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Out with my dad for 24 hours 👌 So, we've been coming here for years always having a few. It's our runs water for a bend in the rod, anyway the last few sessions it's been very quiet, it turns out they've removed most of the stock, leaving more room for the bigger ones to get bigger 🤣🤣🤣

Out on my club lake...

Wow 😳 you can walk across that…after you raked it leave a note saying that you going to fish it. Iv seen a note in a plastic bag attached to a stick saying the angler was going to fish the swim the nx day this was in the days of the closed season I walked right past even tho it looked a nice swim and obviously been feeding it ready for the opening day of the season.

The swans are OK on this lake they don't put much effort into the hard to reach bait. I'd get over the other side and fish up to it if you can. Did have a message on Facebook last week enquiring after spots due to the guy raking that swim previously? I didn't reply as I don't use FB other than family and that on there. If you rake the weed out it will only cover over again within a day or two, Almost guaranteed if I have a couple out someone pops up to tell you they farted in that very peg only there weeks back ergo a couple of nice fish came out... yeah nothing to do with me wadding out and dropping six kilo of fresh hemp straight out the bucket in one drop.

Last knockings

It would appear on some waters it would be easier to catch a bird, than a carp😄

Think that is what keeps drawing the annoying swans in. I'd got the spot working, had a decent carp and a few tench off it. Now as soon as the swans move in, the fish move out.

I have never raked a swim I sometimes drop a tiny rake in and draw it back a but not often. Anglers are too finicky over putting their rigs in weed, that nice carp I had the other week came out of spot that is 4 foot deep most of that being pond weed, no finesse or faffing just a 15 wrap cast, combis rig and a oily stick as close to the size as your rig, leave about two inches or so and put a swan shot right up to the stick and make a break in the rig coating just after the swan shot, works a treat.

Aye, that can be a problem, as can swans...

I have been trying to clear with particles this year only trouble is anglers seem to move in before the fish 😂

I know what you mean. I have turned fish on by using the gardener rake. They come in within 5 minutes on smaller waters. I've tried this numerous times on the reservoir ticket and had nothing at all. Zigs, bottom baits they stay away🤯

Tench will move in almost as quick as you finish, and carp not long after on many waters. Saying that, I've fished waters where raking a swim is the kiss of death ☠ Carp will clear the weed eating particles, but raking it is a 'No no'. I'm on that place now!

Oh bum I forgot I had bought some breakaway leads off ebay last month 😂

Could also just use a sea grip lead probably a little more stealthy i have the 2 Gardner versions

I've done a bit of raking in my time I love it,ideally I like it to settle down and have had a heavy dose of prebait but if needs must I have fished it there and then there is a guy that makes some good rakes called unique welding services his stealth rake is a great little tool tbh, by the time you've messed about getting the bits it's usually just as dear as buying one, I've actually bought one of his castable ones again this week but I also have the stealth rake its good https://www.uniqueweldingservices.co.uk/

I've seen a guy on the canal with a weed rake and asked him the same he said he used the rake when he got to the swim then set up and fished

Thats artificial grass from some football pitch from the continent , its amazing stuff and doesnt get hot

2 new rods... one a glass/ cane mix called a Hardy Mitre Zephyr float rod, glass butt and cane middle and tip And a short little spinning/stalking rod of 7' bar an inch, I had a lighter tip made so I can use it for smaller fish too as it was a tad heavy