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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from Golden Paws in Using the forum on your phone Google   
    Weird, once I went back to Firefox I was able to get back on, although on Firefox I do know how to get round snertificatez...
    I dislike Google Chrome myself, and hate adverts, and pop-ups.
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from crusian in Rod Shots   
    Choice between rod shots, or dog pictures. Sky with a chew to keep her happy and Rods back out after the joyful disturbance this morning;
    2 on buzz bars, 1 towards another spot where carp have showed.
    The buzz bars are with the goalpost converters in place.

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    salokcinnodrog reacted to elmoputney in New purchases   
    #Thuglife 😂
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from ... in New purchases   
    As much as the grade 1 would be easier, I look like a thug
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to kevtaylor in July Catch Reports   
    Managed a couple from Bluebell's Swan Lake and lost what would have been a large catfish, mussels in the weed getting people cut off unfortunately.  Will be going back soon 😎👍


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    salokcinnodrog reacted to elmoputney in New purchases   
    I haven't bought much really. 3 matrix hockey sticks (ebay bargain) and some mcf bike chain indicator chains to go with them. 
    And a new head shaver I am now super bald 😂
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from elmoputney in Rod Shots   
    Choice between rod shots, or dog pictures. Sky with a chew to keep her happy and Rods back out after the joyful disturbance this morning;
    2 on buzz bars, 1 towards another spot where carp have showed.
    The buzz bars are with the goalpost converters in place.

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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from framey in Distances and Wraps   
    Mixed measurements 😂
    I use feet for rod lengths and depths, pounds and ounces for fish weights, metres for distances, my weight in kilograms, and when I played American football, pounds, oh and for my passport 1.81m, yet 5ft 11in.
    All over the place, like my spodding..
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from ... in Distances and Wraps   
    Mate, 
    I'm not arguing distance sticks believe me, they really do have a use, whether it's a pair of storm poles, or proper distance sticks, although I can't convince myself that I need to buy specific distance sticks, using my bivvy storm poles.
    It's the distance element of a 'wrap' that makes me laugh.
    I've pinpointed a few feeding spots on the lake, and one I found I couldn't reach from the bank when the water is up, I need to be on the margin due to a tree and 12ft rods, or cast from the next swim either side. At the moment that spot is 40metres out, yet in a few weeks, from the margin might be 38.
     
    My baited area I've been priming is 32m out from the casting point, which is 9wraps just for the record, yet in terms of from the waters edge is only 28m, or 8wraps.
     
     
     
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from ... in Distances and Wraps   
    I had a chuckle to myself this week as someone on the lake was referring to distances in wraps, and the gradually lowering water level due to evaporation has kind of put it out of kilter.
     
    On the swims I fish, I have a 'casting spot' for the features, all memorised, but at the high water level. This week in all innocence, someone asked how many wraps I was fishing, to which the answer would be 9, but from the top of the bank, not the 7 if I was casting from the current water level. I always cast from the top spot!
    I was kind enough to mention that the spot I have baited up to was around 36metres, simply because I hate the wrap reference, it means nothing.
    Put your sticks out, and wrap, yes OK, but I frequently walk my lines out, so I'm not going to get wraps, to me it is a proper distance of metres or yards if you haven't gotten metric yet
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to ouchthathurt in New purchases   
    Set of 2 rod buzz bars and bank sticks for a river campaign 
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from elmoputney in New purchases   
    A 15kg bag of Mollassed Rabbit mix for groundbait.
    Gladwell's had no Vitalin in stock on Sunday, so I got my back-up. To this I add some ground complete dry dog food (sorry Sky), and pour boiling water over it in the morning before using it in the afternoon.
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to ouchthathurt in New purchases   
    Just brought 2 local club tickets that gives me lots of options for lakes and rivers, £130 both tickets 
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to Golden Paws in Finding the time to go fishing   
    Forward planning is the key. The summer can be hard work as the days are soooooo long and a few weeks back I baked under the brolly all day and you are waiting for dark or the early morning. With the kids summer holidays coming up soon, a lot of lakes will be rammed with "dad's and lads". My son is going on holiday for a couple of weeks in September and the missus is dog-sitting for a couple of weeks in his house 20 miles away and so I'll be shuttling there every couple of days. After that, the calendar is free, the days cooler and gap between night and day shorter and I've booked a good few days off work and a spot on a few lakes. I might do a few short sessions on my local days only water in the meanwhile but hopefully cram a lot into the autumn window. An understanding wife also helps as long as I don't take the mick the rest of the year!
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to elmoputney in Tonights Spomb mix   
    Good luck, hopefully you are onto something now. I've been doing a big bucket a week, I doubt it last more than a couple of days though. I am going Saturday so it will get another hit when I leave hopefully, but I am tempted to leave it alone for a bit longer, I reckon all the pads will be putting people off and I might start another too. Don't want to have all my eggs in one basket this year. Especially now I've found a good cheap particle source near my home 😂
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from Golden Paws in Tonights Spomb mix   
    If you look at the pic, the long red bits, are actually bloodworm. They came to the surface as I dropped in a dash of cooking oil.
     
    I'm continually baiting the same spot where I had the big common from last week. It was baited every day while I was here, and got loaded up again when I arrived today.
    The Spomb mix for today was plenty of hemp, birdfood, some red maggots, boilies and mollassed rabbit mix, along with the chilli 🌶 flakes to try to deter the swans.
    Tomorrow's Rabbit mix is already soaking in the bucket with water, chilli flakes and sunflower oil.
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from ... in Tonights Spomb mix   
    If you look at the pic, the long red bits, are actually bloodworm. They came to the surface as I dropped in a dash of cooking oil.
     
    I'm continually baiting the same spot where I had the big common from last week. It was baited every day while I was here, and got loaded up again when I arrived today.
    The Spomb mix for today was plenty of hemp, birdfood, some red maggots, boilies and mollassed rabbit mix, along with the chilli 🌶 flakes to try to deter the swans.
    Tomorrow's Rabbit mix is already soaking in the bucket with water, chilli flakes and sunflower oil.
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from elmoputney in Tonights Spomb mix   
    If you look at the pic, the long red bits, are actually bloodworm. They came to the surface as I dropped in a dash of cooking oil.
     
    I'm continually baiting the same spot where I had the big common from last week. It was baited every day while I was here, and got loaded up again when I arrived today.
    The Spomb mix for today was plenty of hemp, birdfood, some red maggots, boilies and mollassed rabbit mix, along with the chilli 🌶 flakes to try to deter the swans.
    Tomorrow's Rabbit mix is already soaking in the bucket with water, chilli flakes and sunflower oil.
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from elmoputney in Tonights Spomb mix   
    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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    salokcinnodrog reacted to InteraX in Finding the time to go fishing   
    I finally took a stand yesterday, booked Friday off work and will be out for a 24hr session. It'll be my first real usage of my new bivvy. I might pick up a cheap weighing tripod before I go.
    Looking forward to it. 😁
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to kevtaylor in Finding the time to go fishing   
    I've certainly got great memories from those short sessions where you just have to fish to satisfy the bug, but with the time restraints of work and a young family and travel involved it's very easy not to go.
    Had my first 30 on a Friday evening session after work and with a 6 year old in tow, actually saw him enter the bay with a huge bow wave heading straight for me, he sunk down before the spot and a few seconds later he was on and heading back out the bay, what a fight and what a great memory.
    33.8 Two tone mirror:

    Then on a crazy early morning Saturday session I managed the biggest fish in the pond.  It really was like being rewarded for effort and next to no sleep - pure desire and excitement making short sessions with considerable travel worthwhile - thank you carp gods!
    Truth is I was there at the best times to spot feeding fish or willing fish and mobile and stealthy enough to capitalise but hey give it to the gods lol
    Arnie: 36 mirror likely to be Italian bloodline

    Bit of inspiration to get you out lads 👍
     
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from kevtaylor in Finding the time to go fishing   
    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.
     
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to kevtaylor in Finding the time to go fishing   
    If you can find a decent local venue where you can do a few hours in the evening or a small part of your weekend that can be more than enough - just finding the right place.
    Also lure fishing down the local canal and river or a spot of float fishing - it's all good.
    Some of my best fish have come from a Friday evening or early Saturday session - just a few hours stalking in the edge - 5 mins in the right place as they say.
     
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to Its-grim-up-north in June Catch Reports   
    Well in @salokcinnodrog👌
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from commonly in Finding the time to go fishing   
    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...
     
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