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I analyse every trip at the end, even if I caught, to try to work out what I'm doing right, or wrong. It is easy to catch and accept the session as a good one, but could you have done better, caught more? To me it stops me getting stale and doing the same thing every time when things aren't working. It is possibly why on Alton I found a couple of working methods, in various swims. The problem with blanks, especially on harder waters with fewer fish, is you might not be doing anything wrong, just unable to get on fish, especially like on my current syndicate, where you don't want to interfere with other angler's, respecting their space and fishing. I.E we won't fish spots they have been working or prebaiting if we know about it. Saying that, if you blank it could be you got something wrong. Last session, I blanked, but I had an idea that I am using the wrong hookbait over hemp and maize; a 20mm boilie tipped with maize is not the right choice, I think I might need to use a small yellow pop-up to counteract the silkweed when fishing over those particles. Over the 'boilie baited' rods a boilie could be the right choice.

When you look at it that way I guess the question should be How can I get better? What can I do better? How can I maximise my chances? It always helps to stack the % in your favour, so every little thing you do right is a step closer

I tend to let a chod rig ‘drill in’. I only ever use them over weed or casting to showing fish in an area I’m not familiar with. Not much point in clipping-up; I won’t be ‘spot’ fishing and secondly they are pretty much tangle proof.

Essex has been deemed tier 2 and at serious risk... To be honest I'll be at a club water tomorrow and I bet my last bootlace I'll be the only one there... I went on Friday and I had a 5 acre lake to myself and the carp were boshing everywhere... Sadly I was on the silvers.... Tomorrow I'll be there for a few hours... My Lass has to work through as she's a key worker, but her firm are thinking of getting some of the staff working from home, which is probably better for us as it means we'd save on fuel... we are still gloved and masked when we go to the shops and I sanitise everytime I handle a lock or gate... To be honest, theres not a lot more you can do, other than not mix with other folks and the isolation can have its own evils.... Stay safe folks tight lines if yer out and take care...👍

Glad to hear the hound is feeling better