carperjake

It was when I went for a look, a syndicate IIRC. But that was easily 15years ago, maybe nearer 20.

Not heard anything about this for years. I went for a look round once, the owner was a "unique" sort of guy!

Does anyone have any info about these 2 lakes in Market Rasen please? Behind the Land Rover dealer. I was thinking about taking a ride down for a shufti but lockdown put paid to that.

Thanks

Never used it, is it any option? Is it ok to use with PVA mesh?

Cheers for the replies. I have some soaked and boiled nuts currently soaking in betalin ready for the spring. Casting isn't a problem as I drop from a bait boat with a PVA bag enclosure. I'll be crushing and drying some for PVA bags.

Cheers, I've been using very few tigers as free offerings, less than a dozen on each rod. The fish do spook off large beds of bait so I can imagine if there's a concerted baiting campaign they'll get fed up and avoid tigers in a pretty short space of time, hence why I'm looking for an edge over tigers before they blow. I did well last season on tigers but even better when i crushed them and mixed some hemp in too, as fas as i know no one else tried that so I'll keep on with the same approach but change to a brazil nut as hookbait on one or 2 rods and see what happens.

Cheers, unfortunately I'm not the only one using them, they've been used on and off for years but came into their own last season. But the secret is out now and I've been chatting to a few other members, the consensus seems to be that a lot of them will be fishing tigers next season. I'll carry on with them on one or 2 rods but I reckon that brazils will give me an edge.

Does anyone have a tried and tested brazil nut rig please? I'm looking to move away from tigers next season and fish Brazil's over a small amount of chopped tigers and hemp as a way to stay ahead of the curve, tigers have done well for a couple of seasons but are becoming known so I expect them to blow soon. I'm fishing tigers on a short, stiff D rig with 2 small pieces of ziglite foam and 2 undrilled tigers. Would something similar be viable for Brazils or should I look for something different? TIA

If I still lived down that way (grew up around your neck of the woods and lived in Carshalton till about 15years ago) I'd be looking at the CEMEX/RMC tickets.

Fished it once, early spring in Hooters. Look for the bar feature not too far out, it's deep, about 17ft IIRC. Took one fish on an overnighter, 27lb common. Can't remember what bait beyond it being a boilie over some particles.

Delves in Thorne but not the best place to be overnight IMHO. Head South a bit more for A1 pits and Cromwell.

Are you sure about this? I only ask as I've just had 7 weeks off work, I planned on fishing 4 days every week but in the end I found I couldn't do it, after a few weeks I realised that the sessions were getting shorter, I'd planned to fish 4 days and went home after 2 and so on. Sessions got cancelled, family became far more important. And who's to say your gonna catch? It can get very boring just sitting there not catching, it becomes a chore. Especially when the weather's crap, it was for a few weeks of my time alone and I found I wanted to go home but couldn't because the rain was lashing down, September isn't too bad but October can start to turn wet and horrible.

Does anyone know anything about this place? I've looked at the website and got the basics but it doesn't mention stocking levels or give anglers opinions of the place.

All my fish for the last couple of seasons have come on the same lead set up. 2ft of leadcore, locjaw or safety clip set up, loose tail rubber to an easily discharged lead. I also cut the swivel off most of my leads to give the fish less movement before it hits the weight of the lead, works for me. Simples...................... It's getting harder to find locjaws nowadays and I'll only use a safety clip that can be fixed to the swivel, not being able to secure the swivel in the clip seems to defeat the object of the lead not discharging IMHO. I bought some of the Nash weedy clips recently, stopped using them after 2 casts, on the first cast the lead fell off as it hit the water, the second cast saw the lead come off mid cast! I'm all for fish safety but a lead that discharges on the cast is a bit OTT!

Don't have any pics but I'll see what I can do. Simple explanation: Size 6 hook, not too fussed about make but I do try and use either Gamakatsu G-Point Super or ESP Big T Raptor, usually size 6 with a wafter on the hair or size 4 if I'm using a pop up (I use Krill ATM and find these sizes work best with the buoyancy of their pop ups). I use Jel E Wire for hooklink, strip back 3 inches, tie a loop, pop hookbait on to get separation between bait and hook right, then just knotless knot. I tend to wrap the hooklink around the shank at least 10 times and then another 2 on the other side of the hair, this kicks the hair out from the shank nicely. Then rather than just passing the hooklink thru the eye I wrap it a couple of times back around on the way back to the eye, just adds a bit more strength (in my mind anyway). I tend to fish short links, no more than 6 inches. If I'm using a wafter then I just strip a little of the coating away around an inch from the eye to act as a hinge. I do the same for a pop up but a little nearer the eye and add putty on the stripped back coating. I may use a kicker or heat shrink if the fish are getting away with it. Always use a rig tag end thingy to cover the far end and the swivel, just for neatness. That make sense at all?

Been a few times and always caught from both lakes. Had a few rules that didn't fit with my fishing style so I left it alone. The particle rule was a pain, as was no spodding or baitboats. The gate rule was the straw that broke the camel's back, only open at certain times to allow anglers in and out, beyond that you couldn't leave. I got a serious case of the squits and desperately needed to get some Immodium and the baliff wouldn't let me out! Had to plead with him to let me out, when he did I was out for around 30mins, got my medication, came back and fished on for 24hrs then left 36hrs early. It's OK if you have no choice other than day tickets but I'll not go back.

Thinking ahead for next year, has anyone got any info on the place? Looks ideal for me, is it secure?

We have a Labrador/Poodle cross called Bosley, 7 years old and still a bit bonkers but a real family dog. And a Cavalier King Charles/Bichon Frise cross called Olly, he's 2 and starting to calm down a bit from his mad puppy years although he does have a panchant for muddy puddles, water and fox poo, he's in the bath 2 or 3 times a week! The cat is 14 years old now but you wouldn't know that to look at her, she's in charge of both the dogs!

Have a look at this place, not easy to get a ticket, probably be on the list for a couple of years. The forms go live at midnight 13th May and get taken down again when they have enough applications so be ready to print it and be on the syndicate leader's doorstep with a cheque the next day! http://baintonfisheries.co.uk/index.htm

I'd have said Cromwell but no accomodation.

Ok, went to Bain valley for 72hrs, fished Stirling lake, had half a dozen fish, no size, lost a few too (I'm working on the reason for that). Went for a walk round their Wellington lake, 16acres of untapped carpyness. No real swims, saw around a dozen fish to mid 20s. But it's a hike to any fishable areas and you need to set up your bivvy on a 5ft wide path, like fishing used to be when it was all done on the sly! I'll probably go back but not gonna rush to it. Cromwell next methinks. Oh, it's full of snakes too.

Going next week for 72hrs, anyone know anything about it? I'm drawn towards Wellington Lake, I've spoken to the balliff and he reckons it's hard work as it doesn't get fished very often but TBH I'd rather sit out for a better fish than go on Stirling for low doubles. The balliff has also mentioned that there's some new waters local that they have taken over, I might get a crack at one of them too. http://bainvalleyfisheries.co.uk/lakes/lake-hurricane

Anyone know anything about it? Near Woodhall spa, I've had a look at their website and it looks interesting but I'm after some first hand knowledge rather than relying on their adverts. Anyone? My bad, it's the one at Wroot, done a search and found some stuff about it, I was after another one, I'll start a new thread. Mods, can you lock please?

Sounds about right, go to Fairview instead.