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Good lad. Those old Daiwa reels are absolutely bomb proof. I picked up a set of Emblem Pro's (the fishing version of the old Emblem Spod Reel) for a couple of hundred quid to use on one specific water due to their silly long retrieve. I use them for 90% of my fishing now despite having several other sets worth much, much more!

They're basically a cheaper version of the Infinity BR's, which are essentially the bait runner version of the old 5000 tourneys. I had the infinitys for ages, and still use the tournaments. Absolutely awesome reels. They'll be bombproof fella 👍👍👍

Not in Lincs by any chance is it?

Maybe just that your usual hookbaits are a better match for the given situation i.e. more readily taken over the chosen freebies 🤷‍♂️ I found they worked well as singles and over alternative baits. I rarely use boiled baits nowadays so probs not best placed to comment.

What approach did you take? Over boiled baits? If so what kind?

I saw your interaction on the other forum. The bait section makes me chuckle, it gets a bit silly on there at times. I did well on the SHB's. Decent hookbaits imo.

A mate of mine opened this place last year: Home | Fieldview Fishery Not been yet myself but it gets rave reviews and has a very plush lodge. The owner is an absolute diamond so more than happy to vouch for the place.

Sometimes we need to take a step back mate. Hope all goes well and you get the bug back at some point 👍

Why mate? Everything ok? The fact you're on this forum on a Monday morning says you weren't ready to get rid of your gear!

Awesome mate. I stayed on there an extra year trying to catch the Patch Common but it was not to be. It never came out again so I think I was fishing for a dead'n!! I was lucky enough to catch Scaley. Twice in fact. What a kipper that was!

Mainly otters, although I do seem to remember a pollution issue too. Further, a bunch of french carp (illegally imported, en-route to a lake in the valley) were dumped in there when the importer panicked when he came close to being caught. They all washed up dead, along with a bunch of originals, not far from Oundle. Parasite issues at a guess.

It means the lead must be able to release in the event of a line breakage👍

Beautiful area. Enjoy 👌

God knows how this thread has got so many posts🤣 Nick, your taking all this far too literally. A wrap is a term commonly used throughout the carp angling fraternity to describe a 12ft increment for casting. Your post is of course technically accurate, albeit obvious to the point of condescending (no-one is confused🤣), and some guys may choose to put their sticks less or more than 12 ft apart. But when guys refer to wraps, 99.9 % of them mean 12 ft increments. This is the point mate. To almost everyone, it has become a distance measurement. Call it slang for 12 ft. If you prefer to use metres crack on, no-one has an issue with that. I personally couldn't care less what guys use to measure distance. A wrap is as good as 12 ft is as good as 4y is as good as 3.66m as far as I'm concerned.

The Nene is a pale shadow of what it was. Used to be loads in there, proper bigguns too. But the otters put paid to that. Having two is a real result mate, I can assure you it's not full of carp. Well done!

To be taken with a pinch of salt imo. To get 150m (~165 yards) with a 3lb tc rod requires incredible technique. Completely unrealistic for your average angler imo.

Nah. Use with confidence buddy.

It's decent lads 👍👍👍

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Not used that stuff mate. I ditched petrol many moons ago.

Horrible mate, dirty, smelly, times have moved on imo. As Kev said, propane/butane mix is the one👍

I keep them set up ready to go at all times mate. They stay on the rods. No need to re-tie.

I use these. I've used the same ones for 3 seasons now. They last longer than you need to worry about buddy.

A lot of it is water dependent but on the water I fish: Location is always the most important bit but in winter more so as they're far more tricky to find. As we head into Autumn and temps drop they'll stop showing in the day and start showing at night, this is normally near where they'll end up for winter. Areas near (not in) the deepest water and central areas are worth keeping an eye on. Do a couple of nights when the temps start to drop and you should see/hear them if you're prepared to stay up late (very late in some cases). As soon as you think you know where they'll end up start putting a bit of bait in. Don't leave it too late as once they shut up shop for winter there's no getting them going again unless you get some seriously good conditions. If you can get the bait in before they shut up shop you can keep them going right through winter with consistent light baiting. Tactics/rigs etc are not that important imo, just don't go crazy with bait. The important bit is being on them and keeping them going with a little bait in the right area. Don't ignore zigs. Even if you keep them going with bait they'll likely only feed for an hour a day so zigs can increase your chances, especially during the day, significantly. For clothing, the Snugpak stuff was a massive game changer for me. SJ6 or SJ9 jacket and Sleeka salopettes are the ones. It's like wearing a sleeping bag, you can get away with just a T-shirt underneath. That Quantum winter suit is no good, it'll protect you from the wind but that's about it. DO NOT skimp on the clothing, spend proper money on proper gear (most fishing branded stuff is not what I consider to be proper winter gear). A decent sleeping bag is obviously a must of you do decide to do nights. Take plenty of tea. Enjoy yourself.

Towards the end of the week particularly. There was a massive thunderstorm in the Midlands last night but today it's bright again. Temps drop to 20/21 on Wednesday and that'll be the time to be out imo.