Contact Willie Wheeler at Willie Wheelers Angling Center via Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/wwanglingcentre?fref=ts. I’ve just had some 40g one delivered last week.

What are Tony Burke feeders?

Basically it is a feeder with a ring of lead at the bottom, available in various sizes and colours.

They are very popular amongst anglers who compete in Irish Festivals as they fly straight and help cut through any winds.

I have let Tony know you have been enquiring about his products.

I have a photo of one and can email to you should wish to see one.

DG

If you can not get hold of any,try the Kevin Leach ones from DJK tackle?. 😉

The Tony Burke ones are a green plastic tube with the lead moulded around the base. The Kev Leach, Spinners Tackle and new Preston Innovations ones are a cage with the lead moulded around the base. It’s possible to get some bike innertube, cut to size and slide over the cage such that that the cage ones are turned into something similar to the plastic tubes ones. 😉

You can get heat shrink in various sizes that pulls up tight to Kevin Leach feeders over a kettle.
I have bought Tony Burke style feeders from VRAC in the past.

Think I’ve seen the tony Burke ones in my mates garage…
That’s a great idea with the shrink-wrap as I make my own version of cage feeder similar to the Kevin leach ones 🙂

Just out of interest gents when/why would tape up a cage feeder? I use both homemade and the Leach cage feeders but only adjust the wetness of my mix if it’s deep water, I never tape one up.

Hi Squatt, hope your keeping well mate. 99% of the time I’m like you, I don’t tape up feeders, etc. The reason I got the plastic tube ones or put inner tube around the cage is purely when fishing rocky shelves and I want the feeder to rise very quickly. I agree there’s not really any need for regular tip fishing and the mix can be adjusted to cater for deep water. 🙂

I agree squatt ,much rather tone my mix in accordance with the depth of water.Under water feature in MF was also an eye opener regarding plastic feeders.

cheers for the replies. rocket feeder, I’m doing ok still plenty of fishing – uk, France and holland. nice bonus today, a 25 lb carp from a natural on 3 dead reds, really chuffed. how’s you fishing going.

@squatt wrote:

cheers for the replies. rocket feeder, I’m doing ok still plenty of fishing – uk, France and holland. nice bonus today, a 25 lb carp from a natural on 3 dead reds, really chuffed. how’s you fishing going.

Nice one, well done. I’m still doing a fair bit, have bought a pair of the Browning Black Vipers 14ft S rods to try out. So far very impressed and the tips are great. Doing mostly Roach fishing at the moment but will be Breaming a lot later this year.

Mike, I have the King feeders. Do the viper tips fit the KF as I remember you had those also? I did look at the vipers but most of my uk fishing is done with 14ft Aerocasts.

@squatt wrote:

Mike, I have the King feeders. Do the viper tips fit the KF as I remember you had those also? I did look at the vipers but most of my uk fishing is done with 14ft Aerocasts.

Squatt, yes the viper tips fit the king feeder. Really nice tips.

Cheers.