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I think that in hindsight I should've done things better and differently, I've been regularly getting bait on the spots and I'm pretty certain it's all being eaten but I'm not convinced it's been getting seen enough by the carp, we will see time will tell and all that, but we just got to hope some good fortune swings In our favour soon mate, I'm sure it will stay positive 👍

I agree, I'm all about creating the brand now 😁I've sunk into a little rabbit hole again 😂🐰 I realised my pre baiting could've been much more effective, I'm not going to go into too many details as for once I want to keep it under my hat a little 🎩 but going forward it will be hopefully much more effective 😁

We I am now kicking myself for not pre-baiting Tuesday, I went yesterday but someone was fishing locally so couldn't drop the bombs I wanted too, hopefully he will be off today and I may have some extra time before work due to the fam going out 😁, so I am taking the marker rod for a chuck about see if I can't find something new to work on also, 👍

Well the tungsten sinkers project was short lived, they worked on trimmed pop ups but not the whole thing 😁 I have just done something very satisfying though I've cleaned out my tackle box, I didn't realise just how many packets of toot I had accumulated, my at home tackle box is quite full, but for now the one I take with me is lovely and organised 😍

Thanks for that I may look into those, you did remind me I bought a load of tungsten sinkers for another one of my little projects ha ha, I might have a play with those tonight 😂 There is no I in team 😉

I do like the look of there particles actually the spod parti mix looks good, I think I might get some of that next time then just add a few more bits to it 👍

Last night I set myself a challenge to make a simple pop up rig that can be used with a mesh bag, and also be used low and still be fairly stiff, I've also gone off putty as something seems to bee eating it, a couple of times now it's been gone in the morning when I've reeled in 😢 Hydrolink is great stuff, you can overcome so many things with it, for simple hinge rigs it's perfect, I found I could make a nice simple rig with stiff rig hooks, chod hooks, curve shank and trig hammers, and it's completely height adjustable easily, My phone camera is cracked so apologies for the pic 📸😅

Let me know how you get on with it, Nigel sharp seems to be doing well using it 👍

I think if nuisance fish ate them i might take a risk but its not worth it, I got my pellets from blakes baits last week, brilliant service, really quick delivery and there dry particles and pellets are keenly priced too will order from them in the future I think

I dunno if I want to prebait with them even, I would rather the spots were fresh produce only, if they don't get eaten quickly will be left with rancid bait on them, not worth taking the chance I think, i emailed monster again last night about it will see what they say, I did email at the time they told me to use water and sugar, that hasn't worked, so will see what they say now

Perhaps you should report it to the police, it certainly wasn't normal behavior, could just be someone really paranoid about catching covid 19 though

At least you two aren't fishing on my baited spots any more 😂 That reminds me must take my boiler suit to the dry cleaners, 👹👻 Seriously though I think I might done a Todd in my pants and packed up too, no need for that sort of behavior at night when you are fishing 👀

Still smell a bit orrible just been and checked, even after a day of soaking 😨

I've made nigellas Coke gammon before that was tasty 👌 I also did one with Fanta that was also nice 😁 Maybe lilt tigers would be the one though,for a totally tropical taste 🤔

Right I've started the experiment 2 bags In a bucket with boiling water with 2 tablespoons of sugar, let's see if that does them any good,

I have Had some good stuff from Monster to be fair, some of there mixes have been pretty good, I think the delay wasn't good for the nuts though I think it's worth getting into self preparing anyway for me, I do like the freshness and the value, doing it myself, will also mean I can have more freezer space for boilies 😁

I think I will do all my own from now on tbh cheaper and fresher , just need to do something with the others first, I will give it a try cheers

I have a tiger query please? I bought 10kg of prepared tigers from monster particles a little while ago, and they were delayed on the delivery due to lockdown, they are a bit vinegary when I defrost them I want to be able to refresh them and make them gooey and sweet ? If I just added some boiling water to them with some sugar would this freshen them up a bit and get them slimy ?

Cheers guys I still dont think the work is done yet, must keep going and hope there is more to come, I think i need to slow the nuisance species down this week, it's time to feed the carp more I'm thinking oil the pellets to fill them up quicker , some Tigers and more 18mm boilies, and maybe save the pigeon food for when I need there to be food on the spot for longer, I didn't use mozzie mesh or any repellant this Saturday I thought it seemed mozzie quiet when I got there 💭🤔 today I am starting to find I am quite itchy and seemed to have been bitten quite a bit, little foccacias they are always there 😕 I did enjoy the minimalist approach though of no groundsheet or mozzie front, I found packing up was loads quicker as I didn't have everything out it just stayed in my Rucksack until needed, going to try and thin out the Rucksack next 😬

I foccaciad it right up then 😁

My daughter just told me a joke 😁 What did the cheese say when it looked in the mirror? Hallo me (halloumi) get it 😁😁👋👋👋

here we go all 22lb3oz of hard earnt Mirror Carp, really pleased to have caught one again, and she is a lovely one i think

I would assume the stones aren't good for carp, and I would just eat them tbh 😁 I also think they may just turn to mush in water so probably wouldn't stay on the hook long, but possibly worth a try 👍

No more action, left lots of goodies and left just treated myself to a mcdonalds breakfast and then home, Quick overnight done 😁

22lb 3oz mirror, it's starting to get lighter so will have a cuppa then do a few snaps, 😁