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Ive learnt a lot on here from various people along the way, these guys have all really helped me also ginger1991 also really changed my tbinking with regard to using pva now other than at night I am generally rechucking them every couple of hours and a lot of my bites have been within minutes of doing this, generally this works well for me as I know if my rig is tangled its only a couple of hours of down time not a whole session, also leaning to make sure everything is spot on for bite time, I will bait up at night if I need to and recast at first light to make sure I have fresh traps out there, I work harder these days and try and make things happen, rather than sitting and hoping it will happen, All I will say is ask questions on here it's been brilliant for me I've learnt lots and I can't thank everyone enough for that 👍👏👏👏

" I need to get a life jacket and do my boat safety induction ASAP, as it would appear no one is using a barrow to get to swims. I need to get a life jacket and do my boat safety induction ASAP, as it would appear no one is using a barrow to get to swims. I need to get a life jacket and do my boat safety induction ASAP, as it would appear no one is using a barrow to get to swims. " The boating does sound exciting , are the boats provided or do you have to bring your own complete with outboard motor ? ; I'm guessing Nick has to barrow all his gear around unless he has Sky pulling an adapted sled 🤔 .

My dog understands everything I say. Top of his vocabulary list is the word "fishing". His favourite subject.

I think so, I'll find out all the do's & dont's on the induction. 70 odd ft in the middle. So yep very long!! There was a chop on the water yesterday, causing discolouration 4-6ft from the bank, weed was visible, looks really clear. The bailiff said the light doesn't go much deeper than 18-20 ft, so the weed cannot grow. He's caught from the depths, to prove a point, but said its not easy.

Nick is Father Christmas ? 😲 . Don't tell your Girls , Elmo . 😁

I wish! Barrow for me, although I have been lucky and seen fish near the car park a couple of times, which meant just unload and go. I did actually bend the handles on one it was so heavily loaded! I know that Luke Moffat banned curved shank hooks at his lake in France as he was concerned about mouth damage; some big fish them! Korda, Caperlan and Atomic all do decent gripper leads, although years ago I simply put swivel leads in a vice and gave them a squeeze to flatten them. Or a hammer...

They don't call him Saint Nick for nothing you know 👍

Honestly both ha ha will have to get my nails done for the next session 😁 Seriously though, the main difference is confidence this year, I'm going Into sessions not having to worry about the small stuff like rigs, bait, method, etc and all that has left me free to relax a bit more and just try and create the ideal situation to get a bite, I spent all last year thinking I needed to be technical and clever this year I am more like a caveman with a club, keeping it simple 😁

Sounds spot on mate .... going out in a boat is a real eye opener, sounds like you might need a long prodding stick though 😁 I take it water clarity is good though ?

That's got to be worth it I think 👍

£8 a day or £15 from Friday to Sunday! They have little electric outboards. Definitely a new era in my fishing experience!

Sounds like boating is the thing then, I would like to have a go at a lake where boating is the way, I think that would be the way to suss it out, get on the open waves and look for clear spots, if you haven't watch some of the dave Lane diaries on you tube that may help give you some ideas, are you allowed to row your rigs out and bait up with them and stuff ? Sounds exciting tbh good luck

Spot on, keep it simple. 👍

I use a technique that might help solve your problem. I put a large metal washer on a bomb shaped lead. Once cast out, I tighten the line against it gently until it finds a grip on the bottom. It will take a lot more line tension than an ordinary gripper lead. I use it for a different reason. I like to fish your type of water with a very tight monofilament (=stretchy) line. It only takes a very slight vertical movement for a fish to release the lead. The stretch in the tight line causes a movement of the lead when it slips which in turn panics the fish into bolting before it has had time to eject the bait.

The manager believes big weights and bent/curved shank hooks can tear the fishes mouths!! No back leads either! He's a respected breader, so I'll bow to his greater knowledge. That's why I need gripper leads. May get away with 4oz,but feel I should be obeying the rules initially. I still have my L plates on with zigging, but will give the adjustable, a go for sure!! Good shout. New rod bag too!! The boss is going to freak when I start upping my kit🤑

Why the weight limit? Anglers must get moved by the undertow on a regular basis, right when it's best conditions! Long zigs sound ideal too . (Get some 13ft rods) 😁

So I had a few hours walk about yesterday. Learnt a lot, most anglers were fishing the main body of water. The only bivvy I approached, turned out to be the head bailiff!! Nice bloke, fished it for 27 years. Lots of helpful advice. I need to get a life jacket and do my boat safety induction ASAP, as it would appear no one is using a barrow to get to swims. I think unless it's millpond flat, it will be virtually impossible to spot any fish activity, due to the chop/waves. Can anyone suggest decent gripper leads. Max allowed is 3.5g. The bailiff had flat pear type and was still casting 25 wraps!! That's about 24ft depth. He did have Basier's though! Maybe I do require pit reels to be able to fish that distance and depth comfortably???

Aah , Keeping It Simple ! . I can't remember if it was Yonny , or Emmcee that said something like " get a bait you are confident in , a rig you are confident in , and then all you have to think about is location . " find the fish and present a bait to them that they want on a rig that resets itself , and bingo ! . So if I know the theory how come I'm not catching ? . 😢

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