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  1. The future ???

    in UK Carp Fishing

    Posted

    10 hours ago, muftyboy said:

    I'm off to France at the weekend and will be using a boat. 

    Mainly because the distance is probably just outside my comfort zone for casting but also because it will make my life easier.

    At the end of the day I've spent a lot of money on this trip so want to give my self the best chance to catch a whopper.

     

    I think an actual boat is different to a bait boat, Sea Fisherman would be pretty stuck without one and you still have to physically go out there not just sit on a deck chair with a controller it's still putting in a lot of effort to achieve the result 

  2. Angling pressure, on yourself, not the fish

    in UK Carp Fishing

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    1 minute ago, bluelabel said:

    therein lies the appeal of angling for me... it's a time for introspection, compartmentalising ones thoughts... I think that for me, the actual act of fishing has become secondary to the day out... once you settle into the day you take in other things... bird life, fish movements, trees, flora and fauna... with so much to surround yourself with, it's easy to sink into into the environment... I think that once you settle in, you tend to fish on auto-pilot where casting, & rebaiting and all the other mechanical movements become almost automatic whilst your mind is on the water...

    Take it easy Elmo👍😎

    Totally agree i love having time to think and drift off on a tangent, people always seem to think you need to be with others to be happy and the old dont you get bored or lonely while your fishing on your own? and I think nah its when I am most at peace sitting with my thoughts, 

  3. The future ???

    in UK Carp Fishing

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    I guess what it all comes down to with tech is where you draw your own personal line, I don't really have an issue with others using it, I don't really see someone choosing to map a lake with a deeper as cheating, in fact I wouldn't really say its cheating to throw out a fishspy on a spot you have found to check what's really down there, however driving a bait boat to a spot you couldn't cast and bait to is a slightly different thing, and maybe using a bait boat to map the lake may be different again, I guess I've decided if you cast it, then it's kind of OK :)

     

  4. Angling pressure, on yourself, not the fish

    in UK Carp Fishing

    Posted

    I've always been my own worst enemy tbh, I tend to get obsessed with things way too often, I struggle to juggle everything and don't always get the balance right, that being said I dont think I am being unreasonable wanting to have a hobby, without something else to focus on my depression would be much worse I think, I've felt like just going to work and everything else day in day out becomes a real grind,I love my family and feel lucky but sometimes It all gets tough to deal with, 

    My family does always come first but you have to remember sometimes you need to put yourself first, I sometimes need a break to get my head back together and fishing allows me to detune and refresh, I tend to not go out boozing or socialising much these days so I love to stare at water it's therapeutic for me, 

     

  5. Easy bottom bait rigs

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, Highy said:

    Deffo be back on that lake...may get around September though...going to a different lake Sunday...then next week off for some sturgeon...then week after i will be on the local lake were i lost it EVER DAY for a week...

    I thought sturgeon only happened in France but I see a lot of pics of them nowadays 

  8. Easy bottom bait rigs

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, Highy said:

    I did a few simple knotless rigs with some brade and hooks (no brand)...and while at Fan Lodge i was playing a fish holding bottom using its weight...had a few decent lunges and was on a good 10min...got to inder rod tip and braid snapped jus above hook were stripped back....

    So all rigs are now Korda Boom..Crimped..with Korda N-Trap stripped and Nash Claw hooks...loop style.

    What braid was it? , these things do happen sometimes even with good braids, especially if there are zebra mussels in the water, sometimes you just get unlucky but it makes the lucky days feel better 

  9. The future ???

    in UK Carp Fishing

    Posted

    1 hour ago, bluelabel said:

    errrrmmm... I have chronic osteo arthritis in my knees (6 operations and no better, waiting for a knee replacement) and collapsed discs in my lower back (1 steroid injection and 2 nerve ablations to stop the pain... to no avail) arthritic fingers and wrists, tennis elbow, both ankles damaged ligaments due to motorcycle accidents and blind as a bat.... I can still chuck a lead out and I will till they put me into my pine overcoat

    My dad had to wait for a knee op as by the time he got his appointment after 2 or 3 cancellations on the NHS he got prostate cancer so they couldn't do it, eventually  by the time he got round to his knee he was riddled with arthritis and polymyalgia and he could barely walk he got his op about 6 months ago and he is still very much in recovery, keep pushing for an appointment if you haven't got a date set yet and good luck I hope you get sorted soon, it does seem a slow recovery 

    In other health news I had my last physio for a while hopefully as my back has seems a bit better for now, so that's good I think, 

  10. The future ???

    in UK Carp Fishing

    Posted

    I'm very torn about tech tbh, part of me thinks it's useful and part of me is like oscsha and yonny, many moons ago I naturally decided that i was on the anti bait boat side of the fence having seen some idiot at a day ticket drive it round to the point of the island I was fishing (it was in my water) and plonk his rig up tight to the island 

    Moving onto the present I think a few days chucking out a deeper would give me a good headstart, however so far I've fished 3 swims and found spots and caught bream in all of those swims, they may not be the right spots for carp but I can build on those in the future, chucking a lead about a bit and building up the picture of each swim more will help each time I go in that swim or a new one,

    Tbh I can leave a deeper but a fishspy is more tempting to me tbh as having found the spots with a marker it would be nice to peer under the water and see what lies beneath, and see if its as you imagine, as of yet I haven't felt strongly enough to buy one and I think using distance sticks is advanced enough angling for me for now :)

     

  11. The future ???

    in UK Carp Fishing

    Posted

    7 hours ago, dayvid said:

    It all has its place , its just how you use it , 

    What the deeper is good especially good for is dispelling laid down in stone ,facts about the lake bed like , Old river beds , Sunken holes , gullies  you get the picture , only to find none of it exists .

    I dont have the heart to tell someone what its really like down their.

    That' makes a lot of sense tbh there are always lots of those rumours, and I guess over time the silt will form and just fill in the voids, much like the water in a bath always goes to the lowest point ie plug and I guess the undertow acts like a rake and helps to smooth it all over 

  12. The future ???

    in UK Carp Fishing

    Posted

    Thanks Dayvid I've been trying to get an answer like that for ages about how it defines the bottom that's all I would really want it for and depth 

    I think I will stick with a marker float and lead then as that tells me enough of what I am fishing on, it also makes me think if I was going to opt for tech I would consider a fishspy as I think the camera would be more useful to me for finding spots 

  15. Easy bottom bait rigs

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted

    The long shanks arrived today I think they could be a useful hook, they aren't massive like the old longshank nailors, but the angle on the eye and the straight point, may just make them a good choice for pop ups I think, I will try and tie one up to show you when I get time, 

  16. Easy bottom bait rigs

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted

    12 hours ago, yonny said:

    I think your rig looks ok elmo.

    Careful not to bamboozle yourself mate. I can see no reason you'd need a long shank. The important bit is putting your rig in front of feeding carp.

    I think they are OK my pop up rig seems to work and has nailed a few fish on my test runs, I just think a straight point may be better, however I got some good news today bank tackle will be releasing some of the wide gapes with a straight point I think that will be the one 

    56 minutes ago, chillfactor said:

    Agreed defo no need for long shanks .

    Long shanks are really just to have a play with to see what I can do with them really 

  17. Easy bottom bait rigs

    in UK Rig Tying

    Posted

    1 hour ago, chillfactor said:

    Love a snowman ... caught plenty of fish on them & what I use on the deck .

    Im hoping you're not talking bream :)

    Just ordered a couple of different patterns to Try including a long shank both straight point 👍

  18. Easy bottom bait rigs

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    Posted

    5 minutes ago, chillfactor said:

    With that sort of kicker a straight hook would be better I reckon mate. 

    I've spent all day doubting my rigs and trying to think of Improvements 😀, looks like another visit to the runs water will be on the cards I did try a simple knot less knot rig with a snowman using esp tungsten braid with a little silicone on the bend of the hook that was quite nice and simple 

  21. The Bankside Diner what's on the menu??

    in UK Carp Fishing

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, harpz_31 said:

    chicken and mushroom pot noodle sandwich

    sausage cheese and beans toastie

    bacon and brown sauce sarnie

    cheesy puffs

    I feel a bit better now at least I had a little salad In my kebab :)

    35 minutes ago, salokcinnodrog said:

    Not always so healthy, bacon sandwiches on Tuesday lunchtime, although porridge for breakfast was a bit better. (Prepared and eaten in saucepan).

    For a session of a couple of days, I can keep a pint of milk in my coolbag.

     

    Ages ago we had a Bankside recipes thread, I do still like decent cooking when I'm fishing. I can't live on Pot meals, and 2/3nights  is roughly what meat keeps for in the bag. Onions, peppers even mushrooms will last that.

    I think its probably a good idea to eat well I feel quite sluggish today luckily I don't feel like I am doing too much wrong, just need the carp to appreciate that :)

     

  24. The Bankside Diner what's on the menu??

    in UK Carp Fishing

    Posted · Edited by elmoputney

    I thought I would start a little thread abiut bankside fine dining :)

    I had doner kebab flatbreads last night and they were yummy 

    Ingredients 

    Morrisons frozen kebab meat 

    Flatbreads 

    Crunchy salad and 

    Hellmans chilli garlic sauce 

    Just fry the meat and bang it all in the flat bread yum, best served with a nice ale adnams ghost ship for me last night 

    I didn't take a pic as it was dark but I may have one for lunch so will do then 

    What do you guys like to munch on the bank 

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