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I also found the pics of the first 20lb fish from Trimley top lake

I also found the pics of the first 20lb fish from Trimley top lake

I also found the pics of the first 20lb fish from Trimley top lake

My rigs have barely changed in 30 years of fishing.
For bottom baits a basic simple knotless knotted rig with a line aligner.
For pop-ups a sliding ring on the hookshank stopped by a hook bead, and a coated braid hooklink stripped from the hook to the height I want the bait popped up. Either putty or a match anglers olivette is the counter weight.
This works with pop-ups and snowman baits.
Choose your hooklink material for the bottom you are fishing over. In weed I prefer braid as it lays better than stiffer materials like mono or fluorocarbon.
The running lead can be fished with a tight line or a slack line.
If there is no undertow, fish it with a slack line and your indicator fished at maximum drop only just providing weight. Whichever way the fish goes you will get a run, any bleep is notification of interest.
If you fish a running lead it is a Bolt rig, the fish will run, but can run towards you so you need your indicator tight.

I would add shooting clothing brands to good bad weather gear, along with some military clothing. I use Hoggs of Fife trousers and jacket 
 
Try this
https://www.hoggs.co.uk/mens/trousers/flexothane-4600-grn-bib-brace

Personally I would avoid Sonik rods, the 50mm guides are awful. I have broken a few on the rods I got to test. 

Personally I would avoid Sonik rods, the 50mm guides are awful. I have broken a few on the rods I got to test. 

I would add shooting clothing brands to good bad weather gear, along with some military clothing. I use Hoggs of Fife trousers and jacket 
 
Try this
https://www.hoggs.co.uk/mens/trousers/flexothane-4600-grn-bib-brace

From my personal experience you need to forget about carp companies, they don't know anything about bad weather gear.
Look at the clothing the Boat Anglers use - predator and fly fishing, it HAS be be 100% waterproof and warm as there is no escaping the elements when your in the middle of an inland sea type reservoir.  Expensive but buy once!

That works!
Levi when he was young kept wanting to go fishing, so I bought him the gear.
His first trip, just a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon after dinner, I asked him how many fish he would catch. "10".
He had a little roach after a few casts, caught a few more, then it went quiet, kept feeding, couple more, then got to 9 fish and went dead.
I thought what the heck, got elastic in the pole, so put sweetcorn on, nothing, back to red maggot, and caught a lovely little linear, just as we were due to pack up. Perfect 10!
 

That’s the plan Nick . I’ve gone down the Middy route as though it’s not expensive you know it’s quality gear and won’t let us down .
I went for the Battlezome whip but same sort of thing 👍🏻

Monster is lethal!
My daughter was told not to drink them as the sheer amount of sugar screwed up her diabetes and blood sugar.
Big Dave was drinking cans of Monster and started suffering fit's, seizures and his blood sugar levels have lead to diabetes.
In fact he is the person I had to jump in the lake to save and prevent drowning, holding him afloat and giving CPR for 45minutes until Emergency Services arrived.
 
I bought my youngest two children whips to start, until I was sure they were ready to deal with a reel.
Full kit, I think they were both by Middy who do do a complete kit. 
https://www.middytackle.com/product.php?ProductID=1112
The advantage of a short whip is that they or you, can underarm flick it out, no big worry for casting.
 
Both Lily and Levi started off like that catching small roach and perch.
What we used to do was take the fishing gear down to the park lake, with them on their bikes. They would fish for a while, get bored, go for a bike around, fish some more. While they were cycling I was testing the gear to name sure it was good. Great fun catching a few fish with no pressure, then they'd see and want to catch, so you end up teaching them feeding and catching unhooking etc.
 
 

Welcome to world of Carp angling .
I see that in that 6 months you have progressed through the gears , surface fishing onto the feeder ( which is a great method by the way) and now what you consider the next stage .
I agree with Nick , forget Ronnie rigs and whatever May or may not be considered to be fixed lead set ups and keep it simple to begin with .
A simple running rig with simple knotless knot rigs and versions there of .
Not only is it dead easy but possibly THE most effective way to catch carp .
You can always migrate to “complicated” rig and lead set ups later if you must .
you may not even want to by then .
Google Keith Moors running rig ( it’s on this forum somewhere) and take a gander at Nick’s hooklink s on the sticky above this section .
you won’t look back , good luck 👍🏻

@yonny it was done because lead clip tail rubbers, inline leads being pushed on so tight, or even glued in place and the bad indication of helicopter rigs near snags, that the only way to stop people fishing with inappropriate setups was to make it a rule.

My alternator packed in the other week. I'd driven around 20miles towards the lake when the battery totally went, must have been low anyway as I hadn't driven for a couple of weeks. Had to wait tor 2hours to get towed back to Ipswich.
Cost £150 for tow back to mine, £50 for new battery as I think the old one was cold affected and wasn't holding charge properly, then £260 for the alternator. The garage had the car in over the weekend as the first replacement delivered Saturday was damaged.
On top of £350 for MOT at end of December was not happy.
 
 
 
 
 

Buzzards, skylarks, grey wagtails, Egyptian and Canada Geese, along with the swans for me.
 
That south easterly wind made it tough packing up. I would much rather have stayed curled up in the bag watching the water.

I can laugh now, but got my car stuck in the mud as I came off the hardcore path. 
The lake owner told me to get my gear round to the swim and she would arrange a tow out in the morning. Bit of a telling off, but she is a lovely lady so know I deserve it. 
Two barrow journeys later, 1 Spomb that unclipped itself putting a bit of pigeon conditioner and Vitalin in after 3 casts, I'm now sat in the bivvy after dinner with a coffee. 

I can laugh now, but got my car stuck in the mud as I came off the hardcore path. 
The lake owner told me to get my gear round to the swim and she would arrange a tow out in the morning. Bit of a telling off, but she is a lovely lady so know I deserve it. 
Two barrow journeys later, 1 Spomb that unclipped itself putting a bit of pigeon conditioner and Vitalin in after 3 casts, I'm now sat in the bivvy after dinner with a coffee. 

I can laugh now, but got my car stuck in the mud as I came off the hardcore path. 
The lake owner told me to get my gear round to the swim and she would arrange a tow out in the morning. Bit of a telling off, but she is a lovely lady so know I deserve it. 
Two barrow journeys later, 1 Spomb that unclipped itself putting a bit of pigeon conditioner and Vitalin in after 3 casts, I'm now sat in the bivvy after dinner with a coffee. 

I can laugh now, but got my car stuck in the mud as I came off the hardcore path. 
The lake owner told me to get my gear round to the swim and she would arrange a tow out in the morning. Bit of a telling off, but she is a lovely lady so know I deserve it. 
Two barrow journeys later, 1 Spomb that unclipped itself putting a bit of pigeon conditioner and Vitalin in after 3 casts, I'm now sat in the bivvy after dinner with a coffee. 

Reckon pike spawning is about now on my lake. Not been really cold and now we are officially in meteorological spring pike and perch are the first. 

I can laugh now, but got my car stuck in the mud as I came off the hardcore path. 
The lake owner told me to get my gear round to the swim and she would arrange a tow out in the morning. Bit of a telling off, but she is a lovely lady so know I deserve it. 
Two barrow journeys later, 1 Spomb that unclipped itself putting a bit of pigeon conditioner and Vitalin in after 3 casts, I'm now sat in the bivvy after dinner with a coffee. 

I can laugh now, but got my car stuck in the mud as I came off the hardcore path. 
The lake owner told me to get my gear round to the swim and she would arrange a tow out in the morning. Bit of a telling off, but she is a lovely lady so know I deserve it. 
Two barrow journeys later, 1 Spomb that unclipped itself putting a bit of pigeon conditioner and Vitalin in after 3 casts, I'm now sat in the bivvy after dinner with a coffee. 

The price of a house, around £115,000 for a properly conditioned one to original spec.
You felt safe in them.

I liked the Ford's of the Sierra, Escort and Fiesta era. The modern Focus and Mondeo I really don't like; horrible to drive and no 'feel' with the exception of getting the ST version. Same with Vauxhall and the Cavaliers of the time.
My 2.0l i Ghia Sierra was a beast. Ipswich to Earith in Cambridgeshire, 85miles in 45minutes, (Don't ask...), as was my Lotus Carlton. My eldest daughter didn't like it, until she discovered it was the Lotus.
Funny thing is I ended up with speeding tickets in slower cars or vans.
 
I do like my Golf, they go on, better than the A class Mercedes I had. Once one thing went wrong, the whole system and car went up the shoot.
 
Believe it or not I can get me, my mate and gear for a weekend and Sky in the Golf, just by folding half the rear seat down.
 
Just been keeping an eye on the lake, one of the VS stockies came out last night.