jules007

looks a lovely lake

hope it goes well for you, it goes without saying you might blank but that can happen on any water , so if you post about your visit to the fishery take this into account.............and good luck

im currently reading this book, and yes its a great read but oh how times have changed!!

good luck, hope you do well on there

http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=42385&highlight=four+seasons would be good to get your opninion on this venue

i like the look of moor green but cant go often enough to justify the syndicate fee

whats the situation with pods/sticks, i usually fish on bank sticks, so dont really want to set up a pod for one rod, though did say to mate we could share a pod, could be a laugh doing that

cheers leggs, i just fancy a day on drayton catching loads, i had figured sweetcorn would be the one to use, pop up fake corn and spod corn over the top, keep them feeding

Hi all, has any one got up to date info on drayton, their website seems out of date just price`s and stuff? me and a mate are going in a few months for a bit of "baggin up"

class BBJ really sums the place up i went in the summer and i was really unlucky and got on st johns in hind sight i would have gone on manor

i did a week on it and it was rammed out, wont go back to st johns but will say well run

use the search mate, lots of threads on here for linear, and st johns

only one that springs to mind is chichester gravel pits

http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=42385&highlight=four+seasons right, there are some negative coments on here but the owner had the decency to come on here and put a few things right, if the fishery is near you why not give it a go and decide for your self.........might be the best thing you ever did (carp wise) then come back to this thread and give your opinion

sorry mate cant but lots of lakes in the area do a search on here try northampton and waters in the search should get a good few results http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=43674&highlight=northampton+waters

welcome to the forum, http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=27241&highlight=trentham+gardens here is a start but info might be out of date, sure some members on here can update it some what

welcome aboard, if you ok with travelling look at northampton waters

Well, i played about with some old lead core over xmas and you guessed it, still cant find a way of using it safely, though terry hearn did an article about lead/chod and recommended using heavy mainline with l/core to reduce the overall chance of snapping of, that made me think it might be right to use heavy mainline and a weaker hooklink with the l/core. Still think its a no go though, so im trying rig marole kevlar leader for the chod rig, its metal free apart from the quick link swivel at one end, 50lb breaking strain and thinner than lead core so any bead will slip of with ease i will post a pic of the set up soon for you fellow anglers to give your opinion

on this forum home page is a section fishing holidays with a few good venues to look at

linear waters can be very hard, lots of angling pressure from all angles, maybe try brasenose lakes see if you can hold a feeding group with spod mix

yes great hooks but shame about the finish, though i have had them snap once or twice! At present im using osprey tactical sabre points, and very pleased with the sharpness, finish and they are just right for both set ups i use at sapphire, the hinged stiff pop up and simple bottom rig, all i got to do now is get a fish on, the hard part

I must be old fashioned, I still think a bivvy is the lap of luxury! Huts are where sheep sleep, aren't they? Or is it shepherds? Anglers?.....no, surely not. Ian i second that, bivvy for me any day, a hut would be like having a caravan on the peg.........But a hut can be a great idea for couples when a woman dont like tents

reckon the big thing with river carping will be fish location, lots of observation during close season

Hi all, thought i would start one about different hooks for different rigs as i never seem to know what hook for what rig and presentation with so many patterns like long shank, beaked, down turned eye curved shank ans many more, i figured after a few good replies this would make a good sticky thread. this is not a thread about "your favourite hook" but about what "style" of hook for certain rigs

further to my post above im thinking there must be one or 2 decent waters in the manchester area so any one know of these