jules007

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!

If a rat with weils disease piddled into a lake, it would still be safe to boil and drink the water...........a rolling boil renders all water safe.....keenook you would not last long in the wilds in a survival situation! any way this is going of topic

You dont get weils disease from boiled water rats carry it in their urine

well i drink the lake water down at nene valley but i boil it first and soak a tea bag in it just to be sure

try linear brasenose

click "search" tab......type orchid and lake into top bar, press enter, and your away with it

if you do a search on here you will find lots of info on this venue

same as ^^^^^^^the most carp are caught on the most basic rig

pendle.............a mate of mine fished it a years ago and hated every moment wont go into specific details but he wont be going back, and i wont be trying it at all

oaklands is a nice venue