grangemilky

Just because you have 50kg of bait, doesn't mean you have to use it.

Your right, i did say that, tha majority of my time is spent on sub 24h sessions, however, occasionally, with the correct written request, I am allowed to do longer, and at te right time of the year I will always try to carry at least 4kg per 24hr. I don't buy expensive bait, to allow me to do it. Yes I don't always use it, and will often bait up when I leave, but never in the sight of other anglers, and sometimes even bait in a 'safe' area, just to keep them on my bait. Does it help? Who knows, but I am much happier always carrying too much bait than not enough. I know of a certain very experienced angler and bait maker fishing a day ticket water around my parts who has been known to use 15kg per day session! As for the wrong un's bit, I couldn't agree more, however catching a French carp in France is different to catching a French carp in the UK. I am tempted to go to France this year, but just to be treated as a holiday.

Wouldn't you? I would, many many others would, not to mention he is probably fishing for much bigger fish in much bigger quantities. I once spilt 2k of boilies on my garage floor, and spread out, its absolutely nothing.

I would just avoid the cell altogether, if you want a similar bait try catcher baits bs1, cracking bait at a fraction if the cost, if you ask they glug it in a mould inhibitor for you, it smells great and keeps it fresh longer. Premiere baits have already been mentioned, and they are who I would be talking to, premiere make the baits that catch all the carp that you see in the magazines with . "Caught using the cell" written underneath

Washed out baits. I like to keep boilies trickling into the same spot over the week. As soon as you initially bait the spot up, fill a bucket with boilies and fill with lake water and leave. These baits will be exactly the same as the ones you initially baited with, and are to be used to top up the baited area after any action. Repeat daily, baiting up at the most unproductive time.

My rigs are messy by most people's standards, because I leave tags on all my knots, just as a confidence thing. My reel handles are perfectly aligned though, because that what really matters.

I think it means your computer is running out of coal.

Or you could use coated braid.

The trakker armolife is just a cheap stove rebranded. Get yourself down go outdoors, the whole armolife range I avaliable there for less than Half the cost. I have the single burner one, and also an ancient Coleman dual fuel. Does me for every situation. Usually have both with me, but leave the petrol one in the car as a back up

I'm sure he apreciated it, but you are just over 3 years too late.

I fished there for the first and last time just over a month ago. It is really not my kind I place at all! However, from what I gathered, use plenty of bait. People who were bagging up were spodding 24hours a day, kilos and kilos of parti blend into just any random spot you could fill up. The place seems to be crammed full of hungry simmo's, so trout pellets would be a very good start. Sorry, don't mean to be negative, it's a Great Lake if that's what you are into, just not my cup of tea.

I understand that you didn't enjoy it, and i respect that you did't complain. You may not have enjoyed it, but others may enjoy that kind of fishing. Would be like me complaining after playing a round of golf that it was boring. I havent fished a weedy water in years, and would love too!

The fact you landed 3 fish, leads me to believe its not as unfishable as you say?

Flying naked chod. Or an inline with a long hooklink in a solid PVA bag.

All well and good if it lies how you want. A running rig not feathered down has a tendency to tangle. A crack off with a running rig may well tangle leaving a fixed lead. The only truly safe rig is one without a hook.

Thermals are designed to be as close to skin as possible, so you can get away with it, i only wear them so that if i get a run at 2am in -5 i'm not stood outside in my pants.

Sleeping bags are designed to work against your skin, in reality you would be best off in the nip. One of the quickest ways to loose heat is through sweat evaporating, and getting in a sleeping bag with a load of clothes on will make you sweat, in turn making you colder than if you had nothig on at all. Getting changed into fresh thremals, jogging bottoms and a light mid layer fleece at night is the way for me.

You might be like me, and just have to accept that you will never be warm no matter what. Sleeping bags retain your body heat, with warmer ones being more efficient, if you are cold blooded like me, you will be cold even if you are wrapped up in the most efficient sleeping bag in the middle of summer. Buy a decent hat, put a newspaper under your sleeping bag, and prepare for anther miserable night.

I'm not quite sure how your campaign idea will work as the fish move around. You really need to find out where the fish are under certain conditions, wind, percipitation, barometric pressure and angling pressure.

2 rats. I swear other rats can smell them on me, because I get plagued by rats everywhere I fish. Maybe I'm just messy. Looking to get a dog once we move house, and I want another Possum but we had trouble with our last one and my Mrs just couldn't handle another.

How do you know the size of the fish if it hasn't been fished in a long time?

because I like to fish quite slack lines with weightless bobbins and well sunk line if the fish swims away then it will have to take the slack out of the line before the lead will be picked up. If you get a chance cast your line onto a distant far bank you can access and sink and slacken your as you would when fishing. Now go around the far bank and have a tug. You will probably be amazed by the amount or resistance created by just the line its self through the water. This resistance gets greater the slacker the line. Whilst your there, pull the line back towards your rods, as if the fish was running towards you, as in a 'drop back.' You would expect your bobbin to drop downwads, Watch the power of physics and how resistant water is, as your bobbin will actually raise upwards and you will even start to peel line from your reel.

i am lucky enough to have been in a position to have witnessed from a few feet away a carp pick up a my helicopter rig, on a slack line and 'do me' with out so much as a bounce on the rod tip. Fortunately i caught that same fish 2 weeks later :yey: however, i now never use a helicopter rig unless i am fishing at distance, and then i use bow string tight lines. I have never used a chod rig, and have never fished anywhere i have found the need so can't comment on that one, but 90% of my silt fishing is with an inline lead (something i have read you should ever do), all i change is the length of the rig.

The koi lake is well worth a look. Just so that you can stare in bemusement and what on earth gave anyone the idea to make this lake.