iain t
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One of the Tench/Carp stillwaters i fish this time of year is always weedy. Can anyone recommend a decent weed rake?. I could of made one from scrap metal myself but my welder blew up last year.
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Ditto to that Iain ! I bought one and it is well made! Only used the once as yet though!
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I have not clicked onto the link, I use 2 rake heads back to back and bound together on the small shaft then have the length of rope coming from it to required length, Do not forget to stand on loose end when you throw it in, 
another rake can be made with an old cycle wheel,barbed wire wrapped around the edge,rope tied to edge of wheel to reuired length,
another rake can be made with an old cycle wheel,barbed wire wrapped around the edge,rope tied to edge of wheel to reuired length,Why do you need to weld anything ? Mine is home made out of a length of something like 1" square steel tube with a giant 'Eye' bolt in the middle and lots of 6mm bolts at intervals either side of that. I have another which uses 6" nails and the steel is filled with lead.
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A variation on the theme.
My estate lake is about 5ft deep and it's not necessary to fish more than a rod length out for the tench, roach and bream. The lake bed isn't weedy but does have a good depth of silt. I fancied a way of stirring up this silt releasing bugs and insects, throwing out a rake on a rope wasn't burying itself sufficiently in the silt for my liking so a different approach was needed.
I bought a Harris 5m extending pole and attached a purpose made Gardner rake, it does the job a treat and it's amazing how quickly the fish respond after kicking up clouds of silt. I've got a rope to hand for other waters when I need to get further out to clear weed.
My estate lake is about 5ft deep and it's not necessary to fish more than a rod length out for the tench, roach and bream. The lake bed isn't weedy but does have a good depth of silt. I fancied a way of stirring up this silt releasing bugs and insects, throwing out a rake on a rope wasn't burying itself sufficiently in the silt for my liking so a different approach was needed.
I bought a Harris 5m extending pole and attached a purpose made Gardner rake, it does the job a treat and it's amazing how quickly the fish respond after kicking up clouds of silt. I've got a rope to hand for other waters when I need to get further out to clear weed.
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binka
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How much you got to spend?
It's not my cup of tea but how about this beast for a splashless version, the Aspen Lake Rake...
If the clip doesn't embed just do a YouTube search
It's not my cup of tea but how about this beast for a splashless version, the Aspen Lake Rake...
If the clip doesn't embed just do a YouTube search
iain t
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Thanks, chaps for your input. Jakes Rakes seem to tick the boxes