jules007

im sure graham at sapphire would allow this, but might be worth looking for a local club then just pay yearly membership

try doing a search on here for chod rigs, there is hundreds of threads

if you scroll through this thread you will see the rig marole leader i use, i put shrink tube at the points i want the beads as leader is very thin http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=44395&highlight=

Do you need to use a chod rig? what type of lake bed will you be fishing over? If you find your self using leadcore, google terry hearns video on you tube or on esp website! if you go for the much safer option of using a synthetic leader you can use a piece of shrink tube where the bead sits, then slide bead onto shrink tube so that it will still pull free, but best advice would be to rethink your rig and go with a SAFE rig

Think you will find esp hooks pretty strong, maybe the kamasin ones are a bit thinner

yep, marsh runs a good set up down there, i did easter weekend

try to get on the high number pegs 8-12 dont be put of by the rail way line, the trains are very considerate! some nice fish in there and lots of small to medium cats, if you fish any fish based bait you will more than likely get a cat! the breakfast is a belter for a fiver, good luck

please stay away from leadcore, the very fact that a huge amount of lake owners have banned it from their waters tells a tale in itself try tungsten tubing or synthetic leaders

Linear prefer credit or debit card payment: they already have the facility to take bookings, by using this method they would never have anglers turning up and not able to get on. I was told we would be able to get on, we made a 170 mile journey to find clearly we could not get on. As for other fisheries being as busy, we decided to make a call to marsh pratley on orchid, he was very helpful, told us just how it was at his lakes and got us on a couple of pegs next to each other. like i said, i wont be going back, and i wont be driving silly miles again to get on "premier" carp waters, will stick in the yorkshire area

Well, where do i start! first of all i must stress that this post is not a which hunt for linear, but they really need to change the way they take anglers on a first come first served basis I rang the bailiff phone line on monday and explained, that a party of four were coming down from up north, asked if we would get on, i was told no problem, but ring again thursday afternoon for a better idea, i rang back and again i was told it was busy but we would get on the lakes, but might not be first choice of lake, fair enough. We arrived at 08.30 friday morning, the sight that greeted us was akin to glastonbury, but bivvies instead of festival tents We drove and walked around all the lakes and found one peg on st johns and one on hardwick, we were not splitting up onto different lakes and needed at least 3 pegs. I rang the main man again and i was told some pegs were due to vacate later in the day, but more and more carpers were arriving all the time, anglers were already hanging about in cars waiting to see what pegs might or might not vacate, we decided not worth waiting on the hope of getting on as most if not all anglers would be there for the weekend Linear website claim they never turn anglers away, surely it must be time they operated a booking system Thats my moan over, 3 years ago i vowed never to go back, needless to say this time i mean it, i wont be fishing there ever again

you really dont want my view of linear

well i have all my particles sorted just getting tackle fettled and hoping my bivvy fits in my little car only a few days to go

have a look at broadlands lake in southampton, google it, very pretty with some great carp, i did a week on it a few years back and really enjoyed it

where abouts in the country are you, that will help to suggest a decent venue

on brasenose the fish patrol in fair size shoals, get some particles in to hold them and you should get on them! like on any water they might be out to the middle or close in, you will need to watch for them, fish location

hi kev, linear is a well run fishery, a lot of folk try for st johns due to the larger fish but it tends to be very busy, lots of angling pressure. i will be fishing on brasenose 1 over the easter weekend, which lake are you thinking of

A1 pits seen to have a lot of tourers on there, newark

seem to remember one is silvermere, cant remember other, one is syndi other day ticket..........i think

most people that use the chod tend to go for as short a hook length as poss

have you tried moorgreen res

I dont see that you do not like his style of writing, he is far from a "whinge" yes a little eccentric but entertaining and not boring

i have read it about 3 times, very good like all his books

please could you not use caps, its seen as shouting on forums, thanks

i would say when fishing over silt a long hooklink can be a good idea

Im of to B1 at easter for a well earned chill out, just had a look at it on google sat, looks real good, i fished st johns a few years back and vowed i would never go back to linear, not due to the way its run, i must add! do particles like maize work well on B!