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It too claimed to have everything the dji mavic mini had but it didn’t. Maybe this one was faulty but we will never know. When something is wrong you can send it back. When this drone decided it’s going straight back to china we had nothing to give back 🤣

Jacks first session, safe to say he loved it - no dramas - no kit chewed - success! Also seen his first fish - a tench, I'll take that in Feb 👍

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I had a year on the “Shoe” as my mate called the lake… Clear areas ? We did struggle to find them if I couldn’t I fished the margins to my left and right and had some success there 👍… including a 7lb ish male Tench which sadly I had on the carp rod.

tbh I didn't have to raise my voice at Jack really, he tried chewing my sleeping bag but I caught him straight away so no damage. Max though now wants to play ball from dawn until dusk which is no big deal coz the swims are well spaced and it's quiet so not annoying anyone but he doesn't quite bring the ball all the way back then barks at me hurry up - such an annoying little bleeeeep. Male cockers, who'd have one/two? 🤦‍♂️ 😂 I think I'd leave the tennis balls at home if I went somewhere busy - or just take Jack lol

Not fished Horseshoe since the last social there .... not the most social of venues due to the size , so would probably recommend doing more than 2 nights . Give us a chance for a good Chinwag & a hopefully a bite . Always been pretty weedy & I can't see why that would of changed , so bare that in mind also .... finding presentable spots can take time , which would also point to a longer session ? Been quite a bit of change since I was last fishing there .... in regards to snag removal which has changed certain areas, so will be good to go back for a session 👍

The search engine can be a right pig, you have to be specific, and even then... For example 'follow the wind' as your search term, will bring up 7 answers on this thread and 4,400 other possible answers from Catch Reports, to Non Carp Banter. I'm possibly lucky, (or not) that I can remember specific threads so can go back to it using the actual thread name. The other way is just to go back through the pages and pages of threads. I wish it were that simple. Carp are Carp, they respond in a similar manner, so in theory yes you have an average behaviour. Then there is a BUT, the follow the wind happens in so many different ways. In some waters fish follow a North wind in summer, in some it's a southerly, or the south westerly. You may have features that slow or stop the wind or water, gravel bars, islands, maybe snags are the natural fish holding spots. It is not a new book, but the best explanation on the wind and pressure I have ever seen is in Big Water Carp by Jim Gibbinson if you can find a copy. (Look on abebooks, you can pick up a bargain or two). My best advice is to get onto the wind, and try it I'm not sure on pressure and how it affects carp, whether they come up or down the water column, feed more or less. The lakebed is where the majority of food is, every fish needs to survive, so they eat. Fish can feed in groups, or individually. We probably notice group feeding more than individuals, so a single fish cleaning out a patch is possibly just a few bubbles, compared to a massive oily patch of coloured water as groups of fish feed. It is where that food is, in the margins, or in the middle of the lake. Is there a gravel bar or plateau that holds food, either natural or anglers bait? Is the middle of the lake too deep to hold much food? Or is it shallow enough to be a bloodworm fest?

See the thing is when the drone goes out of control and disappears into the sky or smashes against a wall and is damaged most companies will blame you. I have the dji magic mini and for a beginner it’s easy as anything to use as long as you take your time and stay calm I have used it on loads of lakes and it’s still here with me going strong. My daughter was bought a drone which cost about £200 so we set it up and I started it thinking that because I am very good with my dji magic mini I would be able to handle this drone. I launched it it took of went into the sky and became impossible to control we never saw it again

So was it you , Kev , or Max that kept Jack in order ? . Congratulations on your successful trip . 😃

I looked at the dji mini think from memory they were around the 350 mark my son in law uses his for a side hussle checking people gutters and roofs etc at £30 a pop. saves the scaffold or ladders etc made a few quid at it a swell so it paid for the drone

Got an amateur carp dog here. I’m going to be fishing some lakes in the Lee valley this year coming and he’s gonna be with me. All I gotta do is keep him out the water because he loves it 🤣

Finally got the confidence to buy it. Just need to learn how to use it now🤔