elastics??????

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- 10/09/2010 at 9:50 pm #41827
  TF_Leaky Lloyd
  ive been using preston hollo elasics for quite some time now,
  especialy 9h 11h and 13h,
  i’ve become quite comfortable with it in that i know exactly what its capabilities are,,,
  but one thing it suffers really badly from is corrosion around the connector and on the joint of the top 2,
  with this in mind,, im thinking of trying something new this time around,,!
  any ideas as to what works similarly to preston hollo’s,, especialy the said sizes?
  
  ps,, not hydro’s,, been there,,done that,,good,, but not worth the money IMHO!
- 10/09/2010 at 9:57 pm #115930
  TF_Smed
  latex
  if you havent all ready then try it!
  sensas magic latex im using atm
  super stuff!
- 10/09/2010 at 10:02 pm #115932
  TF_Leaky Lloyd
  i do use latex in smaller sizes,, i think i need convincing on bigger sizes though to be honest,,, incidently,,, the sensas stuff your on about,, is that the coloured ones?,, on the green spool,, think thats what i use in smaller sizes!!!
- 11/09/2010 at 8:14 am #115943
  TF_Smed
  no its not coloured.
- 11/09/2010 at 8:23 am #115945
  TF_dirkdiggler
  doubled up preston is absolutely great.
  it’s a lot cheaper than hollo or hydro, soft on the strike and powers up if you hook a bigger fish.
  also it feels lighter in your topkits too.
- 11/09/2010 at 8:37 am #115946
  TF_matt rosevear
  currently im using those red royal mail elastick bands loop to looped togeter trough a match top 3 feels a bit like double red hydro but dosnt stretch as mutch its great for ide and small skimmers
- 11/09/2010 at 8:42 am #115947
  TF_Mike_Globe
  Double Preston slip, I use it for everything now.
  
  Brilliant.
- 11/09/2010 at 8:54 am #115949
  TF_dirkdiggler
  @matt rosevear wrote:
  
  currently im using those red royal mail elastick bands loop to looped togeter trough a match top 3 feels a bit like double red hydro but dosnt stretch as mutch its great for ide and small skimmers
  
  i hope your roaming the streets to find those?
  i have collected enough of them to make a catapult big enough to fling my wife into the middle of any lake.
- 11/09/2010 at 9:23 am #115951
  TF_craigm
  i hope your roaming the streets to find those?
  i have collected enough of them to make a catapult big enough to fling my wife into the middle of any lake.[/quote]
  
  Could you make me a catapult like that please, or can i borrow yours. It needs to be able to fling her plus the two buckets of concrete on her feet. Cheers ~shh ~shh ~shh
- 11/09/2010 at 9:28 am #115953
  TF_Gavin
  When you say on the joint of the top 2, do you mean in transit when the tops are folded? Not something I’ve had a problem with, and I’ve used it since it came out in’04! I always use doobry’s when the tops are folded mind!
  
  I just use a crowsfoot and don’t find it wears excessivly; hydro is the only thing I’ve used that lasts longer. I just re-tie the crowsfoot! Use a winder-bung mind, not used the pull-bung tops much yet. Personally, I think if you like it, changing for the sake of it may well prove to be a bad move!
- 11/09/2010 at 9:45 am #115954
  TF_pecker
  GavinG wrote:
  
  When you say on the joint of the top 2, do you mean in transit when the tops are folded? Not something I’ve had a problem with, and I’ve used it since it came out in’04! I always use doobry’s when the tops are folded mind!
  
  try using the mosella pole genie
- 11/09/2010 at 12:24 pm #115964
  TF_Leaky Lloyd
  rosey,,, tha talks pony, son,,
  you still using iluminous orange paste too?
  you at kivo waters tomorrow babby?
  
  been using doobries on the elastics myself, but they have only just recently started perishing on the joints,,, but thats not half as bad as the connector corrosion!!!
  think i might give the preston double a go,,
  cant help but think ill stick to the hollo in the long run though,, just really comfortable with it!!!
- 11/09/2010 at 4:31 pm #115974
  TF_matt rosevear
  no got a club match at carvale are you going hows aston fishing
- 11/09/2010 at 4:58 pm #115976
  TF_Leaky Lloyd
  splits supposed to be fishing well,, but its rained a fair bit ant it so who knows now,,,
  gunna give it a go,, got all the bait alreday so itll be a nice cheap day out,, only need to pay me pools!
  
  supposed to have been fishing a match in york with yanglers ,, but couldnt afford to really as the washers just gone tits up!
  LOL!
- 11/09/2010 at 8:08 pm #116007
  TF_craigm
  @Leaky Lloyd wrote:
  
  supposed to have been fishing a match in york with yanglers ,, but couldnt afford to really as the washers just gone tits up!
  LOL!
  
  They used to wash by hand before washers were invented Lloyd, tell her to get on her knees and do it in the bath.
- 11/09/2010 at 8:20 pm #116009
  TF_Pikey
  I can’t see how people say Hydro is expensive – Yes the initial outlay is Â£15 but it lasts forever. I’ve still got black hydro in one top kit and it’s been in there with no sign of wear since it first came out ! That’s probably over 10 years.
- 11/09/2010 at 8:46 pm #116013
  TF_Leaky Lloyd
  still like new????
  you ever used it?????
- 11/09/2010 at 8:50 pm #116014
  TF_Gary K
  @Pikey wrote:
  
  I can’t see how people say Hydro is expensive – Yes the initial outlay is Â£15 but it lasts forever. I’ve still got black hydro in one top kit and it’s been in there with no sign of wear since it first came out ! That’s probably over 10 years.
  
  Do you treat it with anything?- I put it in a top kit and 3 months later it is perished around the connector.
- 11/09/2010 at 8:50 pm #116015
  TF_Pikey
  No, of course I haven’t used it but it’s still like new !
  
  I have 4 black hydro kits and 1 purple, plus 3 red in my edge pole and have never had to change them cos they are worn – and yes I do catch the occasional carp.
- 11/09/2010 at 8:51 pm #116016
  TF_Pikey
  No, of course I haven’t used it but it’s still like new !
  
  I have 4 black hydro kits and 1 purple, plus 3 red in my edge pole and have never had to change them cos they are worn – and yes I do catch the occasional carp.
- 11/09/2010 at 8:52 pm #116017
  TF_Pikey
  It’s so good I even said it twice !
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