Thumbie
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- SAI Megalodon!
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- Favourite Fish: Thornback Ray
- Location: Belfast
Thumbie
Alright fellers. what do u use for thumbies for casting.
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- Casting Tart
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- Favourite Rod: Zziplex - Primo Full Tournament
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- Favourite Fish: Jack's
- Location: Carbon HQ
Re: Thumbie
A section of inner tube off a push bike usually, or one of those rubber coated gardening gloves works well too
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- SAI Hammerhead
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- Location: Australia
Re: Thumbie
Yellow cricket bat rubber grip cut into strips and held with the coasters 

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- Wayward Legs
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Re: Thumbie
AG got me into the Gorilla grip cloths last year and thats all I've used ever since.
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- SAI Megalodon!
- Posts: 2539
- Joined: Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:44 pm
- Favourite Rod: Zziplex HSM
- Favourite Reel: Daiwa 7ht Turbo
- Favourite Fish: Thornback Ray
- Location: Belfast
Re: Thumbie
cheers lads. going to order some of that stuff jonny
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- SAI Megalodon!
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- Location: Limerick
Re: Thumbie
Was in the chemist recently and found a neoprene thumb covering for €2.50 works perfect
Regards
Seamus
Regards
Seamus
Speices 2011 : Codling, Whiting, Bass, Flounder, Ray, Dogfish, Turbot
Speices 2012 : codling, Bass (pb), Flounder
Speices 2013 : Codling, thornie, Bass, whiting, coalie, flounder,dogfish,painted ray, Sea trout, Turbot
Species 2014 : Codling, thornie, turbot, flounder
2011 PB List - Ray 7lb
2012 PB List - Bass 11lb
2013 PB List - Painted Ray 10.5lb, 1lb 3b rockling, 10lb Thornback Ray, 1lb Sea Trout
Speices 2012 : codling, Bass (pb), Flounder
Speices 2013 : Codling, thornie, Bass, whiting, coalie, flounder,dogfish,painted ray, Sea trout, Turbot
Species 2014 : Codling, thornie, turbot, flounder
2011 PB List - Ray 7lb
2012 PB List - Bass 11lb
2013 PB List - Painted Ray 10.5lb, 1lb 3b rockling, 10lb Thornback Ray, 1lb Sea Trout