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Over the dock today got to make more use of my ticket than I did last year,the last trip got cancelled 🙄 Defo got 24 hrs maybe more Here’s a pic of my new sort of barrow..

Time for a little update lol,. Basically since last year I've been blanking my ass off. Been tough to get in the "going swims" so I've decided I am just gonna do my own thing this year, nothing revolutionary, I'm going to just use boilies again and try and Trickle them in whenever I can in various quiet areas, I've been faffing with particles and other bits and bobs for too long. My plan is literally going to be a mix of whole and halved boilies, if I am using the boat Im going to drop a few whole baits but mainly chops so they spread a bit further and hopefully they will flutter down and settle over any weed or anything rather than just sinking into it, then spread some wider around the area to get them moving between mouthfuls, then 3 well placed Ronnie's on heli safes should be pretty robust wherever they fall and I will catch one maybe 😂 simple but I have confidence in it. That's the plan I'm doing a late night after work tomorrow and I am going to try to visit on the way to work to see who's where and try and Trickle a bit in if I can but only if I get my chores done and the car loaded in time 🙄 Wish me luck,

I am working til 10pm if it helps and will start work tomorrow at 10am just a v quick overnighter but I won't catch em at home. It's pretty busy again so I've just heard but I did bait a spot last week that is free so it may be a slot in and hope Job tonight,🙄

AND GUESS WHAT 😀😀....mine is loaded.... Wife finish work early, doesn't feel great....tell you what, I'll give you some quiet time.... Car loaded, wait for mad home from school....me lad n dog out until Dark 🎣 🎣 🎣

Thanks, don’t think I could have managed without the new Tempest packs down so small an lightweight…best of luck to you if you manage to get out 🤞

You're all heart , Highy , thinking about your Wife like that . 😁

Blank Bruno for me....

Best of luck boys 👍

Good luck

Well my car is loaded just got to do the shopping and you work thing now. Bit tempted by a sneaky half day not gonna lie

The French are certainly better at opposing poor goverment decisions though, the goverment and their task force lobby groups here make us all just argue against each other to maintain the status quo. It seems to be working for them because they literally get away with murder. Corbyn got too close and rattled them though they still love to smear him and the left everyday, If I am ever in the position to seriously consider it I would do the research and find what needs to be done.it would be more a catalyst than a deterrent, But it also depends if I have any human rights left by then 🙄

I don’t think the average Frenchman could be woke if he tried. Don’t be put off by Brexit. It is just a huge and expensive PIA promoted by cretins for the benefit of the gullible (but there again I could be a tad biased). The advantages of retiring here far outweigh the hurdles of doing so.

I think in weed that 'blowing the hook mid run', is where it hasn't penetrated past the point, and falls out, the hook may be masked by weed. A barbed hook is often worst for this, so a barbless or crimped barb hook can be a better hooker. A size 6 is the smallest I would go, try Gardner Muggas or Solar 101's, on a Multi-rig. I really don't like helicopter setups in weed, bite indication is 'slow', hookholds can be funny, and lost fish can be the result. I've found that inline or pendant setups far better at hooking fish.

I use size 8/6 korda rigs either krank or carp rigs with a bb or purty to hold my pop up down so the full rig cant float suns out roday gonna get the polaroids out and go see whats about rhis morni g there a few big carp in ther 30 something is biggest i think an 10 for tench

Start planning your retirement in France now Elmo. No worries about Golliwog souvenirs here. Everything is very laid back including the fishing

How big are the fish likely to be? I rarely use anything less than a 4 tbh, I've done quite a bit of hit n hold fishing in the last few years and you need a strong hook (korda X range have never let me down yet and Gardner muggas are pretty hardcore ) , be on the rods, don't give em an inch, walk back as soon as you pick up the rod, and the one gamechanging thing for me was DROPPING LEADS, I lost a few gooduns before I bit the bullet(i am still haunted by the big common I lost) and now tail rubber is always on loose the fish just get higher in the water quicker and they are less likely to get nose deep in weed for the sake of 80p or whatever its well worth it in my book.