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As far as I am aware I don't think a Carp / Bream hybrid is actually possible. Deff get a Roach / Bream hybrid. Also with the Carp family there are so many hybrids: F1s - Crucian and Common carp Fan TaiL Crucian - Crucian and Goldfish Ghost Carp - Carp and Koi Sure there are many more too? One thing that is a real shame is I very much doubt there are any true 'wild carp' left, long lean bodies and always common carp. I think I actually caught some wildies many many years ago from a lake in surrey, now long gone tho

Agree 100%, Done to death but makes me laugh when I read casting as close to far bank margins,,,, err they are under your feet, obviously depends on venue but seen it, done it and works too

Always good to fish margins with a float rod, and can't go wrong with corn 👍 Actually Silver Bream are very rare, are you sure they were not 'skimmers'? Only place I knew of for Silver Bream was a day ticket water in Sussex, sadly probably carp soup now, if it's the same place. the front lake was crucian heaven!

Actually walked around that place years ago, guessing now after the Carl and Alex video (big res carp) done years ago it is probably a secret gone? Vitalin also gone, now started to use flaked maize and extras to bind it in my method mix.

It's a wierd thing, but as you can guess I am harping back to old times, yes I used to buy the Nutrabaits catalogues, but in the day was a Premier Baits man, now sadly gone in all but name. Just makes me smile when I read (on another forum, sorry), about so called wonder hookbaits, and the domination on certain topics this person now seems to have on it, so glad this forum is a lot more chilled and sensible. Anyway, now getting back into method feeder for fishing for carp on a Sussex lake, seems to be working, well when the lake is open again after spawning again. Remember the big method feeders on Horseshoe so many years ago and did very well on them, sometimes I wish things were a lot more simple for carp fishing, but unfortunatly the floodgates have been opened and I just chill on the bank when I can..... sorry to go a bit off post

Bit wierd, But got some to firm up my method mix and works well. Just wondering if anyone now makes own boilies? I don't anymore but used to do Premier Aminos base mix and had a lot of fish on it. With all the hype about certain hookbaits 'doing the business' I just wonder if semolina might make a comeback? Rob Maylin, Andy Little etc did ok on it back in the day. As for HNV baits, well Nutrabaits did drop their 'Addits' range ages ago

Have to agree elmoputney, Still makes me laugh when alarms have soo many features. imh totally not needed, a take is either a drop back or a run, never needed anything else.. what do I know tho, used to used Optonics hard wired to a BiTech viper alarm box lol

Thanks, might cost me money.... but a classic phrase.... why replace something that isn't broken 😀 Also the speaker might comprimise how waterproof the original ones are?

Hi Guys, As a long term user of ATTs, I remember reading a while they were going to bring out an ATTs alarm with a speaker, maybe to replace the other alarm they used to do? Not seen anything more about this, not on website, maybe a step to far for an alarm I have had over 10 years and is bomb proof. Does anyone else have more info?

I ordered some stuff from them earlier this year, Creamy Nut Method mix, as a base for 'extras' I add in. Also some of their Tiger nut liquid and CSL and some Cream flavour. First class service and actually caught on the first two times on the bank! As others have said, I would give them them a try 👍

Hi Mantion, Thanks for nice reply 👍 Have to say I am not a 'split cane and centre pin' angler, tbh not my cup of tea, however do use a pin and float rod for crucian fishing. Sadly I suspect most new carp anglers now are followers on social media, in my day only media was Carp Talk once a week and Carpworld every month, then Big Carp mag joined in. Obviously times move on, still remember when carp anglers were actually a minority on most waters I fished! How is this going to effect mouth damage? As I say, 3.5lb TC rods, big pit reels on small lakes I am afraid will never change now, when you hear about some youngster saying his first fish was a 20, so sad they never got chance to start out with respect for fish by catching small stuff and learning how to play fish on light tackle and have the experience of it. Anyway, tight lines to all

Just to poke my nose in.... I have been fishing for over 50 years, brought up by fishing on river mole and Thames for catching Dace, Chub, gudgeon and also bleak bashing! Very light tackle in those days, learnt how to play fish in, barbless hooks, used to be used for match fishing to improve hooking for dace. Anyway, move on... times have 'sadly' changed, pot noodle carpers seem to think fishing day ticket waters with as stated before 3.5 test curve rods, 15lb line and hauling some poor double in.... Without dought I think this causes soo much damage. I now longer fish day ticket waters, however I unforturnatly expect to see the same on my club lake soon. As for hooks, barbless really dont do more damage, only hook I remember was the Rob Maylin bent hook which was an absolute no no!

Hi guys, As per topic, it seems like no big maize seems to be available anymore, had some stuff delivered from net but once again it is sooo small, great for loose feed but no way can put it on hair rig Any suggestions if there are any reputable suppliers, tbh I don't trust the net pics anymore....

lol, that's why I got the 'posh' brass nuts lol Served my well on Horseshoe Lake.... oh the memories Bitech viper alarms were the pits! As fo new ATTs alarms.... err would you perhaps comprimise the bullet prof appeal by adding a speaker?

Salokchimnodrog, Blimey, someoneone old enough to remember Optonics! I moded mine to have new vanes and 'carp ears' and a brass fixing nut, all linked up by cables, yes cables, to a Bitec sounder box in a Rod Hutchie bivvie dome! As said before, I still love the Atts alarms, not sure why people go for so called hi tech stuff, although I read Atts are bringing out one with a speaker now apparently! In my over 40 years of carp fishing, most takes are either run off screamers or drop backs.... As for zigs, only relevant for years ago, but high rod tips and very tight lines to the lead worked well for me

I also have the ATTs alarms, have done for many years and love the simplicity of them 👍 Mine have been on 4 magnets and tbh not sure it makes a lot of difference if you were to swap to the 6 magnets? As for zigs, not much experience in recent times, do remember on Horseshoe Lake (Carp Society) years ago when zigs meant using a floating bait on surface, cork balls, and using optonic alarms most takes would be fairly violent or drop backs, wouldn't worry to much about the changing to 6 rollers mate

Thanks for reply Roughtor, Lot's of memories about old days in Kernow, pre internet and finding places in an old book called Carp fishing in UK. Sorry to have gone off post on this thread, but sadly think have to live with otters now, gate has been opened years ago... bit like foxes in chicken farms years ago. Anyway Roughtor. maybe old blokes like us could share memories on the 'Vintage People' thread, might be worth a try? S

Hello mate. sorry you don't have a name on here, Thanks for the background info on Boscastle, I have visited it a few times, like to get to Kernow at least twice a year. Remember very many years ago going to Bolingey lake.... before White Acres took it over. think Jerry savage used to own it? caught lots of easy carp on tinned black eyed beads on float Anyway, as for a lot more interesting fishing apart from water pigs, do you know anything about river Neet or Strat?

Maybe a lot more challenging than the Mere for the Black Mirror? Not sure a shotgun and pack dogs (apparently) would be worth the risk lol

Shame you never finished with a carp mate. Yes the Jungle was great for tench 👍 It is a lovely place and can understand why it is now closed to fishing, let it rest in peace and others can enjoy the peace of such a lovely setting, except for the big trucks who used to run along the path to the works at back of the lakes

Like him or not. the late John Wilson was warning about the dangers of otters so many years ago: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24331800 On other forums people claim to have knowledge about people illegally releasing otters, nothing has been done. Have to live with it now. Hopefully the places you fish will carry on 👍

Nobody died but village was decimated for a while , I actually have been there and seeing the flood water levels marked out was an eye opener mate

There was an episode of the Windsors, where Charlie boy had done rewilding and had to reintroduce bigger preditors to solve the problem! Yes a great comedy series but maybe an element of truth in it 😃

Any facts about that mate?!! Suspect a lot of peoples housing now flooding because of... new builds on flood plains, to much overbuilding over natural drainage... concrete drives, artifical grass etc etc. Bring on the beavers, might have stopped the flood disasters in some where like Boscastle if they could have stopped the dredged out river to cause so many lost lives? Oh and poor farmers will no doubt be bleating on later... what about the toxic waste they (some of them) allow to pollute our rivers... Tin hat on but just a cynical old git lol