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2 nights 2 lakes due to spawning closures - no fish caught but a major carp home found - can't wait to get back and explore some more.

I haven't used the rest but do find Colemans tend to run out when there is still plenty of gas in the canister. Being naturally tight and with the huge rise in gas prices, I recently bought a valve that connects two cylinders together. You put the fuller cylinder in a freezer to cool it right down and then put the other cylinder atop, open the valve and the gas should flow downwards and condense and start a flow until the top one is empty. I can confirm that it doesn't work!

I know this is an old thread, but worth bringing back up again regarding gas canisters. I am positive I've made the point in the past about camping and caravan stores being cheaper than tackle shops. This week I came back via my local George Sharman Camping and Caravan and decided to grab a couple of GoSysten canisters as I was passing. £5.50 each compared to £5.99 or £6.99 in a couple of my local tackle shops. ✅ Right for the anal out there, a list of canisters I have used and I think the best to worst, these are all Propane/butane/iso-butane. Primus and GoSystem. They both will run until empty with no need to shake or warm. In winter they are my preference Sunn Gas, I hadn't seen these anywhere except one of my local tackle shops, it did require a shake but worked until empty. CADAC, will work, but in winter may need tipping on its side to completely empty. Coleman, the premium name, yet the worst gas canister. Even in summer they need shaking or tipping on their side to empty. In winter they need heating up before you can get a decent burn out of them, even at almost new.

nice looking place

Yes Tim .... used it last week at the woolpack social. First impressions are good, certainly a bigger footprint than my old armo 2man , which could be a problem if swims a tight . Had thunder storms / hail & coped fine . Its a different set up to my old armo in regards to pole layout, the porch on the new Hq is part of the pram hood, where as the armo you had to insert the poles for the porch . My only worry with this is in strong winds , I had to take the porch off the armo a few times in the big gails to stop it trying to take off , this won't be an option with the HQ . Overall I like it good material etc will just have to see when it comes to the really carpy weather & the big winds.

If I were to guess, trying two different spots wouldn't give you the correct data about which mix works best. This would be because carp could just generally prefer an area to a different area. My recommendation would be to come back the next day and try with a different mix and compare your catches from both days.

Hands down the most at peace I have ever felt at fishing - its like a nature reserve, natural swims - very well spaced - features galore. Gonna enjoy this years fishing for sure! I needed this after fishing busy syndicates and day tickets for years - give me space to enjoy - bliss!!!