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[108831]

No Philip,definitely not.

The very idea of cleaning everything after every trip requires psychiatrists evaluation Ralph,yes clean them after using sweetcorn,meat etc,maybe wipe out the maize dust from maggot,but....

 

[flightliner]

Crikey this thread picked up a bit didnt it ! ..I cant think why..:wh

Ok whose going to admit it first…has anyone ever ironed a rod bag ?

As I said at the start I stopped short of that one but back in the day before I got the carp fishing monkey off my back I was using Nash stormsides ( it wer ard in them days ) and I once fished a really bad mud pit overnight and I put the sides in the wash.
Later that day my wife told me she would never iron them again as it was impossible to get the creases on each side in perfect unison.

 

[markcw]

Blimey! I must be one of the few. Not only do I clean my rods and reels after every trip, I even wash my bait boxes .

I must admit, I am not keen on washing out the stink bags, I get the missus to do that.

Ralph mg:

Yep, baitboxes rinsed under the outside tap,to shift corn juice and any liquid flavours from meat, Stink bag get a good rinse and swill round as well as keepnets and landing nets,With all the talk of possible transfer of disease from one water to another, whats the point of just washing nets, letting them dry and the putting them back in a wet stink bag, wheels on space shuttle and footplate on seat box also get rinsed if been muddy as well as boots.

 

[john step]

Blimey! I must be one of the few. Not only do I clean my rods and reels after every trip, I even wash my bait boxes .

I must admit, I am not keen on washing out the stink bags, I get the missus to do that.

Ralph mg:

Ralph, just seen this picture and showed it to my Sandwich Maker with the suggestion she could do similar.
I am not sure of the complete sequence of words in reply but one of them sounded like ROBLOCKS!!

 

[flightliner]

Blimey! I must be one of the few. Not only do I clean my rods and reels after every trip, I even wash my bait boxes .

I must admit, I am not keen on washing out the stink bags, I get the missus to do that.

Ralph mg:

Nice saw stools Ralph ! Is that a figure of president Putin underneath !

 

[maggot_dangler]

Crikey this thread picked up a bit didnt it ! ..I cant think why..:wh

Ok whose going to admit it first…has anyone ever ironed a rod bag ?

I have to admit i have NEVER YET found a rod bag worth even calling a rod bag cheapo nasty trashy load of oblox .....

PG ..
...

 

[sam vimes]

I have to admit i have NEVER YET found a rod bag worth even calling a rod bag cheapo nasty trashy load of oblox .....

PG .. ...

The old Daiwa rod bags (blue bags with Daiwa in white repeatedly) were pretty good, nice and thick, quality material. Just the lace ties didn't tend to last forever. The old Tri-Cast were pretty good too, good quality cotton with a woven Tri-Cast logo badge sown on.

Modern Drennan bags are cheap nylon rubbish, but they are functional, until they wear thin and start to disintegrate. The cotton with Velcro tabs efforts, that Shimano dish out with their more expensive rods, are pretty good. However, the most impressive efforts I've seen in years are those that come with the Browning Sphere rods. I only wish that they had Velcro tabs rather than lace ties.

I suspect that most manufacturers just assume that buyers aren't going to use a rod bag at all.

 

[fishplate42]

Nice saw stools Ralph ! Is that a figure of president Putin underneath !

Ha! It could be, but it is in fact a tree stump that was waiting to be removed. Those saw horses have seen a few years (decades!) service, I must have repaired them a dozen times and replaced the sacrificial tops more times than I can remember. That reminds me, I need to replace one of the legs on one of them...

It is funny how people look into the background of photographs. I was heavily involved in woodwork publishing, in a previous life, and we used to get far more questions about what was in the background of photographs than the subject of them.

Ralph.

 

[tigger]

Funny enough I like the drennan bags, the openings are just a good size and the material allows the blanks to slide in easily without the guides keep getting caught up on it as happens with a lot of bags. Thw Hardy marksman rod bags are very good quality cotton bags, the specialists bags came with cord to tie them off and the superos bags have a fixed velcro strap.
The vlevet normark bags are good but they're a tight fit!
My shimano diaflash rods have nice velvet also.
My shimano technium specialist feeder rod has a thick cotton bag which is great quality.
My harrison rods come in harrisons quite thick cotton bags, again good un's.
The daiwa Dave Harrell rod comes in a elaborate bag with a zipp closure which is seriously alkward to get the rods in with out bending a guide or two! I don't like the rod scrapingm on the zipp either, probably the worst designed rod bag i've come across.
The Tri cast bag is pretty naff lol.

 

[binka]

Thw Hardy marksman rod bags are very good quality cotton bags, the specialists bags came with cord to tie them off and the superos bags have a fixed velcro strap.

They are rather nice aren't they, out of interest Ian do you use the little sewn on pouch on the Specialist bags to store the alloy ferrule stops when the rod's in use?

I've never used mine, preferring to keep them in a 'safe' pocket instead... I once lost two ferrule stops off an Ultralite Avon in thick, flattened reeds and despite searching on and off for the best part of a day whilst I fished I couldn't find them.

I went back in darkness with the head torch and as soon as I switched it on there they were glinting right back at me!

 

[Tee-Cee]

I also like the Drennan rod bags. Nothing special, but they are functional although I have noticed my 12' Ultralight must be wearing slightly near the top as I can see daylight through it. Probably last a few more years, though....


My parents were absolutely rigid around cleanliness during my young years (I was born in 1943) and it has stuck with me to this day. They didn't agree around too much but it was drummed into us along the lines of 'cleanliness is next to godliness' We were also quite poor, as were many recovering after the 2nd world war, so what personal possessions we had had to be kept pristine or suffer the consequences.....

From the of seven (so around 1950) I fished with my father and I well remember the preparation surrounding the tackle the night before going. Rods were already clean as they were wiped down after use, but reels were cleaned thoroughly and nothing left to chance. Lets say I was 'encouraged' to participate in all of this, so to continue in this vein throughout my life has just been part and parcel of going fishing. As a child it was nothing short of purgatory but it is something that has stood me in good stead.

These days I actually enjoy checking the gear prior to going out and yes, I am very fussy in making sure all is as it should be. I often read on FM about folk who reach the bank only to find they have forgotten something. I don't do 'forgotten' ans when I open my bag or set up a rod on the bank all is in immaculate condition with nothing sitting on a shelf at home, and I wouldn't have it any other way....................

Ironing a rod bag? Just the once when the bag of my Olivers of Knebworth 12' glass fibre rod became soiled and light washing left it, well, like anything just washed, so out came the iron. It was 'pressed' rather than ironed and I make no excuse for being, what others would call very, very. fussy. The rod is in perfect nick- as the day I bought it.Quality tackle left dirty is just plain laziness in my book, but we all have our own ideas around this so each to their own................

 

[GT56]

I'm not sure if this thread motivated or more shamed me into cleaning both the outside and inside the cab of the maggoty van (named by my Daughter not a fan) yesterday.
Gave the inside a real birthday. vacuumed, dash polished and even got some stains off the seats.
Took my box out the back of the van and scrubbed it downed while hosing it off, looking almost like new.
I usually have a wipe over my rods when tackling down but I'll put some more effort into this hopefully later this week.
Might try and complete the look by trying to improve my own appearance!
I'm always keen to look for any tweaks to get more fish in the net and not sure if this smartening up regime would achieve that aim but all them Youtube Anglers do look like they mean business, organised and with pristine tackle.

 

[tigger]

They are rather nice aren't they, out of interest Ian do you use the little sewn on pouch on the Specialist bags to store the alloy ferrule stops when the rod's in use?

I've never used mine, preferring to keep them in a 'safe' pocket instead... I once lost two ferrule stops off an Ultralite Avon in thick, flattened reeds and despite searching on and off for the best part of a day whilst I fished I couldn't find them.

I went back in darkness with the head torch and as soon as I switched it on there they were glinting right back at me!

Same as you Ste, I put the stoppers in my pocket or somewhere safe, the little pouch would be good if the velcro was to go the full length of the pocket/pouch top leaving no gaps....what kinda plonkers design these things !
Good idea to go back in the dark like that.....no flies on you bud .

 

[tigger]

I also like the Drennan rod bags. Nothing special, but they are functional although I have noticed my 12' Ultralight must be wearing slightly near the top as I can see daylight through it. Probably last a few more years, though....


My parents were absolutely rigid around cleanliness during my young years (I was born in 1943) and it has stuck with me to this day. They didn't agree around too much but it was drummed into us along the lines of 'cleanliness is next to godliness' We were also quite poor, as were many recovering after the 2nd world war, so what personal possessions we had had to be kept pristine or suffer the consequences.....

From the of seven (so around 1950) I fished with my father and I well remember the preparation surrounding the tackle the night before going. Rods were already clean as they were wiped down after use, but reels were cleaned thoroughly and nothing left to chance. Lets say I was 'encouraged' to participate in all of this, so to continue in this vein throughout my life has just been part and parcel of going fishing. As a child it was nothing short of purgatory but it is something that has stood me in good stead.

These days I actually enjoy checking the gear prior to going out and yes, I am very fussy in making sure all is as it should be. I often read on FM about folk who reach the bank only to find they have forgotten something. I don't do 'forgotten' ans when I open my bag or set up a rod on the bank all is in immaculate condition with nothing sitting on a shelf at home, and I wouldn't have it any other way....................

Ironing a rod bag? Just the once when the bag of my Olivers of Knebworth 12' glass fibre rod became soiled and light washing left it, well, like anything just washed, so out came the iron. It was 'pressed' rather than ironed and I make no excuse for being, what others would call very, very. fussy. The rod is in perfect nick- as the day I bought it.Quality tackle left dirty is just plain laziness in my book, but we all have our own ideas around this so each to their own................

Tee cee, your the man, I like your style .

 

[mikench]

No but that is a good idea. I like my Hardy bags and they would benefit from a nice steam!

 

[peterjg]

I bet iron your underpants! All this is unbelievable!

 

[mikench]

See my post specifically on rod bags ! I do like a quality bag!!!!!

 

[mikench]

Any hobby which involves equipment whether that be rods, reels , bins, rifles, hifi, cars, plants, or other gear is surely enhanced by the use of quality gear or gear that you like and enjoy using! I like looking at my rods and reels and keeping them clean and tidy! Sad or what! I still wash my cars at least once a week!!

 

[103841]

I should get you into detailing Mike, that’s another world entirely.

 

[peterjg]

This has been the best thread for ages, good job we are all so different, it has made me laugh out loud.