nigewoodcock

Show us a picture to see your problem.

Lol

Pushed it through, had another fish, cut it at the shank, then pushed the rest out!! Lol you can see in the first two pictures that I have two rods left out fishing and then in the last pic, the fish in the net!!! Weird playing one with a rig hanging out your finger!!!

I did late Friday till Saturday morning and managed four carp and a finger!!!!

We do a supple hair braid mate. It’s brilliant for ‘tying’ baits. https://nashtackle.co.uk/products/view/hair-braid

Read Yonnys advice! Essential part of my kit! Tripods are 1000’s times better than a bank stick. I use up to 3 external flashes but only for really special fish. I am generally happy with one external mounted on the camera. The in built will also be ok

Go into your local store and they can order you one. We’ve been really busy with limited staff this last week due to junior carp camp.

Look for a second hand canon 70d

Mick had one first light but that’s it today mate. Two for mick, Adam and Keith one each and my two.

Bit of both I think mate. Looking back through the lakes insta page, it always has a drop on its belly. Saying that though, it did seem pretty full.

I’m down in reading for a couple of nights and then straight up to horseshoe tomorrow with work for the junior carp camp. Had two so far with hopefully another chance early doors before I pack up.

Lol thats most people! “Never had anything on zigs mate” but only ever chucked a token one out and left it! It’s a very active way of fishing.

If I saw them near the surface, backs out or just under, I would start from the top down. But the best thing about adjustables is that you can cover all depths with one cast! If you were fishing a spot that was 10ft deep and tied a rig to be an inch or two under the surface, the next cast could land in a divot or on a lump, meaning you could be 6inch down or up from where you thought you were, or even a foot or two out! How many swims do you fish that are a dead level bottom! When I do fish fixed zigs, I always start at the longest I think the fish are. It’s easier to cut down than add on! As I say though, when it’s critical to be just below the surface, an adjustable is the only way to go to be sure. Even in shallow lakes.

Size 8’s are fine for zigs. at churn, I couldn’t get a bite on a static zig. It wasn’t until I put an adjustable on and moved it to exactly where it needed it o be for a take. 3 inches to high or low, would result with n no pick up. Literally, an inch does make a difference. It was an eye opening day that’s for sure. I learnt loads watching them and how they react to zigs.

I’ve had them being like that on a few lakes mufty. A zig just under the surface seems to get a take far more times than a floater. Especially if feeding riser pellet over them. At the Clearwater open day the weekend before last, all the lads were struggling to get one off the top. The fish were all over the shop but taking very sporadically, so hard to concentrate them. I grabbed a rod, put an adjustable out, 2 inches down. Had one almost instantly! I told my mate before doing it, that I thought it would pick one off. It was as if they didn’t want to tip up that final last bit to take a floater but were happy moppping up the riser pellets that were hanging around just under the surface. I had had the same on my last two visits to my lake. Also seen it at churn pool. Phil will testify to how well stalking them with zigs worked!!!

Blackthorn fishery near oswestry. About an hours drive from Manchester. Luxury accommodation. Cracking fish up to over thirty pound. Right in the middle of nowhere with no light or noise pollution.

Cheers pal

Decided to do the afternoon instead of the cup final today. Good choice I reckon. Just gutted I can’t do the night as it looked bang on for another chance.

I see what you mean about the mouth damage mate. That’s shocking. Awesome angling though pal. Completed!

First choice for me on most occasions mate!

90% of a good photo is attributed to the eye of the person taking it.

I thought you had joined the ranks to help our playoff hopes!!!

Where did you get your cov city top from stevo??

Nice stevo!! Getting to grips with this zig lark ain’t ya???!!!!

Worked damn hard for this one at the weekend, which included moving swim twice by boat!