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Sooo much rain around my way this week was going to have a sneaky couple of hours tomorrow but I’m thinking the water level will be way up 😞

I do that on a on a regular basis 🤔 me and a mate are booked on B1 on the 21st of November for 48hrs il be trying out my new heated sleeping bag…could be sleeping for the the full 48

A day ticket water I fish responds to maggots in the colder months but they don’t allow you to spod them and theirs a limit of 3 pints. I use a rig similar to solars pva rig but remove the quick change hook length then cast out several bags, hook back on and away you go.

Lick and stick for me and not to much pressure when I fold the nugget. Iv cast out at distance to showing fish and had a take within minutes on several times as has my mates, also done the rig in a tall jar with ice cubes and the pva has came away from around the hook. Imagine the force of a 3 1/2 ounce lead smacking into the water that would also help in removing the PVA. I would have to hire out the Hubble telescope to see the form nugget hit the service 😂 When the chod rig ( don’t hear much of that rig now ) came out I thought il give that a go didn’t use a nugget around the hook and had the occasional fish on it, then il reeled in one time and the hook had pierced the lead core so a nugget was used after that.

Tesco plastic bag but other supermarket bags are available. Lol I eat from the frying pan so no need for a plate, Weetabix in Tupperware take 4 eat 2 then a swill with water to clean pop the other 2 back in the Tupperware for the nx morning. I recently bought a small cool bag from thinking anglers for milk and for any meats I take. Small gas canister and tiny stove fork knife and teaspoon in a side pocket mug in the other with coffee and tea. All this and more in a rucksack… which sadly has seen better days. Il take a look at the Saber rucksack. 👍

I can’t remember the last time I cast without some form of pva around the hook..if I’m casting to infinity and beyond I just use a pva nugget around the hook helps with tangles. I use bags because I like you using liquids in a bag and helps if I’m not sure of the bottom, pva web for pellets chops etc and maggots in the winter esp web iv found the best it’s got a tighter weave helps against the mags escaping. If it’s raining I use a oil spray pump you get for frying in the kitchen couple of squirts around the pva helps keeping the moisture away If it’s very cold I leave the oils out as it slows down the pva melting

@ the sea anglers amongst us your 3 sea records Bass Cod Mullet I was fishing a club comp from the beach in the 80s and two of the members had two low 20lb esr cod they were fishing nx to each other 😳

You can be the holder of 3 UK record fish, what species and in what order would be your choice’s Mine are Bream Roach Perch Guess I’m a course angler at heart

Welcome Hirof 👍

Hi Andy welcome, have you got many waters on the Island ?

Have you checked the rules of your syndicate could get lucky with no vans allowed ?

Elmo won’t be happy 😳

Hope it gets sorted out quickly for your boy Highy

Sooo would this be better ?

Vanglers . 😂 … I do about 2 socials a year and we are a pretty quiet bunch have a good laugh no more that 5 of us, Have a meal together at a set time they favour a few ciders I’m happiest swallowing a large dead man’s finger….but always itching to get back to the fishing.

If there isn’t could always try a green tarp

If you have no luck finding one try Army Andy at The Tackle Box just give them a bell.

A mate of mine got his young lad into fishing by letting him put stickers on a spare rod he had this is going back awhile Power Rangers was the fad at the time fast forward to now and the son is taking my mate fishing lol

You caught some lovely memories there Elmo, nice write up 👍

Are the Emblems big pits ? …Iv got a set of Korum 10ft 2.25lb rods nice and light wouldn’t dream of putting big reels on them also got a set of ESP Quickdraw rods in 10ft but there 3.50lb again would never put big reels on them the balance is all wrong, it’s a joy to use balance tackle I use the Okuma inc 6000 on them they balance the rods perfectly you can get them for around £50 ish. But any reel around that size will do. Go in your local tackle shop and try reels out on rods 👍

Nice…Il fire a email off to Chris chris@linear-fisheries.co.uk a day before and ask him for up to date info and of course Ian the head bailiff 07885 327708 give him a bell their good as gold… I haven’t fish Manor for years, the weed could be bad I didn’t use a marker float just the bare weight which helped, will you be drawing for 1st choice of pegs ?

What swim are you fishing ?

Well my cobbled together bits and bobs has finally bit the dust. So I’m after a lightweight small pack down size pod to fit in a rucksack or in my case a bike pannier bag, got around £100 to spend. Iv seen the Avid lok down and Sonik xtractor on the YouTube anyone use them or can recommend others ?

Looks like the wind is changing direction tomorrow around midday from a easterly to a westerly so a dawn start for me 🤞