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I'd like to add (and I know it was just a joke), that while being built like Tarzan doesn't hurt, technique is what gets you distance. It's comparable to golf in that even people who aren't in terrific shape can get a decent shot off with practice. The bit about rods softening up a little is true, and in some cases as in close river fishing I like it.

They call it "backing", available wherever fly fishing supplies are sold. The old-style dacron line we used to use on baitcasters looks the same and works fine, equally important is it doesn't slip on the spool like rod wraps.

That would attract them. Carp follow ducks and geese around waiting for them to poop.

I used a pneumatic caulking gun with a silicone tube and screw-on tips. same same

Here in Canada the feed store I go to sells maize as whole corn, try asking for whole corn or feed corn. Cracked corn is good groundbait and faster to cook than whole corn, but I prefer the whole kernels because I use them as hookbait. We tried rolled corn a few times because of the quick preparation.

Watching Bou v Tot early in the morning courtesy of the illuminati having hooked up wires to the sun, and at 78:30 nearly saw a hockey game break out, good show!

I recall someone saying they liked this forum because it's so peacefull, said the white forum was like Berlin in 1936! [emoji3]

The same day this thread popped up I had an email from Angling Direct about a sale, (first in years, they must be connected). They won't ship to Canada anyway. I've been impressed with the quality of most British tackle and fishing luggage, and even the lower end stuff in my first carp fishing kits had some stars, (burned the reels out but still like those 2.25 rods, and that little mini-pod is still good). Theoretically the higher the stocking levels, the easier it should be to catch a fish, unless they aren't biting. If you can make those ones that aren't biting, bite, I consider that something to be proud of. In North America and in Europe there is great carp fishing in huge lakes like inland seas, so stocking levels is only one part of the equation, their habits of patrolling for food betray them.

I don't go overboard, if I'm re-using a hook I'll give it a few swipes with the carbur... carbouru.... sharpening stone. Bought it to sharpen my skates in 1973.

They sell it in electrical supply shops as well, that's where I found mine.

I consider them free groundbait, the carp here eat crayfish and if there's a few around my rig that's ok.

I find these hair clips in the bar, but they're available everywhere for next to nothing, (she'll never miss it), and as the bait disintegrates it closes on the line. I keep a few of various sizes in my tackle box.

I was thinking of drilling holes all over a small pill bottle and stringing it on.

I keep one little jar just for glugging hookbaits and keep adding to it as required.

Possibly, I suppose it depends on what the bottom is like but I can't think what would rule it out. A lot of the time if I've fouled my rig I'll know or suspect on the cast when I make that tiny move to draw my lead in just a foot or less to make sure I'm not in a nest of weeds or something. I do it in lakes too. If it doesn't feel right I don't think twice about checking it and re-casting. When fishing at night I've used a glugged white foam earplug up about 5" (I thought that would keep me out of trouble from drifting weeds) and caught on it.

When there is enough current to move groundbait downstream from where it's placed I sometimes cast my hookbait downstream as well in the belief that carp will be approaching from that direction as they detect the bait, and that hopefully some of the older and wiser ones will be eaitng particles that they know have tumbled down freely from where the main pile is. Sometimes it works.

Thanks for the report Angel, nice looking place, very "fishy".

No Christmas music until December - I'll hand out warning points!

Halford v Skues on fly fishing, and the argument that it is unsporting to use any other approach than a dry fly in a natural drift, and angled from the bank.

Welcome to the forum, and good luck.

Wow! I was a fan of the alien pipes before but Grunhilde really bends it! Thanks Levi.

Welcome to the forum.