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Phil did that happen before after or while they were mugging you ?

What exactly is it about Guy ?

Im told its very good . Fareham is one of the few "pro"'s i have time for .

Whilst i was in the tackle shop today i noticed that Carp-r-us do a Crank hook ?????? Designed by Frank Warwick by all accounts .... Didnt get a chance to compare patterns to the Korda hooks but i wonder ..... :)

I wondered why they've only produced em in barbed , albeit micro ?

Thats good to hear mate

Hi Dal , its only something i would consider trying if i decided to fish a different lake and i thought it was worth the risk . At the moment i dont need a leader of any description and i tend to catch ok every time i go without exactly emptying the lake . There is another lake on the complex that i MAY move onto one day . It has a bigger average stamp of fish (up to 40's) but , as i've posted before , 10ft deep and 9 ft of it weed so its something i'll need to get my head around before i do. In the meantime there are a couple , maybe 3 x 30's in my current lake , at least one of which i want before i go anywhere

I've never used a leader , never been in a position where i felt i needed one tbh BUT i've often wondered what material i would use and more importantly how i would attach it and this post explains it all very nicely so many thanks Hawk While we're on the subject of leaders i'm currently a fluorocarbon mainline user and although its all fine at the moment it IS a nightmare when its new as anyone who has respooled their reels with it will know . One of the reasons i've never used a leader is that it is another knot/weak point on the line and i never wanted to risk a fish towing it around in the event of a snap off . Are there any merits in the use of a short fluoro leader attached to mono mainline purely for camouflage purposes and sinking-near-to-the-business end properties ? If so , how short could you go with the leader in order to bring the above reasons into play yet at the same time NEVER put a Carp at risk ANY risk ?

I rest my case :)

I dunno , fudgey suggested i did it when he found out my situation bless him Threads not off track at all mate its about the fishery where those chancers were . There are worse affected threads than this one

Dal you old cynic

Hahahahahaha that is the biggest load of old tripe i've ever seen ffs . A 50 & 8 x 40's ???? Lived in essex / east london all my life , been fishing for more than 40 years and i've NEVER heard of this place .... Toot .

Im hetro neal so i dont do facebook It wont let me on there

Maybe mate i dont know but it sounds like it cos theres a couple of photos of a large Catfish on the website but no quoted stock levels . Its under new management and been renamed cook farm fishery . Maybe to try and lose the stigma of what you mentioned . Whats the story there Bivvy , i must have missed that one ?

Failing that the good old Gardner muggas or gamakatsu sp204's

I dont normally like to ask these sort of questions , preferring to find out for myself but i've just come across this place on the internet . Its quite close to me in Benfleet essex but i've never heard of it and wondered if anybody else knows anything about it ? It has a pretty poor website and a few , what i would consider to be , silly rules . No stocking information or whether night fishing is allowed although it states £15 for 12 hrs which i consider to be quite expensive so if it was days only i wouldnt be interested anyway but it looks quite nice on google earth and wondered if anyone out there has any experience of this gaff ? Thanks in advance fellas

Well take him then . You wont be needing a landing net

Official disclaimer; I would like it to be known that i am completely distancing myself from this quote and anything similar on the forum. It has and is nothing whatsoever to do with me . Tim.

Now now Dal

Never heard of it . Welcome to the mental institution

Yep

Mark , this is in no way MY opinion at all but its the only thing i could see on the internet with regards shock leaders and leadcore . It would appear that , yes , leadcore rightly or wrongly does get used as a shock leader . Anyway here goes ; http://northwestcarp.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/leadcore-leader-carp-rigs.html?m=1

So many threads going off topic that im getting all me threads mixed up ffs ....

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