Stonze

[davidg]

I see Julian has a bag of these to give away, who has used them and for what reason. Are they suited to a particlar situation and have they made the difference. Come on lads and lass's tell all

i havnt tried the palatrax versions but i did a load of my own last season for astbury...........they look amazing on those sandbars...........thery really look natural......... the only drawback i found is that you need a pretty big stone to get 3 oz............. i believe palatrax had a similar problem but sourced a denser stone and released them as well.........

[Julian Grattidge]

I have to admit that had I not been given these, then I probably would not have gone out and bought some, but having had a good look at them I have to say that I’m extremely impressed and have already thought of a few waters, and a few swims in particular, where they really could offer an advantage. I’ve never been a gimmicky angler and I have no intention of becoming one, but have to say that I do like them, especially the really small ones.

Like David, I’d be interested to know what experiences people have had with them.

[Julian Grattidge]

And should also add that I’ll definitely be keeping a few back for myself

[Nige]

As mentioned above the only drawback being their weight-to-size ratio. A 3oz stone would be considerably larger in physical size than 3oz of lead.

[James Furness]

I've used them a few times when fishing close in and they do look good when dropped in the margins. Don't know if they make that much of a difference as most leads seem to blend in nicely with most lake beds! Could be an edge on waters with really 'riggy' carp.

No good for fishing at range though!

patos dont giver B+Q your money, go for a walk and pick a few up........When drilling them use a tungsten drill bit and an upright pillar drill stand............. I bought a few pack of lead attachmentsloops designed for leads and just araldited them in position................ they really do look the dogs............ 2 of my astbury fish have been on them.......

One drawback is that when tightening up to them on silt they tend to slide......... but they are great when fishing slack lines...........

[Chesh]

i have used these for stalking and to be honest they are truly superb, especially on gravel pits. If you can see the make up of the bottom on the lake and you know your on a gravel patch then get on one of these hides everything away nicely

I would also thoroughlly recomend the Atomic Dung leads another great bit of kit for margin work

[Bet]

I made my own, like Phil cos I didn't think the pallatrax ones were heavy enough,I used them on Dod when fishing the margins and caught a few commons while using them.Casting em wasn't a problem as I used my b.boat to place baits.The stonze always ditched on the take too,which was a brucey,considering how Dod gets so choked up with weed.So basically I give em a thumbs up,has anyone tried the inline version? If they've found a heavier pebble to use,I could be tempted to give one a go.

[Julian Grattidge]

Originally Posted by bet

has anyone tried the inline version? If they've found a heavier pebble to use,I could be tempted to give one a go.

Sombody will be shortly... have a few amongst the giveaways

[davidg]

Thanks for the info, just might go out and buy some- cant rely on winning one of Julians