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Yeast is one of the few non meat or fish sources with all of the required essential amino acids. It is also easily digested, where unless processed, meat or fish sources aren't. In theory beef is the best protein source for carp, but due to lack of enzymes it is indigestible to them. Liquid yeast has long been one of my preferred bait soaks for boilies.

The first swim this morning from 7am until 12.30, not a touch. Had to move, and it immediately paid off. Both on the same rod, first before I had even cast the second rod. First one was 11lb, unhooked, weighed and returned it, bait was still in good nick, so I cast the second rod, got the first one back in, and almost instantly had the second pike at 10lb and ounces, both on the same whiting deadbait. And number 3, long and lean at 14lb on a dead coarse fish. I'm slightly miffed, I broke my chair, but still have a seat in the emergency boat. I should mention that I have a glove on my left hand. At the end of 2023 I got a severe case of blood poisoning leading to abscesses in my throat. Pike rash was a possible cause, so to avoid it I try to remember to wear a glove. They have rubberised palms and are soft leather, they were my American football receivers gloves. For the 3rd fish, the fish opened its mouth itself, and a quick twist with forceps the hooks fell out.

Sky's a lump, 😆, and I love her to bits, wouldn't be without her. What a lot of people don't know or forget is that huskies have a high prey drive, and in Siberia, often fend for themselves in summer. I have seen her go for a muntjac, in fact she slipped the lead as I fell over with my foot in a rabbit hole. I caught up with her around half an hour and a mile later, and that was only because her lead got caught up on a branch. I think that she has chased or spooked an otter off the current lake, but I am not sure as I could not identify 100%. She then decided to go for a swim followed by mouse and rat hunting. I've seen an otter take on a fox and win, in fact Ellie Harrison on a Countryfile episode caught the same on a trail cam.

We have a fence on Bromeswell, including the stock ponds and a branch fell across it one night. Within 24hours we found a carp that had evaded the nets in the stock pond dead on the bank with the tell tale gut damage. The otter had worked its way up the feeder stream to the River Deben. We removed it by the simple measure of letting Sky off lead into the stock pond enclosure and opening the gate. She chased it out and off. It was actually the only place I would let her off lead on the fishery anyway when I was there so she could get a run around. I've seen a few 'run over' on the roads in my area. I'm not sure all were actual traffic hits.

With a butt rest on the top that's a very good idea. One of those two types or even a small John Roberts butt rest would work a treat

I'm trying to remember the Chris Yates book it is in; I've got it I'm sure.

And when the wind changes strength as you start the cast... I know about seeing a marker float can be difficult, I found fluorescent orange stands out to me, where I lose yellow or black tops even in shiny pale water reflection. Would a white marker float work for you?

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Coffee and Wagon Wheel break works. I do pretty much the same. It's a reset, you check your feet, casting spot, clipped up distance and it's bang on. A heavier lead on the marker rod can give a donk through the light weed, or silt that the lead on the fishing rod doesn't. I normally use 4oz for the marker rod, and 2.5-3oz on the fishing rod, but the lighter lead can sometimes get 'hung up' as the lead drops down on the line clip. I may be a couple of degrees offline but that miss is as good as a mile. That's where actually having a marker float in place is a benefit rather than relying solely on line clip. Even better if you can wade out your baits...

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Have a look on eBay, there were a good number of Solar Undercover bedchairs for sale, they look like unsold stock. I've been using mine for a few years now and if I was to be really picky, it would be legs don't lock out, BUT, if it's properly levelled out there is no problem. When you break the 30lb it is really special!

I don't like dumping the lead unless I absolutely have to, and never on helicopter setups as it is the lead staying on that ensures that the rig can come off the other end of the break-off should such a thing occur. The slimy green algae silkweed in any water is a nightmare but Canadian is not too bad. Even with a plain lead you can pull in plenty of weed, with a marker lead or wired lead like @ouchthathurt pictured you should be able to clear quite a patch, just don't leave it obviously on the bank. I've done that on my syndicate and one person was waiting for me not to be there to take advantage of my effort, so I started clearing at an angle, i.e. not directly in front of the piles of weed.

Hope all goes well Mate.

They had to fence the area in Norfolk that Springwatch was filmed on. Quite amusing seeing on television an otter raiding and killing a coot and it's nest on a bird reserve.

I got a text message from the GP yesterday, he had checked with the hospital after the appointment and they have taken me back on referral to ENT clinic, so now waiting for an appointment. For weeks I have just felt so tired, exactly as I did last year when I first got the throat abscesses and blood poisoning.

Weird how different people get different results. I've never had problems and my ST's got submerged when the lake flooded, and the TXid's have been out in monsoon conditions. Switch it off, give the sensor a blow, maybe a wobble with a baiting needle and see if you need to pull out spider web... Try that a couple of times, it worked with my mate Big Daves EV's Blooming money spiders can get behind the sensor.

It depends on what you mean by expensive hookbaits. I roll my own Spiced Garlic pop-ups, usually enough for a season, the other hookbaits are simply standard pop-ups, sometimes trimmed down if I fish sweetcorn or Vitalin/Vitacarp as my background feed.

It's still a big thing. Waters that can't be fenced are under threat, even a water that is fenced, the fence needs regular inspection. A fallen branch, a hole, otters soon get in. Like @kevtaylor my water isn't fenced, and I have seen otters on there, although the fish we lost were pike, one common had tail damage. A syndicate member was playing a pike and then just got reeled. I found his trace around 50metres away from the lake in the meadow, and I have found pike heads and skulls on the bank. The only protection is the gamekeeper!

Should last 3 nights. They get cut normally if the ring twists and the line gets wrapped around it.

The line does cut through on quite a few makes of run rings. I have to check and change them quite regularly. Something else, you don't need carp zig floats, look at pike fishing submerged floats they may be cheaper. Drennan do E sox sub floats as do Fox Rage, they do make good zig floats.

Oh please don't! I'd had pains in my right shin and knee in 2020, doctor thought possibly a stress fracture, so I had X-rays, negative, he advised to keep an eye on it, and it gradually got to the stage i was constantly limping. In 2022 I woke up one morning with severe back pain, my right arm locked out, so straight to doctors. She immediately arranged hospital appointments for physiotherapy and hip and back clinics. Somehow I had been working with a hip joint that was breaking down the cartilage and as I had compensated I had twisted my back damaging a few discs, and causing nerve damage. The doctors immediately signed me off work, long term, mobility, pain. The DWP approved Enhanced Support Allowance, long term sick pay, but another department refused PIP, or disability allowance. Bear in mind I struggle walking, no more than about 20metres without stopping, have pins and needles in my right arm, and need crutches at times. There was no face to face appointment, only letter communication. I appealed the PIP decision, which was originally upheld, so I took it to court. The independent assessor, a doctor and a judge went through my case, asked the questions and obviously saw me attempting to walk. The decision to award PIP was made that day, and was given verbally. The DWP did not contest the case.

Don't forget fish don't think like we do. I was using liquid yeast for any bait, fish, meat or nut, and it was a decent bait soak. Pretty much the only reason I stopped using liquids was that I had the fish eating the plain standard boilies and liquids made absolutely no difference to the pick-ups. However, put them on particles and the draw is rather more...

Mine failed last month, rusty sills. Would have cost more to repair than replace the car! Congratulations 🎊

I think you will find Nash got his Scopex flavour from Hutchy, they then used the same supplier when Nash took over Hutchys original bait company and changed it to Nash Bait. The original Ultraspice and Megaspice flavours were also good, and the base for my Garlic Spice hookbaits. Green Zing was one of the best winter flavours on lime green pop-ups. One of the big things about changes in flavours was not just legislation, it was the cost of the base solvent; Diacetin, Triacetin, then the various laws around alcohol bases. If I remember rightly it is that Diacetin and Triacetin are glycerine based, but not how they are synthesised. I think Diacetin is glycerine and acetic acid

Oh gawd! So for around a month I have had the awful feeling of that tiny piece of breadcrust stuck in the back of the throat, that won't go up or down. When I had throat surgery in September it was explained that scar tissue would take a while and it could happen. However it came complete with the taste of smoked bacon in my mouth. Not the worst taste, but it does mean I'm not enjoying the taste of food or drink. Doctors visit yesterday, it turns out I have a virus that could last up to 3 months.