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Thought that might provoke a reaction Quiet today ? Hows the back ?

We could call it the Carpmachine cup

A two legged affair home and away . Winners get to fish with wychwood gear in warm weather Bream count double in the event of a draw

Dont temp me Dion , they'll be enough of that already without the chicken and the pork ....

Congratulations D well done matey

Jus got the nod on the carp.com social . July 22 2057 And thats when i get time to organize it

I think theres me , dal , mufty & smuft vs you lot lol

Most of them are up your way or east anglia cyberman ... They just choose to not tell you

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Well done D What did Phil catch ?

I tend to agree with you CM . All hail king Philip

Look forward to a detailed write up

Fancy naming a movie after a female body part

Thats what i love so much about this site , theres always someone willing to help or give really good helpful advice . Great place . Bigd it dont matter whether you are black , white or sky blue , pink with yellow dots mate , thats the great thing about Carp fishing , anybody can do it if they are willing to learn , which some are not It obviously is a great help if you have previous fishing experience which by the sounds of it you have . Big game fishing in the west indies appeals to me and i can see , from that , why Carp fishing appeals to you . Myself , my fishing background comes from years of sitting on canals and park lakes as a kid fishing for tiddlers . Its what i like to call "the apprenticeship" and the experience stands you in good stead for when you decide to venture into the carp world , and your experiences in the Windies will be of help to you . Particuarly in Fish handling i suspect . As you know , there is always somebody on here willing to help so anything you need to know just ask . As Phil (chillfactor) and CM will tell you , learn the basic stuff , get fishing , and the more advanced stuff is just a natural progression from there . Enjoy your session with Phil , you'll learn loads . I wish i could join you . I think i would benefit from his experience too

Well have you read it ? It says that the stratford canal is run by local angling clubs so its a case of googling it and finding out which club owns the fishing rights to the stretch you would like to fish . I would help you out and ring round for you but i have a 3 yr old who wants his din-dins

Dont suppose you have a piccie ? out of curiosity of course cos people do use the helicopter set up even when they dont really need to , purely for its anti-tangle properties ?

This may be of interest ? http://www.rowington.org/Rowington/canals.html

Here mate have a butchers at this , i think its the last 2 pics in the thread http://www.carp.com/topic/5826-safe-lead-set-ups/#entry218274

Yeh mate sounds wrong to me . Only thing i can think of is your hooklnk is too long . Let me have a look for a pic

Jon , how was your hooklenngth wrapping around the leader ?The very nature of the helicopter set up ( also known as the rotary ) dictates that it canNot happen ie its rotary ? In my experience the only rigs ( apart from the choddy ) used on heli set ups are basic bottom bait rigs ? I have of course set myself up to be shot down in flames having said that

Ginge , i've never used it myself YET but there is a paternoster rig on THIS thread http://www.carp.com/topic/1487-thick-weed-tactics/ That a lot of members on here swear by . Its a great thread by the way

Ginge , i've never used it myself YET but there is a paternoster rig on THIS thread http://www.carp.com/topic/1487-thick-weed-tactics/ That a lot of members on here swear by . Its a great thread by the way

Good post john . Just a thought here but nobody has mentioned dumping the lead here . Would that help ?

Bigd , how bout that ? You wont get help like this anywhere else !Generals gather in their masses

Yey agree with everyone else Phil , barbed hooks stay put and barbless hooks cause a lot more damage mate