We know where the phesants are now,counted at least 15 pairs,

 Personally I wouldnt have given one lure 4 hrs , after trying a few fishy looking spots with out even a follow I would have changed lures . I sorta think that rather than ploughing the whole country with one lure to find a place where the fish will eat it   I reckon your better off finding out what the #uckers are eating where your at now........and it might be nothing .

Ha , other day  I put on a 7g veltec spinner ,red and brass , a lure that has been in my box for probly 20 years , no idea where I got it , never ever used it , any how I chucks it in the general direction of the water  and bugger me , 1st cast , I must have chucked it right in its open mouth  coz it was all go before I even got the chance to ( right hand ) wind the handle .......a nice wee brown for the walking lady ( nice old lady who walks past my house daily ....no idea who she is  )

fishing can be fickle 

Will report back on how things went.

The swivel is there  because  thru normal use ( casting , line dragged off and rewound   and winding in ) will put a twist in the line . Most lures come with a swivel  but then I have a snap swivel on the leader  , so two swivels . I used to think two swivels was one more than a trout needed to see  but  seeing as how they ignore the hook I dont think it makes a **** of difference ..... just get black  ones   as fish can have a go at the shiney swivel and bite you off..( specially so in the ocean ).

 If your interested I use berkley tournament crystal braid  4kg  and shimano ocea 6lb flouro . The fluoro only because I liked the container  , and the braid coz MD's had it on sale , both have turned out to be most betterness .

 I found the braid to be noisey thru the guides and  you can sorta feel it  more than nylon . ALL my reels have some sort of braid/ fluoro combo .

 I bought the slinky  colour of that black magic lure , in 7 and 10g . I know which willow tree the 10g on is in  and the 7  is still safe but as yet unchewed .

I will have to get my 5hit together coz the neibours kids do the river in a canoe  lookin for treed lures  . Tell ya what  nothing like having to buy your own lures back of some pack of smug smirkin pint sized racketeers   I was a bit slow  as I didnt realise that when I was asked to describe in detail just where  "I had abandoned it"  ( and his Dads not even a lawyer ) that they were planning a recovery mission  followed by a bit of casual extortion .