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Did a 3hr session and had a jack and this better fish at 17,4 last knockings it did it’s best to throw the hooks it gave me a belting scrap 😬😎🎣🐊

Complete lunatic. He hacked one of the other forums after he was banned so all you could see when you logged on was a massive photo of some turnips lol. No joke. He was on the X Factor too. A link was posted to the footage and he went completely mental, proper meltdown, got the solicitors involved and everything (come to think of it that melt-down might have lead to the hacking). His writings are well known to go on and on and on...... lots of it drivel, with seemingly hundreds of over-priced, over-complicated recipes. I can see why you didn't like it mate. Bait can be as complicated as we want to make it but the absolutely key basics are covered very, very well in the bait chapter of Mike Willmott's first book Carp Life. Really good chapter, dead simple, and covers all the really, really important stuff.

One of Mike's recipes is in my current bait. Been using it for over 15yrs now and it's still as good now as when I first used it. And yes a very good chapter indeed on bait.

You should have done a poll lol you will probably get equal amounts for the following delkim fox then a sliding scale between Neville nash atts jrc rader sonik gardner TLB and then others

They wash away to nothing and cost a fortune mate. Not worth the hassle. Your best bet is maggot and worm, including the mud the worms come in. Don't add crumb, hemp, or corn, they'll make the mix less effective in a situation where naturals are the one.

Don't see anyone poo-pooing free-lining , its just not the ideal method for all situations , same as traditional gear . We all fish for different reasons and with different gear and as long as what you do makes you happy thats all that matters. Most fishing gear has evolved to allow for different fishing situations , a Mitchell 204 would struggle with your 60-70 maybe a 300 size a modern aero style reel would make the cast easier . Again we all fish to make us happy and I love the pics of your gear @bluelabel tightlines .