elmoputney
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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 😂😂
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Could be a heated lake, won't be long now 😂
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3 hours ago, yonny said:
How bizarre.... no sooner had I posted those kippers above, when I see Korda put up some shots on FB. There are two swims in these shots - one is the swim I caught these fish from, the other is the one next door!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cnf8bRY43/
Was he sheeping you up for emptying the place?
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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.
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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.
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I've actually seen this too. Left on all night to light a pathway to his rods. Don't encourage the trolls 😂
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If you want to get a bank loan for leads the fox gripper leads are good.
If not any will do I found the ridgemonkey ones awful though I couldn't feel the drop with those for some reason.
I quite like a coated lead but the rough sort as they pick up any clay off the bottom. But basically any will do.
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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?
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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 👍
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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.
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I've made some hard hookers today and some sinking wafters, or light bottom baits as I prefer to call them.
I then made a glycerin based bait spray, that is too viscous to spray 😂
But I've given my hookbaits a coating, and they now smell amazing. And will hopefully harden more and become crayfish resistant.
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On 17/03/2026 at 19:29, elmoputney said:
If it helps I got a good deal by going on ebay, total fishing tackle, got a £25 off voucher £169 rather than £194.99
And then I got another £25 off voucher so bought 5 extensions for £55, I'm now up to 6 wraps capability. Can't wait for next week now.
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2 minutes ago, framey said:
I nearly bought one on Sunday
then the wife said you already got 2 of them poles lol
If it helps I got a good deal by going on ebay, total fishing tackle, got a £25 off voucher £169 rather than £194.99
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Excellent write up @Yonny
Big Head is a cracking fish.