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Personally.... if I say I've stalked a fish, the first criteria has to be that you've spotted it & singled it out for capture. And actually see it take your bait. If you apply it to other hunting field's there is a difference between a stalker & a trapper

The helicopter lead set up will travel the furthest & is pretty bullet proof for presentation so might be worth a look for you . But like Nick mentions stopping that line & kicking it all out just before it hits the water & feeling the lead down, should see a pendant set up fishing fine no matter what range . Try reeling in slower & smoother as it could be just tangling on the way in if the rods bouncing around a lot .

That can only happen if the hook hasn't penetrated far enough mate. Not the fault of the hook. Just unlucky buddy.

In other circles that would probably sound wrong as well lol

Stalking... moving swims Just call it fishing

What you’ve said is called fishing...... stalking is finding fish and attempting to catch them putting floating baits around lilies and weed and using them on the hook IS floater fishing 🤔🤔🤔 As you’ve quoted you can take a horse to water ...... you can’t make it drink Are you sure your not another ex member who use to fish the Nene in the 70,s and 80,s 😂😂🤔🤔🙄🙄

I'll try the helicopter rig on my next fishing trip. I've been use it to present pop-ups over grass, but i'll give a try with boilies. This new lake where i'm starting to fish has really clear waters, and the fish doesn't come to the margins. After some tests i'll post the results (and some big fish photos too, i hope)

Eh , Didn't say you can't use a chair !!! Stalking is roving looking , moving keeping your wits about you constantly . Unfortunately stalking is not what Dicky seems to think it is . You cannot redefine the meaning of stalking !! Just because you believe what your doing is stalking doesn't mean you are see snowmansteves reply above which is spot on! Use a brolly if you want BUT how can you move quickly if you've put a brolly in the ground , how can you watch the water while putting or taking down the brolly . Stalking and moving swims are two totally different things .

Thanks for all the advice. Here is the lake that i am fishing.

Elmo. Your spot on mate, I'm 67 and still creeping around. A little umbrella would be ideal for me, I hate getting wet or cold these days, but still fish a full three days a week on some very hard waters. Fortunately the technique does not limit me to any one swim, so when I arrive and the place is busy, I'm not bothered. Small rods are not essential, but help greatly in tight swims. See You-Tube video "Half a Wrap" and tell me you could do that with anything part from a 6'' rod. The umbrella idea was not only for summer, rain, sun, but winter chub fishing too. Sadly carp fishing is becoming too "pigeon hold" and many don't see past 3 rods cast to the horizon. Nothing wrong with camping carping, at times I've done it and enjoyed it with my mates in the 70s80s on the old Nene. But I always felt a bit disappointed if I didn't get the swim I felt was best. Years on I only do stalking now days, and I seem to catch a few fish, but like many my age don't talk much about it. I also like old pretty fish, even if they are under the size many think are not worth catching. For many years I didn't fish with floaters, no confidence, though I had to have special rods and reels. Now each trip I drift a few in, it's amazing how at times the fish are under a tree on the far margin, or in the lilies close to me. It's a great fish finding method, and I don't often use many. My stalking rods are ideal up to 60 yards for floater fishing. Only the other week I fished a lake and got the fish going, some nice lumps over 30lb too. The chap up from me was bottom fishing, so I walked up and suggested he come fish with me, we could take it in turns. He hardly moved out of his tent and said he was bottom fishing and didn't do floater fishing, honest, it's true. The saying goes, " You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink".

An item I would like to see invented a bivvy light and headtorch, that repelled mosquitos so when it was on they wouldnt all attack the light or worse me

Where does it say you can't take a chair and be stalking? I think you also assume that these would be used all day when they might just be used for a quick downpour or stopping for a spot of lunch, you know maybe the stalker In question might still wade through 10ft of brambles most of the day in hardcore pursuit of the carp but may just take the opportunity for a sit down in his lightweight chair if he got the chance

I have a groundhog brolly for rainy day sessions or spring/summer/autumn overnights......... it weights 3 kilos..... have it as high or as low as you like.....

Unless you try you'll never know, Teo. Got to be worth a go. Personally, I'd pop into the nearest frozen food outlet and buy several bags of sweetcorn, cheap as you like and almost always effective. I'd bait up a few margin spots quite heavily and let the feeding fish clear some of the weed. Then I'd fish these cleared spots with several grains of corn on a hair rig. Ian.

Nice to see a new question on the same topic on a thread. A lot of the time as you pick up the rod and move the lead, the hooklink can tangle around the mainline, especially with fine mono and braids. When you cast, feather it down, that pushes the hook and bait away from the lead. As it falls, obviously the end tackle follows it down, it can coil around the lead as it lands. On picking up, it then tangles, making you wonder for how long. PVA'ing it up tidily can cure the problem, as can a stringer or mess. Even coated braid can tangle if it has been stripped or hinged, or is fairly soft and supple. With an anti-tangle, I found a stiff shrink tube is better than many softer anti-tangle sleeves which can bend and flex up. Obviously PVA stringers, even a single bait on PVA, can reduce tangles, but sometimes to get maximum distance a single bait is best. For that I will often go to a stiffer hooklink material, a totally uncoated braid, a stiff mono or fluorocarbon.

Not my bag at all yonny, bit like elphicks, etc. The estate lake I'm on only go to early 20's. I was lead to believe they were naturally British fish, the owner leaves the place to do its own thing. Not overly baited with tons of boilies or parties. No noddies that I've seen, other than me! Although a member I saw last week said some of the fish had come from Europe! Not too sure on his comments really

Hi Jack don't know if you are on a wind up here mate, but you started three threads on this same topic on another forum and have received plenty of advice and answers. Your response last night was... "Definitely going for a big lake now just deciding on whether to have weed guards and rig release fitted" You've either made your mind up, our you haven't??? 😱😱😱

I find Parcel2go a bit expensive as they are a middle man only. UPS today is my favourite right now, and Hermes at times but I have had been told about problems with them, HOWEVER not me but a friend?

Size 4 Korda Kurve Shank Should read on the packet …… NOT Suitable for Carp over 30lbs and only to be used in venues free from weed , Lilly's or snags .😭 😖