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Same here, tighten the drag on the other rod and land the one I'm playing. All you can do innit. You're brave lol. That could end up an expensive bite!

Depends largely on your budget and your technique mate. If you want to spend money and are well voiced in big casting then the Harrison Trebuchet is a monster for distance work. If you want to spend money but not the worlds biggest caster the Trebuchet Light is much easier to compress but still capable of massive distances. If you want to save money the Shimano rods (TX2, TX4 and TX7) are supposed to be very capable in the high test curves and available at much lower cost. Ultimately any long stiff rod will get you distance but as with most things budget makes a difference.

a million miles that should read 🙈

There's a few that bring back special memories but if I had to pick one it'd probably be a low 20 mirror I had 20+ years ago. It was from an 80 acre park lake which held very few carp. I was a million out of my depth at the time and fished it for a year with nothing to show for it but I had a take in the autumn and landed this amazing chocolate coloured mirror. Obviously not massive but to this day it's one of the most beautiful carp I've caught. It sticks in my memory because it was that year that taught me the difference between chucking a bait in the water and waiting, and proper angling (observing and acting on what is observed). I learnt that you could easily waste you life away "sitting it out" and that if you want to catch special carp you need to put the effort in. It was significant as that capture gave me the confidence to target harder waters with bigger fish so ultimately it set me on a path to catch all my other favourite carp. I used to have a snap of the fish off an old disposable camera but it got chucked out by my Mum in the late 00's.......😭😂

I had one of those ages ago. I think it was even cheaper back then. Great rod for the money 👍

No, sorry. The Century is quite an old model and the heavier duty Century rods do tend to be quite beefy so I expect that might be heavy but very good quality. The Daiwa is a more modern blank so I'd expect that to be lighter. Also decent quality.

Nah but I have used the Greys GT Extreme Spod which I believe is similar but in 13 ft. Heavy, but puts the spod a long way.

Very nice Kev!

I used to use it a good while ago now. Never crimped it but found it was OK knotted. Can't recall any failures mate.

Almost certainly mate.

Different principles imo. Pellets are awesome for attraction but they breakdown so quickly that they cannot elicit the same type of feeding response. They'll get them grubbing around on the spot but they'll not get them moving around picking up baits. I think using both is the best option.

Yes mate, decent choice. The best snag hook I know of is the Cap R Us Centurion 2000. If this pattern can work with your rigs it's also a very good choice. https://www.carprusdirect.com/product/ats-centurion-2000/

🤣🤣 Mate what a sesh! Well done 👏

Bit late there Framey last I heard he only had 200 copies of the reprint left and that was a good week ago.

Where have I taken a swipe at you? My first post on this thread was as follows: I find it very surprising that you've been fishing for carp for 50 years and don't believe decent bait makes any difference. Especially given how much thought you clearly put into the subject. For me, bait is second only to location. It is nothing short of critical imo. I have commended your thinking and merely expressed surprise at your conclusion. Are you for real?🤣🤣🤣 I'm not bothered about the "last word" mate so fill your boots.

You're possibly the rudest chap I've ever seen on here. Carpbell wasn't trying to be write from a scientific perspective. He was writing from an anglers perspective i.e telling you about observations he's made on the bank. And your response..... copying/pasting the very first thing (🤣) that comes up on Google when you enter anything about the nutritional requirements of carp... is absolutely laughable. Made me chuckle. You call that scientific writing? A 4 year old can copy/paste from Google. So to invite you to dig your hole deeper, I'd like you to tell us how your copy/pasted passage about the nutritional requirements of carp supports your claims that a rubbish bait will catch as much as a decent one?

Are you taking the mick?🤣 I give up. We bow to your superior experience, knowledge, and intellect. Good bait is a myth. We're all wasting our time. Thank you for saving us👍

Considering you keep referencing the principles of debate you don't half come up with some strange responses mate. I only use boiled baits for certain times of the year when I believe they're at their most effective. Those are the periods when the carp will choose the aminos they detect with their gustatory and the olfactory senses over other baits such as particles. The best way to offer them that is a top quality fishmeal boilie. Imo. You'd be right to wonder how often I go fishing. I have a full time job and a wonderful young family at home that are the priority in my life. I normally get a day or two on the bank per month which goes about halfway to satisfying my love of angling. Luckily it's just enough to achieve results and if you read through the catch reports on here you'll see I do OK given my limited time. A1 Pits is just round the corner from me. A proper circus I'm sure you'll agree. Unlike you I do still target big fish waters which as you can imagine given the time I have is a very tall order. "Being quiet, watching the water, location, moving onto fish, getting a good drop, and my own water craft" are simple pre-requisites on such waters. Without them you'd blank all year. Each to their own mate. For me the ultimate feeding trigger (in terms of boiled baits) is the key aminos released as the proteins in a well balanced active bait break down. You cannot achieve that with soya and flavouring. But ultimately I think confidence goes a long way to being successful so if you're happy with the bait you use and you're happy with your results then none of the above matters 👍 P.S. The way you babble on about 'debate' when you clearly really struggle to reply to anyone without sounding condescending and patronizing will not win you any friends Dicky.

I find it very surprising that you've been fishing for carp for 50 years and don't believe decent bait makes any difference. Especially given how much thought you clearly put into the subject. For me, bait is second only to location. It is nothing short of critical imo.

Tricky to say. The TC doesn't necessarily mean how stiff it is, the action is more important.

The Captor was not sharpened other than the standard chemical sharpening process. The only difference was they left the coating off the tip. Think they discontinued them because sales dropped after the Kamakuras were released (even though they don't yet do a curve pattern in the Kamakura range).

A float fishing reel is just a fixed spool spinning reel mate. As long as your spinning reels are not multipliers (or baitcasters as they might be known over there) you'll be fine.

I don't think it is. You can get packs with all the components, but not pre-constructed i.e. ready to tie onto the mainline.

At most a few yards mate.

I have a pal that uses the TX4 and he rates them, but tbh I think either are a step sideways for you. If I were you I'd save up few months and get a genuine upgrade.