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So are you from " Up North " , then Yonny ? . No wonder you look " well ard " . 😁

Thanks for that. Much appreciated.

Steaming baits are not done in the water itself. The boiling water is below the bait, (food) so strictly speaking the term boilies is a misnomer, they are now 'steamies', which has been used by bait companies. You are using the steam to cook the baits rather than the water itself. A pan of water, a grid above it, and a lid keeps the steam circulating around the items being cooked. Because the steam is essentially just cooking the outside of the items, the middle does not get heat damaged (denatured) to the same extent as boiling. It also means flavours and liquids do not get washed out like they do when boiled.

Hi Quote Any ingredient in a boilie is denatured, or liquids evaporate as they are boiled, less so if they are steamed. That is really interesting when you consider the hottest byproduct of boiling water is steam itself...If added to boiling water it will take longer for that to come back to steam temps and also far longer to reach the centre of say an 18mm boilie where it rarely gets higher than 60 degrees up to a 2 minute boil. Less so if steamed? However, i do like to learn. Feel free to explain.

Welcome to Carp.com I don't know if it is any use, but https://spsfishing.co.uk/coarse-section-info/

I know that a few people on Taverham Mills put it on 'upside down' to try to keep the sun from making the bivvy too hot. I never knew if it actually worked or not. I've had heatstroke a couple of times, even just under a plain brolly when fishing a couple of days. I can guarantee it is not fun, the headache and occasionally being physically sick really knocks you out. I've gotten to making sure that I have some shade to put the bivvy up in or able to sit in if at all possible if the forecast is for hot and dry. Not forgetting plenty of water to drink!

yeah, drop me a message if you find any details mate. 😁

There is one called the road lake nr Hailsham, not sure who you would contact but can find out for you..

Before the houses were built on the Witney bank..

Hi Jack, I regret that I can't help with venues local to you, not my part of the world, but I just wanted to say welcome among us. I feel sure that someone from your neck of the woods will be along soon with the information you seek. Ian.

Mine are now feeding 3 times a day on the pellets. They work as a pack and smash them. It's cool to see. I am now dealing with murky water. Brownish. If I had the cash I'd buy a few more plants, chemical treatments and an aerator, but sadly not atm. There was a layer of silt, built up over 6 years, which didn't seem a problem with the goldfish, but the Koi seem to be churning up, along with Canadian weed that was just coming up. After a bit of searching, im trying 20mm shingle just overlaid. I have a small 5in1 submersible Blagdon pump and with cleaning the filters out every couple of days, I appear to be getting slightly clearer water.

17lb. Despite the grimace, it made me smile, and laugh. I'd only just cast the rod in after getting back with Sky after a walk round the lake when it went off, I was sorting out the next rod, mid PVA bag making. Bait was in the water 2minutes, not sure the PVA on the first rod had even dissolved. First fish on the Shrimp!

Chelsea going down would have been my ideal as well. Sunderland in Europe, that quite a thought, and not being funny, Europa League is a 'better' competition than Champions League. The teams for Champions League are almost nailed in at the start of the season, whereas Europa League can be anyone. Mind you I do wish that we could also go back to European Cup Winners Cup as well, but UEFA and FIFA make too much out of CL. Rugby altogether I love, although it has gotten a bit silly on head to head and targeting, especially in the mens game, and that's players who are going in too high and not wrapping up rather than referee being picky. The Red Roses have definitely brought the game to life for everyone. Women's games sold out, and in some big stadiums. Mind you, I do miss Abby Dow, not as spectacular as Ellie Kildunne, but could she motor.

Well done to Sunderland, Could you imagine how smug arsenal fans would be if that happened though. No one wants that, they are already smug enough.I'm quite happy West Ham went down instead of spurs though 😂 I've not been watching much kickyball lately, I'm all about womens rugby these days, went to Twickenham to watch the Red Roses the other week. They make footballers look like a bunch of Daily Express reading Karen's. 😱

Shh.... You don't want to jinx it!. 😁

Well it seems to be working, the steady flow of spammers seems to have dried up for now

I set the membership to include a non bot verification. Unfortunately I don't necessarily see new members joining if they go in bulk. I've added loads of Eastern European email and IP addresses and suppliers to the ban filter, but Asian and Indian are as bad. The joy of VPN's is a problem as well, and I think that settings currently restrict access from them.

Never tried that, so long ago I can't remember if the underside of top skin was actually reflective or not 😀 Do have a couple of pics from way back with the Hutchie dome covered in snow tho! Last week of the then close season, bright sun in morning then woke up to snow! Deff wouldn't like to be bivvied up in this weather atm tho! 🥵

hey everyone, i’ve been in east sussex, near hailsham, for a couple of years now, and i’ve done many a session on hawkhurst, isfield club and a few other day tickets but none of them (other than hawkhurst) really tick my box for carp. Is anyone able to point me in the right direction of a decent sydnicate within a reasonable distance. Any replies or PM’s are much appreciated, Cheers, Jack.

I wonder if it was originally 'no particles'? A change since then and we might have an explanation.

Thanks for that, Nick. Maybe I'm not quite as daft as I thought. Ian.

No signs of the koi spawning this past weekend which has surprised me. Water temps are 19+ so should be getting frisky any time now.

I would have preferred to see Spurs go down but WHU will have to do😅 To see my beloved Sunderland go to Europe for the first time in my life (and I'm 47 years old tomorrow!) is absolutely mind-blowing. Still can't quite believe it.