Whitstable Jack

Great photos, thank you, the kit looks pretty minimal, lucky you, I need to reduce what I take and be more like that.

Does it fit mesh pva tubes mate?

Hi mate, the trakker and the aqua look very similar but there are differences, including the see through sleeves in the top pouch of the aqua - this will be good for me for storing different sized pva bags etc.

Hi all, I've come back into carp fishing in Spring 2023 after circa 25 years out, and had a bit of a geek out with kit, bags etc. I've too many pouches, bags, holders etc etc. I am now at a point where I want to scale back. Couple of questions: 01) I like the Korda tackle box (larger one with the storage tubs) as it helps me know where bits are in one place quickly. I wondered about the smaller box - the tackle safe. But for now will keep what I have. I use pva sticks, sometimes bags, so I need another storage bag, but smallish. I wondered about this from Aqua to store all this including: leads, tubing, crimping tool, forceps, marker float for leading around/depth research, and some general backups if something runs out or misplaced: https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/aqua-black-series-pva-fishing-pouch-xl?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIva6Kn7Tw_wIVy9reCh1nwgrMEAEYASAIEgJdePD_BwE 02) I'm a big fan of chods, very short and longer, pop up and bottom. I want a storage box to keep the hook points sharp and the curve of the chod, but the ones available seem to store loads of rigs, and that's not where my head is at. Yes there is the rig board in the Korda tackle box, but with different hook link lengths it isn't a good option with the magnet. When possible, I also like to fish a couple of different setups including running lead, and an inline lead option with tubing. Top line, I can't seem to find one box, that isn't massive, to store my terminal tackle, pva, tubing, marker flaot, crimping items, leads and a few other bits. So I am thinking of two storage boxes - the Korda tackle box, and one other. Has anyone found a solution? Many thanks in advance.

As Nick says, Solar are (for me) the best sleep systems, I've the solar sp c tech and love it. It is heavy though, but I'm ok with that as its very comfy. I see they've come down in price and are now south of £300. Cheers.

I'm experimenting with Chods and been catching. I am wanting to use a three bait pva stringer with this, would this work just looped on the lead? It feels like it could be a bit far from the hook bait. I have to use a naked setup as leadcore etc is banned where I am fishing. Any extra 'weight' on the hook from something like a stringer will pull the barrel down to the lead. I saw Frank Warwick did a video on a chod and a stick - seemed a bit fiddly, but I am interested to give it a go:

Interesting about the pressure being added, was this just to the hookers or freebies too?

Hi Nick, Thank you for the great feedback on how you fish with floaters, I will be trying the uni-knot loop and your other tips. Also any mention of Chris Ball and Brian Skoyles is always welcome - have you seen their book on surface fishing? It is superb. I know the norm is to get them feeding, then cast out. I've done it the other way round a fair bit - cast out, then work the swim up. That said, just like fishing on the bottom, sometimes a single hookbait can work. That ghostie common is a cracker Nick, and great work getting the bigger fish from the pack.

Hello mate, I am getting my surface gear ready, and did a search on the forum for 'Bakers Dog biscuit', and this came up. I got back into carp fishing last year after around 25 years, and surface fishing was my biggest pleasure for sure. Bakers meaty meals was the best surface bait I used, and I want to explore this further this year. They smell very meaty, are soft, and two different sizes. However, they don't stay afloat for long, especially with a size 6 or 8 hooked into them. I'm working on ideas around putting some cork inside for the hookers only. Do you have any feedback on how best to mount them, still nick them on the hook, with a hair rig? I've tried pretty much all of the plastic offerings from ESP, Nash etc, and the carp just 'know' the difference because of how the hookbait sits and moves. I also think one of the attractions to the carp is actually how low the Bakers sit on the surface, so maybe it is just more of a case of accepting you get about 20 minutes max as a hook bait. I am also looking at putting a pink topper on, only to help with visibility when fishing further out. Many thanks in advance.