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Its not looking bad tbh, there are signs about, I can't be late though we have a leak at home under the kitchen sink again 😭 Gotta pack up and bait up soon, the clock is ticking

Well I've woken up a little sad and deflated, this morning at 3am I had a belting take, lifted Into it nothing, the line had parted somewhere near the rod, been mulling over what caused It, still not certain, but I guess it was my fault somehow, was it the line clip, was it a bit of gravel on the reel, a weak spot, that pike, A rat I dunno really can't be certain but I will be stripping all my lines back and everything for next time, bit gutted to be honest, it was on a hinged stuff rig so I am certain it was a goodun too 😭

My prime spot rod just went, I thought hmmmm came out the weed OK, tench, then it felt a little bigger hmmm carp, I didn't have my head torch on at this point, landed it thought hmmm too long for a tench but didnt quite fight like a carp got it in the net, got my head torch and this pair of evil eyes were looking at me it was a blooming crocodile, on a double wafter I told you I saw one the other day, unhooked it in the net, and sent it back home, that is after it broke out my net by smashing it apart first, I didn't weigh it or take a photo because it was evil looking 😈 It was quite a big pike though not a little jack it was at least 3 foot long, I would say a double figure one but not the carp I wanted, had a liner since probably a Conger eel, must be a veggie pike cos if it can't survive on all those rudd available it's got to be a hippy but An evil one More beer, tonight seems weird 😂

Well it turns out I couldn't get any definitive sightings of carp, however the spot I've been baiting there were a lot of bubbles happening in the area, so worth a go I think on that, plus if I blank I can blame the wife as she told me to fish the spot I've been baiting before someone else does 😁 In being forgetful news jeez us, I've forgotten water carrier (luckily remembered in aldi so got bottles phew) Anything to cook with, I said aaaagh can get by with a toastie tonight, so got bread pepperoni cheese, no butter or peanut butter, haven't got my toastie maker or a pan, so no bacon sandwich in the morning, just a dry old cheese one 😣 And all I have otherwise is 1/2 of a pack of chocolate hobnobs ,and luckily beer 🍺😁 Aldi have got some rather splendid pineapple milkshake IPA's at the moment so I bought some 😁🍍 Now all we need is some big chunky carps to make an apprearance so I don't cry in the morning 😭

I think I am going fishing tonight yay me, just a quick overnighter , should be be lovely conditions for it, will bait up the spots again when I leave but unless its a fish soup there I won't be fishing it yet, just hope nobody else does either lol 😁 Will have a good look around though and I will be setting up only when I find them or some evidence of them anyway 🤔😬 it would be nice to catch one again I think 😁

Been ordering some bait and bits ready, I have in stock or soon to be in stock 25kgs skrettings 11mm 15kg boilies 7kg ish tigers 5kg ish of dry pigeon Conditioner To get 15kg Vitalin +more pigeon mix when I run out That ought to be enough, I wanted more boilies but I also need to be sensible for now, but there should be enough to keep them going and get some spots rocking hopefully otherwise I may just cry 😁

That would also work well cheers 👍

Nice one cheers guys I knew there would be a cost effective solution, will get searching, I could probably lash some up with a coat hanger or something thinking about it 😂 Just drill a couple of holes right through a lead, bend the coat hanger wire and zip tie it for extra strength, I am imagining a 6 pronged pear lead right now for extra tough weeds 😁

I did a double uni knot but i think the mahin knot looks much better cheers I will try that next time, i think the leader knots are tbings I need to do more of as I tend to use loops for everything those days 😲

Hi guys I have discovered I really like having a couple of these around as they are useful, I've been using the fox ones but at nearly 8 quid a pair I don't like losing them 😣 I lost one today 😭 I mean the 4 pronged ones BTW grappling leads Does anyone know where I can get some that are cheaper please?

Well I used it today, because I tend to use my heavy spod rod for a couple of other things like weed raking and stuff I found out it wasn't up to the extra tasks 😭 I trimmed it down to 5 turns and then it snapped at the knot after accidently sticking my castable weed rake into some heavy weed, Will get some spod braid I think it's probably cheaper in the long run 😂

Well that's something I got right then I did that perfectly 😂 I think I misread its grim up norths post and thought he put 40m on lol, I thought that's a lot let's go for 25m 😁 I should think if I remove half of it should be about right, can put the other bit on my lightweight spod rod 🤔 Whoops, it's been one of those days today 😁

Been to my vintage collection today xl pocket rockets ftw 😂

I've already got 2 Rod lengths of leader pulled out, is that too much, I got carried away, and aimed for 25m but think I may have overcooked it 🙄 I also just went for 15lb and cleared up some old Spools I had left over it's a bit of a lash up but it should work 😁

That's perfect look how many deals nick has 👍

I think I might need a new bedchair unless anyone knows a repairist preferably local to me in sunny cambs Got it out to sit in the garden and it just split when I sat on it, it's now unusable it's my cyprinus camou one, I have messaged them so will see what they, I still have the old Jrc one but that gives me backache still even with the zip ties Does anyone know a repairist? I may be back for requests, I am quite sad though as this was light and pretty comfortable 😔 They have stopped making them now I think too

No its not the same then, i think you are allowed to say which bait you use can't you? Does look a nice fish though looks a bit Italian to me but I am not expert on strains, I'm like cillit bang better on stains 😁

Is that carpy Co? I used there bait for a bit last year

I am in between spombs at the moment my hooky one doesn't work needs a mod I think (edit its in the pond somewhere near the big airbomb, forgot about that day 😢) , I have a midi airbomb, which would take too long for lots of bait 😁 and a spod, spod is quickest and is easiest to fill, if I can just lessen the spill perfect tool for the job 👍😁 Also I am not too bothered spod spill will help with better line lay, honest 😁😁

After a lot of spod spill with the pigeon Conditioner yesterday(some accidently brilliant though I might add baiting 2 spots at once 😁) I figured the easiest thing to do is add some vitalin with the excess water, to make it stodgier, should work a treat I think, I've tried to plant the seed for a couple of early morning mobile sessions sessions rather than a Saturday night this week, my plan try and be there for morning bite time then just do a bit more spot finding work and baiting up then home by lunch in the hope I can nick one and do some good prep work, and still get some brownie points for the future 😂

I'm an ideas man, I just always struggle with delivering them, I was also never cut out to be a midwife or postman 🙄

I thought 12lb may be better might help get a few extra yards, Nice one thanks was thinking about the same but I am going to be using Gardner kinetic

Hopefully as far as I can cast 😁 Probably not further than 100yards haven't needed to yet tbh

We could sell those ones like footballers always stand In front of with Nike and carlsberg etc, but with a Camo background and insert your own sponsorship deals here, would be great for the fishing industry and us 😁 We could also sell the seaside ones where you just hold the fish and put your face through a hole and it's like your an old strong man holding a fish 💪😂

We all do that don't we 🤔I always want to try and work out where the fish is being being held aloft from that's good angling isn't it 😂