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have used it in the past and it does produce when other presentations wont....however I find hessian string loosely twined and frayed camos it better .....with the added benefit that the string takes a glug really well too

could i just add that tank tests are a complete non entity in real terms...no flow...far shallower depth ..usually......no chod or silt....how can it ever give an impression even close to your presentation....dont believe in balanced baits at all...very rarely use a pop up...hardly ever in fact....were talking about hoovers in the first degree...they arent using scales and micrometres...they are simply feeding

was due to do a couple of months on cassien a couple of years back with a mate but health issues made it impossible for me so im interested to hear all i can on cassien still...although after several "rod rage" incidents it wont be a venue i will visit now sadly...a venue with masses of history but i have massive untapped potential to go at in two rivers so that will keep me happy...and no chav culture on them either

perfectly reasonable request

http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?p=463982

sorry for asking the obvious....but whats wrong with a bivvy....and keeping the price down and the surroundings better

Thanks for the in-depth reply mate, it's really appreciated. I usually fish the swimming pool when it's available, though tend to fish over to the snags opposite (in to the reedy bay on the left as there seems to be an old weedbed over there, and over to the old staging), and not round the corner, so this could be worth a try. It's frustrating only having the bank on the right of the dam open for certain parts of the year as the shallows in that far corner are always appealing. Was up there last year when they were spawning, and yes, at least it shows they are in there, even if they do go in to hiding after that! Think I will tinker around with the rigs some more as it's interesting what you say about the possibility of being 'done'. I've used fishy baits there lot's, in fact funnily enough I'm using Trigga Ice!. A few visits ago a take on a double 18mm got the pulse racing at 3am, only to find out a 3lb bream was the culprit! Interesting what you say about the channels as well, as most people have tended to say try and find them, but maybe more open water might be worth a try. Thanks again, and I might pick your brain some more over the coming months! P.S. Ardingley looks good, but I don't think I'm quite at that level yet. One day. your welcome mate.....hope you have a few off...above all..stick with it...they really are worth it ...any other help needed...shout up fella.

Hi, well firstly....steer clear of the halibut pellets....the tench mug you without fail...early season sees them in the shallows right opposite the dam wall and also the hug the reed fringe in the "swimming pool"....also worth a try is the margin area just up from the sluice on the left....stay clear of the channel as bream will rape any baits going in....also...the do love fishy baits...as opposed to fruity based ones....my big results came off little baits popped up in a stack rig and fished over bags of boile crumb with "equine racing syrup" added to it...this is basically trigga ice glug...at a hundredth of the cost....hope this helps mate....any other questions shout up.....and yes...its a truly lovely water...i miss it on there ps. forgot to say...the "swimming pool" is the area that curves off to the left as you look off the dam wall...had some good fish out of this spot with a stalking rod and fishing tight to the bushes on the left..about thirty yards out....silt is deepest here too so change your hooklength accordingly....also....never had a take on the hi viz baits...aside from coots and grebes but on a good day with a spot of sun you can watch them patrol down the reed fringe from the shallows...follow the corner into the swimming pool ...grub around the bushes and then head out into open water again..them polaroids are a must on balcombe...as you know...they dont crash very often if at all and very rarely break surface....if you get chance get right up into the last peg on the right.."fallen tree".....in the shallows...when they are spawning....will give your spirits a serious lift....some proper big old lunkers in there mate keep your rigs simple but seriously well balanced as they are very riggy and i promise you you will of been mugged by them countless times already...and always check your hook on a recast...i was swapping out my rigs every cast...the bottom is seriously choddy in areas.....well any other questions shout up and will try to help...used to live about hundred metres up the lane on the way back into the village...the res is a seriously good water if you can stand having your head battered trying to locate them in 250 acres ...tight lines

ive not fished day ticket waters for years and years sorry mate...besides...the joining fee on a club with countless waters is often the equivalent of a weekend on a ticket water

alternatively...if you like a challenge and solitude with the very real chance of a serious warrior from a big water...my old favourite that was more or less at the bottom of my garden...Ardingly res...250 acres

try HHAC mate...they have a few on their ticket that are very nice waters...Slaugham, Balcombe....I was the bailiff for balcombe..a few years back...lovely quiet water with very few fishing it with some good fish in

shakerley is a nightmare due to dogs etc but i think partly day ticket...used to be lymm anglers....and over the otherside of the motorway is sandmere...its a PAAC water...approx 4yrs waiting list when i got in....its a runs water

gotta agree with guy.......if i was drawn to fish anywhere within 20 miles of telford....or up and down the seven...jez is the man to talk to...and i take his word as gospel

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given what you have said I will have to agree to disagree mate