thanks for the time and effort in typing all that information mate,i appreciate it. i will definately check out some of the waters you mentioned and hopefully get some fishing in when my son moves up here in feb (he has all my gear down in essex). been ages since ive wet my lines so im lookin forward to seeing how well lincs compares to essex,my pb is a 31lb 12oz common,it would be nice to top that,but im not a big fish hunter,i just love to fish
thanks again mate