elmoputney

Thank god the forum is working again, I kind of missed you all 😉

2oz and 3.5oz heli leads 10 of each 2 marker leads MP lead shed great value leads tbh And some breakaway leads off ebay for deweeding

Good luck, hopefully you are onto something now. I've been doing a big bucket a week, I doubt it last more than a couple of days though. I am going Saturday so it will get another hit when I leave hopefully, but I am tempted to leave it alone for a bit longer, I reckon all the pads will be putting people off and I might start another too. Don't want to have all my eggs in one basket this year. Especially now I've found a good cheap particle source near my home 😂

I would say the mix is working for me one spot was like glass primed and ready I think , the other you have to be precise to get a drop, anywhere around it is virtually floor to ceiling weed that spot got the majority today hoping to increase it slightly, but it was progressing nicely soon be ready I think, then quick scrape with the rake to improve line lay and it will be game on.

I haven't been for a couple of weeks already feels like a lifetime, going tomorrow to clear some pads and stuff will have buckets of bait and hopefully do some spot clearing, this will hopefully help next time I get to fish and also I feel like I am fishing even when I am not because I'm thinking whether they have cleared the spots yet 😂 Next best thing is to be preparing for something.

This is my latest batch of boat mix, hoping to drop it off tomorrow, just needs salt, garlic granules and a healthy dose of molasses to season now. I actually started baiting a spot in the weed where I had seen some fizzing last week, will be interesting to see if it's cleared at all.

https://www.geminicarptackle.com/shop/tidy-rigs/ These might be good for you, I've used the booms before and they are great tbh,

I went goody shopping today. White squid supreme goo Esp claw hammer hooks Tungsten beads for my rigs 2 large helisafes Gas, Went to the animal feed place and bought some garlic granules for my particles.

Nothing yet, I am trying still, I've just messaged them through their website again.will definately call this week. I've been a little busy this last month with work and kids and in my spare time walking, I racked up 600,000 steps as we are doing the million step challenge at work. I got a little competitive 😂

Just emailed him again, I just looked and have his number so if I don't get a reply I will give him a call over the weekend

Performance is the slightly bigger one, works a treat tbh

Try taking the spool off and any washers etc and put them back together again sometbing may have got dislodged might be something simple hopefully.

No matter what I use they seem to get me. I did use jungle formula this weekend but they still savaged my legs, tried the Avon before and that didn't seem to work that well for me either, but I know it does for lots of people. I went shopping for a new paddling pool this afternoon and ended up in go outdoors, bought a fox exocet marker float kit, I decided I needed a marker float again for baiting up with the boat as it will be easier and quicker to chuck it out to my spots raise it and have a visual marker to aim at.

Yeah Earith, I don't mind the Rudd being about I just don't want to catch them lol,I think the baiting pyramid works quite well there, I use a 13mm pop up mainly and don't catch many but I guess if I use a spinner it resets that's my main concern is that is wasnt fishing probably all night. Where a spinner would've been. Quite happy with my spinner set up presently though. Just not a bag rig as its too clunky.

Yeah it's been too hot for dogs mine has been getting walked early or late or in the woods where its cooler, funnily enough the other swim I fancied was cool and had a breeze. I'm now realising the full extent of the Mozzie damage I need a tcp bath or something 😂, need a new Mozzie culling device I think.

I've decided to try some different line this year, KATRAN wild carp camo has just been ordered in 20.5lb I've been looking at low stretch lines for a bit and when I read 10-12% stretch I was interested,I would use braid but it's banned 😢 this sounds pretty decent and looks good, i have a spool of gt80+ if it sucks but it ticks all the boxes in theory. They do some other pretty out there lines too thag glow up and stuff. https://katran.eu/wild_carp_camo

I went off multi rigs again last night BTW. I reeled in one of my rods and it had been sprung (only rod it was on btw) I even used a hook bead stop thing to prevent it happening. Probably those darned rudd or something but if your rig doesn't reset you aren't likely to catch.I may as well have put out a solid bag with no hook. To be fair though I am starting to think solid bags aren't the one when there is gazillions of rudd,🤔

Nice and simple kept moving it about to find the most shade as it was hot in this swim Just about to test my new Gardner G force stove on my new bivvy table

I will save you some 😂

Still a little untidy, but the rods are out, and there was quite a few carp round here today mooching about, I am hopeful they will get there heads down and have a munch tonight, time for a cuppa now.

Mine is all in the car, booked a sneaky half day, finish at 2 then straight there via the coop, have a good look about bucket ready to drop into a likely looking swim. Can't wait even though its stupid warm already, does mean I should be able to find them though. Testing out the axs shelter tonight.

If this was a 1970s pop band it would be munga jerry 😂

I will drop him an email as he hasn't sent me anything yet will let you know once I hear anything.

Molasses works well, and it's dirt cheap. But spod syrups oils anything won't hurt tbh. I've just added a very healthy glug of Molasses to the mix of maize and seeds I prepped for tomorrow, pretty happy with my new mix tbh mainly maize but has some wheat, maples and other smaller bits but it's more decent sized particles rather than small seeds should interest the Rudd but slow them down enough. Jist needs some tigers but I haven't got any at the minute. God these bad boys for cooking with the other day 17ltr and 20ltr so I can prep enough at a time smaller one is good for a bucket full, bigger one for when i need a lot of bait 😂

And that is it fitting snuggly into one half of the main compartment of the rucksack. I'm happy with it anyway 😂