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My 3lb wychwood rods are said to have an excellent casting range of up to 191yards recorded, I've only cast them 80 odd yards so far, I doubt I could achieve that 😁 They aren't broomsticks but I do wonder if they contributed to the recent run of hookpulls I encountered when only fishing at 6 wraps a slightly softer rod would have been better I think in this situation, if only Mrs P agreed that I need more rods for every fishing situation 😁

Here's one I saw this in the news yesterday 😁 Giant carp over the British record banked at 75lb 2oz News Remarkably, the enormous carp took a small 10mm Essential Cell wafter, presented in a solid bag at 120yds with a size 6 Korda Wide Gape hook. A ‘match the hatch’ tactic Wayne believes was vital to the capture,

I was a bit bored the other day so I tied a load of new rigs 😳 Bag rigs, multi rigs for the pop ups and some wafter rigs too And some new leaders ready for the rods

The super pult mk1 is born 💪 I think there may be some extra yardage in this one, the elastic is a lot stronger feeling than my other one, I'm going baiting tomorrow will see how it gets on in real life 🤞

Well I've kind of formulated a plan for Thursday, going tomorrow to spomb a load of particles on a spot I've yet to discover 😳 last time I was there I saw a couple of shows in a little fished area, so hopefully if it's not busy I can get away with it Not sure if it's a good plan but hey its a plan, 🥴 I will have all day there Thursday so I don't need to rush into anything, will just see if anything shows there or anywhere else

Are other people catching while you are there? Maybe they are feeding at other times of the day, Also do you feel like you should be catching but aren't I mean like fish on the spots ? That could mean you are getting done, maybe have a look at a couple of new rigs to play with, are your hooks sharp? Perhaps you need to start doing things a little different from the rest, you say that other peoples baits are working for most, you perhaps need to think about getting your bait to work for you, I should think a lot of people using ready made baits are tinkering with them a bit nowadays, glugging etc, if most people are using bags they may shy away from little clumps of bait, look at what the others are doing and maybe just do the opposite, if you can pre bait but think it's the cost that will put you off, 25kg of pellets £33 or vitalin £17 for 15kg or pigeon Conditioner or particles can be cheap 20kg for under £20 usually, for me if you can this will still be a good cheap way to establish a spot, you won't need loads now but a few good handfuls regularly in the right spot will pay dividends, or otherwise just think about how you can maximise your chances, I am quite the opposite of you though, I don't feel confident unless I've got some bait on the spot, I always want them to get preoccupied and slip up. Hope this helps Elmo

Hi mate I've been down the Overthinking rabbit hole quite often, it's quite easy to do tbh, thing is nowadays there is so much choice with bait, rigs etc it's quite easy to tie yourself up in knots, I've really tried to keep it simple this year and be confident, I am also married with kids etc and only tend to fish quick overnighters, so I've found it's best to try and stack the odds in my favour as much as possible, pre baiting was successful and I've done well using pva bags this year, I started washing my baits out also with water and a hydro I found this doesn't hurt as it makes them softer so they will eat them quicker, My advice would be to just give yourself any advantages you can, be alert, be active, watch the water for clues, get yourself prepped and ready before you get to the bank, spend time looking for clues, but the most important one RELAX AND ENJOY IT, IT'S A HOBBY, don't think you've failed because of a blank or two leave that til the end of the year and then assess your results, Tight lines

The 15lb hydro is nearer to 20lb bs it is tough, hopefully that will help Gardner camflex splices like a dream tbh I've just tried it 👍

What lb bs hydrotuff are you using?

I'm not allowed to use Leadcore so i use an unleaded leader, just got some Gardner camflex but haven't tried splicing it yet, avid pin down leader is what I normally use but couldn't find any, will let you know what I think later Gutted for you though mate I know you've been working hard, just hope you get another chance,

Isn't Yeast is an active ingredient though, it helps things ferment and bread rise, and beer taste great 😁 So I am guessing that marmite or yeast extract is a product of fermentation of some kind,and the yeast is the catalyst to create the enzymes, amino acids, or to aid digestion, or whatever else it may do I may be wrong though like I said I am no expert 😁

To be fair to it, I do still use it and it has taken a lot of abuse, it was a good weed clearing reel for a while but I do wish it was better

Sonik Vader Spod reel

Buy cheap buy twice though, I made that mistake 😳 I've not Managed to break the plastic clips on my emcasts yet and once I accidently left it clipped up and got a screaming take, wasn't much fun trying to get it unclipped with a carp trying to rip the rod out my hand but it didn't break 👍

Sounds like a badly written no fixed leads rule, which was basically to stop people tying them onto the line or fixing them on with shot, a heli set up isn't really a fixed lead set up either as long as the rig can seperate from the leader if the line breaks, then it could be the best option

Surely a leadclip is still as much of a running rig as an inline and with the added bonus of being able to ditch the lead if needs be, sounds like a bonkers rule to me What is the exact wording of the rule???

Are you using solid bags? I mean with the lead in the bag? That should slow the lead down quite a bit maybe use wide bags to act like a parachute a little more, possibly longer rigs too I might switch to a helicopter or lead clip set up if your lead is digging into the clay, it might be making your rig look unnatural, then I would either use a mesh bag or a couple of bits of pva foam to allow your rig to settle slowly on top of it, Did you smell your hookbaits when you brought them in? If they smelt nasty then it's probably not the spot you want, look for the firmer spots if you can they will be there somewhere 👍

How about a crapperpult, take your 2 ridgemonkey toilet buckets add a big old elastic band on each side , like the ones people use for exercise add a fez hat for the pouch, wait till 2 anglers need a Todd, lend them your cozee crappers and fire at will 😁

I haven't yet 😁do you mean the heavy one? I did look at them, will try the other one first tut thanks, I have no problem with korda tbh they put a lot back and now make some great podcasts 😁 👍 I will give it a go, I do have a slightly dodgy left shoulder though from a bmx incident a few years ago, but It may help to use both as it slightly restricts your arm movement which may help 😳

I think if I can get to 60+ yards, I'm pretty sorted tbh, there's only one or two swims that I think you need 80+ yards to fish effectively, it would be nice if I could, but I can use the stick if needs be for those, it just canes my shoulder, if I can get a few extra yards out the groundbait caty then that will help hopefully it will arrive soon so I can give it a try 😉 I've booked Thursday off work next week so I may do a couple of pre bait trials beforehand to see how far I can get them to fly 🙄 I think adding something really non slip to the pouch may help too, something like a bit of knotted paracord to help get you maximum stretch, without the chance of slipping,

That one is worth a try probably the only that made a bold claim about distance, so will see how it performs 😁 Next up I will be thinking about ideal baitsize, I normally use 18mm and I am pretty sure they will be better than 12mm and 15mm for distance, I can get 20mm made up if I ask nicely so in theory these should go further again, not ideal for winter though I was thinking of going down to 12mm next time lol You can get about 50 12mm in an xl pouch though, so can quickly get a nice spread out somewhere and maybe further than I could pult a 12mm spread before

No I couldn't find one anywhere tbh

They didn't have any in stock unfortunately I did try 👍

I've just ordered one of these 😳 apparently it can get a tangerine sized ball of groundbait up to 80m, Its worth a try I think, i don't think you can get the atomic ones now and there were slim pickings otherwise, and also a midi spomb just incase it doesn't reach 😁

Won't be any worse than spodding, or using a stick infact if i can make one work it will be an easier method tbh Popeye has retired now anyway after the success of his furry boots ugg ugg ug ugg 😁