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The issue I had was that a Dwarf rod did not fit into a scope bag... the reel seats are in different positions so the reel did not sit in the reel pouch correctly... IIRC the Dwarf reel sat is closer to the butt end of the rod than the scopes and the reel snagged in the pouch section of the bag

A couple of lessons from someone who can chuck it a long way would probably get the distance with the kit you already have... I could just about manage 100mts... an hour with Terry Edmonds and I was hitting 140mts (admittedly with his rods 12' 3.5lbs casting 2.5 - 3oz weights) with a spod/spomb rod and a loaded spod/spomb you should hit the mark, it just needs someone to show you how

In winter their metabolic rate slows as does digestion... less movement means less food required... therefore less protiens and fats needed to maintain condition

Did that yesterday...

I stopped using oiled pellets ages ago... I use coarse pellets as they break down quickly... That said, I've often found that pellets tend to make carp pre-occupied with them... especially micros and flavoured ones more so... I used softened 2mm and Goo-ed pellet in bags, the fish were tearing up the bottom to get every morsel of 2mm pellet, yet ignored the hookbaits... now I use a matching hookbait and pellet glug and I get better results

Yes there are a few... I used one a good few years back... Les Quis is the one I used... they are still going I think "Your Trip - Les Quis" https://www.lesquis.com/your-trip/

Spot on mate... When I blanked I used to beat meself up mentally every time.. "why didn't I catch ? What could I have done differently ? Was I in the wrong spot ? Now if I blank... so what...? Since I took the pressure off I have caught more and enjoyed my sport from an aesthetic point of view taking more notice of nature and surroundings... enjoy the journey as well as the destination...👍

Putting carbon on the back burner and fishing with vintage gear... best thing by far in all my fishing... I packed up match fishing and started fishing for myself once I stopped using carbon... now pretty much all my fishing is done with old gear... I doesn't catch me more... but I'm happier on my days out now the pressure is off

Bank Tackle are pretty good and priced fairly too

Ours not to reason Why... ours just to catch and buy... ( more)🤣😛

Pot noodles or porridge... hi carb slow release keeps you filled up for longer... just add boiling water... or a big packet of choccie suggestives

Had ATTS's for ages, love em... wife bought me a set of TXi's for me birthday last month and I love em too... I had Fox's with a wired sounder box back in the day and I still have a set of 3 Optonics... circa 1978-82 ish

Size 4 hook.... big prawn.... no lead.... just fish overdepth some broken prawns and 8mm pellets... hang onto your hat... ( and the rod)

Couldn't afford the Mortgage... they are supposed to be a bit good though

These rods are not cheap and in all honesty you could do the same with an 8 or 9 foot carbon rod of 2.5lbs/2.75lbs or so... Rod poundage isn't set in stone for big fish... Walkers 44lber was caught on a rod of 1.5lbs test curve... Yates's 51lber came on an Avon of about 1.25lbs... cane is expensive for named rods... I'd stick with the black stuff if I were you...😛🤣

My cane rods are approx 2.75lbs test curve at 9'3"... they handle 20's with little or no effort and I was in the process of playing one of Ashmead's 'A' team on one when the hook pulled... this little chap went 22lb 6 oz on a little 8 foot stalking rod

You misunderstand... I've used carbon since it first became available... I've since revisited cane, found it agreeable and suits my style of fishing... fear not, I still have some black stuff Chiefly a pair of 9' Nash Dwarfs in 2.75lbs and a pair of 4000 Shimano baitrunners and a set of 3 Delkims... I am not averse to modern life😛 I learned a valuable lesson, inasmuch as it matters not how you get a rig in place or with which rod and reel... its the last 3 feet of your endgame that catches fish...

As an angler who uses cane rods and centerpin reels do you honestly think I would stoop to such a travesty as a bait boat...?😛 You'll be accusing me of being a drone pilot next...🤣🤣🤣

Have a look at Docklow Pools... 9 lakes 6 stretches of river, tackle shop and bar/restaurant on site, lodges, B/B, apartments and chalets... been going there for years... set in lovely countryside and the waters are very prolific for general coarse fishing, plenty of carp to mid upper doubles if you fish late in the day/ evening in the margins... oh... and the food is superb and plentiful....

I rarely fish at distance Yonny... 60-70 yds max and a 2.5 oz lead does that job...👍 Y'see fishing mainly cane rods (2.75lb max) with the occasional dabble with carbon rods(2.75lb Dwarfs) long chucking's not really advisable...😛🤣 Besides... the biggest water I fish is 5 acres... no need for a long chuck anywhere...😎 Especially as fishing margins is so productive..😛

I asked this when I first joined... a call to Nash elicited the fact that you simply can't... The best way is to take it off the bed, air it out on the line for a day and brush off any mud or solid detritus... Then give it a spray with Febreze, let it air a bit longer and then zip it back on... washing makes the Hollofil insulation bunch up and renders the bag useless...

I used boilies (still do) but on a pressured water using a bait out of left field often pays dividends... the great thing about a boilie is it's convenience😎 I've said it before, too many carpers get stuck in a rut with bait and rigs... try float fishing a prawn or a shrimp, corn and meat still work, Chick peas, Billotti beans, Butter beans... slap a bit o' goo on em... cheap and cheerful ready made baits for a few pennies...👍 Glace cherries are a cracking bait as long as you can stop eating them yerself🤣 As for rigs... Christ the carp must've seen em all... try freelining a bait in the margins and sit well back and be quiet, you'll be amazed how much you can catch... 4 ounce leads...? why fergodssakes...? where's the skill in that... if you get a run on a freelined bait you have to strike the hook, (not a huge overhead sweep either) just a nice lift of the rod top to set the hook... I use as much lead as it takes to get my bait in position, sometimes as little as a swan shot on a bit of line looped over the mainline and stopped by the hooklink connector/swivel Hair rigs...? what happened to hooking a large prawn on a big size 2 or 4.... I may not fish the way the media stars proscribe... I'm strictly old school... but I catch more than a few.... and as many as a lot🤣 try summat different fer a change... gowaaaan... I dare ya's Tight lines 🍺😎

One of the waters he fishes in this vid I have fished before with the old Carpology Massive, Jay the owner is a top lad... (I had the pleasure of hosing his previous water Tall Trees...😛😍) this water, Blue Lagoon in Bedfordshire is VERY hard with a very low stock...

Korum do some nice simple run rigs too... most of my fishing is done on run rigs or inlines (set up running style) or even freelined