Yes Mike that was me I prefer the blue tip light but I'm on a red at the moment.
The moonrise was amazing, couldn't do it justice with the camera
Hi Walski,
the sand spike was off the tackle stall at Towyn Carboot/market last Summer,
I think it was a fiver, Geoff's had some the same not so long back (about eight quid I think).
The V profile works well with a bass weight rod so long as the sand is fairly wet.
The only critiscm of it is that the white plastic bit on top ( the rod sits against it ) needs re-glueing in place regularly -or taping or you'd be bound to lose it, though it wouldn't be the end of the world.
You see other designs that are a steel rod rather than V section which I suspect would tear through the sand under leverage too easily but might be better at penetrating stoney ground?
You see other designs with a footbar to help you push it in.
I popped into Cash Converters Rhyl tonight for a look at the tackle and they had some sand spikes but can't say I was looking at them that closely.
I also have a short Fladen sand spike -basically a plastic tube with a short pivoting spike -handy pocket sized but it can't handle the leverage.
The spike is a yard long
Tip of the day: never buy anything you can make yourself for three times the cost
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