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A very dangerous virus is planned to be released in all Australian freshwater waterways. If this escapes the country (in a travelling anglers damp gear for example) it could destroy the species in many countries around the world. There are many other concerns with this idea which have not been considered! Please help by signing the petition below https://www.change.org/p/barnaby-joyce-barnaby-joyce-don-t-release-a-virus-into-australian-rivers?recruiter=39268449&utm_source=petitions_show_components_action_panel_wrapper&utm_medium=copylink

OK if it had to be two 1 - combi made with hydrolink (25lb braid outer with 10lb flouro inner) hooks as above Length would a pretty standard 6-8 inches. Tied stiff, with small perfection loop to the swivel. Hook end would be tied stiff, chod style whipping knot with a small D, about an inch from the hook I take out about an inch of the fluro to give a short curved stiff section from the hook with the "hinge" of no fluro and the rest stiff to the swivel. I think the curve gives brilliant turning, and makes it more difficult to eject. Kind of makes the hook much bigger or a bit like spitting out a tooth pick. I add a tiny split shot to the end of the curve in the hope that it pulls the hook down into the mouth. When I lay the rig on my kitchen surface and move the swivel so it drops off the side usually the hook will turn and grip the edge and stop it falling to the floor. This is currently tied with a size 6 hook straight point wideish gape and in turned eye. Straight point to help with hooking rather than a curved point for grip. Plastic bait screw on the d with a 10mm pop-up. This sits just off the bottom and ends up more critically balanced than popped up. Sorry for the essay, but you did ask "why" [emoji12] [emoji12] Oh yes rig number two would be a naked running chod never any longer than 3 inches made from camh20 or mouthtrap with the biggest hook and smallest bait I can get to work [emoji39] bottom bead set anywhere from a foot up to 3 foot from the lead and top bead would be 3 - 4 foot up from that. Why...? Because I was suggested to try it that way...

We are quite close to a largish town called Chateau Gontier with decent shopping, restaurants and river trips. There's a swimming pool there and a small zoo. Other than that it's driving around the local area or just soaking up the sun Sent from my EVA-L09 using Tapatalk

It's heaven on earth mate. Wife says"it's good for the soul". So peaceful. Going to book it again for next year as soon as I get home.

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Downloaded it Newmarket. Now let's see Sent from my EVA-L09 using Tapatalk

I don't sharpen them, but to be honest they are sharp straight out of the packet i have drawn blood several times when tying simple rigs, I love the pattern perfect for the rig i use them with and the hook holds have all been nailed so far, the only thing I am not certain of is the coating it seems to taint quite quickly but i need to use them more to give a proper verdict, another nice thing is the price point 50p a pack cheaper than my previous choice

I'm down to just 1 at the minute which serves both presentation's I favour, 7-8 inches of ESP Tungsten Loaded, strong wide gape hook (at the minute this ESP Croygen Grippa not used them long enough to make a proper evaluation), piece of tubing over the eye, hook ring swivel and hook bead, I just adjust the hook bead and putty to weather i am using a pop up or wafter. Looks like most of the good reliable rigs are already covered in other posts

Can't remember off the top of my head , got mine off a French website as it was recommends to me by Mik (Carprecheur) and is illegal in this country , something to do with Spomb copyright I believe . You can get em on eBay I think and aren't expensive . Ere you go https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131552332837

Only a couple of days left to go... had another 31lb common out this morning on freshwater shrimp. Absolutely stunning fish, lean mean fighting machine. No gutbuckets in this lake. Sadly I didn't get a photo as it took an age to remove the hook and I just wanted to get her back in the water.

Having a great time here at the moment. Biggest caught so far is a 32lb common, with a couple of 30's thrown in for good measure and a fair number of mid 20's. I did lose a "monster" a few days ago, slipped the hook a few feet from the net, had a tail like a shovel and was pulling like crazy. Weather is a bit hit and miss, quite chilly in the mornings. Best bait has been sticky baits krill but my lost fish was hooked on popped up corn. The 32 was caught on a lump of luncheon meat tried as an experiment, but no other takes on it since.

Hi there, This is my first entry on this site and I'm looking for any information that may help. I have been fishing a local fishery for quite a while and have enjoyed reasonable success. Last year the owner restocked the lake with quite a few bigger fish and since then it has been very poor on the "fish in the net" front. All the regulars are having the same problems and even the owner has said that he is disappointed in the results. Recently we have been told that on restocking it could take a couple of years to come on again. Have any fellow carp enthusiasts come across this problem before? Thank in in advance for any help.

Honey in knackered mode