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You could use just about anything to catch a fish, whether or not it will be good for it is another matter, if its a utility rod then it's probably branded as a spomb/marker rod to have one rod that is suitable for both uses, personally I think it may be quite stiff for use as a fishing rod and would guess the test curve is about 3.5lb to 4lb, I probably wouldn't if I didn't have to. but if needs must its a rod that will handle casting OK, I would play fish very carefully though as you may find you suffer hook pulls as it may be quite stiff Hope that helps 👍

There we go quite pleased with this one other than the leaf I didn't spot 🙄

Well just as I was packing my stuff up my middle rood burst into life, I was especially pleased as I had redone the left and middle rods this morning with fresh mesh bags and more bait and also moved the middle rod alongside the left hand rod, I did wonder how my left rod hadnt gone last night as there was loads of activity,but this morning the rudd had stopped crashing out and that seems to be the sign there is no bait left, so I bought it in, that came in tangled with a lilypad leaf on the hook so then I knew lol. I thought that spot was the main dance floor so by getting 2 baits on it one of them would definately be in play, The rod literally banged round and the indicator smashed into my rod , I was fishing with a tight clutch but even then the fish had still managed to get into some pads luckily I walked backwards and it started to come my way, really tried everything to beat me though everything it could find to get stuck in it tried, fought like an absolute demon, and had a paddle to match, managed to go round the line on my left hand rod but eventually got it in the net, it was an angry old mirror carp and it was hooked solidly in the bottom lip, the new rigs worked at least, it weighed 23lb and saved me from a blank, so confidence is growing and the hard work is starting to pay off 😁 Will add a photo later on

Well I just just landed one, didn't even realise i had a take, I went to look at my other rod that had bleeped and the indicator was off my right hand rod and the line was bowstring tight, unfortunately it was also foul hooked in the side of its cheek 😕 so I got it in after it decided to swim out the pads, rested it for a bit, treated the wound and let it go, it was a right knarly old one a real old mirror with a kinked back about 18lb, Hopefully there is time for another proper one, Both my head torches have died already and I don't have a power pack with me, didn't pack enough milk, going well so far lol 😁

Well the rods are out, the bivvy went up first just before it rained hasn't really stopped since, got plenty of smelly bait out, bit all over the shop though but enough where it needs to be , happy with them all though, chicken flatbreads for tea tonight, then I might get in the scratcher cos it isn't that warm 😁 Confident tbh already had 2 occurances on the left hand rod, wind is hacking through, it's got to happen surely 😬

Good luck Highy hope you smash it today

I've been granted permission for a quick overnight baiting night again tonight woop, gonna be a wet and windy one though so I might take the bivvy and my proper sleeping bag 😁 Why do I always feel like a kid at Christmas, everytime I can go fishing, long may that continue I say, love it 😁

Nun with the runs😁

I did once get spotted riding my bike home at 2am whilst dressed as a nun That must've confused them 😂

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 😁