kevtaylor

What so you wouldn't pay the 150+ for a season of Navis Joy? Neither would I but I've got a mate who does (mug)!

I've gotta agree with Tony on this - just another tiny pond owner spouting rubbish - and they think were stupid enough to believe them! If they cant be honest they get none of my cash.

Charnwood Res Loughborough low stocks of carp to 40+ - I've seen photos to prove it Gilmorton Mill Farm - lots of small fish but good numbers of high doubles and twenties.

I use a palomar knot for florocarbon, and a Grinner for mono and braid. I dont know either of the ones you've mentioned

Maybe one to try to join in the future then, cheers for that.

Oh someone told me on here that within the last year it had broke the Leicester Record. Never mind it wouldn't be the first time I got something wrong. Still its got some potential! So is the place worth the money? Good luck!

You could try getting on Saddington through John at All Seasons Angling its done a 50 quite recently - TBO though I dont fancy your chances much, very small syndicate clicky! Also Murphys is looking for new members so I understand.

Problem is that some Carp may not feed on the clear spots , or do so very warily, so the need to be able to present a bait in the weed is required As Nick says clear spots are not always the way to go, I now actively look for weedy areas to fish over - you just need the confidence to do it and find presentations that can cope with it. As someone else said you may be picking up the weed on the retrieve, your rig may have been OK before you reeled in. Use PVA products to give you the confidence that your hook cannot be masked - and you've nothing to worry about. Areas of silk weed are full of naturals and are excellent spots to fish, everyman and his dog looks for obvious clear areas - these are likely to have been cleared out by fish and become danger areas where fish use extreme caution, new small clearings are more likely to be current feeding spots. Watch Nash In Persuit - it goes through all aspects of feature finding, well worth the money! My mates just done a week in a very weedy swim - he had one fish all week fishing a large clear area behind the thick weed beds - the fish were in the area all week, so should he have fished the tiny gaps in the thick weed 'yes' coz thats where they feel safe.

Dont buy the really big one - I just grabbed one off the shelf without really testing how heavy it is - my word its like chucking a large dead bait out, the splash frightened me let alone the fish!

Richworth sorcerer - used with an anti tangle sleeve (fox) - brilliant! Supple, sinks well, anti tangle and camo - what more do you want!!!!

In death rig you mean a shocker? which can be tied safely if using beads that are able to move up/down the line with slight pressure. I dont see what your getting at with regard to tight lines and baitrunners? IMO the issues you raise are not linked?? confused Please enlighten us.

Cant see any of the things you've mentioned affecting the hook hold or damaging the hook itself. I steam mine though, but still cant see dipping it in boiling water being detrimental to it in any way, its hardly enough time to melt the metal is it. Maybe you have got a dodgy batch? - I've only ever had a hook straighten a few times. Weird indeed - I wouldn't go changing anything you do because of this, maybe just stick a different hook pattern on and go fishing as soon as possible to see if it improves things, or to identify if it was the hook. The carp gremlins strike again, you come back stronger for these unlucky or challenging times. Chin up and good luck next time

Thats interesting Tony - I hope your right coz I've been blaming myself thinking that I was giving it too much stick, didn't feel like it at the time but afterwards you dont know what to make of it. Cheers

Yep using it at present - cant say where I'm hooking them at the minute coz I've lost the last 2 fish to hook pulls - which is maybe more to do with the hook I'm using rather than the rig. The few I caught on it last year were firm bottom lip - but a different hook.

Too right I've got the scars to prove it - dangerous stuff! I pulled a hook right through my thumb starting with the nail, that was fun! The joy of pulling using pliers to tighten it - one slip and your in trouble. Yeah sorry 18lb is the right Ghost BS - I reckon I've been lucky with the Korda hooks and Fangs - coz they must just have big eyes. In fact thinking back I remember having to cut the IQ into a point to get it through one type of hook - pretty damn tight.

You've got me thinking now - does it really? lol - if it does then my IQ manages to pass through three times on a size 6 Korda Pattern B. Ghost of about 15 lb would pass through dead easy - the 25lb IQ is easy enough PS I really had to think hard to realise this 3 times thing - must be getting old lol

You can tie a d rig using 25lb IQ it still goes through the eye twice of a size 6 wide gape (or most hooks). Surely you want the invisibility of IQ or Ghost - what hooks you using coz both these materials will thread twice? Crimps - please leave it out

Does Proclear float without the need for greasing it? I want a floating main line or braid, coz i'm totally fed up with wasting money on stuff that isnt fit for purpose - my last go was drennan double strength - which sank after 1 cast and I didnt have any grease with me. Greasing the line just seems like a total waste of time to me - surely I should be looking for a purpose build floater or dry fly line - any suggestions?

Mate - I use Korda wide gapes (pattern B), Korda longshanks, Carp R Us nailers, fangs and Richworth 1st contact incisors. They are all very sharp and strong and could pull depending on where they go in, its just the luck of the draw IMO. Use what you've got confidence in - coz thats all that matters, they're all good products.

IMO wide gape are great hooks and should result in far less hook pulls than any in-turned variety such as nailers and muggas. Hook pulls are simply part of the game - I recently lost a good fish too - annoying but makes you want to go back for another go.

As far as I'm aware its the same stuff, both leave the same residue which will vanish completely over time. Its just that some mugs want to buy small pots of it for a small fortune from tackle manufacturers. My mate brings me a sack full every now and then.

Drennan double strength, though I was told to get super specialist but couldn't. I use the fake weighted mixers coz your hook sits above the water facing up out of sight, I cant seem to get on with hair rigged surface baits, they seem to get sussed instantly, plus the hook is dangling below the bait in full view. I know it works for others but on the clear lakes i'm on it just doesn't get anywhere near the amount of takes that I do on the fakes. Plus you can bounce it over weed and it doesn't snag.

Nice one big fella - I use without silicon so agree with you that both have great hooking properties even after being blown. So we are of the same mind! Good to stir conversation though Like you say with the silicon in place like a float rubber as in Nash's In Persuit - once blown it wouldn't return, which he uses to check whether he has been blown or not, which is good in that respect but not in terms of leaving it out for another take.

Cant say I fully agree with you on this one, you've not put me off using the blow back rig with ring. A blown rig would be no less effective IMO and no different from the position of the blown bait on a D ring (bait up near the eye). Look forward to your comeback

Blow back rig for bottom baits, withy or chod for pop-ups