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Have to agree with the posts about the bloke behind 'Stonze', for @Golden Paws, I have not seen the video but 9lbs of lead in 1 square metre seems completly unbelieveable 😂 I have never used drop off leads, never will, cannot see, except for very snag ridden venues, why I would want to, maybe abroard might be justified? Wonder how we ever managed to land fish from weedy venues without them? Don't need to use the set up now, but remember back in the day, a tulip bead pushed over the hooklink swivel and the zip or dumpy lead swivel eye pushed over that was probablay the safest and so simple set up to use in weedy waters imo. As @greekskii said " I’d be more worried about the microplastics than the lead. "

As the weather is now starting to warm up, I know it will take weeks for water to do the same. I am going to get the method feeders out again soon, did look at molasses meal but not that easy at a good price, decided to do my flaked maize soaked in molasses, has anyone tried this? Yes I know it is supposed to be a bream magnet? Didn't RH actually have a bait flavour called Bream Attactor? Will be testing it this weekend? Anything caught will be a bonus. Good luck to all out on the banks now 👍

I can relate to topic, Think my best carp fishing days were in the mid / late 90's, without boring people to death with nostalgic memories, but my early Horseshoe days were something never to be forgotten. After that, things changed, couldn't do it anymore, a very long drive and work and family stuff meant I gave up and sold my ticket., did a lot of day ticket fishing in and around Sussex, and a few club lakes too, then the noddy carp anglers arrived en mass, all the argos gear with no idea, no manners or respect. Had a great spell with pole fishing on a certain sussex venue that had lots of crucians in their front lake. Then moved on to find a few Dorset and Kernow venues that were relativily undiscoverd back in the day. What I am trying to say is, don't loose the feeling, at my age, can't go as much as I ever used to, but still have a Sussex club water I can think will do me. My one regret is that I have never caught a Barbel! Sorry for a bit of a rant

Seems like the same has happened to another water, a 'non publicitly' group of lakes in West Sussex.... err a fishing club who has lakes near Chichester by A27..... all lillie pads have been ripped out from one of their lakes too.... another brown puddle again! 😟

Yep, the dove cote bank was great for tench, loads of lovely lillie pads back in the day...... On one of my last visits they had all been sadly ripped out..... probably to cater for the new generation of 'pot noodle carpers'! ☹️ Never fished the main lake again after that

Exactly right @Roughtor it was famous, I fished there twice with LDAS, probably late 70's! At the time none of us had any real idea about the hidden secrets the place had. When it was finally closed to fishing clubs, i think the main lake was netted and the Crucians were distributed to various lakes in the surrey area?, Milton lake at Bury Hill received lots - maybe a certain Mr Rowles - was involved too? 😀

Well I stopped using it in mid 90's... funny no mention of it for sooo many years? Guessing new rods and reels have made it somewhat redundent now? AS @salokcinnodrog said: I'm the same, never sure if it made a difference on my casting. It seemed smoother, not as 'noisy', but I can or could cast a distance anyway.

Not sure if this is the right section to post this in, but guess it gets the most views on here. I don't do faceache etc but if others do, this should be spread as much as possible. Recently watched the docudrama 'A Dirty Buisness' on C4, also remember Feargal Sharkey saying this for years about sewage etc being illegally discharged into rivers, lakes and the sea. Didn't take much notice until now, the situation is actually criminal, imo, and needs to be acted upon, not sure the EA come out in a very good light at all tbh. Another site that opens your eyes is the SAS, not the army one, but Surfers against Sewage, they now do a map showing discharge history in almost live updates... Certainly opened my eyes to what is actually going on!!!! No I am not a 'tree hugger' but blooming hell... this is bad

Ah, that was it 👍, actually I did a google for it, apparently it is still available! I don't fish anywhere now that is not within my casting range, actually thinking back I wonder if it did make any difference when I needed a 'big chuck' but liked to think it might have tho 😃

Not sure what this gizmo actually is supposed to do, if you want to wet your mono before casting just tip water over spool? Years ago, remember a company - maybe Kryston?? - brought out drops to put on mono to help long casting, err never seemed to catch on 😄 Myself and @greekskii have often had - 'words' - in the past, but for me not worth falling out over tbh 👍 I do have to agree with his comment: I’m not sure I get the whole point of all this, but you cast line out and leave it in the water for hours on end. It’s well soaked up to the distance you’re casting anyway.

Boring???? We are headed into WW3 with a convicted rapist president (Trying to cover up the Epstein Files) a weak controlled government and a country that has recently commited a genocide, we are headed towards fascism and the rich get richer and the poor will own nothing and be happy, it is this kind of attitude that allows them to get away with it, Really, ''convicted rapist president' Just carry on you lot, actually thought this forum was above this stuff tbh

It was humor mate...... maybe you don't recognise the concept of it?

Seriously, don't keep up the constant arguements between so many long term members I can see on this thread now....... Really is it worth it?

Just to ligthen the mood, political stuff is sooo boring imo, seen it all at my age and really not bothered with it. However I have just heard a rumour on line... Apparently Robert Lowe. the multi millionare, and the green party are now getting involved into negotiations to take over SHB!! 😂

Totally agree mate 👍 I have just watched the whole series.... pardon my french but a corrupt load of f**kers!!!

Sorry mate, missed this from you. It does make your blood boil. I have just watched it. Hopefully if picked up it will have the same effect as the PO program? 👍

Actually mate, I need to add to this, I wouldn't normally post links to BBC, but I have been made aware of a C4 progam called 'Dirty Buisness' I (We) all know as anglers how much water companies pump untreated waste into rivers and seas but this is beyound belief! Thatcher and the tories, and now labour really have a lot to answer for 🥵 Here is the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c309z18e47no

Bit strong mate, didn't Thatcher actually give the 'right to buy' council homes years ago to 'working class' families? , soooo many jumped into it, can't say I blame them lol 👍

Hopefully this topic won't turn as 'sour' as a certain bait thread seemed too? Let me just state I am old enough to remember: 3 day week 1974. Thatcher the milk snatcher Hillsbourgh cover up Tony Blair - 'Things can only get better' New Labour - oh weapons of mass distruction lie brought him down Soo many more, one thing I have learnt is DON'T worry, just do what you do and don't trust any politicians now, there were a few in the past but can't be bothered anymore with all stuff appearing on media. As for greens, they will never be in power so don't sweat about them. On a lighter note, are any 'older' anglers getting on the bank yet?

obviously not mate 👍 I did suggest Sticky baits, as for Byran Jarret. read my post, not my best mate at all 😂 As for calling someone a liar... did you actually read the comments on the website about not using coloured hookbaits? Believe what you want? Best wrap this up now, don't want to turn it into an arguement, anyone can see what is on the website, bit of an obvious U turn

I so wish a mate hadn't said about SHB as a Xmas pressie.... wouldn't have even thought about them before 😂 However, as you suggested, from the website. Quote: "We are often asked why our hook baits do not come in bright colours, as that is what people generally associate with a pop up. A bright colour may provoke a response from twenty feet, we would far rather provoke a response from 200 yards through a carp’s amazing sense of taste. " Err.... I see all, but one are now in bright colours, seriously, who do you believe? 👍 Shame people selling stuff on line actually checked stuff on their web sites 😂

tbh, mate, none, so many out there, wouldn't have any idea? ..... If anyone is interested I have a few tubs of Sticky baits pop ups that I use very rarely and they still work

Wish they would do them for the ATTa alarms 👍

Actually mate if you are referring to SHB, I would never buy any, and wouldn't from any of the new 'companies' with hookbaits that seem to be on line now. I am not opposed to SHB, tbh couldn't give a t*ss, just feel that so many anglers are buying a pot of hookbaits that, imo, are so overpriced, just trying to put another point of view that's all 👍

Actually mate, sorry to disappoint you on prices, my fishing mate at the time was a best mate of Brian Jarret (ex Hinders Bait when in a glorfied shed), so pop ups and glugs at mates rates 😀 Anyway, the pop ups were probably the cheapest avaiable back in day, and glug was probably a Gycerine based 'flavour' who knows? Deff in those days, nowhere anything like rip of prices now..... To pre-empt, any replies, YES, they were a 'wonder bait' for me and others at the time,,,, were they 'double or triple or whatever cured' of course not 😂 Believe what you want, it's still the ability I had at the time to be on a venue to study fish movements etc and shared knowledge that caught me a few lovely fish..... Oh best not mention Chum Mixers before flying rats invaded.... not sure how much that bait cost!!