Tryzard
Cheers mate, really appreciate the advice, couple of the guys I was chatting to on Saturday had has a pretty successful nights there in the quieter part of the lake, although they'd both fished it over the winter and had found it very hard.
To be honest I'm almost after a 'Runs' water as I only get to fish maybe 3 times a year due to family commitments and want to catch, but don't really want to go down the Newlands Hall route, so the advice is really welcome.
Can I ask if you plum around in your swim to find clear patches, or do you use a PVA bag to overcome any weed issues? (I usually fish lakes that don't really suffer much weed (newlands and birds green) so am unsure really what tactics to employ, I was going to use either an inline led set up or lead on a clip with about a 4-5 inch hook length with a pop up or bottom boilie over a bed of crushed boilies or pellet and use this with a PVA bag.
As for the numpties, LOL there were a few there as well, 2 guys totally zonked in there bivvy, oblivious to the mass of carp feeding in front of them, just wish I'd had my rod.
Thanks again
Jimbo