OldBoy

Other Hutchy books I have: 'The Carp Strikes Back' - fantastic read, and also 'Carp Then and Now'. Yes. fishing was certainly much more simple back in the day, tackle has obviously moved on so much, social media as with all aspects of life has changed things in so many ways too. If people can imagine a time when carp anglers were very rare on the banks and smaller lakes were not actually brown puddles, then carp were introduced at first mainly for match anglers, sadly other species were muscled out of their enviroment and we all know the rest. I have adapted to the new scene, don't do nights anymore and just fish for my enjoyment of being on the bank now, still experimenting on new ideas which suits me fine 👍

I found this last night in the Andy Little book 'My Passion For Carp' page 58: "The bait I used was very similar to the one I had used at Darenth during the previous winter........... I had slightly changed the original nix of Casien, Lactalbumin, Calcium Casinate and Gluten etc. In the new mix I substituted some of the lighter milk protiens with Semolina........ ended up with a heavier Casein, Semolina and Gluten" Goes on to say it had a maple flavour, 20ml in a 10oz mix!! also says he used to add granulated sugar in boiling water as a sweetner!

Hmm, bugging me now too! 😃 Never mind, probably all secret stuff has long gone now.... err to much social media? I still like my day sessions at a local lake complex, can't be bothered with the latest 'wonder hookbaits' etc, still think it is a location thing. Mind you, I am now getting fiddling around with a method mix, not sure many now use this for carp fishing?

If you live in Trump land, why bother with rigs like that, surely a plain and simple mehthod feeder with maize flour etc and a simple Anmesia short link with tiger nuts or maize would be a lot easier and may produce results for you: This might help:

Just looked in the Big Carp book, couldn't find it. but tbh it seemed the bloke was one of the first on Savay to use the hair rig and to fish with massive amount of bollies - at that time - at long range. Sure I remember reading that he did simplfy the baits, and at that time the carp had probably not seen anything like his way of fishing it?

Not sure I expected so many posts on this tbh, but pleased it has sparked reaction 👍 Agree with salokcinnodrog, roller wheels are based on the original optonics, I still have two somewhere that were linked (by a cable) to a BiTech Viper sounder box., used to use them so many years ago on Horseshoe Lake! Just as an aside, the Catchum catalogue, very long gone now, used to advertise converting an optonic to a Delkim conversion, but sadly when I wanted to have it done they couldn't because of legal reasons.

Sorry, wrong choice of words really ☹️, I just don't actually think it is advancement over the current ATTs range.

Not sure about 'no brainer' 😀. The TLB had a speaker and they discontinued it, not sure it needed a reciever to actually make a run tone tho?? As for loads of interest, well only thing I dug up was that youtube vid I posted ages ago, nothing on theirweb site lol Anyway, each to his own, I cannot see this being a winner, and in an odd way I hope it isn't...... just stick to the old skool stuff a lot of us old gits love about ATTs

Ian. Totally agree, I will never change from my original ATTs alarms, tbh I just wonder how these 'improved' ones will actually sell? Oh hold on a minute 'cr*pology' will no doubt do the usual rave review when they come out 😀 It wont boost any sales tho imo. Don't change ATTs, I have no intention to change mine 👍

I sometimes look on this web site, normally a bit banal about how to.... etc But found this small insight into possibly one of the best angling series ever broadcast: https://www.carpology.net/article/features/an-interview-with-hugh-miles/

Sorry, couldn't edit the last post, should have added it was sensitive enough for tench, roach and silver bream on feeder too

Maybe look at an 'Avon' rod? Drennan do (used to do?) a series 7 range, Multi tip feeder rod and the added bonus of a float rod option too 👍 Probably still do the range in a range of TCs too, I have landed carp to 15lb on the 1 1/2lb TC rod, actually back in the day 2 1/2lb TC rods were the largest you could buy!!

With respect mate, I was suggesting trying pre drilled pellets. I used to use a Gardner hook band thing, not sure if they are still available? Put 'inside' a grnner knot for pellet at base of hook, or just put it on the end of hair rig, not done that for years but used to be a good edge in the grinner when used for floater hookbaits.... sonubaits I think from memory 😀

As others have said, so many particles to go for, obviously don't know the water but for hookbaits, a suggestion, maybe hard drilled halibut pellets? If you do decide on them as a hookbait I have found they can me knawed down by other fish and also when mounting on a hair I put a small sliver of fake corn under the boilie stop as the hole will expand and the boilie stop will go thu eventually. Final thought, unless there are flying rats around, what about floaters at this time of year? Good luck mate, always a good buzz fishing somewhere new 🙂

Your choice mate, deff not going into this anymore 🖐️

I don't know you obviously mate, In the past I have seen so many breakups with families because of the carp obsession, not worth it all, family more important than posing with a water pig in your arms, without a dought

Sadly whatever Ali does now will be tainted by the infamous 'twig' thing! I acually liked the first few series of Monster Carp he was in, but I suspect as ever Social Media has turned him into some sort of monster, and with new business venture obviously needs to get all interest and purchasing he can. As for the boilies, I won't be interested at all, in fact recently gone over to method feeders again and happy to do it with the lakes I now fish.

Found this on YouTube a while back. Hmmm, not sure I am really that impressed, the guy doesn't really explain it to well, however that speaker on the front does seem like an invitation for water ingress. Also the underlit rollers not for me. I prefer the led on my older alarms. Think I will be saying 'I'm out' for this new one tbh.

Yes.... 👍

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