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That's pretty impulsive, I bet he will regret it a bit, but if he enjoys match fishing then I guess that's up to him, I quite enjoyed catching the odd rudd on the whip but I wouldn't want to not fish for proper sized carp(bream😥) to do it, but I don't think carp fishing is for everyone really some people do just want and are happy getting a bend in the rod, I once had a mate I fished with but he got into other stuff and I found I got proper into carp fishing, joined a club lake by myself learnt all I could and I've never looked back, now I am not sure if I like company when I am fishing (I've convinced myself that anyway) cos I am so used to fishing by myself I love the peace and quiet these days, just focus on your own goals Highy and you will achieve them

Funny you should say that I am on operation clear out particles this week, I have a plan to spod all that out tomorrow and fish it Wednesday,there are tiger nuts in there amongst other goodies as I have a theory I'll know where the fish might be and they should pass this a few times en Route if not the robo bream will soon clear it for me and then just a few boilies on each bait Wednesday, little n often, will put a couple of spombs on the spots I've already found also just incase someone else is fishing round there but it's been pretty quiet lately so fingers crossed

I find wafters work fine with my set up, I use a piece of silicone and a size 4 bank tackle wide gape pattern for both pop up and wafter as I like the way the eye and silicone work together, still not sure about bottom bait hook choice though as I tend to not use them at present, but I wouldn't worry about using this rig with a bottom bait

Now if this snowman doesnt stop the pesky bream I dunno what will, I've just added a mini hook swivel and a hair to the mix now I believe this rig in its slight variations has it all covered from bottom baits to pop ups

I've decided I catch too many bream if I use particles and pellets, i am thinking of going boilies only I may use some particle for prebaiting though then just boilies while I fish, I've still got a lot of particle in the freezer so I need to clear it out 😁

I've just looked at bait vault some great little ideas on there, 👍

I did quite like there pellets though used quite a few of them in the good old days

I got to the lake a few weeks ago and realised once I was there barrow loaded and in situ that I didn't have my net, I had to wheel it all back to the car load it up come home and try again, still I caught 4 fish that day in a couple of hours so I didn't mind 😁

Yeah they were for my vaping coils but I as I had them and no longer use them I thought I would try 😁 I think I like the side cutter types myself more will get some of those I think

I had a Pair of these so I thought I would try cutting a size 4 the hook won, I think I need a robust pair of cutters like yours @carpepecheur thanks

I like that answer that's good logic What's the best tool for cutting a hook shank safely if attached to a fish? I mean normally they do come out OK but that one was stuck in a tough bit of lip,

Right here we go then I've been using microbarbed size 4 hooks and also size 4 barbless recently now one thing I just noticed was that the microbarbed hook isn't penetrating as well as the barbless and after another 3am bream which was a bit of a pig to unhook, Ive been wondering about using barbless only as I've caught plenty on them, and not really lost any on the fun lake, and it would make unhooking bream without a net a piece of cake, it may be because the microbarb on a size 4 hook is quite big I also listened to a Kev Nash carpcast and he only allows barbless on the church lake as he doesn't want his fish to be at risk of getting tethered which makes sense to me and he also thinks he got more takes when he switched to barbless what are your thoughts on this one please? I am leaning towards barbless only which I can see may penetrate more easily and hook more fish, if it was super sharp naturally

This one is the v2 one https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F232727934220 This is the v1 mozzie mesh he recommended https://www.cyprinus.co.uk/products/cyprinus-front-mesh-v1-fits-the-trakker-tempest-v1-brolly-perfectly

That's lucky I think the average is about 8lb in there and there are more than the carp, I saw them spawning there was one that was massive a big double, that may get mistaken for a small tench if I hooked it 😁

They are just lulling you into a false sense of security, they are going to slime you baaaaad one day

I tried to convince myself I didn't mind catching them for a while, after last night I wouldn't miss it if I never caught another one

I've been looking for a mozzie mesh for my cyprinus magnetix brolly and have been advised by cyprinus that a v1 tempest mesh will fit, are there any major differences between the v1 and the v2 in size as I have found a v2 bivvy mesh for £26.99 it looks the same but anyone know if it is Thanks

It was the snotty bream witch, 2:30am just after I'd finally fallen asleep after a bout of bankside Insomnia, going to be a long day today I think I think I am done with bream now, I would rather blank even though it was probably about 8lb+

No worries, i didn't really take offence at your comment but thanks I am quite thick skinned really , just felt like I was becoming the defender of the 10ft rod brigade,and there had already been a few digs that I had ignored just thought I should say what I thought about it all, and also my position on it

You are right things can sometimes be taken out of context, I tend to not be a person that holds grudges life's too short for that, I'm hoping that pic comes soon but I've only got about 15 carp maximum to take the bait so I'm going to have to have some luck on my side, but tonight I've taken a while but all my rods are placed well so I am fishing, I reckon one of the 10fts might even be 70 yards this is a nice open swim though which does make a nice change,

Hopefully it's the carpy witch there is activivity over one of my spots

You are only allowed to post what you have forgotten here whilst on the bank, Today I have forgotten my jogging bottoms, you may notice I have my socks though And also there was a big dirty rat by my rods

I thought this place was a forum for free thinking carp anglers, I've ignored the jibes up till now I don't claim to be right all the time but I shouldn't be ridiculed for having an opinion which is different to the herd 😏 I've also never said that a 10ft rod is suitable for all situations, but it is more suitable for mine and that's why I use it, If I needed to cast a long way I would use more suitable rods

I think what you mean is use what suits your fishing and if you need to use broomsticks to cast out then so be it,😀 Seriously though it does seem like we will all have to agree to disagree on this one, and let's be honest as long as you are fishing and happy with your tackle does it really matter, it would be boring if we all liked/did the same thing

Thanks for some reason Ive wanted to use a banana bait for a while, and also everyone nowadays seems to be using 2 types of boilies rather than just one it seems like I may be missing out only using one ,but I am quite happy with the bait I'm using at present tbh just wondered if you had tried it I may get some at some point but I know the fish I want to catch seems to already like the bait I am using so I am not going to switch now