elmoputney

Just My take on prebaiting. If I can or think it's worth it I will do it, if I do it's tough if someone else fishes that swim, what I've been doing recently is baiting whole areas with handfuls so I always have a back up and can slot in wherever. would I tell them I had baited it? No I don't want to ruin their buzz, would I want someone to tell me they had been prebaiting if I caught on it? Course not. Neither would I want someone to tell me where they have been baiting. "Let me stop you there mate, I don't want to hear it because then I won't be able to fish any swims if everyone tells me their plans" If I see fish fizzing will I stick a rod on it. You bet your sweet bippy I will 😎 I think the moral of the story if you want to prebait, do it off your own back, don't rely on the kindness of strangers,and don't tell anyone. Be covert, be a secret squirrel. Oh yeah and don't be a Richard about it and ruin everyone else's fishing.

I thought it would be secret squirrel like the old BCSG or the freemasons 😂

What is the fly anglers guild that sounds pretty exclusive?

I feel the same about winter tickets. You get something going the normal anglers are fading a bit then they all turn up and start taking over like they own the place.

I always keep mine with the alarms, banksticks and buzz bars. I haven't forgotten it yet. It's not an issue really

I've got to try and entertain 2 kids on the bank this weekend, god knows what I am going to feed them. Good luck Kev at least you have pastries 👍

You won't catch if you ain't got a pastry selection.

Just have your receiver with you it's not complicated really put it on a lanyard, I sometimes just leave it on a bucket or in my bivvy pocket somewhere I know I'll hear it.

If I felt I was missing out having a speaker I might, but tbh I've got used to the receiver now and love just having that nearby at all times.

I saw them at the Essex carp show, they are sweet, come with snag backs as standard. They don't seem to be released yet though.

I have used the gemini booms and quite like them, cost its always a factor for me though could spend a fortune on them rather than hooklink and I do prefer to tie my own as you can change the length, material or anything else. As I get older rigs do seem tougher to tie but will keep going til I can't do it anymore 😂

Rods free spirit helicals 12ft 3.5lb tc, great all rounders 👍 Okuma 8k reels, I've had quite a few sets of reels over the years and these have been better than all of them, still as smooth and reliable as the day I got them Atts bite alarms, love em. Matrix blackout buzz bars and bank sticks Bivvies:, 2 man fox eos TT for when the kids come Sonik axs shelter and cyprinus bunker for winter Gardner net, fox and trakker retainers, wychwood oval mat Thermocell backpacker, ridgemonkey bivvy light, Wychwood spod rod and aerlex spod reel (which is pants) and currently testing a £20 temu rooblinos spod reel which is going to get a serious test this weekend. ESP trig hammer XT hooks, or J precision Lg's or a wide gape by ESP or J precision Line Gardner GT80+ but also recommend hydrotuff. Trakker x trail compact barrow, which is a pretty great barrow, wychwood comforter rucksack and tackle pouch and a korda tackle box Korda kontainer bucket is also a great bit of kit.

You didn't put water where the oil goes did you? 😱

Okuma, because they are worth it 😎

2 x PB products hit n run lead clips and tail rubbers (half price deal) Korda balancing weights 10" matrix black out adjustable buzz bar, spotted a deal and thought I am fed up slumming it with a fixed rear buzz bar. So with a tenner off I thought today is the day. Not purchases but today I have respooled my reels with 15lb gt80+ 0.40mm tow rope, and added my s'wet bands to the spools so my line can stay in tip top condition between sessions.

That's kind of why I only use one rig these days, every now and again it might need a tweek, I'm currently looking at a beefed up version for snag fishing, but that's pretty much a change of boom material. And so far from the coated ones I have the bank tackle or PB jelly wire seems the strongest 😱 korda ones broke way too easily on a puller test. I will give them a whirl next time and see how they cope,

Dave lane is now using Gardner CVR Like above. That was his Gardner phase version of the rig. I nearly always use a pop up regardless of what I am fishing over tbh, sometimes a wafter if its really firm and clean, but I never worry too much, I think they often either avoid the pop up or make a beeline straight for it.

Maybe tonight's the night good luck.

Yeah I could see that flipping well and being tricky to deal with.

In my head you need a really curved hook this is a BCR Rigga and they come much more curved than that.

Yeah I know but it just looks like the hook pattern wouldn't sit right, I'm sure you wouldn't use it if it didn't but in your hand it looks odd lol. I could see something like a longshank nailor/trig hammer or mugga, would probably work well as it's curved and bent the right way but your pic makes it look like it will lean backwards. As for the spinner and hook ups the D rig kicker makes a world of difference to the hook to land ratio, it's not the same as a spinner, the separation makes for a much better hookhold in my opinion.

This is my alternative spinner rig 👍

Well done on catching this week, can't help but think that rig looks like it is going to sit weirdly with the point pointing up in the air, might just be the photo but everytime I look at it I can't see how it is going to sit nicely with a bait on.

Nice set up B B 😎

That first comment is how it starts 😂 Then you start to notice other things that would be useful 👍would be good to see some cheap boat mods that work though so good luck with it.