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A 29lb 5oz mirror on Friday evening. I had 3 rods about a rod length from an island but saw 3 shows really close and so lengthened the cast to a really shallow spot. Did a 54 hour stint and that was it and didn't hear of any other fish coming out. Strange as Saturday conditions were perfect as the temperature rose a bit and a pretty strong Southerly wind picked up and chopped up the water.

the boys rods out on the spots

My son has been trying to catch a carp from the park lake for 11 months. (Doesn’t help it’s a tricky water, he’s only been able to do weekend days, taking whatever swim is left and to top it off, I had the 3 out the other night while he blanked) Today he finally had the bite he’s been dreaming of all this time that photo says it all I think… 18lb 8oz (whilst wearing my lucky fox hoodie…) caught on a home made premier superaminos boilie with shellfish sense appeals and belachan. Freebies were 12millers that I rolled. My little girl rolled some 25-30mil baits from the scrap ends, he caught it on one of those! buzzing, when it hit the net, we both screamed for joy! That’s what this game is all about, that buzz

10kg of premier superaminos base mix arrived today 👍🏻

No tigers - whole, chopped and powdered, 10 x crates of corn, maples and boilies.

Mates going Parco again this week, taking 330k of bait for 2 weeks, something like that might last someone years, there it's nothing special.

Same as me ,simplicity is key .. Location Presentation and bait .. Got taught that by Gerry Savage many,many years ago I've got LP.B engraved on my landing net ,stainless butt. Can't add anymore ,what you wrote is spot on...( I used to blog,test for Haiths )..was good fun ...interesting..

I do need to look at the ABS baits range once Tony stops the base mixes, my local tackle shop really rates his gear, back in the day he used to stock premier gear (I brought my first base mix from him in the 90s - premier aminos with some GLM to chuck in) he started stocking ABS when Geoff started doing that. Can’t say I’ve looked at the CC Moore bases, I haven’t needed to as of yet. I buy the robin red HB (Hook Bait) direct from Haiths, it’s a lovely deep red, it smells the business and i wouldn’t be without it, whether it’s the true original or not, I couldn’t say, but it works! Im pretty stuck in my ways when it comes to bait, I had sleepless nights when I couldn’t get any more boiled ham flavour from richworth, I did get a bottle of nutrabaits UTCS smoked ham, but it wasn’t “the one” for me (that’s not a reflection on the flavour, more my own views) so I just omitted the boiled/smoked ham flavour and just stuck to the hutchie shellfish sense appeals only, results didn’t change, but I found the new hutchie appeals didn't match the original ones, so I substituted it for the premier shellfish sense appeals, which was bob on. Caught a 42lb common on it first time out, so I was well happy with that one. The CC Moore belachan flavour I stumbled across when looking for a flavour I could pop in a 3 egg mix that my son could use on day sessions at a local runs water, rather then him emptying my freezer of my lovingly crafted boilies every weekend! I got him a maple flavour and popped the belachan flavour in the online basket as it caught my eye. When I opened it, the smell knocked me on my backside, eyes watering, gagging, the works! The wife was furious, so I knew then it might be a winner, which it’s proved to be. Only needs 1-2ml per 6 large eggs. of course, seeing as the bait has remained consistent despite the different flavourings over the years, this would suggest the base itself is the reason and the flavourings matter not a jot! Still, confidence is key isn’t it? I like to split my carping into 3rds, (I’m a simple soul) what (to me) are the important aspects?? 1: have I got my location right? 2: do my rigs work? 3: will my bait work? well, I know no3 is nipped, the bait has produced wherever I’ve taken it, so no concerns there. no2 - I have been using the slip D rig on size 6 ESP claw hammers tied with fox cortex coated braid or ESP coated braid for several seasons, the hook holds I’ve had have been to my satisfaction, and over the last 2 seasons, I’ve only had a few hook pulls - usually as a result of my sleep deprived stupidity! If im fishing a pop up, then for a high pop up I’ll use the good old hinged stiff rig, or a low lying pop up calls for a spinner, but as im fishing over particle and pellet this time of year, it’s bottom baits. that leaves no1 for me to have to concentrate on, arguably for me the most important, location!

Otters.

If Tony proper Jack's it all in then the only person that will know the superaminos mix would be Geoff bowers ( Abs baits). My mates now get him to roll their bait as they don't roll their own and our bait was on the superaminos base mix. They catch well on it .

Yes mate, roll all my own bottom baits and cork ball pop ups, I was gutted when I saw his post on the website saying that he was retiring! Got my own boilie mix down pat, I’m so confident using it, I can take it anywhere and not have to worry if the bait will work, one less thing to worry about! premier superaminos base, premier cream palatant, haiths robin red (gotta be haiths original!) egg albumin, premier shellfish sense appeals, hutchie regular sense appeals (new one not a patch on the original) and CC Moore belachan flavour. Been doing the business for me, I used to use the richworth boiled ham flavouring or hutchie mixed herbs, but I’ve long ran out and can’t find any anywhere! So went for the sense appeals and they’ve proved just as effective. god knows what I’ll do when premier pack up and retire for good, what basemix will come close to this proper classic?

Very nice - I've been using my new pole saw in every swim this year, great bit of kit for the money, really sharp. Will feel odd not putting the gardening kit in the car for next weeks trip as it's a day ticket and the tidying up has become part of the fishing tbh. I was looking at a strimmer, trimmer, chain saw combo in spring but decided a bit much as I'm not even a bailliff lol Wish I had really as getting near the river to perch and chubb fish is difficult before the dead of winter. Had a huge willow branch come down behind my swim this summer too big for me to deal with so it's perching over the foot path looking dubious still.

Hopefully my dad should be going back to the community hospital for rehabilitation tomorrow. He has managed to get around using a walking frame with the physio.

Did a quick overnighter on the park lake last night as my current seasons tally stands at: nights fished: 1 days fished: 2 carp: 0 I’m still sat under the oval winding down the last few hours of the session. September being my favourite month for carping, l felt o needed to get on the score board for this season. This one went 23lb

Literally, makes my old stihl and parker saws redundant half the weight,

how about marmalade?? 🤔

As I put the last post in the wrong section have a recent rod shot - changes afoot for those with a sharp eye! 👀 Tarty!

Thought we were in for some bites over the weekend with some favourable conditions at last. Only fish seen were in a section with no swims between points - absolutely choked with weed. Plotted up nearby in whats become the usual swims for a little while now - 6 weekends. Changed back to pop-ups but rained the baiting right back to just a few boilies with the catapult. 10pm a decent one clatters out in my water, we both hear it and think game on. But as usual that was all the activity all weekend, what a kick in the nuts! Think the fish was just telling us he was off somewhere 🤣 Plus points - bivvy pegs are good and seen dear on the island again - sorry for the phone pic.

Conditions were next level by me last night.... had me standing by the window wishing I was on the bank!

34lb 10oz mirror

As a long time Silkey manual saw for lake maintenance, I bought this... Wow,man this is awesome...

A granddaughter who pinched and ate a couple of chunks of luncheon meat dusted in turmeric and garam masala... Bromeswell is on a few estate agents and as much as I would love it...

Dunno mate. The Denton biggun finally got eaten last winter after years managing to deal with their annual onslaught. It was a tricky carp and I honestly thought it had learned to deal with them. Alas, no carp is safe.

Is that just boilies?

Forgot to add my flavours so just eggs, basemix (Aminos) and Salmon oil - worked so well, probably better than with flavours TBH

There was also a well used push through ,hollow leading drekkly to the lake ... Just be vigilant one and all,it starts now,when first frosts come and rivers spate ,that's the time

No,makes no difference if they want the fish they'll take them ,found my first female spraint of the yr ,they smell a bit like Jasmine ,seriously .. This is on a pool I recently discovered

knew I'd heard the word, damn Mr O Do think the fish and birds are getting used to their threat and are managing to avoid to a degree, low stock and much weed seems to put them on the back foot a bit?

Great bait, was on a custom Aminos mix for many years then rang him for suggestions and he put me on the Aminos garlic and tuna as it was a very weedy pit, was also gutted when he stopped rolling baits. Their stuff is absolutely consistent you know what you're getting and top quality, cannot say the same for other companies where the quality dips once the demand is there - naming no names. CCMoore Odyssey XXX got lots of confidence in this IMO it's a bit special - big GLM content and not overly pungent - just different. Tried pro Stim Liver but had zero confidence in that and went straight back to the XXX - caught everywhere on it just like the Aminos - confidence in bait is so important. If I hadn't found XXX I'd have been worrying and probably rolling my own Aminos still.

We had 70 Ash trees removed due to die back ,then the Oak fell over and that was a load of Gabion cages to reinforce the bank .. There's always something needing doing on a lake/fishery ,it's about now the sprainting starts ,so I'll be checking that fence everyday That Ego saw is blooming brilliant ,cuts like nothing I've ever used ..

New purchases, Korda extra small clips, ESP claw hammer hooks size 6 barbless, fox cortex soft coated braid. 35lb Korda boom, Korda crimps (krimps??) another Korda crimp pliers (my first set disappeared into my sea fishing kit)

Sorry , Nick , that was clumsy of me . I just wanted you to have some " Nick time " so your head didn't explode . I should have remembered how important hospital visits are from when I was in hospital , and my Wife visited me . All the very best .

Little intimate water I found recently,Tranny and 2+1...

There are few tackle brands I trust totally, knowing that it is right first time, but Gardner are one of those that I have not ever had a dodgy item. In the 1990's I bought a Gardner Landing Net. It lasted until 2004 when it was stolen, I don't recall even replacing the mesh. Gardner hooks I have found blooming (as in to make bleed figuratively and literally) pinprick sharp straight out of the packet. I used their PVA mesh bags for years, and I haven't changed from Gardner Pro line other than a brief flirtation when no-one had any in stock after Richard Gardner sent me the sample batch to test myself before its release. If I ever contemplate moving away from my Delkim loyalty (I've never had any problems) the only alarm I would switch to would be Gardner. I did play with the original TLB's and the wired sounder, they were nice and did look good.

Gardner make good quality stuff imo, my alarms are bomb proof, my g force stove is amazing even after 2 years the piezzo ignition still works (great stove) and a decent price

My thoughts exactly. Rather wait a few more months for a quality product that lasts, than buy a mk1 that needs replacing with a mk2 in the first year.

Sorry to hear that @salokcinnodrog. I hope he pulls through. Those waits @ A&E you refer to in your FB post are horrendous. A very close friend of mine had a stroke last week. He was taken to hospital and dumped in A&E for 12 hours before receiving any treatment. It's completely unacceptable.

Or at least they are actually field testing them…

Possibly be when they run out of TLB+ alarms lol

Go straight to the Burger Box for a burger n wing combo meal I reckon.

Maybe we'll skip this high tea thing after all lol

Snide rod in the boat??? 😎

Mate, it went right off, decent nights angling 👍🏻

Sacked off an overnighter with my youngest, we didn't fancy packing up in the rain. Went to a little farm lake instead for a few little ones. He caught his new pb log.

the rods out on last nights session, the calm before the carpy storm

22lb mirror, bring it on September!

Iv had a run in with a deliver bike he must have been going 20mph he skidded to a stop and we both went down, sadly I lost my balance as I got up and stood on his front wheel damaging the spokes then would you believe it trying to untangle my foot I stepped on the back wheel 🫢

Lol well I do love it, this was 2 levels of grass with a 2 tonne concrete slab separating the two last year. Didnt know what to do and came up with this, not bad for its first growing year 👍

I ordered some stuff from them earlier this year, Creamy Nut Method mix, as a base for 'extras' I add in. Also some of their Tiger nut liquid and CSL and some Cream flavour. First class service and actually caught on the first two times on the bank! As others have said, I would give them them a try 👍

There was a low 20 in a little complex I was a member of,it was the biggest in the lake ..sadly it got dropped and landed side on ,on a scaffold pole, on a bordered a bark swim ..we all thought it was going to die ,injuries were awful ..but on advice it was put in a salt bath and survived and grew .. The amount of Carp I've caught with predation damage is unreal ,and yet as long as the fish actually survives ,regeneration can occur ..here a pic of my first fish from a little water ,its clearly been munched at some point ,and has started to grow back.. I guess I'm trying to say carp are proper tough creatures.