lidl smoker

purchased smoker in lidl what type of spirits would you use and they say you use some smoke fuel

I use meths. Buy it in bulk though or it can be as much as €2.50 a go. I smoked some lovely trout in a similar yoke.

I got a fish smoker too, and i have to say its pretty damn good

Check this out....

http://www.tackleshop.co.uk/ProductDeta ... 7dce66d82f

looks like we got a bargin any way..thats £32.50..Sterling !!

Good old lidl...they have more coming too

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/index.nsf/pages/c ... 0502.index

For fuel you need some kind of fine saw dust..diffrent woods and blends give diffrent taste to the fish and some fish smoke better with certain kinds. You should be able to get these from your local tackle shop or if stuck online...

Well now i like this.
Ive been looking for a telescopic rod rest for ages. I reckon i'll be getting that one, depending on height.
I'll be getting the jacket, its VERY handy to have a lrain jacket of that length. Might have a look at the net, too.

cheers for the link Sam, wouldnt have known otherwise.

Anybody else see something of interest. Stuff might be cheap, but the previous items ive bought have been decent quality

That float set might be worth a look. Its not something that they could really get wrong and is always handy to have a box in the bag around the summertime.
Monday its is so, yet aonther excuse to pack in the studying!

i'm geting those double choc chip cookies

I know this is a sea angling board but does anyone know anything about the fly rod? I'd only fly fish the very very rare time and not seriously. Should I go for it or would i be better just spending a bit more and buying in a tackle shop? also how much for the smoker? and do they have any left? So many questions. Cheers.

it's a really hard one to call with that fly rod, it doesn't give any spec like the line weight, rod length or anything. the rods they generally sell aren't much good, but that said the fly combo is that bit more expensive(compared to 20 quid anyway!) i doubt the line is any good, but the rod and reel might be worth it, the only thing to do is have a look at the rod as soon as it comes in, the reel should be fine as long as you don't abuse it. i reckon if the rod feels any way decent at all when you pick it up then buy it, things to look for on it is it should have snake eyes, they look like pieces of wire twisted to form the rod rings, if it has attemps at the 'normal' looking ceramic guides then leave it there coz a rod that cheap is bound to be crap to cast with if it has cheap imitation rod rings, the rod should be plenty of give in it with out being a sloppy action. i hope i'm still making some bit of sense?...... as you said you don't intend to give it much use, so it should be ok, and apologies in advance if it is a total crock of s***!

cheers frodo. i'll go down and have a look at it. As long as it doesnt snap the first time I use it and it casts ok thats all im really after. Just one question frodo by "give" do you mean the rod shouldnt be overly stiff? Thanks

yup, something along those lines, the concept of the fly rod is two fold, it works like a spring when casting, the pressure is built in the rod during the cast(like all other rods really) and that's how the distance is achieved, it should bend readily but bounce back straight immediately so those gentle flicks of the hand are tranfered into greater distance, if you get into fly fishing you'll apprecaite this alot more, from little brook rods designed for small trout upto the double handed salmon rods and the salt water rods built for tarpon and bonefish all these rods have relatively soft upper halves but will have the backbone. also fly rods are designed to be soft coz the fly line has minimal stretch so thoose sudden lunges by fish are cushioned also. chances are the lidl rod is going to be a soft action, just make sure that it's not over sort, and sags, or continues to wobble after you realise the pressure

Cheers frodo you've helped a lot. I'll check it out on monday.