A1 Pits http://www.a1pits.co.uk/ A1pits Home en Sat, 19 May 2012 02:17:09 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.a1pits.co.uk/images/misc/rss.png A1 Pits http://www.a1pits.co.uk/ New pb!!!!!! http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59994-New-pb!!!!!!?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 15:57:16 GMT hi all came down with my mate sunday afternoon (13th) for a 2 nighter. fished the railway bank on... hi all came down with my mate sunday afternoon (13th) for a 2 nighter. fished the railway bank on pit 5, nothing sunday or monday, but at 6:30am tuesday morning my middle rod screamed off!! hooked into a stunning 32lb (on the dot) commom. cracking looking fish and a new pb!! ive got some photos but im rubbish with these things keeps telling me file too large, so as soon as the wife gets chance i'll get her to sort it.

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]]> Pit 5 kirk9 http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59994-New-pb!!!!!! Stubbing court http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59993-Stubbing-court?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 15:40:56 GMT Hi Asking for some information about stubbing court. I have found out some information but I... Hi

Asking for some information about stubbing court. I have found out some information but I can't find much. Firstly, how do I join as I can't find any contact detail? Also is there a waiting list and if so how long is it roughly?

Is the price £175 a season or year? Also what is the fish stock like? Are there several 30's and 20's? What is the lake size and are there any restrictions?

Sorry there are a lot of questions. Any answers / help will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers 😃 ]]> UK Waters blowa http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59993-Stubbing-court Any news from pit 5 http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59986-Any-news-from-pit-5?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 20:47:45 GMT Any news from pit 5 coming over this weekend (18/5/12) wondered if anyone has had anything out Any news from pit 5 coming over this weekend (18/5/12) wondered if anyone has had anything out ]]> Pit 5 smith69 http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59986-Any-news-from-pit-5 Carp sacks http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59984-Carp-sacks?goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 22:30:55 GMT PLEASE NOTE No carp to retained in carp sacks at any time, on any of the lakes PLEASE NOTE


No carp to retained in carp sacks at any time, on any of the lakes ]]> mozie http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59984-Carp-sacks new here http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59983-new-here?goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 14:41:18 GMT hi there to everyone, my name is russell,im new to this forum room but not new to a1 pits,,im going... hi there to everyone, my name is russell,im new to this forum room but not new to a1 pits,,im going to a1 pits in 2nd week of june,can anyone tell me how pit5 is fishing and what size boilies they are taking on. ]]> Welcome New Members russell73 http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59983-new-here Shame on you theifs http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59977-Shame-on-you-theifs?goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 17:34:56 GMT I'm currently fishing pit 4 and my mate is on 5 I borrowed my mate my marker rod and as he was asleep somebody has stolen it from outside his bivvy .. What kind of f**kin idiots would do this! I only brought the marker rod on Saturday from climax in dromfield and the reel was brand new as well .. It pisses me off that people have to do this they r ****ing scum !! .. I don't believe in violence on banks but this sort of behaviour drives me to it.. So watch out people you can't trust NOBODY ]]> Tackle Talk James fox http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59977-Shame-on-you-theifs two grey xflite rods http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59975-two-grey-xflite-rods?goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 16:39:56 GMT two grey xflite rods for sale 12 ft only used 3 times not carp fishing any more so would like them... two grey xflite rods for sale 12 ft only used 3 times not carp fishing any more so would like them to go to some one who will use them 40mm butt rings 150 quid the pair they are new like i said im in mansfield 07891989259 just text or ring if your intrested thanx also there chub s max bivvy only used 3 times looking for 80 quid for that and two ultrega shimano xtb 5500 bait runner there new two looking for 80 quid each for them to ]]> Buy - Sell - Trade davidmissy http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59975-two-grey-xflite-rods Photos of my first uk cats. http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59971-Photos-of-my-first-uk-cats?goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 21:19:56 GMT First time out uk catting and banked 7 with four going over 30lb. Attachment 4428... First time out uk catting and banked 7 with four going over 30lb.
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]]> macawboy http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59971-Photos-of-my-first-uk-cats Any captures http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59970-Any-captures?goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 15:57:32 GMT Anyone had owt from 4 this weekend ? And are the bank still very muddy ? Anyone had owt from 4 this weekend ? And are the bank still very muddy ? ]]> Pit 4 James fox http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59970-Any-captures 24hr pit 4 http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59969-24hr-pit-4?goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 13:07:42 GMT me and my mate did 24hr this friday til today. didnt get a thing,mate had 1 run and a few knocks... me and my mate did 24hr this friday til today.

didnt get a thing,mate had 1 run and a few knocks
i had a few knocks.
no fish topping at all.

if any 1 else has been on pit 4 this weekend,let le know if you get anything ]]> Pit 4 taylorman85 http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59969-24hr-pit-4 Theseus Elegance Centrepin http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59967-Theseus-Elegance-Centrepin?goto=newpost Fri, 11 May 2012 13:15:37 GMT Theseus Elegance Centrepin Ian Welch reviews a budget centrepin which may raise a few eyebrows.... Theseus Elegance Centrepin

Ian Welch reviews a budget centrepin which may raise a few eyebrows.



Let me start off by saying that although I use a centrepin regularly throughout the winter months when my small river trotting is in full swing I am by no means a ‘pin connoisseur and most certainly not one of those annoying centrepin ‘snobs’ who frown upon anyone not trotting with a pin – and a ‘proper’ ‘pin at that.

The truth is that not all trotting conditions are best suited to use of a pin and there are times, particularly when the river is sluggish, or when you want a bait to run through a swim at the pace of the current, as opposed to just off pace, when a ‘pin is not the first choice. I use what’s appropriate on the day and if that’s a fixed spool or a closed face then so be it!

I’m also not one of those anglers who sit behind a ‘pin (or ‘pins) for their barbel fishing; I’ve got no problem at all with those that do – in fact I’m sure it’s great fun - but I’m a properly-tensioned freespool barbel angler as it suits the way I usually choose to fish.



I do however own a couple of half decent ‘pins – well, three if you count my Ray Walton Rolling Pin – one a Young’s 4.5in and the other a Fox 5in; I know them both well, they know me and they do the job I ask of them and they do it very well.

Although I’m not a ‘pin worshipper I appreciate the quality of engineering required to create a good reel and so when a model retailing at £89.99 and currently selling for under £30 landed on the FishingMagic desk I was rather sceptical. I’ve no problem with budget kit, and there are some cracking examples of it on the market these days, but budget reels always make me nervous as I’ve seen some horrors but a budget ‘pin...it could all be so very wrong.

OK, so what did I find in the box?



A bronze-coloured 4.25in model, which weighed in at 245g – a shade lighter than both of my larger diameter models but certainly not on the heavy side for its size and it felt perfectly balanced with my usual 15ft trotting rod. A stainless, one piece, machine cut spool and frame was fitted with twin wooden handles which, although I rarely if ever use, did look rather fetching. I wasn't overly taken by the bronzed finish, and would have preferred a nice gunmetal, but that is personal taste and aesthetics don't detract from performance.

The spool was unguarded, which I personally prefer, and the ratchet was in the form of a round dial on the reverse of the frame rather than the side-mounted lever to which I am more accustomed but it was easily switched across with a single finger whilst the reel was on the rod. The ratchet itself was a real ear-splitter though; an ‘in yer face’ raucous wake up call which would certainly get the adrenaline pumping if you were sitting behind one on a barbel session! Not a bad check in any way – just loud!

I took it apart to have a look and the machining looked OK, a drop of ‘Rocket Fuel’ on the spindle before a spin and off we went.

Centrepins are not so much about how long the spool will spin for when you set it in motion but rather the amount of inertia that is required to set it in motion in the first instance and this one wasn’t at all bad. Not quite up to the standard of my other models but not far off and for something costing the best part of ten times less it certainly wasn’t ten times off the pace! As far as the actual ‘spin’ is concerned give the spool a hefty bat and it will run smoothly for over 90 seconds time and time again.



With the rivers currently closed I did not have the opportunity to use it in anger but I did string it up with a Drennan Loafer and take it down to a section of my local River Wey and ran it through several swims, sans hook, just to see how it performed and it did OK. It needed a bit of help to get going in the slower sections – but many other models would have done too – and it performed sweetly in the streamy water where there was enough pace to pull the float through.

Did it perform as well for trotting as models costing ten times as much, no it didn’t. Did it impress me for the price, yes it most certainly did, and as a ‘pin for donkey work on a static barbel rod or for stalking carp it will hold its own with most models. If you are looking for a first pin for occasional trotting, or a pair for barbel work, I think you will struggle to find better value anywhere.



Source ]]> Tackle Reviews News Hound http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59967-Theseus-Elegance-Centrepin New here http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59963-New-here?goto=newpost Thu, 10 May 2012 22:55:23 GMT How's things fellow anglers? New to the forum and fairly new to the pits.. Would like to get to learn the pits and meet fellow members on the way , you not miss me on the bank I'm a 6 foot 7 , 20 stone guy after that big 35 on pit four before I take on 5 and 6 lol .. Will upload my catches from around the country when get chance for you guys to have a look at .. Hope to see you on the bank , cheers James ]]> Welcome New Members James fox http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59963-New-here shimano ultegra 5500 xtb http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59960-shimano-ultegra-5500-xtb?goto=newpost Thu, 10 May 2012 15:58:39 GMT for sale pair of shimano utegra 5500 reels as new not carping any more only used few times last... for sale pair of shimano utegra 5500 reels as new not carping any more only used few times last season so they are like brand new im looking for 80 quid each need any more info then just text 07891989259 thanx they still got the boxes and spare spools and oil that comes in the box ]]> Buy - Sell - Trade davidmissy http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59960-shimano-ultegra-5500-xtb Weekly updates http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59953-Weekly-updates?goto=newpost Tue, 08 May 2012 14:05:21 GMT So folks im wondering why there is no weekly or even fortnightly catch updates coming through from... So folks im wondering why there is no weekly or even fortnightly catch updates coming through from the baliffs. :confused:

After all this forum is about A1 pits and the river along the stretch,

So wouldn't it be a good idea if we started getting weekly updates on how its fishing, how much weed and the like is in pits.....

Just a idea :whistling: ]]> Pit 6 johno_76 http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59953-Weekly-updates JRC Contact 1 man bivvy http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59947-JRC-Contact-1-man-bivvy?goto=newpost Mon, 07 May 2012 07:38:26 GMT As new, used once last summer by mi teenage daughter on a warm, dry sunny weekend........yes.....we... As new, used once last summer by mi teenage daughter on a warm, dry sunny weekend........yes.....we did get weekends like that once :cool:

Comes with unused winter wrap.

Collection from HX6 or meet at pits...£85

Cheers, Phil ]]> Buy - Sell - Trade philfishers http://www.a1pits.co.uk/showthread.php/59947-JRC-Contact-1-man-bivvy