i fish swangey as often as possible the first time i fished there i managed to pull out 6 carp the biggest of which was a 26lb 15oz common and a few small catties and bream i was only fishing with soaked pellet wrapped round an inline 3oz flat pear with a broken 15mm spicy shrimp and prawn boilie i have never used a bait boat and had the best catch over the period i was there have never been bothered by the rats and don't find it too bad when it rains i agree the people that go there are a bit quiet when it comes to giving help but if u lead the bottom and use a marker u can soon find where the bait needs to be the main bait that most people use is carp nuggets although i have never used them myself hope this has been some help to you
