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Let's take this another level. Suppose you are fishing say the Method or Pva bags. How often are you recasting then?

So if someone read your fishing log which said , say " 15 wraps in line with Sneaky Squirrel " it would mean absolutely nothing to them ? . 😃

So has Sky been told off , or sulking , or intently studying the wildlife ?.

Your Daughter's rod , but she was at home with her Sister ? . 😁 .

Have a look at a specialist type barbel or specimen rod. Many have interchangeable quiver tips and a specialist tip and the backbone to deal with carp. I picked up the link for the Darenth Valley Tackle Box twin tip, but there are others available. https://tacklebox.co.uk/rods-en/specialist/specialist-rods/tackle-box-darent-valley-11ft-1-25lb-avon-quiver-twin-tip-rod/

Welcome to carp.com. If what you are doing works, take it onto other waters. As @kevtaylor says, the Method is underrated and underused. Years ago when I was fishing Ardleigh Reservoir in Essex, I used the Method, groundbait moulded around my lead, with the hookbait held in the groundbait ball by its 'stickiness'. It produced a number of big carp. Rigs confuse anglers, probably more than they confuse fish. The problem is anglers don't know they are confused and chasing their tails... Pop-ups, bottom baits, snowman, critically balanced, for each one there are a 100 rigs, and one rig to cover them all.

I ended May on a low, the phone issues, followed by a hookpull on a fish I'd been playing for a couple of minutes. However June starts today, and maybe with some more spawning to go. Let's hope it is a good month

few from last night on a tricky little park lake the boy got one too

That's Wile E Coyote... with Scotty dog, sneaky squirrel and cheeky pig to the right in order

Yeh I think either way imma have the problem of being broken off by a carp there’s a few hundred carp ranging between 2-18 ibs if you have any suggestions please let me know 🙂

You might find something with twin tips that would work, the problem being any rod that is suitable for silvers will struggle with carp most silver fish are very fast feeders using the rod tip to set the hook needs a very light tip that's why feeder rods usually come with multiple tips, you would want something that is good for large perch and chub as well as silvers, that would be the sort of thing you are looking for.

That tree would make me a bit nervy

Hello guys I’m new to coarse fishing I’ve targeted carp mainly but I’m willing to get more into pleasure fishing I just don’t know what feeder rod to buy I have a budget of £150 and I need it to be able to handle little silvers to carp around 10-18 ibs many thanks in advance 😊

I wondered who was nicking my ready mixed Vitalin blocks...

Of course I assumed that went without saying, obviously you use what's best for the situation.

If they are having it then it really doesn’t matter if you throw a brick in if on top of bubblers I would probably prefer a catty a couple in rather than a brick lol if I’m fishing a bag then I probably wouldnt bother with anything else anyway. so yup what ever floats your boat.

Love watching Myles, he has a real style to his angling, always thinking and working it out and gets the job done,A great watch.

I use Airbombs or x spods as long as you hit the clip right they are both pretty stealthy compared to a spomb. I do use a pult or throwing stick also though if I just want to bait some boilies. Everything has advantages and disadvantages though. I mean you can just fish singles but most of the time "you gotta get the bait out somehow"

A stick or catty is a little more subtle than thrashing a spomb around at dusk though lol

I use the stick late evening into dark, the damn gulls make it impossible otherwise. 👍

I'm guilty for doing the rods half hour before it gets dark 🤣 also baiting up with a throwing stick in the dark so the gulls don't catch them 🤣 no idea if they were going on the spot but it did produce a few fish 🤣 What I sometimes do is if I'm fishing two rods I'll keep a third clipped up and ready so if I get a take in the night I can send it out without fuss 👍

My boilies pre soaking in smart combo

I am a lot more fussy these days,with my casting close enough isnt good enough, I will take more casts to get it spot on if I need too, I'll recast onto fizzers and will recast at night if something is bothering me,I've learnt I can't relax unless it's perfect, take the other week as an example, my first take went through all my lines, just into darkness, I had to redo them all, but 3 rods went out back onto the spots perfectly in darkness and I got a take on the distance rod first light, that had taken a couple of casts but hit the clip and got the drop I needed, I know I wouldn't have slept if it wasn't bang on. After the first light bite I got 2 rods on the long spot, spombed it up and 2 hours later got a take on the extra rod I had put out there. I think a lot of the reason I don't mind spombing is because of my spod mix, washed out boilies flaked maize and pellets, some stodgy, some fresh into the mix, a good helping of lake water, smart liquid and squid brand fish sauce makes a hell of a cloud and not loads of actual big food. I have run out of smart liquid now so might sub it out cos it's stupid expensive but it has worked pretty well. and the boilies are washed out but actractively primed for them to eat,

I've had that myself. One that really sticks in my mind was on Brackens when fishing with Big Dave. I'd had a couple of fish, and had run out of my rigs, so I pinched one of his tied with a Korda Kurv. I had bleeps, but no hittable indication. I reeled in, put on a freshly tied rig with a Gardner Mugga and within minutes had another carp. I later checked his rig, and the hookpoint just was not as sharp. If anyone remembers it, it was the hook in the finger and lift the lead off the desk test. That was always my thinking on Brackens, let them push the fish onto my already positioned baits. I was always using running leads and very slack lines, so the fish wouldn't be spooked by a tight line running through the swim. This is a weird one on my current syndicate though. When I arrive I tend to put a fair bit of particle in on arrival, expecting to write the first night off on that rod. Yet within an hour of spodding I have had fish. I'm thinking the fish are constantly travelling and find the bait.