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20 minutes ago, kevtaylor said:
No cheating for you then lol
Not taken mine since a social last year as not needed, however I have recently identified an area of massive interest to me where I will need the boat as no casting headroom whatsoever and I'm not opening it up for all to see. Cheat time!
I'm sure I can find a stroke to pull somehow. They are banned on a couple of the lakes I fish so I couldn't use one anyway but if the need came and I felt it beneficial I would definately use one, not cheating just making use of a tool, good angling I say
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3 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:
And what do you do if bait boats are banned on that venue?
Or even simply impractical?
Running a bait boat in between 24 sailing dinghys on a day only water on the day they have their tattoo...
Not every feeding spot is going to show up on a fish finder; some feeding depressions fill up with silt again, only knowing it is slightly softer than the surrounding area will tell you it's a carp spot. Holes under the weed, a fish finder is going to be screwed looking through that, yet my eyes can see the froth and bubbles coming up.
When I used my boat I always knew the "wraps" (12ft) to the spots, so if the Oxford vs Cambridge boat race did happen to pass through or boats suddenly got banned, I could always cast to the spots. And you still feel for a drop with the boat so you know what substrate feels like, only you also get a much more accurate baiting spread at the same time. Bit of a win win really.
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4 hours ago, kevtaylor said:
It's only scanning right under the boat not an area as such, you have to pretty much go right over them to see them. Suspended plant matter doesn't help and gives false readings. Eye's first, tech second IMO
I've binned off all my tech this year, sold the boat, my deeper stopped working so I'm more or less a traditional angler these days, next up split canes and a pipe 😬
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On 18/05/2024 at 07:57, salokcinnodrog said:
Skinners do some dog foods very close to Vitalin.
The one to look out for was Skinners Field and Trial in an orange bag, but annoyingly they have changed their packaging.
It is very rich in molasses so sticky.
Other than that, try a mix of rolled maize, rolled oats, Layers mash and a ground dry dog food.
Is it this muesli mix?
The orange one is now a biscuit I think.
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3 packs of J precision lg's size 5 barbed and a barbless.
Korda mini crimp tool and small krimps.
Cc Moore milk n nut crush pva bag mix.
And a hooky x spod off ebay 🙄
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https://millbryhill.co.uk/products/mmf-micronized-mixed-flakes
Something like this would make a good base.
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This is the original ingredients,
I would have a look and see what ingredients you can find from this list and make your own, you could maybe add some groundbait or whatever to help it bind if required. And just add some other goodies too to make it unique.
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If it ain't broke 😂
4 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:The majority of carp anglers favourite tactic is turn up, fire in DF's spod mix and a few boilies, cast or 3 rods on the dance floor, hit the chair and wait.
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Pop up on a spinner rig with a lead clip, pretty much 90% of my fishing tbh 😂
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1 hour ago, Higham1987 said:
Time is the main thing now, 100%.....6 days a week i have someting fully taking up the days, only Saturdays were we chill as a family(if we can), 2 mates who i usually went with - 1 has been given some lung n liver bad news, 1 has had 2 heart attacks and told to retire from mwork and rest, main exercise is to walk nothing more, my Uncle seems to be going more n more with his mate now......but....IF...i was to regain all my Gear, it would probably be have to see what the outcome of my work claim will be and possibly spend about 2K on a decent 2nd hand setup.
Will be good to see you back out, you can always come to one of our nice socials, hope you find some more time soon 👍
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51 minutes ago, andywilson123 said:
What's your go-to rig setup for fishing in weedy conditions?
It really depends what's in front of me, usually strong line, and look for where they are feeding, I've found some great clearer spots by locating bubblers, I've also then prebaited some of those spots with good results. I now try and let the fish guide me, raking can work a treat too, but try to be discreet with it other wise you are doing hard work for others to reap the rewards.
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17 hours ago, Higham1987 said:
I've always used ANYTHING Sticky Manilla, and IF.... I came back, I would still have faith in the bait.
I think you mean when 😏
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Everytime I get to go is special 😏
- Higham1987, emmcee and yonny
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Innovate baits for me these days the Reaper Nut Mix Is my go to
On 10/05/2024 at 13:55, kevtaylor said:Dog biscuits and black foam seems the winner right now
I tried a last ditch zig today not sure i had the depth right because I guessed 😂
but a few fish acting weird around it and circled it or crashed out near it. Something I should maybe giving some more time too whilst it's warm because nothing was coming off the deck this afternoon
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4 hours ago, yonny said:
Yup. I have pots of these that are years old, completely saturated in glug, and they'd still hold up my car.
They are that buoyant even chuck Norris can't push them to the bottom of the lake.
- salokcinnodrog, crusian and yonny
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I've had a little spend up this weekend
2 9ft sonik extractors, cult tackle rod bag, Gardner unhooking sling, korda boom and boom tubes, some korda pouches for lighter and better organisation, collapsible bucket, few other odds and sods but I now have some rods for my gold emblems and will have a nip out for an hour or two mobile set up for some fun fishing
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Yes mate very disappointing, I can't believe it hasn't been backed up at all. Spent ages reading and writing those over the years.was always nice to see who had caught something,was even better when you had caught one and were really excited to do a little write up, was always one of the first things I did when I got home, feels like such a waste of time now.