kevtaylor

Exactly this, if it's going to be named choose something cool. Letting the anger choose there and then in a rush leads to the 'Kev's Mirrors' of the pond - not good 😂 Noone cares what the anglers wife is called, what's that got to do with anything - bore off!

I'm not against naming fish, just allowing anglers to choose - which normally goes badly. I'll let you off with 'Sox' certainly better than 'Jeff' maybe 'The Stripper' would have been better lol 👍

I've got the ND2 bait boat with Raymarine Sonar fitted, so a cheap boat with great sonar. Really depends on what your budget is and what brands you can get over the pond?

Show off 🙃

You've got me there, no idea but creative name, much more like it 👍

You wouldn't tell anyone that part if you caught it hey - I've just had Nuggies, they'd think you just got over a condition lol

Personal gripe of mine that seems to be getting popular is venues allowing the angler to name the fish. Absolutely would not happen if it were my water, they pick the worst names, zero imagination, 'Suzie' - my wifes name', 'Brian' - my favourite neighbour- it's a joke, what happened to the creative names from the past that reference something about the actual fish. I'd maybe let them suggest a name - then reject if it's poor, give them one more go and that's it - maybe ban the plonker 🤣 I was looking at a picture of a cracking mid 30 German fish that was obviously the son of a famous mirror in Bluebell (almost identical), and it was given a terrible name that meant nothing whatsoever 'Kev's Mirror' or something equally poor, done my head in. Rant over - do better lol

I've used the Korda one mentioned and ESP zig and floater, both seem good to me 👍

That's decent service, I got a new tip for my tacklebox rod - they're a great company too. 👍

I can see me using one of these for boilies in the 3 forms: whole, chop and crumb. Maybe another for pellets in different sizes. Particle is usually mixed, yet I'll maybe keep the tigers separate. Hookbaits, I've got a 6 tub container in my rucksack for match the hatch and a ridgemonkey bucket for alternative hookbaits and liquids so that always comes along.

Sometimes I literally have 4 - 6 buckets with me, some with barely anything in, these make sense

Yes it does 👍

depends could have a few of these lol One could be splitting 3 sizes of pellet and something else for catapulting baits out. Could have another splitting particles up in the same way. I could replace 4 buckets on the barrow with one of these and top it up as needed - will be buying 👍

Powapacs Atom Pro, had one for a few years, 3 x USB - 2 of which fast charge, 1 x USBC and a 3 pin plug. Dropped it many times onto hard floor and thankfully still going strong. Price has gone up though

These are great, got mine in Dec, love it 👍

Had this 5lb 4oz Chub back in November from the Nene, lure caught on the ned rig 👍 Pretty sure i could get a 6+ here with a bit of luck 🤞

A classic 🤣

Ive got at least 10 buckets but my mate must have nearer to 30. When we went Italy because I wasnt smoking I struggled to sleep and had weird dreams every night with at least 2 of which centered around a massive wall of buckets in someones swim it was like bait wars, woke up stressed out 🤣🤦‍♂️ The mans got 100 buckets, we're screwed! 🤣

He's into the aspect of keeping it separate for throwing by hand or catty due to the different weights, makes sense - I will end up having to buy one or two of these, can't have too many buckets. 👍

My mates been banging on about the bucket, looks a good idea tbf 👍

Not knowing anything about this lake I would apply simple winter fishing logic. The sun has the biggest effect on fish so with it rising in the East and warming the West bank shallows first I'd be sure to look there or expect them to turn up there as it warms up through the day. They should follow the sun possibly ending up in the North/East corner - that shallow bay by late afternoon. Wind also plays a part so they could feel warmer on the back of a cold wind OR just follow it for food, can never really say on that one so have to check both end of the pond for signs. They could sit in the deepest hole or completely the opposite, you cannot predict 100% so eyes on the water as much as possible and be prepared to move should you see them.

It's not even cold really is it, not even frosts most mornings - deffo a chance of a fish or two. I have caught what was a lake record at the time during a very cold January night probably -5 it was a surprise for sure, came at about midnight not long after smashing the rods out on singles. I have an old friend who only really carp fishes May - Oct but that's not enough for me. If your comfortable get out there I say, enjoy the quieter banks, any sightings now could lead you to a bumper spring and you could catch a whopper looking prime right now. 👍

I'm sure my grandad had a load of shoe horns, prob all got chucked, would have done the job 👎

I seen you can buy the Nash wader hold open thing now, separate without the waders - gonna buy a pair of those - should help. Hate putting waders on, lost fish and fallen over plenty of times 🤣

I'll worry about that when it happens lol Can get into my waders with the sallopettes on but not done it during battle, my waders have quite a high boots so not ideal.