bait digging fork

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#1 Post by **beachbuddy** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:44 pm

Hi all,
might seem like a silly question but i was wondering can anyone recommend a strong fork for digging lug rag in primarily sandy regions with a bit of sludge thrown in for good measure.Is it possible to get one piece forks that won't break after a few months of abuse.I must be after going through half a dozen in the past 3 years,despite hosing them down after use.
Is it possible to get such an item or does a person just have to grin and bare it
Tight lines

#2 Post by **kenf41** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:47 pm

13 € in lidl then you dont mind breakin it
you used to be able to buy one piece forks but havnt seen them for years

zenken1964 · #3 Post by **zenken1964** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:12 pm

If you go to some of the specialist garden centres, one piece digging forks can be got but they're very pricey.

#4 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:14 pm

I got mine in B&Q a while back and it has taken some amount of abuse. It was £40 though but It has lasted me years

#5 Post by **FISHAHOLIC** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:16 pm

The wilkinson sword digging fork is the business i got mine in B and Q 2 years ago would highly recommend them ...check out the link http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... N%26um%3D1

#6 Post by **youngrod** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:46 pm

If you can make one i made my one out of a digging fork head and and inch diameter piping and wraped some grailla tape around the handle. It is heavy but it wouldn t break and you can also use it to turn over rocks to get peeler crabs

hope this helps and good luck

#7 Post by **eric** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:01 pm

FISHAHOLIC wrote:The wilkinson sword digging fork is the business i got mine in B and Q 2 years ago would highly recommend them ...check out the link http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... N%26um%3D1

I USED TO HAVE ONE, GREAT FORK

#8 Post by **The Austrian** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:29 pm

Aldi has a stainless steel fork for €13 this Thursday: http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/2827_ ... 6-15-14-25

#9 Post by **boycie89** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:03 pm

its all i use , fantastic fork , mine got robbed from my garden , no doubt it was pykies !! so i robbed erics !!! cheers bud ! :lol:

ill give it back to you durin the week , just had to break it in for ye !! :wink:

#10 Post by **eric** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:06 pm

boycie89 wrote:its all i use , fantastic fork , mine got robbed from my garden , no doubt it was pykies !! so i robbed erics !!! cheers bud ! ill give it back to you durin the week , just had to break it in for ye !!

shes probably missing me, lets face it size matters, my worms are bigger!!
:lol:

#11 Post by **bhoy32** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:29 pm

try the army surplus store in midleton bought 1 for a tenner there the last time i was in they might have the one piece fork you looking for have seen them there before

#12 Post by **beachbuddy** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:09 pm

Cheers lads for all the replies.Headed for b+q earlier,no joy on the wilkson fork just loads and loads of the shovel varietys.Settled on a cheapy to tie me over but still looking for the beast of a fork.
Might just hit the army surplus tommorow,they seem to have everything else :lol:

Tight lines+happy digging

#13 Post by **red** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:23 pm

i got one in woodies for about 20 that did me a while but eventually bent. i got another one from the co-op in bandon for about 45 and it seems strong as an ox(so far anyway).

#14 Post by **paul mason** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:08 pm

This lot are rubbish, buy yourself a top quality fork and it will last a lifetime a bulldog flat tined fork, the hardware shop in dunboyne should have them but there not cheap about 60 yo yo.
This is the fork all the top bait diggers use.

#15 Post by **Last Cast** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:41 pm

I go through several forks each year at work and while bait gathering. I get the odd hand tool from this shop and the quality of the tools is very good even though some are a bit pricey. I have a light handled hoe for about 10 years and the handle looks like it will wear away before it breaks. They do mail order as well. Here is a picture of a flat tinned fork.
http://www.fruithillfarm.com/p-138-forg ... -fork.aspx

#16 Post by **cortaz** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:52 am

paul mason wrote:This lot are rubbish, buy yourself a top quality fork and it will last a lifetime a bulldog flat tined fork, the hardware shop in dunboyne should have them but there not cheap about 60 yo yo.
This is the fork all the top bait diggers use.

spot on paul, almost unbrakeable.

#17 Post by **boycie89** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:58 pm

paul i think you'l find that every bait digger in dublin is using the b&q wilkonson fork !! its basiclly the same as a bulldog but 20 euro cheaper :wink:

#18 Post by **The Austrian** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:07 pm

Last Cast wrote:I go through several forks each year at work and while bait gathering. I get the odd hand tool from this shop and the quality of the tools is very good even though some are a bit pricey. I have a light handled hoe for about 10 years and the handle looks like it will wear away before it breaks. They do mail order as well. Here is a picture of a flat tinned fork.
http://www.fruithillfarm.com/p-138-forg ... -fork.aspx

second that, give Manfred my regards next time (from Martin) and he might give you a small discount, I buy all our organic gardening stuff there

#19 Post by **Danny M.** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:27 pm

Ive gone through a lot forks over the years and found that :
The Wilkinson Sword digging fork is the best

Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:42 am

wilkinson dog danglies got mine for 23 yo yos in the sale and got 10% oap discount

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