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Exactly. Long time ago, back in 2000 I had just finished my degree as a mature student, with Liz and she had a baby who was 6months old, but born 12weeks early and I was working pretty much non-stop. I'd been working most evenings doing hospitality work, sorting the Ipswich Regent Theatre Town Hall and Corn Exchange bars, cellars and stock levels and had a late Thursday night. Instead of fishing as planned Thursday I had to go Friday morning on the river for a 4hour session. That 4hour session produced, what is still one of my favourite captures, a river 28lb mirror carp! I also get occasional chub fishing trips, a few hours here and there, usually with floating baits. The other time I could frequently wangle when Levi was about 4 or 5 years old was after Sunday dinner. I'd cook dinner, we'd eat and Liz would wash-up and I'd take Levi out for a couple of hours on the pole and float to either Akenham or Thwaite.

Mate, I had that for so many years, quite frequently too much work or family or both. In the end I started putting myself first, although I never expected fishing to be all I can do. I know it looks like I fish all the time, but it took a lot of juggling to make it so. I used to work 6 or 7 days a week, so fishing had to be an evening trip or an overnight if I was lucky. Not having my family or partner is not always happy though, even if I do go fishing. I would much rather have grown old disgracefully with Liz...

Last night Spomb mix was the silt with bloodworm and snails, a pint of maggots, a bit of molehill soil, Vitalin and boilies crushed and whole. Reckon that works!

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Do any of the Solar bivvies fit the bill? https://www.solartackle.co.uk/products/bivvies-shelters/new-south-westerly-pro-uni-spider-bivvy-(bivvy-onl

I realised this week that I Solar do goalpost buzzer bar converters. It means I don't always have to use the pod now and can go goalpost and 2 and 1 rather than 3 singles. No local tackle shop had them so Tackle Box Dartford got a bit of an online order. Very fast service.

Tonights Spomb mix for the carp, silt from the margins, complete with bloodworm and snails, Rod Hutchinson KMG and Infusion boilies whole and crushed, Vitalin, and kidney beans, along with some chilli flakes to try to deter the swans. I did top up with some more Vitalin before Spombing it in to soak up the extra liquid.

I used Lifesystems 50% Deet for years, but boy does it give me a headache, and it eats plastic. It is the only stuff that works when mosquitoes are the size of a sparrow though...

Not everyone gets on with it, and some places it just doesn't work but try Original Avon Skin So Soft.https://avon.uk.com/collections/skin-so-soft-collectionEven the Royal Marines use it:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4809726/Avon-2-25-moisturiser-Royal-Marines-swear-by.html

Not sure if it can, but look up CPTangling. They have lakes in Wivenhoe. https://cptanglingclub.co.uk/

Avon changed the makeup of Skin So Soft, so if it does work for you, look for the original. If Skin So Soft isn't the right stuff for you, and some places I know it isn't, then Lifesystems 50 or 25 is good, just be careful with it. There is an alternative, Pyrethrin treated clothing. Might be worth a look, although I'm sure British MTP combats are already treated. Other clothing can be sprayed. My choice, with the repellant is one of these: https://ultimateangling.com/en/fishing-sleeping-bags/ultimate-night-fleece-cover

I was a Lifesystems 50 user for years, although it could give me a poxy headache, as well as removing plastics and logos off clothing. I've switched over to ORIGINAL Avon Skin So Soft, and not had any problems with the buzzy things.

Snake Pit on the CAPS ticket originally had just 3 fish in 12 acres! The big 40lb Common, the Tadpole Common and the Mirror. I can't remember whether it was Sudbury Angling Club or CAPS who added extra stock, I think it was the former (but I know who it was on the club), the extra stock created the problems. (Followed by a bit of hoi polloi...) @kevtaylor mentions depth, the deeper water can hold a lower temperature in summer, and as a result more (dissolved) oxygen, although tree lined or clear will also make some difference.

I had to set up 2 swims down to the right under the trees on Wednesday, no shade where I had been prebaiting with Vitalin and KMG, and I was not going to let Sky overheat. Still in the same area, just the opposite end of the rushes, and out of the swan's fighting area...

Earith or somewhere else? I had to up the bait size on Virginia when rudd were about, and avoid using particles and pellets. I don't mind catching 2lb rudd when I'm fishing for them, but they could be a pain over the particle. I had to go to 2x 15mm boilies on the hair, and resort to stringers.

Welcome to Carp.com. Nash Monster Squid Purple went the same way as a lot of other boilies and base mixes. Ingredients became difficult or too expensive to get hold of so the range has changed. Very few baits are the same as even 5 years ago, some discontinued, some changed. The other thing that happened is that various additives, flavours, even colourings became illegal under Food Health regulations in UK and EU (not so USA), due to health risks.

How much water is it frozen with? If there is little water with yours, I'd pour in some boiling water with some vegetable oil, some liquid yeast or liquid food that compliments your boilies. I usually freeze mine in a catering stock bucket, so probably about 3litres complete with water I reckon, or 900ml ice cream tubs, which are perfect for stacking in the freezer, and dividing into amounts for fishing.

Bag of each, hemp, Vitalin, GLM pellets when I bought Sky a sack of Armitages working Dog complete. Her food is VAT free, well the dog food, she does get my meat and vegetable trimmings (except onions and garlic) added to her food. Got plenty of hemp and a kilo of Birdfood prepared in a bucket ready to be used tomorrow, sack of Vitalin is still in the car

We had ours start last Monday, groups were backwards and forwards until yesterday. The syndicate reopens tomorrow, but I reckon the fish will go again while the heat holds. We've been told not to fish the area if they do go again.

Sad to hear of an incident at Farlows https://www.facebook.com/100064622144369/posts/pfbid0D92R7igwTuhds7h6AikpsYbuoqk8AYttreL3qpasuWDqUnzzY4ZMpf1BgizNAVfUl/?sfnsn=scwspmo

A quick Google produced this: Tirley Court has two pools on site, Pete’s Lake for the match and pleasure anglers and the Specimen Pool, with carp to 25lb.Tel. 01452 780208.

No, I tried to (tidy), sorry minimise my loose tackle, tried putting hooklink materials, bits and pieces in a rig pouch, and it just doesn't work for me. I'm still using the Plano tackle box, with all my hooklink materials, swirls, run rings, quick links etc, and the bottom tray still has baiting needles, stringer needles, although the rubber fake baits have been binned. It still looks remarkably similar, although it did get cleaned a few times. Stonze have gone in a rig bin that lost the foam middle, the rest of my leads are in the top compartment of the Plano

I wonder how many places people think they are spawning when they are not. These North Quarter winds and temperatures not reaching 18⁰C are holding the fish back in my syndicate, and it is 1st June. They are full, and looking spawny, but nowhere near the known spawning areas, although a few males are hanging around the edges. I don't think that they will feed properly either until spawned.

It's a work in progress. RichardF is keeping me busy as he gets everything online basically item by item.