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That's proper hard core that is did you get many in the end

I know what you mean ,I used some Gull wetsuit booties ,they were great til the warmth made them sweat a bit ,proper stinky ...then I tried carp tec welded socks ,they were good but wore out..

And set up

Made by Carper Tackle Weighs 1kilo...had some nice upper doubles in it already ,seems well made,sets up ,mega fast ..same to pack away ..

Very smart ...and practical

Yes ,I got fed up lugging heavy water around ( not heavy water as in making bombs lol )...anyway I got into another hobby ,it'd never take over from my fishing, but that's where my minimalist interest started,its great fun, one thing ,I try to do is remain comfortable, being minimal doesn't mean ,pain lol...xx I took one of the Carp Chronical podcasts chaps for a sess as he lived In the valley nearby ,upto upper Tamar ...I had great fun ,thinning his kit down for a laugh ,...he was absolutely gobsmacked, what I took from his rucksack ...that was very fun..,no carp bay ,that was in .. ( a bit of fun ,but with a good end result,no hernia or back problems )..

I didn't know this ,but 20.000 people voted on change.org thingy ...to ban catapults including the ones we use in our angling .. Thankfully it has been rejected ..

I knew I had a pic somewhere of my minimal carp / survival stove and water set up ,show your mate ,bud and see what he thinks ...or suggest to him look on the bushcraft forums, now these guys are all about minimal ,stick stoves ,cooking on slate the lot ...

For me it's everything, not only weight but speed of set up ,drying off kit at home ,carrying it in my now much smaller car ,I have to know where it all is ,so I can just add bait ,bit of food ...and bye bye wife til tomorrow... Here's a pic of myself fishing a mega water ,just tarping it under a 58 pattern poncho tarp ,which make great barrow covers n all ,walked over a mile ,over big stone walls etc

And .....lol,I did once go down the rabbit hole of bedchairs ,like ditching them and using a Helinox or Onetigress 'cot'...and when younger even kipping on the floor to save a second trip ...( not anymore) I'm off over the road in a mo to check my neighbours fishery for him,later if I can find this pic of when I got into tarpology ,was minimal ........and daaaaaamp..ha,ha..!

Yeah it's funny ,because I've pretty much got all my kit 'down ' as they say ,but bivvys oh ,no ...no...far too much overthinking goes on in the darkness. .. Mind you I do like the look of the lo pros . I'm currently switching tween various MHr and a Tacklebox long top ...lake depending 😂

Wow,they look lovely ,especially with the new centre bosses . Lezak is a member of my club ,I've yet to meet him ,his stories of Slapton Ley inspired me to spend the day on the beach and all the history that goes with it ...the Americans and requisition of the cottages ,.

I think your right Yonny ,I gotta reign that bivvy fetishism in 😊

Has anyone ever seen the beauty of a lezak Delag reel..they are art ,art work of the highest order in many ways ,too nice to fish with ... Be interesting to hear from bluelabel as he knows all about this stuff it makes other makes,high end stuff look not so good in some ways

Thanks mate ( Will has an alarm and Daiwa ss3000 fetish,he's got all the variations of them ,just now to get a pair going)...

I'm looking at the speed flex pop up bivvy/shelter for overnight sessions ,instead of using my MHR brollies.. Or a fox or quest version ...see how it goes ..

I got the Carper speedflex pop up cradle ,it's extremely light ,which is what I wanted ,and folds up really easily .. Not used it ,til I fish next, but initially, think it'll be spot on

There was a low 20 in a little complex I was a member of,it was the biggest in the lake ..sadly it got dropped and landed side on ,on a scaffold pole, on a bordered a bark swim ..we all thought it was going to die ,injuries were awful ..but on advice it was put in a salt bath and survived and grew .. The amount of Carp I've caught with predation damage is unreal ,and yet as long as the fish actually survives ,regeneration can occur ..here a pic of my first fish from a little water ,its clearly been munched at some point ,and has started to grow back.. I guess I'm trying to say carp are proper tough creatures.

Will ,is a passionate angler ...he not into forums etc .. Is there anyone else who repairs old skool Delks or other alarms ,other than Dale Daletronics, ..he's got a few to sort out .. Cheers..

Sometimes a picture paints a thousand words ..I'll just say this my mate Will ,lives in the highest village in my area ,on a small holding in a caravan ,there is nothing to see but country side ,nothing fazes him,nothing ...so when he points out ,look ,look,look across the lake,its drinking from that spot you take notice ...I didn't see it ,because during the night it was behind my old armo..

For Elmo This is 15mm Ressi special ,its quite soft as its high leakage ,so I use the hard hookers ..it was developed for Big Cornish waters ,College, Argal ,Upper Tamar,lower Tamar amongst many lesser lakes .. I feed my carp with it as well.. Hope that helps a bit mate

Yes,like Framey says ,Marcus's company Mirage or it used to be Future baits.. I've used a lot of his stuff including the CSL pellets, I found very good, the paste I use a lot ,especially the Ressi special version.. Did you know that Source is the brain child of Marcus, it became Ressi special ,when he had Bait Bunker ,his shop nr the Platt in Wadebridge Kernow,the Rebrander ,I know it as all the different incantations, and still use it all the time ...its very good bait ..in general ..put it this way ,a real good friend of mine ,who makes his living from writing about bait,told me he'd be more than happy to only use his stuff...it utilises lots of Haiths products ... I ordered mine yesterday night ,it came today ,buy hand...lol..I know I'm very lucky...

The hunters ,being hunted

5kg of Mr Watts ,Resi specials ..

I like those 3 in ones n all ,cept I find having a wee,wee a lot ,after drinking them ...lol Oh dear