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  1. Get a big stock pot from eBay, about Β£15 I think. Some calor gas and a big camping burner and away you go. I moved on to this set up from a burco and it’s brilliant.
    3 points
  2. salokcinnodrog

    Otters

    The coots definitely tell you when there is an otter about, and otters will get a few of them. It was the bird life disappearing that gave away the presence of an otter on a local club water. No dead fish were found, but the moorhens and coots disappeared. The water is now fenced and the public footpath alongside the water has auto shut gates to keep otters out. Sadly the otters have been on the big chub instead. I've had Sky rip her lead peg out of the ground when there is an otter on the bank near me, she wants it! She slipped her lead one day, took 45mins to get her back, she followed the otter to the island and didn't come back until she chased it off there.
    3 points
  3. Caught on all of those except Walnut. You can also add Macadamias. Tigers are the timeless classic for me but a Brazil takes some beating as a hookbait! Just a pity they’re all banned on my waters and I would rather lose a kidney than my Gold card🀣
    3 points
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    Particles

    I love any sort of Nut - Walnut, Cashew, Peanut, Roasted, Brazil, Almonds, Pistachio...bet there all good Baits 😁
    3 points
  5. Hi guys I thought I might start a thread for the blankers, I always think it's important to learn from your failures so here goes, Fish were still active so I assumed they might still like some bait 😁I didn't give them loads but in hindsight too much 😱either that or they weren't visiting my spots on the other side of the pads (should've continued pre baiting but life got in the way) Chicken Pad Thai is a nice easy meal to cook Should've prepared better no cutlery, Casting the new rods at the end I whipped the rig off and learnt about fast hands when casting, I tried chucking some around 90 odd yards to see how it went and thinking fast hands and focusing on that seemed to help, it got me hitting the clip consistently anyway, Was it a waste of time nah I flipping loved it being out again 😁
    2 points
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    Particles

    Seen Hamidi eat a Handful πŸ˜‚
    2 points
  7. elmoputney

    Particles

    Don't like monster particles myself had a bad batch of tigers and they wouldn't refund them, as yonny said get yourself a burco boiler, now I just do mine as and when I need them, fresh is best, and it just adds to the excitement of going fishing, Tigers soak for 24 hours and then in a burco I tend to boil them for an hour or so as it heats and cools more, Otherwise if using pigeon conditioner soak for 24hrs and Boil for 30 I think I need a more industrial sized burco though as mine isn't big enough for a massive hit of particles, it's good for tigers and odd bits but needs more girth for a big job of hemp and that
    2 points
  8. The sightings on the water I fish are very, very ziggy already. The place hasn't done a bite off the deck in 3 weeks now. Although it's not done a bite on zigs either like.....🀣
    2 points
  9. yonny

    Otters

    That defo sounds like an otter to me. Imo there's no way a mink will take a double. A single yes, but not a double. A fox would eat the whole thing. Your description of the kill screams otter to me. They tend to go for the really nutritious stuff (e.g. liver, heart, kidneys) which leaves the corpse looking just as you've described. Could go either way. If it's a small water they/it could well stick around for easy pickings. I'd assume it's a dog otter doing the rounds and it could come back and empty the place but not necessarily. All you can do is keep your eyes open and think about a fence.
    2 points
  10. Take some maggots next time. A few pints of reds will have them, especially if you're seeing fizzing up. If you see fish showing but no fizzing then chances are they're up in the water column and zigs may well do you a bite.
    2 points
  11. elmoputney

    Otters

    I had an otter give me a savage liner on St Ives, swam through with no fear then just went underwater never to be seen again once it clocked me, I found lots of evidence on there though a dead pike, loads of zebra mussels all over the bank, I seemed to think there didn't seem as many birds on the lake I am fishing now earlier this year, but last time I thought there were more so I will keep an eye on them this winter see if they dwindle again, that could be the duck eating catfish I've heard about though 😬
    1 point
  12. crusian

    Otters

    Many thanks for all your help , everyone . Later this week I hope to visit the lake again , and have a mooch around the far ( out of bounds ) margins to see if there are any more corpses - hopefully not . πŸ˜”
    1 point
  13. kevtaylor

    Otters

    Like it - can I borrow your dog mine would run the other way lol It was amazing hearing the Coot alarm calls sounding around the lakes - I will remember that for a long time. I think 99% of the anglers around the lake were completely unaware.
    1 point
  14. kevtaylor

    Otters

    I'd agree with this - sounds like an otter unfortunately. I was on one of the busiest waters in the country a few weeks back on a full lake, had to call the bailiff first night as an otter swim past my rod tips at dusk, spent the next 3 nights on watch. Whilst I didn't see him second night the Coots gave his presence away by calling out to one another in turn around the lake - then the next lake and so on until I had a 360 degree chorus. It was a real Terry Hearn and the Fox and Pheasants moment. These hand reared otters have zero fear of humans, every swim is taken, many anglers have dogs yet here he is bold as brass!
    1 point
  15. Definitely tried raking spots, and unless it is over natural food, the fish avoid them. I spent a lot of spring and this summer on a couple of spots that I had cleared myself. If you bait on your raked spot, nothing. You have to find fish cleared spots with natural food on that they are happy to come to. Made slightly more difficult by not being able to use a boat, every weed clearing session is in chesties or from the bank.
    1 point
  16. bluelabel

    Otters

    I'd say its possible... a lot of carp damage gets attributed to Otters when it fact its the Mink doing the damage... not defending otters, just adding another possible culprit to the mix
    1 point
  17. elmoputney

    Particles

    Nope same now, i tried one of the manky monster particles ones disgusting but the ones I make myself are quite moreish 😁
    1 point
  18. elmoputney

    Particles

    I love a freshly cooked tiger other than the dryness of mouth you get after a couple 😁
    1 point
  19. yonny

    Particles

    🀣 I find there is no better test of quality!
    1 point
  20. carpepecheur

    Particles

    You are not supposed to eat them!
    1 point
  21. ...

    Particles

    Some good offers and deals... Might keep these in mind too πŸ‘πŸ‘
    1 point
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    Canal Pre Baiting

    Deffo be doing that πŸ‘, Deffo be after New Year, I'll Lead about and try to find some spots, maybe even invest in a baiting pole. But it's on the Fishing list for a Canal Carp next year. Think I've spent about Β£60 and got about 60kg bait so far (all pellet and particle). Also be at the N.A.S in February.... Been looking at Monster Particle Deals.
    1 point
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    Canal Pre Baiting

    I've seen fish show up and down the long stretch, decent size rings showing, but not actually SEEN the fish, I know there are 20lb plus Pike in this stretch, I'm walking this area nearly every fortnite with the dog, some good swirls but no actual fish seen. It maybe because there's no bait going in? No pressure?... But will keep looking for fish and spots, I'm back down that end again this afternoon.
    1 point
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