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Something like that 😁 it just means I get home quicker as I am not faffing with breakfast before I pack up, quick overnighters need fast food 😂

I'm not sure tbh, didn't do me any good though, for whatever reason nothing has materialised yet though, looks a bit more likely this morning, lots of rudd activity but other than a liner this morning nothing doing, Its a lesson went in with a pre conceived plan and so far it hasn't worked, it does only take one bite but I might have to consider other options going forward, they've got to be somewhere Still a Consolation Mcdonalds is on the cards, better start the old pack up once I've drunk my tea 😁

It was only going to last til 8 o clock a minute ago, might just get in the scratcher 😂

Its gone very windy and rainy and has also decided to aim straight at me ☔ I almost don't fancy getting a bite for an hour or so while it passes 😳

Well the old life seems to be going pretty well today, sold my old car this morning, my kids wanted to stay with nanny for a bit so I pegged it home got changed and loaded up, wanged it straight down the lake, just managed to bucket "The swim" in time before some others turned up, I was told someone had a couple out of here last weekend, but karma is on my side today they've had a free feed in the week, the regular haunts are all chocca so I'm not in a bad little spot, rods are out, just got the bivvy up before it rained, now all we need is Mr carp to pay a visit beeeeeeeeeep

Thanks will have a look, Neither have I just thought they deserved it, but maybe just some oil and grease will do 😂

I'm getting excited got another quick overnighter planned for tomorrow, did a sneaky pre bait yesterday, I've done all I can now we just need the carp to play ball, nice bit of low pressure coming it's looking good Tight lines all

My old emcast evos are in need of some TLC or an upgrade, nothing majorly wrong that a service wouldn't help, but is it worth it or should I just get some new ones, I quite like my evos tbh, I certainly don't feel they are holding me back but one does sound a little coffee grinder ish, if I get them serviced I could also get nice wooden handles as a treat 😁 Or should I just upgrade them for some second hand emblems or tournaments? Can anyone recommend someone to service them ?

I am looking to upgrade my reels at some point, I have seen 3 used tournaments going for 600 + recently 😳 I want 3 for £350 max 😁 I think there will be more deals the closer to xmas we get tbough i think

Even the second hand market is mad, things seem to sell for nearly the new price of the item, I remember back in the olden days pre pandemic, many moons ago when you could get some cracking deals on tackle, 😭😭😭😢😢

The buzz bars have another great feature you didnt mention, they can also be used as goalpost or as normal buzz bar set up, depending on your mood 👍 I think they also do some decent products tbh, i still like my rods after a year I quite like the look of there unhooking mats too, I think bivvies do seem to have got expensive lately, cyprinus seem to have stopped making loads now and there are no bargain ones anymore, my bunker was deal of the decade in hindsight , the ones they still sell look pretty decent though,

Ive got loads of pots of trial hookbaits lol, and will probably never use any of them 😁 They always seem like a good idea at the time 😂

https://www.haiths.com/haiths-baits/under-the-radar-secrets/ Tbis came up in a search for hookbait hardeners, has a bit about glycerin in it,

Paul cast a line heseltine uses them and he catches a few

Ive not tried it myself but you could maybe try curing some in rock salt

Check these little funky pop ups, they smell quite amazing too garlic and banana, works so much better than you would think

I use to have some mini Microns in the olden days loved em tbh, only thing was a wired sounder box and I didn't want to spend out on the attx receiver and dongles lol, so I sold them for more than I bought them for 😁 If they are as good as those i would like them I think, all I want is sensitivity settings these days and a reliable receiver oh and to be loud enough to wake me up 😁

Just look for the far bank marker and bingo 😁

Just having a look at some new items and thought we could start some discussions Fox mini Micron x seems to be the new alarm on the block does anyone think they will be good or pap? I am actually a bit interested in these quite like the look of them and if they are as reliable as the old mini microns they could be OK

I don't see much advantage to not using sticks to be honest,for me they make things easier, you can then record the distances you cast and its easier next time, if I know the swim it's usually 3 ot 4 casts and the rods are fishing with as little disturbance as possible, I use the same rod for leading about and spombing also so I have already got that where I want it from my initial marking up I'm really trying to work on my accuracy these days, I want to bait and fish as accurately as I can and with as little disturbance, Even if I am fishing at shortish range I still use them

Not played much with the chod but when I thought it might be a good method for something I had a little look again , I read a thing by Nigel sharp and he was saying about it being a bad idea to hit the clip when using a chod set up as this will make the line tight and the rig not move freely, that had never even occurred to me so I thought I would share it 😁 I also hadn't thought about a light lead being better that's maybe why I didn't really get on so well with that set up 😁👍 Ive started using 4oz on a lead clip recently, or 3oz inlines btw

It was one of the first "new things" I tried when I restarted makes such a difference, well worth persevering with 👍

When you look at it that way I guess the question should be How can I get better? What can I do better? How can I maximise my chances? It always helps to stack the % in your favour, so every little thing you do right is a step closer

I could barely find my head torch, I accidently put the poligrip in the spod mix when I couldn't find my glasses 😁

Just thought I would add the udder side on here to keep track, a sort of smile 😀