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If you need a duel purpose bedchair bag apparently this one also doubles up as a body bag 😬

Depends really might be a bit overgunned but if they go bigger in the lake you will start to catch them at some point,

I think maybe some between 9-12ft with a 2.5 - 2 3/4 lb tc would be best for all round use really, I think the best thing to do is go and try some for feel in a shop, I always thought most rods would be suitable but having tried a few now some just feel right

What type of fishing are you mainly doing at present ? And what are you hoping to do ? Float fishing, hair rigged Boilies and a lead , pva bags that type of thing How big is the lake etc ? How far do you need to cast ?

I think that might be a bit broomsticky 6ft and a 3lb tc, I have a 7ft Grey's stalker rod at 2 3/4 that's lovely with a decent sized carp on, but maybe even a bit stiff for smaller carp, I use 12ft 2 3/4lb rods for most of my carp angling and these tend to be fine, I have also got a John Wilson travel barbel rod I think that's 2 1/4lb TC that might be great for smaller carp and I daresay would be fine with slightly larger ones too, having seen what Wilson used to catch on his old Avon rod this beefed up one should be fine If you are planning on carp only I would try and find some thing 9-10ft with a 21/2lb -2 3/4lb TC that should give you enough scope to be able to cast a bit and still enjoy it

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Might just be fox after Brexit

Yeah should be fairly easy for a social with a few swims Not sure about the cafe he is rebuilding the shop at the moment doesn't look very open at the moment though and still in need of a refurb, there are takeaways that deliver though,

I've been fishing on vermuyden at fenland fisheries recently I should think by April the fish will be properly mobile again a guy had a 31lb er out last thursday , never fished willow but apparently you need to book early

I ordered 20kg of monster mix from monster particles last night thanks to your post about them tree123, the half price sale is still on, I think chods may be a good thing for me to try tbh and actually a hinged stiff rig would probably be my other choice for a pop up ? Are bait screws as good as they seem ? I quite fancy using those for ease

I did have a look at some rig vids on the tube last week, I found a Terry hearn bottom bait rig, that I think I will adopt seems to turn nicely and is fairly simple to tie, just need to settle on an effective wafter and pop up rig now, the lakes I am joining are all quite low stock so I need my rigs to be working when the chance arrives,

I've decided to use the same rod for spodding and marker float to save on load when fishing as long as you clip the line on the same spot you are happy with then it should be fine This video was quite interesting https://youtu.be/eWAmnLeE0Fo

Well that didn't go to plan really shot myself in the foot before I had begun, had a right brain fart and picked totally the wrong swim , I had a sort of area in mind before I went, then just walked straight past it to look in the snags, didn't see anything kept going and thought it looked carpy around the cut and as it was sunny would probably warm up quicker was really only full of ducks and it turned cold, i spodded a bit near the reeds on a gravel spot , ducks went nuts for it, had a chat with the only other guy on he'd had a 30 the night before and over bait, I can put it down to tiredness having done a night shift but if I had stuck to the plan I would have given myself a chance at least , I think the motto has to be if you cant find em fish where there Is plenty of water to aim at, Made some lovely spod clouds though that's something to work on

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Thanks ginger It certainly seems to work for you, 👍 I will decide in the morning how best to approach It but I've just just added some of the basemix to the pellets to give them a lovely coating of floaty goodness which will hopefully draw them in from far and wide to investigate, one more night shift I can't wait till the morning

For some reason I am yet to be converted to zigs, I can see the idea and get why it works but it just seems a bit weird to me, maybe one day I shall try them but sticks may be a good idea as a starting point I have some basemix left that could be added to the mix and a glug for some lovely clouding, but I just wonder if I could get the bait working for me from the start and hopefully draw them in and trick them into having a munch, but I do agree fishing for more than one could be a bad idea, my pellets are fast breakdown types though so would be more for attraction than feeding them, maybe that and some crumb and small bits of boilie could get them going for a bit, I will just have to wait and see if I can find some fish and hope the area is free if not then I may try ringing the dinner bell

I feel the same I think each time I go I am getting closer to one, I've changed bait this time though, and my gut feel is they will be happier with this one and actually I feel a little more confident in it, we shall see I guess I think it's good to be brave sometimes though, and the weather looks set to improve Friday (not by much though ) so hopefully that will help

I haven't got any or seen them, but diawa make lovely reels I've been very happy with my emcast evos which look similar but without the baitrunner facility these are now old but still perform like the first day I got them, they make everything feel smooth, casting ,retrieving I think they were even a joy to play fish on ( can't really remember that though ) Unless diawa quality has taken a serious nosedive I would think they would be a good reel, Just been putting some fresh line on

Cheers Nick I suppose they are still only fish at the end of the day and can be caught if tempted you just gotta tempt them It's probably too early to be worrying yet only been out 4 times

This is a map of the lake I've seen fish caught from the drove road side , the snags and also the shallow cut, so that may suggest they aren't feeding in the deep part as much and that has been fished a lot when I've been there, but not sure when I haven't been there I think I would only go for it in the main part of the lake drove road side the rest would be better with some carefully placed traps, we shall see I guess it's never a good idea to plan an attack too much before you get there ,you never know where will be available

Depends on area but 4ft to 11ft there have been some fish holed up in snags which I will check on a walk first but they have been caught from all over though and a few in the shallower area as it warms up from the sun quicker I think, and they do seem to be moving about though as they have been angled for all winter,

It's quite a well stocked pressured water btw fenland fisheries vermuyden lake 200 fish 4 acre lake I mean this does also depend on location there are spots where this may be really silly, but it depends what swims are available when Friday comes so it's something to consider and this may mean the bait is working for me while I get an hour's or twos sleep,

Hi guys I am going for a chuck n sleep after my night shift on Friday I am wondering if it's too early to introduce a bed of bait ? Just thinking about 10 or so spods of pellet corn and boilie bits on one spot to start, I am only going for the day is this a brave approach or dumb ?

I've been looking into rigs this week 360,Ronnie rigs seem new and I've also never used a chod rig , that's led me to wonder if my old rigs will still cut the mustard ? I've started thinking I may need to have a play and fine tune my end game somewhat I shall be looking into this a little more I think,

Sometimes I do wonder if it's worth it,but I do quite enjoy it, I think once I have a mix I am happy with I may get some made up for me though it is quite time consuming,