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That, rough weather and seals. The seals on Orford are moving down as far as Bawdsey Manor and onto Brackernbury point. They will pick up thornbacks.
 
When I was catching it was flat calm most trips, with any southerly and easterly wind it roughs up around Bawdsey.
 
Should say that I've got the 2 7HT's and the other rod is a Daiwa Sandstorm. The Sandstorm does cast a bit further.
I wonder if any freshwater reels are still being made 30years after first introduction like the 7HT's!
Queried it with Daiwa's Simon Wheeler when I saw him yesterday, he was the rep who first got me to stock them in Viscount Tackle in Ipswich. Steady sellers ever since, and my personal view, better than the Mag version which came later.
 

Eyeing up these bad boys. Daiwa Sportsmatic 5500 BR, £250 for the set.
 
Has anyone used these reels? Looking to replace the shimano biomasters lol
Also just booked onto the same res as last year for 5 nights in April to help with the carp removal project again, buzzing for it 👌
Thinking I will try a bit of a different a approach this time, instead of 3 on a baited spot, will put 2 on it with one a rod length or two off. See if I can get a bigger one. They are in there, it's just difficult getting through to them because of all the smaller ones, but will still be happy with anything.
Hopefully a mirror or two again as well 🤣

Biggest I weighed was over 7lb.
That's a big shore caught ray!
 
They appear to have moved away this week though, but the crabs are active so they might move back into the area if the weather stays calm.
 
If not, the whiting caught are still fun.
 

Biggest I weighed was over 7lb.
That's a big shore caught ray!
 
They appear to have moved away this week though, but the crabs are active so they might move back into the area if the weather stays calm.
 
If not, the whiting caught are still fun.
 

I've been and spent far too much on sea gear recently after catching some decent thornback rays on the Suffolk coast.
Admittedly second hand but another Daiwa 7HT and Seahunter Beach caster and a shelter

I've been and spent far too much on sea gear recently after catching some decent thornback rays on the Suffolk coast.
Admittedly second hand but another Daiwa 7HT and Seahunter Beach caster and a shelter

I've been and spent far too much on sea gear recently after catching some decent thornback rays on the Suffolk coast.
Admittedly second hand but another Daiwa 7HT and Seahunter Beach caster and a shelter

Biggest I weighed was over 7lb.
That's a big shore caught ray!
 
They appear to have moved away this week though, but the crabs are active so they might move back into the area if the weather stays calm.
 
If not, the whiting caught are still fun.
 

I've been and spent far too much on sea gear recently after catching some decent thornback rays on the Suffolk coast.
Admittedly second hand but another Daiwa 7HT and Seahunter Beach caster and a shelter

Potato was a big bait late 1960's in the Jack Hilton era

Funnily enough one of the biggest fish in our syndicate came out on maggots last season at her heaviest ever weight, although she was also caught just after spawning twice on boilies.
I had results over my collection of collected snails bloodworm, worms, molehill soil and particles with boilies.
 
 

I came across this site while looking for pellets haven’t use the company tho
 

Other than paid membership so a professional company can run things I doubt the site will keep up with the maintenance needed all code needs to work on all devices and operating systems no easy task these days.
 

I dive into Gladwells in Copdock, but I do know they have a store around Peterborough.
Only problem I have found is go in one trip and they have what I want, next trip an item is out of stock. Its usually a supplier problem, everyone is suffering with it.

There are probably better bait companies around, although with various products being unavailable it's getting hard to find a decent bait company.

You're welcome.
 
Sometimes we don't see the simple answer, and I'm guilty of that myself!

Perfect why didn’t I think of that thank you for the help mate

Sadly the 'no dogs rule' rules me out.

Sadly the 'no dogs rule' rules me out.

That's the Solar buzzer bars with the goalpost adaptors, so I can use either pod or sticks.
With the ground being so soft sticks work.
Had to keep the tips up, still a lot of weed about.

I lost my fav fishing cap that was bad but much worse it was the home to my pin badges of my most memorable pb’s fish, Roach, Common Carp and Mirror Carp. I told my grandson and he got me the Roach and Common waiting on the Mirror.

Nice Pod and  a very versatile set up. I was not aware of the goalpost adapters, these can come in real handy.
Appreciate the post and share. PS. Like the bird sitting on your rod, nice shot.

done, drive past it a few times a month but not fished there or the other pits for years possibly even since the end of the 90's.
now i feel old............

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I used to fish for barbel with a quarter of a tin of spam! (The photo is only a sixth of a tin) The first time you cast it out, you feel like a complete noddy and can't believe it's going to work. I also caught plenty of chub as well. The photo is a genuine dropped run - you normally fish the bail arm open and allow a few seconds for the fish to get the bait into it's gob properly.