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Got myself one of the new Kookers a few months back and haven't looked back. I can reheat stews or chilli con carne in under 2 minutes and it comes out piping hot. It runs on a 12V car battery which is a bit heavy but I cut back the rest of my tackle so don't really notice it and I can recharge my phone or bait boat without faffing about with power packs. The microwave takes up a bit of space on the barrow but I don't bother taking gas or my cooking equipment any more and so that offsets that problem. Also no problems in cooking in a zipped up bivvy as no poisonous fumes or fire hazards to worry about. Can't rate it highly enough.

Well it’s is April the 1st lol

If you saw one then at least you have a starting point for next time buddy. I wouldn't worry about not having caught this year. It's been winter, the hardest time you could possibly be fishing. We've not really had any prolonged periods of high temperature to get that water temp up. Tbh this last 5-10 years I've considered March to be part of winter rather than spring (in fishing terms anyway). Clocks go back in a week or 2. All this blanking and freezing our nuts off will soon be a thing of the past. No need to panic yet.

If I caught every time I went fishing I'd very soon become complacent and my levels of concentration and enthusiasm would reduce accordingly. Frosty, may I say that three hour sessions barely give the fish time to realise that you've put bait out? Maybe a couple of full-day sessions are in order? Ian.