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The secret lake I am trying to find out had one really annoying rule, You are not allowed to pass the owners phone number on 😖

I was put off by having to book night sessions on a club water , quite often the Chance only arises for me after loads of begging and being a super husband so that I can nip out for a quick overnight session,I haven't got time to ask a bailiff for permission as well as the missus 😀

What sort of bobbins are you using ? Are you fishing a tight line ? I tend to find small violent ones are line bites or nuisance fish or birds ,but I fish a semi slack line at that sort of distance and the bobbin would usually return to the same place with a liner That said I was getting 1 beep takes the other night I knew were fish as the rod tip quivered and the bobbin was pulled tight, poor little 8lb bream couldn't be bothered to move the lead

St ives tackle is the actual shop I go to when I can first class for help and guidance

Shouldn't it be called ROY'S Direct as it all started in Wroxham Nick ? At least it isnt the bookies they do good deals so I am glad I can still use them

I won't use angling direct anymore then if it's funded by William Hill,

I tend to use eBay Bank tackle DNA for bait Monster particles for particles Or whoever is cheapest on Google shopping 😬

I'm going to spend the next few hours thinking I should just admit I am a bream angler in disguise 2 8lb bream last night 😀 Both nailed so I had to use my bream mat to unhook them, I am quite pleased with the performance of my bream rigs though good luck Nick sounds like you have got something to get stuck right into enjoy

I usually sit and tie rigs when watching you tube on the telly, it's probably not as proactive and probably a lot slower but it's an enjoyable way to make them in advance of my sessions

Probably not a bad idea apparently Dave (not his real name ) only appears there every few weeks will keep trying

I think that's probably my best option to keep walking it tbh, all the guys seemed friendly enough and had a good chat so that's a good start

I recently found out about a venue fairly close to me that I didn't even know existed since then I've been for a walk round a couple of times , and naturally I now want to enquire about a ticket, now I've spoken to 4 anglers on my travels and none of them will give me any contact details, it's sort of run as a closed shop syndicate ,and I believe the owner tells them not to pass on any details on, Any ideas on getting past the wall of silence ? All I've got is first name a rough age and a club he fishes quite a lot 😀

That's a lot easier to understand, basically don't attach a leader with a swivel

That's not a very clear rule because I would assume that a naked chod with tied on leader to be ok and then as the swivel isn't attached to the line just free running on the leader if you use a chod bead then that would be ok,probably best to ask the management to clarify And if you are using a lead clip generally you attach the hooklink with a swivel

What about baiting on showing fish ? The other week I arrived in a swim on another lake to find a LOT of carp just mooching about I was aware they may move off at some point during the night so i didn't want to spook them, I opted to throw in about a handful or two of boilies singly to keep the disturbance Down then top up little and often but it didn't happen and I wondered should I have pinged out a lot or just gone with the spod mix I had ready to keep them in the area or just fished singles ?

I think you may be right, I think we catch them when they pity us or have a mad moment and let there hair down

Ha I just want something that may blend Into both if possible just takes out the guess work of what I am fishing on, I guess that's why I am keen to stick with fluorocarbon, it helps with my colour blindness

That's actually a good tip , I never usually think to do that What colour is best for silty choddy weedy bottoms ? i just want to make a g string thong

Hydrolink is a hooklink I want to try I very nearly bought some the other night whilst sulking about this one

Glad the thought had crossed your mind enough to check though 😀

That is the stuff of dreams for me good luck Highy Edit although I probably wouldn't wait till 4 am

I am quite happy with the size 4 chod hooks they seem a better fit for this rig Ready for the next phase of testing although I've put my back out again this morning 😭

I think it's quite easy to go too far with it, I think about 6 or 7 seems right for me also, then when my extra fine file arrives will probably just do the same with that or less to get a smoother finish , which in theory will make the hook penetrate more easily,

I've messed up a couple so far but I am fairly practical and have worked in an engineering type environment for a number of years dealing with steel and more recently carbon fibre, so I am quite comfortable doing them really, and actually I used to restore alloy wheels to a mirror finish when I used to mess around with cars so I just take my time and they seem to get sharper 👍

I did make quite a nice rig with the loaded this morning simple and effective,but looks like it would work and be reliable, I am now very much on board with the hook sharpening btw, my hooks are always sharp before they enter the water