Leaderboard

Finally got out and caught one this weekend. Got to the lake Saturday lunchtime to find only one other on. Had a look around in the island half of the lake and as usual found a few mooching about. It was really weedy everywhere so I continued walking, looking at the bigger end of the lake I just thought it looked good, whilst it was still very weedy. I got the plumbing rod out to look for a spot I used to know. It still existed a bit but was a lot smaller. Did quite a lot of leading about and didn't find a lot else so raked a spot close in for a 3rd rod, one mountain of weed later it was done, flicked in a load of pellets to let the Rudd go to work, I stuck a rig on it straight away but a couple of hours and it had stunk out my pineapple pop up. Continued baiting it and left it for the morning. 2 rods went out to the bank of pads and weed onto a plateau baited with a good few spombs of boilie and pellet mix and just chucked the 3rd onto another clear spot I had found in the other side margin. Nothing much happened until I was asleep and about 2am I had a series of beeps and line was being taken so I hit it and instantly it was weeded up, it came in like a big ball of weed for a while when it got free of that went nuts and found another weedbed, this continued for a while and I just kept trying to gain line, until it got to the weed In front of the swim I tried and failed to get it round the side and it locked me up solid. In the end my only hope was putting the rod down. Luckily after a vape I picked it up and it came free I ended up landing it and a free ball of weed. Couldn't find my tripod, or water bucket, and my intervalometer batteries were dead so had to find some more of those. Luckily I could use a picnic bench that was in the swim as a tripod. Not the greatest photo but at 3am it was the best I could manage. 31lb 3oz of hard earnt carp. I also lost one to my line parting (happened straight away off a drop back) , caught a massive rudd on a size 4 pop up I had a couple of what I thought were liners because my raked spot was fizzing, sadly no takes because of the Rudd, and I also had a pretty big tench with weed ball also on a pop up.bith slipped back because I needed a nap, The trig hammer XT got a big test and passed with flying colours. I had a little nap and came home a happy but tired and achey man. These were the biscuit of the week in my world, they came alive when you dunked them. And pink what's not to love.

You would have thought a peg should be able to do its job without thinking about it kind of like that picture they could use a set of wings or prongs like a fork on the top part of it that you can stand on at the end to give it a final push home once wound in as an added bit of security. there ya go kev a proper bit of development that will keep the company afloat a while longer

Thanks, was pleased with this one because it came from an area of the lake that had always beaten me for some reason. Something to build on now. Thanks I enjoyed both and the pack of custard doughnuts. I was proper lazy with food this week, brioche rolls, burgers at night, bacon in the morning, biscuits and doughnuts 🤣

So annoying, was on the phone to my mum whilst walking the dog, talking about her broken garage door. When I got home every advert on social media, news pages and youtube on the telly was garage doors. Stop listening to me - unreal!

The JAG ones are only 12.49 EACH, what's wrong with you?!?! 😂 I'd only need 10, that's less than one storm pole 🤣 If I end up buying these now it's your fault Elmo! I've just ordered their distance sticks, always struggle to push mine into the hard ground.

You mean kind of like the magic twig where you push it in the ground and then the prongs come out and it gets stuck in weed 🤣 Facebook always knows. I haven't looked at tent pegs on there and this ad came up.

Not sure about the biscuits but that is a heck of a fish, proper result.

Fantastic result Elmo. Great fish!

Little update on this fox 8ft thing, I haven't really used it for its intended purpose yet as I haven't really done much mass baiting other than with an x spod. However a couple of times like this morning it has proven very handy as an 8ft landing net handle. It was really weedy and the water level has dropped so the extra 2ft came in handy, I also used it when zig fishing and it helped. So if nothing else it is a great landing net handle when you need a bit more distance.

It happens buddy. I went nearly 2 seasons on a large water just catching the odd bream. Have you got confidence in a. your spots, b. your rigs and c. Bait??? I very gone back to a rig I have every confidence in, check. Bait is good, but always changing pop up colour on the snowman. So just leaves spot, which is mainly down to watercraft & arguably a bit of luck. In the past I'd be quick to change everything, big mistake. Just small tweaks can make all the difference along with time at the water, you'll unlock the puzzle soon enough.