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This one was no 4 another common about 15lb I actually got the camera set up for no5 📸

This one is no 3 mat shots ftw all from my middle rod so far all commons, and all between 12 and 16lb, I'm starting to feel like I need to get organised these teatime fish aren't doing my organisation any good 😁

Just had another little one 12lb common , it was a bit of a pig to unhook as it had a manky mouth so I slipped it back without a photo, 😢

Considering I've tripped on them, kicked them I think they are pretty straight today 😁 Im now having my first cuppa been a slow tea day so far 🍵

Still in carnage mode 😁

It's been a funny old start im a bit slow today things are being silly, but cast my second rod over the spodded area, whilst still setting the bobbins it ripped off, knarly old common 16lb so I've had one and I still haven't had breakfast 😁

Thanks me too, I can't sleep I'm that excited 😂

Looks like you need the number ie Fishspy - 123 which is on the box, if you haven't got that you can plug it into a PC 5o find it I'm theory you could keep going through lots of of 3 digit codes and see if you connect

I'm no expert either tbh, I've never really ventured onto a Big water, I think the key would be to not change too much to begin with and adapt as you need too, If it was me I would probably just walk it and try and find them and then regularly feed a couple of likely spots and hope they keep visiting 😁 Have a look at the Carl and Alex reservoir diaries they may prove quite useful 👍 Good luck though sounds interesting, what's the stock like?

Thanks can't wait tbh, it's been a funny last few weeks I think I need the chance to think and reflect, and if I don't get time for that hopefully I will catching a couple which is never a bad thing 😂

I am just glad I can drive to the swim ☺️ 5kg + Bucket full of chops and 12mm lers 2 buckets full of stinky, oily, spicy seeds, probably 4kg dry so probably a lot more wet, it was quite wet still so I thought I would add some pellets to soak up some of the juice, they expanded and popped the lid, oily liquid all over the garage floor Oops 😂 wd40 used to clean it up 👍 Pva bag mix big bucket 4kg 18mm boilies +1kg of 12mm Pva bags and hookbaits in one bucket My water bucket with liquids in 😁 and seriously I questioned whether I would have enough for a 24 hour session 😂😂😂😂😂 I think I need some bigger buckets 🤣

I agree with emmcee tbh, whilst my little mole muck experiment needs more conclusive proof, I think it may work wonders and would be heavy enough to sink, I mixed it with pellet and some groundbait and hydro squid liquid

Some good bait prep done this morning, ready for Monday morning 11 Pva bag rigs baited and bagged, ready to be hurled into the pond Bucket full of chops, Coolbox full of stinky, oily, spicy seeds, If I run out of bait it will have been a session to remember, I am debuting the tfg air bomb though so a few casts may go astray 😁

Well It would appear, fishing is now back on the menu from Monday at 6am for me, I plan to be packed and ready Sunday night ready for an early start Monday, I think lots of people will also have the same idea so the lakes may be fairly busy, i might try and fish one of the other lakes Monday just to stay away from the crowds this week, and I think this may help me get a better swim on a less popular lake rather than fitting in around others, it's a lake I've never even walked round and have no idea about, but I am keen to see how my approach stacks up on a new water, I've cleaned and greased my reels,and have fresh line, created my pva bag mix just needs more liquid boosting, got loads of rigs tied, just need to make a load of bags, sort my kit out, etc It's quite a well stocked lake I think, so I am going to approach it in a match style and try and build up the swim with regular baiting and recasts, I have 24 hours so I want to try and make something happen with it, if I can get them feeding then I will try and keep them feeding, I'm going to fish bold, fish hard and love every flipping second even I make a compete hash of it😁

Wow that is an amazing beast, and a great write up, 👌 Great end to the year what a a fish 👍

Ha ha you may be right it wasn't the easiest to get out of, it is comfortable proper bankside slobbing 😁 maybe OK if you are on a slope though

Aaaagh just the man, I've been wondering about something 😁 You know when it's in bed mode with the legs out? Can you sit on it on the floor like that so it's like a low chair? I havent seen anyone showing it as an option in videos or and I don't want to break it But it was comfortable 😁

Have a look at British aqua feed they will be the same as DNA but will have more colours they also do a spice mix that sounds very similar to the S7 SECRET BLEND 😁 if you look closely you may notice they have the same address 👍

I've actually got the levelite transformer chair, Robots in disguise 😎 I just checked the weight 4.1 kg so not the lightest but not too heavy 😊

I agree with dayvid different chairs will suit different people, Ive just got a trakker levelite combi chair it's light, can be used on a bed and on its own and I find it comfortable for me, I do also have a Sonik sktek folding chair but I found this had limitations as I really wanted one I could put on my bed, as I was getting a bad back from being hunched on my bedchair so the trakker kind of suited me as I can sit comfortably in and out of the bivvy, I think it is quite expensive for a chair but it's fit for purpose so I figured if it lasts 3 years £30 a year isn't bad to stop me having bankside backache, after all if you are stuck in your bivvy and Hobbing about stiff as a board, you aren't going to enjoy your fishing as much 👍

There are lots of great ones to try, I found I liked most of those ones, there are some good carp cast ones too if you find an angler you like the podcasts are usually OK, Frank Warwick has some great stories

Another excellent catch report and wow what a cliffhanger ending can't wait to find out 👍

That one was also a good one 👍 you can listen to most of them through an app called acast or Spotify that's all I use really, i think most are available on iTunes if you have an apple device I use both apps as some are only available on one or the other 👍

Exactly set your own targets, make your own goals, find what works for you, if that isn't working or you think you can improve it then learn how to do that, naturally we all find things we can do better and make tweaks and improvements, and that is the greatest thing about angling, the only person you need to worry about is yourself, and that is why I like coming on here we can all learn and share freely and make improvements and suggestions without it being black and white or right and wrong, and someone else might have faced a similar part of a puzzle before and help you to see the wood for the trees 👍 take my new lake for example I noticed on my first trip they all seemed to have a thing for using bait boats, I could look at that and think aaagh they are only going to get caught from right under bushes or hard to reach areas, but I don't I think I will have to do the polar opposite and fish over a wide scattering of bait, which is also handy because my throwing stick doesn't seem that accurate 😂

Sonik sks are pretty good, the ND S9 alarms get a lot of positive reviews, quite techy though, personally I prefer alarms that have things like volume, tone, sensitivity control,