Gaz

the difference is about 2700 members for a start lol. plus the little and bullying

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bovvy had terrible problems with tyres being slashed if you was in someones swim, houchins had terribles problems with bullying for the same reason. olivers always been ok cause it aint a carp water as such a[art from the fact that people were nailing catfish to the posts cause they didnt like them, that was a few years ago though. snake pit terribly clicky. awful club that charges near syndicate money now imho

paxmans AC mate, 7 or 8 lakes, cats to 60 carp to mid 30. awesome friendly club. dont mean to sound disrespectful but how much carp fishing you done? little syndi close to me mistley/bradfield. imho i wouldnt bother with CAPS, to much aggro on their waters

yeh i can see the patterdale in him now, lovely dogs

awesome little dog, gotta have a bit of jack in him?

lol, saved by a gooner, whatever next

i cant believe i am admitting this but i have got a TOY POODLE cracking little dog though. 15 months when i got him, sort of a resuce but slightly neglected by the owner nothing to bad

thats the worst thing about having pets

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is manningtree/mistley to far for you?

are you friends with rushes on facebook?

http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=29418&highlight=paxmans

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another vote for the coalman tbh. if you fish in the winter then imho i would not even think of anything else

nice story mate

good point mate

the trakker i bought about 6 years ago and it was already very worn back then. but the jrc i bought brand new and it says 5 season but still isnt warm enough in cold temps. i just dont understand it!!!! im really worried to buy another in case its not good enough and then i would have wasted money. You may have bad blood circulation like me so even when your all warped up in a bag you will still feel the cold. invest in a bedchair cover as that will give you a extra layer of warmth and also make up a flask of hot tea/coffee/soup and when your feeling really cold have a cup of it, will help alot. what soooooooo many people dont realise is that a lot of the time you get cold because of the thinness of the bed and the cold air underneath you, a decent padded bed or even a piece of carpet under your bed will usually help big time

get a padded bed, preferably a memory foam one, it will make a MASSIVE difference on cold nights. i have a vision memory foam bed, £110 which you will pay more than that for a really good bag. mega comfy and fantastic on cold nights

nice one, another great piece mate

i wouldnt net a fish that size unless i had no choice tbh. jaw it out if possible. i have a 60 inch dedicated cat net which would easily get a 60 in but even then i would only net it if i had to. when netting a cat once its head i near the spreader block lower your rod and release the pressure, its not easy at first cause it is not natural but you will find that by lowering you rod the cat will swim down and into the net rather than backwards and out of it. try it

so easy to tie, so easy to use, so good a rig, SOOOOOO underused. nice piece mate and well done for taking the time to do and put up the pics

there really REALLY is not less damage to the fish. Barbless move about and create big holes in a fishes mouth unlike micro barbed that take hold and stay there. Read through the link I put up and it will explain

http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=19019&highlight=barbed++barbless i think most people that really know about the damage barbless can do wil always go with micro barb, some waters have now banned barbless

I can tie my own rigs that catch fish, I like the Kryston range for hook lengths and I do prefer to tie my own lead core lengths as the ready tied are a bit short in the fox range, as for the ESP hook lengths my only grumble would be with the hair loop, you have to cut a 15ml bait down a bit if you want to balance a bottom bait with even a small dumbell cut in half. Korda have a lot of rigs on the market at the moe, they are a lot more technical in the components range than what was on sale even just a few years back, if I was using a rig with bait swivels and blobed down loops I would want to tie it my self, they must be tied out side of the UK ? too labor intensive to be made in the UK. you cant talk about quality ready tied in one breath and in the next mention korda lol