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It's the "hope you don't mind" bit that would have infuriated me. You have to laugh then choose better "mates". Ian

Welcome to Carp.com. I'd carry on with the float rod, but also fish with a heavier ledger set up on another rod where you see it. If it is jumping in the same area there is something it likes. Baitwise, to start keep it simple, sweetcorn maybe, luncheon meat, peperami, with a few freebies around it.

My mates Staff years ago swallowed a rig . 400 £ op to get it out . The vet did say that if it's made it to the stomach without getting caught up, the hook would be dissolved quite quickly. But Bill didn't want to take the chance & after xrays decided to pay for the op .

Lucky dog. Years ago I was fishing with a mate and I was lining up a cast (a solid bag). I went to hit it and basically the rod wouldn't move. Turned round and my mates rottweiler was chewing away on the bag. Similar story, he got away with it thanks god!

Well that was a close one. I've spent the morning tidying the fishing shed up, been avoiding it for months. I put some baited rigs (popups) in ziplock bag then into the bin liner to chuck away. Anyway job done, decided to sit in the sun and roll up, looked up to the of the garden to my dog sat there chewing something, so I walked closer to see what it was, only to see a swivel hanging from its gob, as I went to grab the dog the whole rig fell from its mouth. The little **** chewed through the bin liner, pulled the zip lock bag out, chewed through that and got a rig out, all in the space of 30 seconds or so. Absolutely bricked it, luckily all rigs were there so I know it hasn't swallowed any. Vet bills was going round in my head 😂😂😂 no more rigs being left with baits on, gonna chop them up put them straight into the black bin next time lol

My thought for the day, Don't trust no one, not even a "mate". Baited up 3 times this week. 12kg of boilie all told. My "mate" was walking the lake one of the times I was baiting up. I turn up this afternoon, guess where he is? His first words were, "loads of fish here mate, hope you don't mind" What can you say to that ? Words fail me. Not sure if to laugh or cry 😂😪

No mate. A few hours on the river and then we gave up, 9 foot scopes and 3 ounce leads dont really work well on a river like the rhone. Its gutting, the lake in question was originally stocked in the 1850s and held carp to over 70lb. God knows how old some of those fish were. I found out this afternoon that its all because some sellfish prick put a koi in the lake at some point last year, now all the fish are dead.