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Exactly this. I often find the younger ones just have more drive and freetime on their hands so they fish harder and better than I do,good on them, most of the time they are respectful and will have a chat and pass the time of day,and when they catch I am always the first to congratulate them because they've earned it.

This post really doesn't read well in my opinion.Sounds elitist and seems to stereotype and potentially alienate a whole generation of younger anglers,we should be encouraging young anglers not writing them off.

I don't suppose you have a copy of Carp Fishing By JR Hartley do you? 😂😂

Great in principle, but a few flaws imo. I would always want a groundsheet and don't want to make a hole in it, then when I put my weight on it, the bank stick would just sink into the ground, thus not providing any support. Just say it's really hard ground and I did put a hole in groundsheet, I don't think the plastic butt rest would last very long. Thanks anyway

I would probably let go of the rod end and have to hand line it all back in 😂 Maybe we can have a practice at the social 😱

I agree. I've been carp fishing for more than 30 years now (which probs sounds like nothing compared to some on here). Yes, of course it's changed in that time. The biggest change I've seen is the disconnect between young and old. Back in the day, it was the love of carp fishing (which included all the blanks, rubbish bivvies/bedchairs etc) that bought everyone together - a common love/obsession of this fantastic sport we all live for. You'd have youngsters, old boys, cops, criminals, brickies, students, lawyers and god knows what else on the bank - all getting on like a house on fire because we shared this bizarre infatuation with a fish. That togetherness is still there for those that seek it and most of the youngsters I meet on "proper" carp lakes are as driven by this love of fishing as anyone was back in the day. I see very few with a "catch at any costs" attitude tbh - they're just keen as mustard, as we all are or have been at some point. In fact, the guys I see ruining this comradery are generally the old boys, rejecting the youth (as is unfortunately so common for any generation), because they talk funny and push boundaries in their pursuit of carp. Tolerance is a virtue. Younger generations owe nothing to older generations. They are a product of a society that WE have all influenced in some way. They cannot choose when they were born. Next time you're out, have a chat with that spotty teenager who's up and down trees and moving swims 3 times a day before settling down to smoke a joint in the evening. Once you get past that ridiculous way they talk (😂) you might find he's an ok guy.

I use a bankstick to prop the top end of the bedchair up mine is a fold flat no adjustment wheels, bankstick with a decent butrest on does the job, haven't seen those spare legs about in a while good idea but most will buy after they need one.

The issue is the attitude of carpers nowadays, its catch at any costs... to be honest if the carpers of today had to endure the blanks, poor bivvies, bedchairs that folded up when you breathed in, exploding tilley lamps and chinese takeaways that didn't deliver there wouldn't be the carp scene there is now... I suppose us old boys were the trailblazers back in the day... you know what they say... On the shoulders of giants and all that...👍😎🤣🤣🤣

https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/advanta-xl-8-leg-green-session-bedchair?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAt4C-BhBcEiwA8Kp0CSzcKKvJuyHvODfaYnTh104BoILKmwAjhgGwFtP8xC4KYEjUE9ecMhoCL8YQAvD_BwE Or https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/avid-carp-revolve-x-bedchair?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAt4C-BhBcEiwA8Kp0CfnErj-26wHgOozFXB17b7gQqVmsGqr9IQxrTG6VTq909NKDwoZU0RoCAW0QAvD_BwE# Maybe one of them might be an option lol 👍

Cheapest I can find https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mikado-Spare-Bedchair-Leg-Size/dp/B0C3RH4XYB/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3UZ5V8RH7JU22&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fL1Ab1PasgRev3ZpbbPStMdnYjiaO0N171vJSTI478JSGHaHBcCH0pOxFb8QfRsScFIwtD-B_1rr9IIgDt8JB_mXJ1EidGHMhwe_oI9B_h_R_tXdHb2wP5EjpI1-awjUPE5pAJgNXWdFeFKkkTeFc5JkBtiimz_T4fXawO0eJy9CLEsL1szhLJ_V2IACfUVdsB2FB9LONCOwVF50dS155YkSBJtajHFAwH3UeSvO3pnX4fTFOX8wBQgy6JR77M45_rSEsXQojg2edCCMnlW76UPj2AHwOWlEi89nPQ8fij1W2Kr-03lhrUXAFp8aHLxOJ8tmZGaP3wWPd2fChBuGUuM7gHaXImRcBh38abkRSjY_sxgJQMSJkegdpeeq9B_fvlB856QAMRK3gT2Ph3yWx6zpURpOUOzHXdK2owL2E1AIjJ-fPj28pcuG4YEFqLNn.JLdPVYnXk2c2LiqGnXe8NraFHi-EbNpSC8QZWdWahUg&dib_tag=se&keywords=Bedchair+support+leg&qid=1740672463&sprefix=bedchair+support+leg%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-7 didnt realise it was this company until I had a look even cheaper on their web site https://www.tradeinn.com/waveinn/en/mikado-spare-bedchair-leg/138613018/p?queryID=a78d795d91caad90a76af7cceaf29ed5&buscador_search&_gl=1*7oh09n*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAt4C-BhBcEiwA8Kp0CUZgZPix2_AimNsUXalInL7UvG0_6txn3UX7fJ-lRQ4_mPf6FqGeQRoCzeUQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I wouldn't be devastated if my spod rod snapped lol

Who's bringing an old rod then, we're not snapping mine 😂

With a butt rest on the top that's a very good idea. One of those two types or even a small John Roberts butt rest would work a treat

Nice one 👍 I'd hook my finger and go in no doubt 😂

That is in there with Martin Bowler at 38 minutes ish https://youtu.be/b89MGtUykuQ?si=kXWCF8hiMGelNuuz

For an all rounder, I'd go with My MkIV Avon... great with a float or a bomb on a river or a pool, gotta say though its all subjective... we all have our faves, another rod I love as an All rounder is a Sealey The Roach, tough, tippy powerful nice to play fish on except the handle is a tad short...👍😎

If I could only keep 1 carp rod it'd be my Sharpe's Scottie impregnated 9'3" more powerful than a MkIV more usable, can cast heavier weights, and great in tight swims, if you wanted a longer carp rod it'd be Chapman's 550 Deluxe... same as the above but with a bit more length

Sat 22nd Feb - First night on the syndi, nothing seen or heard except the thousands of birds roosting - what a place, love it, fingers crossed for a good year! 🤞

not allowed to name my local water but they were proactive with otter fencing, but when tarka is determined to get a carp they find a way in, we lost about 5 carp while fence was beefed up and now there are camera`s and more fencing but still has to be checked pretty much daily

2 on the zigs and one in the stink. Currently probing 4ft and 6ft after 7ft and 8ft proved fruitless. Depth is about 10ft, come on the carps.

the boys rods out on the spots

day trip on the park lake I lost a bream 🙄

Water keeps rising 🤣 dry day today so should be off later 👍 no fish to report other than a tench 🤣

my rods out into open water

What its like in behind @elmoputney 👍