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elmoputney

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  1. On 26/05/2026 at 07:00, yonny said:

    I would have preferred to see Spurs go down but WHU will have to do😅

    To see my beloved Sunderland go to Europe for the first time in my life (and I'm 47 years old tomorrow!) is absolutely mind-blowing. Still can't quite believe it. 

    Well done to Sunderland, Could you imagine how smug arsenal fans would be if that happened though. No one wants that, they are already smug enough.I'm quite happy West Ham went down instead of spurs though 😂 

    I've not been watching much kickyball lately, I'm all about womens rugby these days, went to Twickenham to watch the Red Roses the other week. They make footballers look like a bunch of Daily Express reading Karen's. 😱 

     

     

     

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    I put on the JOF last time I went fishing, once it settled down it was OK but it did crack off once, I got 26 wraps straight through though, but tried to get my rod that far hooked the bivvy and sliced my finger when it didn't start flying 😂 (yes I didn't use my special glove, health and safety have been notified ) 

    Put 2 rods on the 18 wrap spot after that much more civilised 🧐🧐 

  3. 2 hours ago, OldBoy said:

    As the weather is now starting to warm up, I know it will take weeks for water to do the same.

    I am going to get the method feeders out again soon, did look at molasses meal but not that easy at a good price, decided to do my flaked maize soaked in molasses, has anyone tried this?

    Yes I know it is supposed to be a bream magnet? Didn't RH actually have a bait flavour called Bream Attactor?

    Will be testing it this weekend?

    Anything caught will be a bonus.

    Good luck to all out on the banks now 👍

    Yep flaked maize and mollasses works well IMO (haven't tried it on the method so you might want to add some groundbait to it) . you could also add some garlic flakes and squid brand fish sauce, it does take on any liquid well though but does breakdown into not a lot so you may want to add some other bits into the mix but give it a try I'm sure it will work a treat. Condensed milk also gives it a good cloud effect, bung it all in 😂😂 

  4. 1 hour ago, yonny said:

    No mate. No boats. No baiting poles. No braid. Very traditional rules tbf which i love. It adds to the challenge. 

    Are you gonna be looking for a bait boat friendly water for next time? 

     

    🛥️🛥️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️😍😂😂😂😂😂 

  5. 39 minutes ago, yonny said:

    I was out having a vape last night and noticed it was v clear skies.... I expected a frosty car this morning and I got one.

    It'll be cold tonight too but tomorrow night is...... wait for it....... 11 degrees! Feeding time.

    I'm going after work tonight, buzzing even though it's going to be cold, come on you carps. Let's have a muncher or two. 

  6. This weekend I tragically lost my vintage JRC Cocoon, must have been 25 years old or more. It had a bent frame, lots of tape,mouse holes and I had replaced the elastic for zip ties and it was light as anything. But sadly the loops started to rip away from the mattress and it could no longer be saved. It's out lasted many other bedchairs, it's now gone to bedchair heaven and will be sadly missed RIP 

    So I have found a new JRC Cocoon 2 arriving tomorrow, it's probably 4 times as heavy but looks mega comfortable and it's a sleep system. I still have the sonik one but that does tend to give me back ache. But it is pretty light and will do for when I need the barrow. 

  7. 1 minute ago, barry211 said:

    am looking to tap into the wisdom of those of you that are into photography :)

     

    my Dad has been into photography for years but now his MS is playing him to the point where tremors are stopping him using his set up and occasionally popping along with me to take action shots (cough cough)...

    i am looking at some kind of chest rig as this will support the weight of the camera and so long as he can press the shutter he should be ok as he uses either a chair or mobility scooter these days so i know he wont fall over. not looking at an expensive gimbal rig but rather a chest mount hands free sort of thing. i have found this which looks the part but struggling to find anything similar in the UK, do any of you know where something like this could be purchased from for about the same cost without the huge postage charge?

     

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267577039546

     

    any help would be appreciated

    Would some kind of tripod help? Or one of those ones that you can attach to things? 

     

  8. 1 hour ago, hutch said:

    Is it one you have done yourself or Tropamino ?

    Egg Albumen will make a harder skin on the outside whilst retaining a softer centre, blood plasma will firm it through, if you just need egg albumen for making 1 egg pick up some egg white powder from the supermarket baking aisle

    Thanks Still tropamino at the moment. I've just been playing with the liquids, eggs and flavours etc to get it how I want it. I've been on Copilot quite a lot and have made a load of recipes from scratch on there . It's been good fun but as of yet I haven't tried making any other than my glycerin liquid.

    Next thing I want to do is scale up production to make more quicker. I need a compressor for the gs night hawk I got with my boilie roller and I'm thinking about getting a paddle mixer so I can mix higher quantities at once. 

    I have bought some egg albumen now, so hopefully all my hookbaits will be better, they don't have to last forever as I rarely leave one out more than 24 hours, just need some more time and to get my garage mixing ready. 

    I've got enough bait for my next trip though so I am alright for now 👍

  9. 42 minutes ago, hutch said:

    Look like a good start to your journey @elmoputney hopefully some of those will put some fish on the bank soon.

    Yes hopefully, very happy with the basemix that rolls well, smells good and seems like it should be a decent bait. Pretty much think I have the recipe bang on now,

    For some reason I've struggled more with hookbaits but I think i just needed to add some egg albumen to firm them up a bit, I threw a load out but pretty happy with the latest ones now they are being glugged. Just need to start catching for confidence but enjoying the ride so far. 

  10. 49 minutes ago, commonly said:

    Ive got to try and get the maggots in the fridge without being detected.🤞

    Ill say its some magic hookbaits (not specialised! )

    I would leave them in the garage will be fine in these temps, not worth the risk. 😂

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