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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from bluelabel in May Catch Reports   
    Am I starting something in May?
    I set up in 'my' baited swim on Tuesday, but after a blank night felt a move was in order. 
    Another blank last night, but today I had fish showing so stayed where I was. Got swanned out on 1 rod, but the left hand in the shallower water by the island margins was left alone. Had a rather nice take on a little RH Infusion Naturalz as the sun set.
    This little fella at 20lb 2oz was stocked in January at 17.


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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from Its-grim-up-north in May Catch Reports   
    Am I starting something in May?
    I set up in 'my' baited swim on Tuesday, but after a blank night felt a move was in order. 
    Another blank last night, but today I had fish showing so stayed where I was. Got swanned out on 1 rod, but the left hand in the shallower water by the island margins was left alone. Had a rather nice take on a little RH Infusion Naturalz as the sun set.
    This little fella at 20lb 2oz was stocked in January at 17.


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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from ouchthathurt in May Catch Reports   
    Am I starting something in May?
    I set up in 'my' baited swim on Tuesday, but after a blank night felt a move was in order. 
    Another blank last night, but today I had fish showing so stayed where I was. Got swanned out on 1 rod, but the left hand in the shallower water by the island margins was left alone. Had a rather nice take on a little RH Infusion Naturalz as the sun set.
    This little fella at 20lb 2oz was stocked in January at 17.


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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from Golden Paws in May Catch Reports   
    Am I starting something in May?
    I set up in 'my' baited swim on Tuesday, but after a blank night felt a move was in order. 
    Another blank last night, but today I had fish showing so stayed where I was. Got swanned out on 1 rod, but the left hand in the shallower water by the island margins was left alone. Had a rather nice take on a little RH Infusion Naturalz as the sun set.
    This little fella at 20lb 2oz was stocked in January at 17.


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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from kevtaylor in May Catch Reports   
    Am I starting something in May?
    I set up in 'my' baited swim on Tuesday, but after a blank night felt a move was in order. 
    Another blank last night, but today I had fish showing so stayed where I was. Got swanned out on 1 rod, but the left hand in the shallower water by the island margins was left alone. Had a rather nice take on a little RH Infusion Naturalz as the sun set.
    This little fella at 20lb 2oz was stocked in January at 17.


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    salokcinnodrog reacted to ouchthathurt in boilie making virgin   
    Hi mate, I make all my own pop ups using the same basemix as my bottom baits, wrapping it around a cork ball. I make mine up in one egg mixes, (minus the yolk) adding slightly more flavour than I would in my bottom baits. I also add a sachet of egg white powder from the supermarket baking isle - egg albumin. When rolling, I only make enough boilie paste to do a handful of cork balls at a time, to prevent the paste from drying out too much, which makes rolling a pain. I make sure that the paste fully wraps the cork ball with no gaps, cracks or visible joins, as when it boils and drys out, they will crack and break up. I also drop each one in a glass of water once I’ve rolled them to check their buoyancy. With the egg albumin, a 1:30 - 2min boil (you’ll have to see what works best for your basemix) makes them harden right up. I then air dry them somewhere warm for a few days (the airing cupboard!) so they dry out, then pop them in an air tight container, I’ve had pop ups like this last all season, in fact I’ve got a tub I made in 2021 and they still catch just as well as when they were first made. I have added a few mls of salmon oil into the tub and shook it about so the baits took on an oily sheen, when they absorbed the oil, they have still remained hard enough to sit out for 24hrs, I change mine every 10-12hrs though, just to ensure the bait is ok and not come off or anything, as they will take on water and the paste skin will swell, especially if the paste wasn’t tightly wrapped around the cork ball in the first place. I tie mine on to a spinner rig using dental floss, sticking a baiting needle is a no no for me as it often pushes a bit of cork through which leaves a large hole that water will get into and cause the paste to break down quicker. Dental floss doesn’t break the boiled paste skin so the bait lasts longer - that’s my take on it anyway. 
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from crusian in May Catch Reports   
    Definitely a mirror, I had to look twice as the pin scales are small just below the dorsal fin.
    The stocking pic shows it a bit better, but with my arm and shoulder, holding them up is fun, so couldn't tilt it properly forward to show them.
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from dalej2014 in May Catch Reports   
    Am I starting something in May?
    I set up in 'my' baited swim on Tuesday, but after a blank night felt a move was in order. 
    Another blank last night, but today I had fish showing so stayed where I was. Got swanned out on 1 rod, but the left hand in the shallower water by the island margins was left alone. Had a rather nice take on a little RH Infusion Naturalz as the sun set.
    This little fella at 20lb 2oz was stocked in January at 17.


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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from ... in New purchases   
    I reckon something like that, nice work Sir.
     
     
    I think a lot of places have relaxed the ' 10day rule', now it's just stay off work until clear or you are fit.
    One of the girls I used to work with did her test at work, tested positive (despite being vaccinated) and I had to send her home for 10 days. Two days later I tested positive, had to take my 10days off, despite not having another positive test. My symptoms was just a headache for a day then nothing else, but still had to be off work.
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to ... in New purchases   
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from framey in Reusable baits   
    I will try not to change a bait unless I have to. I have cast out a bait smelling of me, once it has been taken by the fish it is now acceptable to the fish, putting a new bait on may mean I have to start again, and that may be having to wait for 48hours.
    I have had takes where I cast out at the start of a session, and it did stay in place until I got a take. I knew the water, I knew some fish were particularly wary of 'new' baits, and would leave boilies for a couple of days until they were 'convinced they were safe'. Every other angler would reel in, fresh bait and recast.
    Even on day trips, I have had numerous fish on one hookbait, until that bait is 'marmalised', or pulled off the hook/hair.
    Get your rigs right, use PVA to protect the hook and there should be no problems with the hook being masked.
     
    At the end of a session, my wafter or meshed pop-up hookbaits get taken off, put in a tub and reused next trip. By drying out, they regain their buoyancy.
    I've again had loads of fish caught on those reused hookbaits, in fact the 23 from the other week was caught on a meshed hookbait out of the re-use tub.
     
    The very fact that baits take on water may be to their benefit, especially if fishing over any groundbait or particle. 
     
     
    If you are reeling in every day on a longer trip, a fresh stringer, mesh or bag and leave the hookbait alone, do not change it unless you absolutely have to.
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from Golden Paws in Fabsil time   
    Oh I don't know, put a repaired brolly in a charity shop, or donate it to a fishing charity. Much rather that than ending up in landfill.
     
    I had to search for a specific garden wire, think that was a B&Q trip to search for the right stuff.
     
    Years ago when unhooking mats started coming into 'fashion', and nothing commercial was available I converted a baby changing mat into an unhooking mat, covering it with  old parachute material. The padded foam outside shoulder was better than the polypops used in the beanbag style. 
    A length of rope or paracord can be better than the elastic which I found could break inside the outer sheath.
     
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from ... in Fabsil time   
    Oh I don't know, put a repaired brolly in a charity shop, or donate it to a fishing charity. Much rather that than ending up in landfill.
     
    I had to search for a specific garden wire, think that was a B&Q trip to search for the right stuff.
     
    Years ago when unhooking mats started coming into 'fashion', and nothing commercial was available I converted a baby changing mat into an unhooking mat, covering it with  old parachute material. The padded foam outside shoulder was better than the polypops used in the beanbag style. 
    A length of rope or paracord can be better than the elastic which I found could break inside the outer sheath.
     
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from ... in Ronnie Rig Lead Help   
    I don't think they're noddy questions as I know I do or write things with no explanation as to me it may seem easy.
     
    I'll do the pop-up explanation first, as you've got it, it  is simply trimming the pop-up by degrees until it's right. Braid blades and snick tiny pieces off, checking it in the margins.
    I do do the same with Multi-rigs as well.
    Sounds like more work than it is, as after a few tries you'll know roughly what to trim, then it's just the fine tuning.
    To get the lead, either inline or pendant,  and the whole rig in the bag, I dry off the hookbait and hook totally, cover them in powder, then hook the inside corner and lay the lead in the opposite corner and fill with bits. Gently pull the lead up and shake the bag, topping it up. Gently squeeze, shake, squeeze and then lick and stick and twist the bag shut.
     
    Helicopter leads are easier, bits in the bag, lead on top, then fill, lick and stick.
    Hook the rig in outside corner.
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to B B in Fabsil time   
    I used garden wire the sort you use to tie back climbers but it wasn’t up to the job, then I got hold of a cheap nasty wire coat hanger sniped a piece off and used long nose pliers done the job perfectly lasted years 
     
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from B B in Fabsil time   
    Yes you can repair it. Its fiddly, 2 or 3mm wire. You'll need to get it through the spoke ends, pull it very tight and twist the ends together, then cut the surplus off the twisted section.
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from newmarket in Ronnie Rig Lead Help   
    I don't think they're noddy questions as I know I do or write things with no explanation as to me it may seem easy.
     
    I'll do the pop-up explanation first, as you've got it, it  is simply trimming the pop-up by degrees until it's right. Braid blades and snick tiny pieces off, checking it in the margins.
    I do do the same with Multi-rigs as well.
    Sounds like more work than it is, as after a few tries you'll know roughly what to trim, then it's just the fine tuning.
    To get the lead, either inline or pendant,  and the whole rig in the bag, I dry off the hookbait and hook totally, cover them in powder, then hook the inside corner and lay the lead in the opposite corner and fill with bits. Gently pull the lead up and shake the bag, topping it up. Gently squeeze, shake, squeeze and then lick and stick and twist the bag shut.
     
    Helicopter leads are easier, bits in the bag, lead on top, then fill, lick and stick.
    Hook the rig in outside corner.
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from elmoputney in Fabsil time   
    Yes you can repair it. Its fiddly, 2 or 3mm wire. You'll need to get it through the spoke ends, pull it very tight and twist the ends together, then cut the surplus off the twisted section.
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to Jordz611 in Good for first catch ?   
    Always best to show the mat under the fish mate  never know the fishes strength  but thank you  just ad a nice mirror 

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    salokcinnodrog reacted to crusian in Good for first catch ?   
    Hi Jordz
    I'm surprised to read that these are the first Carp you have caught , because from the way you are crouched down holding the Carp over your unhooking mat it looks like you regularly catch them .
    😃
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from crusian in View from your bivvy door.   
    Last night it rained from about 11pm, but amazingly I have the bivvy with the wind coming from behind so no problem, and I didn't need to drop the front.
    I'm a bit more worried about the ground water as I didn't bother putting the groundsheet down.
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from crusian in Good for first catch ?   
    You caught. Did they make you smile, did you enjoy yourself?
    If the answer is yes, then yes it is a good catch.
    Quick tip, turn your headlight off, it makes for a better pic, but I can see the smile, so all is good.
     
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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from crusian in My Happy Place   
    It's not just the space Mate, it's the atmosphere.
    Inside a Capability Ground Park Estate, a bit of history from the Second World War, a PoW camp and hospital, scenery and some good fish.
    I can't remember a small water with that sort of atmosphere and I just end up chasing big fish without enjoying the chase, almost like there is pressure only to catch.
    If you are talking about Earith, I enjoyed it, but somehow found my limit was 2 years on there before I needed a change. I don't mind catching, who doesn't, but a 20lb fish every trip...
     
     

     
    This is an old picture of the camp taken from what is now the last remaining structure, the water tower.
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    salokcinnodrog reacted to Jordz611 in Good for first catch ?   
    Ignore my fingers being taped uo there broken but nothing stops me foshing lol had my first carp ever well 5 last night are they good catchs ? 




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    salokcinnodrog got a reaction from crusian in My Happy Place   
    I'm seriously contemplating splitting some of this thread off as it appears to have become a happy topic in its own right.
     
    200 acres?
    Small water then🫢😅
    Brackens was the last water I fished that was small, at 2 acres, most of the other lakes have been 20acres plus, with Ardleigh at 120acres for the main reservoir, Alton 400, Nazeing Lagoons at 20, 40 and 60, and this lake at 45.
    Both big and small have different challenges, from finding the fish, to rigs on the smaller waters, to baiting, from weaning off natural food, or 60lb of carp per acre. Then consider that that 60lb of carp could be 2 fish, or potentially 1!
     
    'My happy place', this water really is, it is not just the fishing, it's the whole atmosphere, the surroundings, there is an indefinable quality of things there that draw you back.
     
     
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