Thumbie

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round_ourway
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Thumbie

#1 Post by round_ourway »

Alright fellers. what do u use for thumbies for casting.
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paddyc
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Re: Thumbie

#2 Post by paddyc »

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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Re: Thumbie

#3 Post by JPS »

Yellow cricket bat rubber grip cut into strips and held with the coasters :mrgreen:
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Re: Thumbie

#4 Post by Jonny »

AG got me into the Gorilla grip cloths last year and thats all I've used ever since.

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round_ourway
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Re: Thumbie

#5 Post by round_ourway »

cheers lads. going to order some of that stuff jonny
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Conger
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Re: Thumbie

#6 Post by Conger »

Was in the chemist recently and found a neoprene thumb covering for €2.50 works perfect

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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

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