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22:15 this came on the yellow pop up 

22:15 this came on the yellow pop up 

At the same time, I do like the heavier pod as it increases stability. Going lighter on some equipment is not always the way forward.

19:00 on particle 

View from the Bivvy 

Well let’s see how this pans out ,
Arrived at this venue around 06:00 this morning and setup with bivvy up rods in around 07:00 
Fishing three rod, 2 with pop ups and one with particle on , so far  3 fish  16-17 and 25 

Well let’s see how this pans out ,
Arrived at this venue around 06:00 this morning and setup with bivvy up rods in around 07:00 
Fishing three rod, 2 with pop ups and one with particle on , so far  3 fish  16-17 and 25 

The Ridge monkey sandwich toaster , what a fantastic piece of kit , cook anything in them and to think they were around in the 1940s ,not by ridge monkey though 😁 and I only discovered it a few years ago /
Generally though I have a fry up in the evenings , Beans ,Bacon, Eggs ,Sausages/Burgers  all in a large frying pan ,which I also use as the plate  

The Ridge monkey sandwich toaster , what a fantastic piece of kit , cook anything in them and to think they were around in the 1940s ,not by ridge monkey though 😁 and I only discovered it a few years ago /
Generally though I have a fry up in the evenings , Beans ,Bacon, Eggs ,Sausages/Burgers  all in a large frying pan ,which I also use as the plate  

The Ridge monkey sandwich toaster , what a fantastic piece of kit , cook anything in them and to think they were around in the 1940s ,not by ridge monkey though 😁 and I only discovered it a few years ago /
Generally though I have a fry up in the evenings , Beans ,Bacon, Eggs ,Sausages/Burgers  all in a large frying pan ,which I also use as the plate  

The Ridge monkey sandwich toaster , what a fantastic piece of kit , cook anything in them and to think they were around in the 1940s ,not by ridge monkey though 😁 and I only discovered it a few years ago /
Generally though I have a fry up in the evenings , Beans ,Bacon, Eggs ,Sausages/Burgers  all in a large frying pan ,which I also use as the plate  

Annoying ain't it mate, don't take long to pack an extra plastic bag for all your rubbish. I take my dog with me on most sessions and I'm always finding rigs. We came close with a rig baited with 2 fake bits of corn, but luckily she didn't eat it lol.
 
Good news is I've sold my car and got a van yesterday. Can fish out the back of it. Buzzin 😁👍

Defiantly Side cutters , but dont buy cheap , buy decent ones as these will cut first time and with ease.

Barbless should be on all Club Tickets , to cater for all angling abilities.
Personally Micro Barbed, but no problem using Barbless and do on situations where the outcome could mean I lose the fish, 

Ding dong the witch is dead the wicked witch the wicked witch.....

I forgot my Power pack yesterday , but had it delivered to the lake a couple of hours later

Could do mate ... the fashion victims could get away with using one of the stock ponds 😁

I think what you mean is use what suits your fishing and if you need to use broomsticks to cast out then so be it,😀
Seriously though it does seem like we will all have to agree to disagree on this one, and let's be honest as long as you are fishing and happy with your tackle does it really matter, it would be boring if we all liked/did the same thing 

I understand what you are saying here but surely we all have one technique of casting so if im casting a rod 10ft or 12ft say 70 yards the outcome in accuracy would be the same but if I was to cast the same rods to 100 yards then surely the 10ft rod would be less accurate as id have to give it more power to reach the distance just my thoughts 

I have been reading this thread and over the last couple of days ,and racking my brain as to why I would use rods shorter than 12 foot , and can honestly say  I never would and have never had the need , yes I have fished tight swims as with most us ,but cannot think for the life of me that I thought my rods may have been to long .
I personally think their has been some great marketing out their to make the short rods the must have thing.

PFFFFFFFFFFFF your just not urban enough

I have been reading this thread and over the last couple of days ,and racking my brain as to why I would use rods shorter than 12 foot , and can honestly say  I never would and have never had the need , yes I have fished tight swims as with most us ,but cannot think for the life of me that I thought my rods may have been to long .
I personally think their has been some great marketing out their to make the short rods the must have thing.

I have been reading this thread and over the last couple of days ,and racking my brain as to why I would use rods shorter than 12 foot , and can honestly say  I never would and have never had the need , yes I have fished tight swims as with most us ,but cannot think for the life of me that I thought my rods may have been to long .
I personally think their has been some great marketing out their to make the short rods the must have thing.

I have been reading this thread and over the last couple of days ,and racking my brain as to why I would use rods shorter than 12 foot , and can honestly say  I never would and have never had the need , yes I have fished tight swims as with most us ,but cannot think for the life of me that I thought my rods may have been to long .
I personally think their has been some great marketing out their to make the short rods the must have thing.

I read all the rules then decide if I feel it is being run in a manor that I would like to fish .
If I feel its just greed or ignorance ill walk away