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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.

Dead Horse Lake I think, with the dog that bit him as he tried to get it out of the burning car. I dumped Coleman petrol stoves after mine sprayed me with petrol. Went back to gas and much prefer it for safety and edible food rather than either half cooked or burnt to a crisp. Even Coleman gas canisters are not as good as Primus or GoGas. The only good thing with Coleman stoves is normally they are serviceable.

If you can find one that Ultimate fleece cover I use is perfect in summer to sleep under itself, and it has a mozzie mesh in a zip up pocket on the front. I confess, I don't know if it is still available but here is a link: https://ultimateangling.com/en/fishing-sleeping-bags/ultimate-night-fleece-cover It may be an eBay search for unsold stock

One Taverham fish did get nicknamed Peanut. I took the pictures of my mate, and realised that his shorts had ridden up his legs in some of them. It wasn't us who named the fish, it was when we gave a couple of the pics to the manager that the fish got it's name.

My fishing is the same this winter Mate. I know you had some health issues and so did I last year. I hope you are all good now. Strangely I went to chase hip replacement at doctors yesterday and make an appointment for the problems I still have in my throat. @welder Ian pops in occasionally, Nige not so much and Phil occasionally.