Philw73

thanks again, im on the thorny weir Facebook page, sounds like it's always mad busy there but has some amazing fish. I'll take a look at the others too, really appreciate the advice on the khv, most places now have disinfectant dips for nets which I always use, gotta protect the fishies else we'll have nothing to fish for!

thanks again, im on the thorny weir Facebook page, sounds like it's always mad busy there but has some amazing fish. I'll take a look at the others too, really appreciate the advice

oh yeah, thorpe lea is very close to me, is it good?

amazing thanks all for the replies so far, all makes sense and yes, id probably use the sticks each time in case there had been any drift etc. also, love the idea of the marker knot too, especially if recasting at 4am!! counting might be difficult

Hi Im sure this has been asked many times so apologies as I couldn't find. newish to carp fishing and using baitrunner reels. I had my first 24 session last week and was suddenly aware that I was clipping up and then not unclipping once cast, which I guess is silly as if i got a run it would be goodbye rod if i wasnt quick enough or bye rig and fish as I wouldnt be able to play. So, i have now invested in a 12' cord to use with some banksticks as a distance marker set up, so im guessing i will do something like: 1) cast to spot, without rig, once found clip up and then wind in to measure distance on sticks 2) cast with rig on and then unclip line. 3) if just winding in to recast, clip up again, then wind in 4) if i get a run or something else happens, I wind in, use sticks to reset clip, then cast and unclip is that right or am i totally missing something Thanks Phil

Hi all First post here and hope I can get some advice. I'm fairly new to carp fishing, used to coarse fish a lot many years ago and am now fully addicted to carp!! I live in surrey and was looking for some advice on good places to improve my skills. Im not obsessed yet with monsters as my PB to date is probably around 8lb, what I do want is a place with good doubles to provide some fight but well stocked so I can actually practice playing a the fish etc and not be waiting 24-48 hours for one bite off of an absolute lump! Im happy to travel but not too far as im still only doing 24-48 hour sessions max. I know im probably asking for the holy grail but im sure some waters are just naturally more prolific due to densities. Many thanks Phil