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  1. Tip.... don't leave your bag on the bedchair... I learned the hard way I left my Frostbite Sub Zero 5 season all singing, dancing and tea making bag on my Wideboy ( Fnaaaaar!!!!) and strapped it up to save a bit of time getting set up.... biiiiig mistake.... I froze me bits off... all this does is compact the fibres in the bag and essentially stop it working as it should.... I was told this by a duvet salesman.... he said before you put a bag on the bed chair give it a good shake out to open out the inner fibres and don't sit on the bed as this does the same thing as leaving it on the chair compacted... I have since bought one of the "across the bed chairs" and I give the bag a good shake out before putting it on the bedchair... as for night wear... I keep it down to light layers unless its going to get freezing cold, in which case I stay home... 62 years old & I need some comfort in me life๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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  2. As Kev said pads are a beast they only way to deal with them is to pull them out, but they just grow back quick, wish we had pads on the lake i fish but i doubt they want the hassle that goes with it Could be a new bait boat in the making, The Dredger with mini JCB on the back lol.
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  3. Ask the bailiff if he's available . there's two area's in one of my swim's with thick weed he asked me do you want it cutting back and thining out lilli pads afew year's ago.
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  4. There is one other way, weedkiller. I think roundup do one for some aquatic plants. Needs to be in leaf though. Leaf draws in the herbicide and takes it down to the roots. That way you can spray the offending leaves you want gone and it will leave you your spot.๐Ÿ‘ Only downside is you'll get banned if caught, so ๐Ÿค๐Ÿคซ ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  5. If you want to stop weed coming up then just keep baiting the spot as regular as possible. You make holes in weed with bait and you can most certainly stop it growing by baiting. If the spot is getting too big then you just slow up on the baiting so the weed has time to grow back. As for lily pads, like has been said, manual removal of the root tubers is the way. Failing that maybe baiting them might do the same as baiting in the weed.
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  6. Very true mate, my mother in law has covid, sheโ€™s a nurse. My wife works in a care home that has covid cases and I work on an ambulance, dealing with covid cases. Itโ€™s difficult times for sure. Stay safe one and all.
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  7. Well itโ€™s back into a national lockdown so I guess new year will be sorting out the tackle and rolling lots of bait!
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  8. salokcinnodrog

    Happy new yr

    I'd be lost without bino's; I use mine for regularly scanning the water looking for fish, even at the wildlife. Especially useful in winter for watching the coots and grebes. If grebes are working an area, it can be a good pike spot. If coots or even tufties are about it can be a good area for carp food. Yes, occasionally I do look at other anglers, on an open bank I don't think it can be helped. What they do in the swim is up to them, but every now and again it can bring up a new spot. We have enough respect for each other not to 'swim jump', but I figured from where someone was fishing and catching from a patrol route. By working out the route I was able to find a spot fish were coming through for myself.
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  9. No Joking now Elmo if your out on a boat or even wading wear a life vest mate you can easily lose your footing ๐Ÿ‘
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  10. Take the roots out, which is easier said than done. Lilies are thick tuber type roots, and can be cut by saw. If you leave bits the pads can regrow from drifting roots. Canadian pond weed is a 'mare, take chunks out and it still spreads as thick. Hope for a cold winter and keep raking the spot to take out shoots and roots.
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  11. I'd pay good money to see that. Ian.
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  12. Elmos' Wife will have to grease him up , like they do for English Channel swimmers ! . ๐Ÿ˜
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  13. emmcee

    Happy new yr

    Happy new year everyone. Good luck for the year and more importantly, good health and stay safe.
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  14. I get that, it helps me too, but it can wait for a couple of weeks, to keep people safe
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  15. I canโ€™t speak for others but I need to fish for my mental health itโ€™s the only time my brain is at ease
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  16. ouchthathurt

    Fox QR kit

    I used to do that... right up to the point that I closed the boot, drove home and on opening the boot at home found 3 Neville buzzers all neatly snapped off at the base... ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„
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