kevtaylor

Not seen that but I have got the carp life pillow case and filled it with 2 nice new pillows, that's great and more comfortable than the Aqua one I have on my lightweight spare bed. Interesting a major brand has chosen to make a fishing product, will have a look for this 👍

Going Sunday to Tues for the first trip, been getting bait ready. Moved over to the Live System range for winter. Pics: Bag mix bucket: crumb, bag mix, 2ml pellet, 6ml pellet and 21 bags ready to go! Glugged boilies bucket Mix bucket: crumb, mixed pellets, boilies Everything is glugged in a few liquids lol: Corn steep liquor, Amino Blend 365, Bait Booster, Feed Stim XP, Hemp Oil Kits been moved into the barrow luggage so I'm quicker to move. Oh and the dog has a new Merino wool jacket and fleece, to say we're ready is an understatement. Weather looks to be changing perfectly for the 1st trip, rise in temps, southerly winds, rain and a pressure drop - fingers crossed 🤞

2pm sunday I was packed up ready for a move or home with just the rods left out when the weed started moving again, this time a tail came right out and again swirls and the weed lifting up as they hunted snails or mussels or whatever. As you can imagine the camp went straight back up and another night was on the cards. Changed the rods over to longer hinges as the bottom wasn't great, placed one rod at the near side and one the far side of the potamogeton bed. Again nothing overnight, then as I'm packing up 9am I see a ripple coming from the left treeline, then 30 seconds later a carp comes up at the far end of the weedbed and starts pushing the weed around again, swirling and tail out. So I leave it until 11am but no more activity and can't wait all day. I can see me doing more time on the medium sized lake next year and these little ignored areas round the back are right up my street!

2nd time I've seen the odd bubble come up in this tiny back bay, this time though the culprits moved about up in the kelp bed on the left, didnt look big but a bites a bite. Nothing overnight but heard a slosh amougst the fireworks last night, fingers crossed - last trip before a venue switch.

Bought the Bluebell Lakes winter ticket which runs 9th Nov - 12th March for £299, setting this up to encourage me to document the trips and see if I end up getting value for money. Not sure when the first trip will be as I'm still giving it a go down the syndicate.

To anyone thinking theres a lack of ladybirds this year - wrong! Same as last year when parked down the lakes. Love nature!

No mate big fat blank but loved it, was gonna do an extra night tonight but ran out of supplies, deffo fishing a spot on the middle sized lake there that does the big-un. I absolutely love this lake, drawn between two - a nice problem to have. On the plus I did find some suitable wood to make a hobo stool for the garden lol. Back next week sunday - tues 🤞

Change of scenery, equally mega - got a rod on the spot I know does the biggun and one I've caught from before so fingers well and truly crossed with these poor conditions - still, easteries, high pressure and misty 👎 Still in it to win it, just fab being out and getting the swims I want for a change🤞😎

Good luck and best wishes

Well done mate - great stuff! I was on Bluebell Swan Thurs to Saturday with a mate, nothing came out despite the favourable conditions but good to get the feel for it ahead of the winter ticket I guess. Picked the shallower end after seeing some fizzing close in but could only get drops, no pull back so ended up swapping over to hinges for the 2nd night. Think I probably ended up fishing in eel grass and not presented well enough despite all rigs coming back clean every time, weird one!

That's good, you know to ask the naming committee first - i.e. me and Elmo 🙃 and NO Dayvids Mirror/Common is not allowed!

Looking at this again they have other fishmeal baits that haven't gone up in price, so it can only be the GLM content. I'm gonna stick with the bait as it confirms to me that it's their best one.

Not got one, but for the doubters I bought a heated Gillet for pike fishing on the boats and an absolute game changer tbh Go for it, I'm sure it will be good

It's Lifesystems btw, used by the military so my mate says when recommending it. Also do a spray for the shelter itself 👍

My summer bags have been in the bucket with spare mix for a couple of months, they are damp from liquids. Still melting after about 30 seconds to a minute, I know this from poor casts obvs. The winter mix for the November ticket is winter pellet and Live System crumb with corn steep liquor. Prob gonna have to make them fresh just to be sure. I've also had the nuggets still on in the morning so they were a bit old but it was December.