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100% yes Phil. At 100 yards you can fish them proper bowstring and the last 40 will still be on the deck imo. That'll help you land them, so much easier to work around tight lines. I'd up the baiting too - work it baby!!

You know what lads, I gave it some time , what it did do is convince me the fish had moved away , so my gut was telling me to reel in and give the spot a rest. So had a walk around the lake & had a chin wag with the Dutch guys fishing & my mates. Picked up another 15 k on my way round & am now back in my swim pondering my next move .

I would be doing my best to get 3 on it!!! Lol if I did manage it though, I would still be baiting one of the other spots heavily. With no lines on it, they may drift in after a couple of days and you could have it away at the end of the week.

I know mate😂 all out with a stick long range too, so giving the biggun every time .... it's gone beyond dead now lol God help me 😜

no wonder your arms falling off 😂

Well after about 6 efforts , I got it just right. There no more than 1 metre apart . I've topped up with as much as my arm can take at the moment lol!!! & will see what happens. Certainly slowed up for me since the wind change , they may well of moved away !

Let's do it then !! Not going to easy though gusty cross winds here today . my main worry would be picking up the other line & the fish heading into the lillies with two lines ! Think I'll back lead one of them . Cheers lads it's made my mind up 😎

I think it would depend on if you are comfortable getting 2 rods on the spot, personally I have started thinking I may use this approach having one big baited banquet spot with 2 rods on, but I guess it depends on how easy it is to achieve and whether you will be confident landing them, and whether you can get your rig presented well ? That's probably only a call you can make though but I will be interested in hearing what you decide ?

Phil, have you considered putting a rod close under your feet, in the near margin? Easier to bait up and I remember having a conversation with you at one of the socials about never overlooking the margin. As you know, I always have at least one rod close to the edge. Ian.

I've found a local feed place that does it for £15.50 I've asked for a complete price list to see what other goodies they may have

The cheapest place to buy it is from Vitalin direct, but it is over £60 is carriage free. https://www.vitalinpetfood.co.uk/store/item/original Pets-at-home is a £ more, but is usually in stock in store.

Would like your thoughts guys. All my fish have come off the same spot, haven't even had a sniff on the other two rods . The spot is tricky as it's in a channel between lillie beds at 100 yards but the lillies are still below the surface so you have to be on the money with no visual aid . Do I try & put a second rod on it ? Also worried it will really hinder me if I have a take , with two lines out there . Sat here wondering what to do . Thoughts?

In summer i.e. post spawning they'll eat almost anything but I find boilies are at their most effective at that point. In my experience boilie and pellet will out-fish particle at the height of summer. The carp go mental trying to replace the weight/energy/condition they lose during spawning and boilies are pretty much the best bait for doing that imo.

If you need to get some particles out a bit further you could always use groundbait and catapult the balls out that should help , but tbh the margins can be great for setting lovely little traps in the summer, and you can get usually Bait far enough with a catapult i use mine more than my spod tbh good luck

Nothing wrong with margin fishing😉 I think honestly I have caught far more carp under 20metres from the bank than at longer range, including fish to over 30lb from under my rod tips. Baiting up by hand or catapult is a whole lot easier than spodding. I usually use a mix of boilies and particles in my summer fishing however I put it out

I fish as and when and dont really pay that much attention to weather ,I personally feel less confident with a full moon but that doesnt stop me the same with high pressure, i would sooner it be low, the only thing that will stop me is the lake being frozen, Just go ,as they say "you wont catch sat at home"