hopefull

I've just picket up enough meat to feed the 5000, should last us breakfasts! Roll on tomorrow!

Sound mate, I'm quite looking forward to a few snapshots of frostbite :lol:

I'm taking a few spinners/lures just in case I get desperate to catch!

No worries bud Just gotto decide what I want to bring to BBQ/cremate for my dinner now! I'm thinking more of those 'heart-attack' burgers

I won't know for definite until I pick it all up mate, should be around a fiver each I think mate

Nice one mate, and if she fancies keeping me warm in the bivvy then I'll be more than happy to agree :D

I'm bringing 7-8lb of sausage, 4lb of bacon, 6 or 7 black puds, a dozen or so eggs and tinned tomatoes for us all for breakfasts Do we get the use of the lodge again for cooking/drinking purposes? I should be over around 15.30-ish on the Friday, so if someone fancies saving me a swim on the West (i.e. warm) bank it'd be much appreciated! (sod watercraft, i don't want to freeze!!)

Yeh mate, got my spare one put ready to bring. Got the sausage, bacon and black pud ordered for us all too

I'll be over about 15.30ish on Friday, in the studio in Brum til 1 save us somewhere warm please!!

This weekends do wasnt advertised just a small get together for a few mates. A few mates who may or may not contract hypothermia :lol:

It'll be a breeze You under the brolly then mate? :lol: If I have to go on the cold side again I won't be too chuffed!! Yes, i'm taking the brolly. (In case i struggle with the new bivvy) :lol: Does that one also come with a built-in kettle?

It'll be a breeze You under the brolly then mate? :lol: If I have to go on the cold side again I won't be too chuffed!!

http://metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=SY4%203QH&day=4 I dunno bout getting warmer mate, it's not looking the best...

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They are doing some kind of winter ticket in there, it's in this month's Big Carp mag. I havn't fished it for a couple of years now, it was a horrible place back then and from what I've heard recently it hasn't changed much

Nah, they were the "A1 Carp Crew" or something along those lines, and complete morons with it I recognised part of their awful video as Pool Hall in Wolvo, but they took it down too quick for me to get it confirmed with the fishery owner Either way Andy, they needed shafting It didn't go unnoticed, and as far as I'm aware there's screenshots of distinguishing tattoos etc. somewhere

Nah, they were the "A1 Carp Crew" or something along those lines, and complete morons with it I recognised part of their awful video as Pool Hall in Wolvo, but they took it down too quick for me to get it confirmed with the fishery owner

I've never fished it myself, but I've heard a lot of the local 'carp chavs' talking about fishing it, and that normally means its well worth avoiding!!

That's your problem right there mate. You're going down with pre-conceived ideas of how to fish it, which is pretty much guaranteed a cock-up! There's no way of telling before you arrive what the fish will go for!! Do some research beforehand, when you get there have a good look round, observe the fish, use the weather and temperature as a rough guide to where in the water column the fish may be. Try a different method on each rod, on different spots. Remember, you can always put more bait in, but you can't take it back out Staying mobile is always a good plan too, especially on lakes like Brasenose where the fish tend to travel in big shoals

:lol: I know what you mean about Pool Hall, I've been down and had 7 fish in a day session, the biggest being 21lb 14oz, then blanked on there for 48hrs the next time I've been down! I've ended up taking a single rod, net, mat and bucket and fished the noddy water for an hour or so at the end of the session to bag up and cheer myself up! I haven't fished Baggeridge for years mate, but your best bet is to go and ask down at the tackle shop in Wombourne that sells the permits for it, they'll have the best idea as to how its fishing etc.

In my experience, it fishes better in winter mate Try whacking out hi-viz singles or tiny bags of crushed boilie to showing fish. I tend to bait up the rods then wait until I see signs of fish movement, then whack it out towards it. Staying mobile also helps

I agree with the anger, I despise litter. Its just laziness and disrespect for both the countryside and your fellow angler, and it does my head in. There's no harm in bagging it up and slinging it in the car or a bin nearby, and I've lost count of the times I've turned up to fish and ended up doing a good long litter-pick around my swim because someone else couldn't be bothered. Morons :evil:

You shouldn't have flogged that boat, an echo sounder would have saved me a lot of marker work in the future :lol: Got the money issue out the way now too, bring on the weekend I already know where the gravel bars & deep spots are Not sure the weather will be on our side though Yep, I had a peek at metcheck earlier, it's not going to be that pleasant. I'm going to be over about 6.30-7pm if everything is sorted by then. Gotto love setting up in the rain & dark...

You shouldn't have flogged that boat, an echo sounder would have saved me a lot of marker work in the future :lol: Got the money issue out the way now too, bring on the weekend

Himley, just gotto wait at least 3 years for the ticket! Hopefully mine will be coming up this time, fingers crossed!