Advantages: Easy to set up, all sorts of wierd & wonderful artificial lures to choose from, can last years Disadvantages: Can be rather expensive, especially if you keep loosing them in the scenery
......... not only does it enable you to change over to a different lure in a matter of seconds, and saving you the hassle of cutting the line and trying to tie on the new lure..... it can also reduce the effects of what is called "line twist".
Line twist is where the line gets twirled around (usually caused by a weight or lure on the line as it's dragged through the water, or something like that)....... and it forms little plaited loops in your line, which if you don't sort them out sharpish usually lead to what is known in the sport as a right bloody tangle. It also weakens your line.
When starting lure fishing, the simplest way to start off is with the humble MEPPS style spinner, which has been in use for the last 50 years or so and is just as effective then as it is now.
They basically comprise of a piece of wire with a hook at one end...
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Advantages: Stylish, durable, sharp, versatile, last a life time Disadvantages: Nothing to lock the blades open
...electrical plug screws. The other blade features what looks like another plain screwdriver blade but is actually designed for cross headed screws (Phillips) & smaller plain headed screws. It also features a tin opener but doesn't lock in the 90 degrees position.
The other side of the knife features a small pointed reamer, universal hook which folds back on itself by 45 degrees & a must have tool, a corkscrew for those all important bottles of wine. Within the cork screw is a clever little screwdriver ideal for tightening the screws found in spectacles & sunglasses, it winds into the corkscrew & locks into position when not being used.
Within the handle of the knife is a small air of tweezers, ideal for plucking the old eyebrows, a tooth pick & a small 7cm long pen which works rather well, in fact when I use it my spelling improves!! At the end...
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Advantages: fun, adictive, fairly priced, health effects Disadvantages: care for the ball, can't drop it, can be hard to grip and start
...15.99 for the base model 17.99 pounds for the pro 26 for the techno and signature series and 70 pounds for the metal versions.
I would suggest sports shops would sell these as they are more fitness tools then toys but I haven’t seen them, I bought mine through play.com but you can find out any information including world records and leagues by country at www.powerbal.com.
Using your ball
In the package you basically just get your power ball and two strings plus a detailed instruction leaflet,
It takes some time to crack the starting of the ball but if you follow the instructions you will soon pick it up.
The ball has a gyroscope inside which you have to start spinning with the string to achieve some momentum to get the thing spinning, you cant do it with out the strings.
You pull the string after wrapping it round the gyroscope...
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