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My mrs says we really need to sort your shed out and get rid of some of the fishing gear… ME.. ok we’ll do your boots and shoes first..

Managed to get hold of a set of original Daiwa GS3000 Whisker's. Convinced myself I'd sell the SS3000's to fund the purchase but obviously that's just not going to happen😅

Hi I’m Jay from kent and getting back into carp fishing after 3 1/2 years out

Hi mate, I've only been to Loggies once and it is a beautiful water, with some lovely quieter swims at the far left corner (opposite the carp par reception). How are you doing on there? From what I could tell, certainly not a runs water, but some good fish in there.

Wellllll 🤗🤗 When you have a wardrobe full of matching Bags n Purses, think enoughnis enough 🤣🤣

Think I ended up doing both... Now it's Handbags n Purses 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Sell stuff, never gonna happen again

Sell stuff we no longer need - crazy talk! Dont know anything about the reels but sounds important, to be filed under angling archive items/spares, coz you never know and can justify it to anyone who asks 😁

I fish loggies mate near Canterbury, u on brooklamds

Hey 👋🏼, good luck in starting out with the carping. Over here we use relatively light tackle compared to gar fishing or shark fishing ect. There's no need to use things like steel traces. They have really soft mouths so they have to be played a little more carefully. The teeth they do have (pharyngeal teeth) are back in they're throat and more like human molars for crushing food items so no need to worry about steel traces. The aim is to make your rig look as inconspicuous as possible under the water. Rods are generally around 2.5lb - 3.5lb test curve Size 4 - 12 hooks depending on size of carp we are targeting. Most lakes around the UK don't hold many large fish(fish over 30lbs) Wide gape & curve shank being 2 popular hook types. Usually barbless or micro barbed so the fish has as little damage / stress as possible and can be unhooked / put back swiftly and safely after a pic or 2 if it's a nice one lol Hook lengths are usually around 12lb - 25lb and usually braid or fluorocarbon. Might want to go heavier if your fishing for 40lb+ fish. Hope this helps. Would be cool to see a few mexican carp Tight lines & Wet nets

Hi Jay, I'm getting back into it too, where are you fishing? I go to Sandwich for day ticket, and just gone on a syndicate near Rochester.

Welcome along Jay

Ordered a power barrow conversion kit for my Mk2 wide boy, might keel over long before it arrives (10-12 weeks), pushing through sodden ground getting stuck, unloading/re-loading - going again is about killing me off, although each week seems a little easier.

As somebody who used to change his line at least once or twice a year, I only just changed my line last week after 3 years of regular use. That is heavy fishing with Gardner Pro, in weed, playing fish, casting etc.

Welcome to carp.com Have fun finding your way around

Test it mate! Just tie it onto something and start puling.

Brilliant thanks, ive had a play and come up with this, i used a metal straw and 25lb mono through the middle, it seems to pull the deeper at a good angle where as just the mono would tilt the deeper. think I'll crimp a key ring loop to the back of the boat for quick change. might just stick with this if it works, do like saving me a few quid