nigewoodcock

Could be seen as threatening so had to go sorry mate. You know I was laughing at it whilst deleting it though!! Even more so as I knew you would be blaming someone else lol.

I'm Shropshire born and bred hnv. Just wondering why someone needs new places to fish because they are moving a whole 8 mile away? Lol Always liked the look of Walcott.

How far is it from Ludlow to craven arms?

No mention of khv in your original question

You want a quiet place that no one knows about but you want it to be posted on an open forum?? Lol Near gatten isn't too far from you.

Simple - dry out all your gear thoroughly in sunlight.

What did you do when you blanked? I would suggest doing something a bit different.

And what makes you think we didn't?

I'm a bit behind you Ian but have clocked up 30 myself. It's how the majority started Nathan.

Joe, nice to see someone thinking about a solution to a problem they face. The lake I'm fishing is as silty as they come in places. I too like to use a combi rig sometimes. I fish it on a helicopter lead arrangement to get around it.

Just robbed these off google images: Before being loaded with maggots: After hook has been pulled into corn. Make sure it's pulled in past the barb as far in as it will go: How I tie it now:

Have used this in the past. I use a Korum hook that have the eye with no join. Quite big in comparison to the hook. They were also barbed. Once one is pulled into the plastic corn, there is no chance of it coming out without two opposing forces pulling on it.

I think it is, or at least was, up for sale.

I would say go and walk round them both. Surely it's about which lake you feel is the best, not someone else's view?

Ham pool - ideal for a carp.com social! lol I enjoyed my time in the club and would have loved to have given Whitefriars a proper go.

If it's Blackthorn your fishing then I wouldn't be bothered at all by the weed (or lack of it)

If you can see the bottom through the weed and its only low as you describe, I wouldn't worry about it. Stick a bag or a stick on if you want a bit more confidence.

Sorry mate. It was slasher who I think us the same as the original poster.

I have a feeling that they are the same person! lol

Can't take any credit for the swivel on the 'D', or for the blobbing of floss. Two separate ideas that I have seen and liked so incorporated them into the way I mount a bait on a chod rig. I did think about the shot on the swivel though. Although I am sure others have done it/thought of it. Just I have never seen it before. I started by having the shot on the loop but it progressed to how it is in the photos.

Do you perhaps have a link for niges photo. http://www.carp.com/carp-forum/viewtopic.php?t=55738 There you go mate.

I tried mo's a few years ago. Got ripped off with them not sending what I paid for. Emailed them and spoke to a lady there. Still nothing off them. Once bitten and all that!! I have heard a few good reports off them but I won't use them again. This of course, could just be a one off occurrence but because it happened to me direct, it has stopped me using them. They do seem to get a lot of recommendations so they can't be that bad all the time. The amount I use though, I am just as happy buying the odd bits from my local tackle shop.

What bobbin would you suggest? Wouldn't want to use a leader in weed. In fact, I would try my hardest to avoid them altogether if possible.

A bit more to it with the worms. No cork involved Ill show you at Cromwell Dan

like the worm idea any chance it would work with maggot i dont like cork etc as it looks untidy the way i do it You could mount a cork ball like a popup as normal. Then just glue the maggots to it?