menu.

Preston used to make a thing called a butt quiver. This is clipped to the butt section of the rod & has a loop of wire that goes over the line AFTER you have cast out. This means you are not restricted in casting. I have used it in Ireland many times, on waters such as Garadice & Barnagrow, with a strong onshore wind. This allows you to sink the rod almost up to the handle. A very good bit of kit, & I never thought I’d say that about anything Preston!!
Regards Peter.

Bag of knackers method – wouldn’t bother. It’s a thing people use when they can’t fish the waggler or tip.
I like that Squatt

Same company made those stupid floats !~clap ~clap ~clap ~clap ~clap

Anthony waters,
you say you bought one but not if you USED one.
sounds like you are spouting opinions of others on a method that is excellent on the right day, as Selfey says, in Ireland in high winds with braid and after such as bream with soft plucking bites.
Next time the weather is bad, try yours and see how good they really area.
The also suit the bill when you are in a narrow peg and cannot set up a quiver tip to the side.~naughty ~naughty

Anthony waters,
you say you bought one but not if you USED one.
sounds like you are spouting opinions of others on a method that is excellent on the right day, as Selfey says, in Ireland in high winds with braid and after such as bream with soft plucking bites.
Next time the weather is bad, try yours and see how good they really area.
The also suit the bill when you are in a narrow peg and cannot set up a quiver tip to the side.~naughty ~naughty

Anthony waters,
you say you bought one but not if you USED one.
sounds like you are spouting opinions of others on a method that is excellent on the right day, as Selfey says, in Ireland in high winds with braid and after such as bream with soft plucking bites.
Next time the weather is bad, try yours and see how good they really area.
The also suit the bill when you are in a narrow peg and cannot set up a quiver tip to the side.~naughty ~naughty

Excellent on their day (when it’s blowing a hooly).

Don’t use one myself, but several members of our
club use them and swear by them, especially in
windy conditions.

This is in response to those who have tried the sidewinder tips from Polaris but who do not use them anymore.
I am looking to purchase the push-on attachment that takes the tips which is from the original Polaris Sidewinder Mk 2 version.

Can anyone help?? Has anyone got one or better still two for sale??

Please advise.

Many thanks