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That's the gear, ive snapped bait drills on hookbaits glugged in this stuff.

My mate wants to get down there but it's a marathon with the barrow. Most guys go by boat, which we can't at the moment. Similar, looks snaggy with old tree stumps and the dreaded rocks.

A fair few of my fish came from the second swim out of the nature reserve. The first swim out was a tackle eater, broken hooks, frayed leaders, where they had embedded or rubbed against the edge of the old roadway and the drains and culvert.

I am looking to upgrade my reels at some point, I have seen 3 used tournaments going for 600 + recently 😳 I want 3 for £350 max 😁 I think there will be more deals the closer to xmas we get tbough i think

This is the stuff-draws the moisture out of the baits, leaves them rock hard over a period of time👍

Ive got loads of pots of trial hookbaits lol, and will probably never use any of them 😁 They always seem like a good idea at the time 😂

I spent 6 months preparing some salt-cured hookbaits once. Got hold of proper butchers curing salt, the lot. Took them on a French trip to test them. They were out-fished by standard out-of-the-pot white pop ups 🤣

https://www.haiths.com/haiths-baits/under-the-radar-secrets/ Tbis came up in a search for hookbait hardeners, has a bit about glycerin in it,

Glycerin.

might be worth getting a beachcaster/skyliner pod that would help a bit, other than that sounds like you need a long snag leader, have a look at what there is for the big catfish on the Ebro.

My first thought would be to take plenty of photo's and draw some maps showing where the snags are so you can avoid them when the level returns. A whole day spent doing that would probably pay off long term rather than sat behind the rods all day. That said, snags are fish magnets so fishing close to them could pay off but obviously wrapping up now would give a false reading when the levels increase and the bank retreats, so wrap to a fixed location like a boundary fence if possible. Plumbing should also be easier if it's 12 foot shallower and now is the time before the autumn rains come. Look along the bank for any depressions or smooth areas that fish would seek out and map them. I would definitely be looking at margin fishing and prebaiting would almost certainly accelerate their acceptance of the bait and the area as a safe place.

Well my worst fears came true. Got a bite, felt a good tug, then snapped up!! Flipping gutted!! Hydrotuff didn't turn up. Tried threading on some tubing, blooming nightmare that is. Not allowed lead core so I'm going with 50lb leader. My mates lost two as well, beefing up the last few feet to try and avoid any repeat losses. 🤞🤞🤞