carpyian

Well I did pull the trigger, and the new one arrives on Monday.
Already have the skull cap (from the V2) which fits, just undecided whether to go for the optional mozzie mesh or the full infill panel. I'll make that decision nearer holiday time. 
Mozzie mesh is £49.99, the infill panel is £30.00 more.
I have sold both my V2 and my Quest bivvy as the 100T is basically going to become my "Jack of all trades". With the prices I got for them, it's only cost me about £40.00 for the "upgrade"
I'll have no qualms about using it for a week down in France..... as I mentioned above, I have been more than happy with the internal dimensions of my V2, and feel confident that I'll be able to fit a weeks gear into it. I do tend to fish light.
The increased headroom will be welcome, as will the rear vents.
Haven't been out much lately what with work and the weather, but looking forward to giving this a proper test before too long.
I found this German video on YouTube which is much more informative than the UK one posted by Trakker. If you can understand the lingo, great. If you can't, just watch with the volume off.
It's very informative......

 

welcome mate enjoy some very clever fishermen here to get advice from and very friendly group of guys 

its ok not used the thin tyres so no comparison to make but I also bought the tri wheels for it was going to get the fat boy version of these but was advised by the shop to get the narrow ones but they do mke it more stable will still tip over if I load it wrong but learnt how to load it now I want an electric barrow (old and lazy haha) but just expensive hard to justify the cost of one 

Either side of 15

Temp dropping fast now , but yet another Carp grace’s the bank 

Been here an hour or so and opened the account with a Mid 20

Merry Christmas and happy New Year everyone.

All the very best, everybody👍

Best wishes one and all!! 

Merry Christmas to one and all. 

Seasons greetings  .... hope you all have a good one 😎

Happy Christmas everyone.
Hope you all have a good one.

Merry Christmas one and all hope you are all stuffed with turkey, booze and Christmas puds by now and hope you have an excellent new year also 

I've got an original Trakker Tempest Brolly which I'm very happy with for the speed and ease of erecting .
I did snap the the top of the composite block when I heaved on the lever without spreading the Brolly out to its' full extent , but  the block was replaced f.o.c. through my local tackle shop .
😀
 

happy Christmas to all and wishing a great new year and hope we all get a new pb this year 

happy Christmas to all and wishing a great new year and hope we all get a new pb this year 

happy Christmas to all and wishing a great new year and hope we all get a new pb this year 

🎅🎁🥳🎣

I will be getting a ticket for my local club  the same club as highy and maybe the night ticket, I keep saying I'm going to start doing some over nighters but never got around to it this year but I think the club water I'm fishing at the moment is perfect for me to do some over nighters and at £70 for the year I think it's a bargain. I'm also going to try and fish some of the other waters on the ticket, not carp but it will be nice too fish for some other species as well. 🎣🙂👍

Gonna be concentrating all my efforts on the secret lake next year.
I'm sure there is something very special in there and my mate a lovely mid double lin a couple of months back when we thought it was only commons.
Gonna start the baiting on 1st of March and make a new spot to fish where nobody is gonna find us.
Exciting times ahead.

My big boy rods have arrived, they are almost new I think, barely look used, still got the wrappers on well chuffed with them, I just went out to cast one they feel perfect, longer handle than the 10ft which I like and they feel beefier but responsive, that was a good lucky find, and being 12ft they won't look too short on the pod 😂😂😁

I doubt I am the only one that has already started planning for the year ahead? 
Next couple of Months head down trying to work hard and save up a bit of spare dosh, get new syndicate ticket and a few odds and sods 😏 then about march crack on for the year with a new challenge and a fresh start, this year has been a real steep learning curve for me, the highs and lows were good lessons to learn, I learnt I haven't got time for a real serious tough challenge and want to go fishing thinking I have a chance, I know I will mainly only be doing overnighters that seems the way for me, I want to go to catch fish not just one particular fish, so will be planning and baiting accordingly, working it out as I go, I am happy with my bait choice now you will be pleased to know so no more dicking about with that 😁
Targets 30lb +carp, and some nice shots and hopefully a good few for the photo album, but really I just want to enjoy it, to be able to relax and do it my way, take in the atmosphere, and be at peace with my surroundings ✌️😁
Lose some timber (mainly for happiness and mental wellbeing, not cos I feel Inadequate without a 6 pack ) 😁
Take the girls more, and try to maintain a healthy work/family/fishing balance 
Also I want to become more accurate at longer ranges, and also better at the other stuff and not worrying about rigs and bait I am pretty sure they work now it's more location, tactics, accuracy and opportunity, 
What are you guys planning for the new year? 

Well done, nice pikes!
Never caught one, here in Portugal they just live in a low number of waters. Maybe in January I'll try my first pike on spinning rod!
Congrats for your catches

Not actually received it yet but this is it

I have the V2 brolly and love it for it's ease of use. Have had no problems whatsoever with it's build quality.
My only complaint, (well it's not really a complaint), is it's lack of height. It is a bit low, and I never fail to catch my bonce on it when getting in and out, but I've been prepared to put up with it for the sake of it's other benefits. The other dimensions are great, it's nice and wide so I can get plenty in, and deep enough to push my bed chair right to the back and keep out of the worst of the weather.
But I'm sorely tempted to swap out to the new 100T. It's not a bad price at all, bearing in mind the benefits of the extra height, and in particular the two rear vents as standard. I looked at having a couple of vents put in my V2 by Army Andy, and the cost would work out more than a new 100T taking the purchase price into account. 
I've checked the other dimensions and it's the same width as the V2, and 5cm deeper, so I wouldn't be losing out anything at all. It's a win/win as far as I am concerned.
I'm watching carefully, and may well pull the trigger on the new one.