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elmoputney

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  1. I haven't got any mates really so I have free licence to do what I want
  2. It's probably the least stealthy colour you can find, I think it must be a sickness but I really wanted yellow braid 🙄
  3. I think I've found some spider braid, from memory this was recommended to me years ago and I think the braid I've had on my marker reel since might try this funky yellow one
  4. Did you ever use this Finchey? I've been wondering the same and I need to change my braid as it's old
  5. I wonder if anyone's opinions will have changed on this lake since 2010, Welcome to the forum Wacko
  6. Something from bivvy tramps that stuck with me If you know it's being prebaited it's poaching , if you don't know it's good angling Your so called mate has poached your good angling and hard work, does he know what bait you use ? They are the risks of prebaiting though but knowing you have been is a low blow in my opinion, hope you go and catch more than him
  7. Can you not lift the back wheels off the ground in that situation and go for it ? I never really had an issue with one wheel though as long as it was loaded ok it would behave fairly well
  8. Tramadol isn't a very nice drug to take long term tbh, I know someone who is a lot younger than me who got addicted to it after a back issue ended up buying it off the web after his doctor refused to prescribe it and gave himself stomach ulcers,
  9. Well hopefully your luck will change and you get amongst some nice fish,that will help make it right good luck
  10. I used to have a MK2 carp porter in the good old days, couldn't fault it really never gave me any problems and I thought it handled well and never tipped for me I think the extra wheels would make it more stable , still really wishing I hadn't sold it tbh would be nice to still have it
  11. I'm not surprised really feel for you, it's not like just popping down the road, I hope you will be getting compensated and I hope it works out ok for you this week
  12. No way that's awful have you got a back up plan sorted,
  13. Cracking stuff it's certainly seems to have been a good week for you on balance, glad you have had some good fortune on your side as well and your hard work has paid off , will certainly be a week you remember excellent results 👍
  14. Thanks for the review on those might have to start with a spomb and see how i get on with it, I like using pellets so dot spod might not be the one for me, I do quite like the way the air bomb looks to work but its probably not as simple to use as the spomb, I am only using the one spod/marker rod so clipping up spomb to the same as the marker should be perfectly fine for getting bait out on the spot Cheers
  15. I use 30lb straight through with no bother i dont tend to cast that far though, the loop knot will be progression though will be handy for a quick change between spod and marker, I quite like the look of the TFG air bomb or the dot spod by Nash the dot spod looks to retrieve better than the spomb haven't tried them yet I still have a Gardner pocket rocket spod 😬
  16. its not a rowing boat is it ? you would go round in circles with your knackered arm sorry to hear about your back though that's no fun while you are away, hope it gets better soon so you can land another whacker, I get a similar thing quite often, sometimes it goes quite quickly, If you know any good yoga type stretches they can really help, otherwise more beer can do wonders for the pain especially with the tramalols 😵
  17. This could get bait out far enough possibly
  18. I've found a local feed place that does it for £15.50 I've asked for a complete price list to see what other goodies they may have
  19. I was looking at vitalin the other day I always thought it made a good cheap groundbait mix that worked, seems a little more pricey nowadays thiugh I think the method is one I wouldn't mind trying again I used to get on well with it and it seems like something that's probably overlooked these days,
  20. I think it would depend on if you are comfortable getting 2 rods on the spot, personally I have started thinking I may use this approach having one big baited banquet spot with 2 rods on, but I guess it depends on how easy it is to achieve and whether you will be confident landing them, and whether you can get your rig presented well ? That's probably only a call you can make though but I will be interested in hearing what you decide ?
  21. What you need is my top secret method Find em, feed em, then eff it right up
  22. If you need to get some particles out a bit further you could always use groundbait and catapult the balls out that should help , but tbh the margins can be great for setting lovely little traps in the summer, and you can get usually Bait far enough with a catapult i use mine more than my spod tbh good luck
  23. Looks good Highy And actually may have given me an idea to help with my garden I fake grassed last year and never got round to finishing the edge, pallets and decking board would fit a treat I reckon it's a pallet sized gap
  24. What are your thoughts on summer baiting btw ?
  25. Well I guess it depends on where you are fishing, stock levels, the result you want to achieve , what bait you are using and what methods and tactics you and others using round the lake , you just have to try and do your own thing and learn as you go,
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