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That also sounds smart, indeed. We'll see how that unfolds in the future: there's only two spots accessible now. Looks like someone's preparing to clear a path around the lake, and probably take down some trees.

Sounds reasonable. Now that they added carp and tench, I might even see someone else there. 20+ visits over the last two years, and I have yet to meet anyone. Not exactly the same pressure as UK commercial fisheries over here. Bankside etiquette aside, I was more thinking along the lines of "never make krill-and-plum boilies; the fish will laugh at you" or similar.

Right, I've read tons of do's. Any baiting don'ts I ought to know? Aside from overfeeding, that one I do know. Any tastes or glugs etc to shun?

Imports from the UK is problematic at the moment. Luckily, we do have some decent retailers locally for most of the stuff. Nothern Baits, Swedish Bait Mechanics (though they're crippled by brexit), Tandem Baits, Marcel van der Eynde and Colmic are usually available, as are NGT and some others. Right, I'll have some night-time reading on the recipes, then start feeding the odd blob of krill dough as the day goes on. I'll pester the wife about urgent needs to go fishing soon.

Right, that can be done; I have three 3,25 lb deadbait sets with alarms. I read somewhere that fishy/meaty baits were better for the warmer months, and fruity/nutty ones for the colder, mainly due to oil/protein vs fish digestive systems in regard to temperature. But yeah, mastering one blend sounds easier than mastering several, I guess. I have some bags of fishmeals and krillmeal that I use for my Pimp Shrimps, so I can start experimenting with those. Any particular diy base mix I ought to be ogling closely for starters?

Hello there Swedish noob here; a friend introduced me to coarse fishing a year back, and got me soundly hooked. I wasn't intending to start carping; there's nearly 100 miles to my nearest day ticket water, but now the local club has introduced carp into a small lake some 20 minutes drive from my house, and it looks like I'm going to take a tumble down the rabbit hole. The lake is about 500x200 meters, with an island in the middle (fried egg style). Steep sides, the currently accessible side is about 4-6 m deep, the other down to 9. It's a natural lake, with perch aplenty, rudd, roach, and some pike. Only other recent additions are crayfish. Currently no idea about stocking levels; the guys running the club are not much into tech, communication, or acknowledging the existance of younger generations, so haven't had much luck with replies. Small town, small club, so it's safe to assume it isn't filled to the brim, and no monsters. So; what should I bait with for decent chances of hooking into something? I've seen maize and some pellets left over from feeding, so that ought to work. I'm an absolute muggle when it comes to carp fishing, so I guess I'll start with feeder rods with maize/sweetcorn and lobworms for now. Given the abundance of nuisance fish though, I think it won't be overly long before I want to roll boilies. Sure, I could buy a few bags, but where's the fun in that? What range of boilies do you go with to cover the seasons? Nutty, fishy, fruity, milky? I'm assuming one needs 2-3 base mixes and a range of flavours and additives for tweaking it? It would be extra fun if I could use some of it for tench and chub as well. Expect further questions. Cheers!