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Sorry for the confusion, Hook bead would be if I just mounted the hook swivel on the shank and didn't use a slip d (just being lazy really trying to keep it quick change) just looking for a good one that doesn't slide up the hook. slip d would be free running I am just trying to avoid shrink tube really just makes it more of a faff, I guess the solution to both is a decent kicker, one that keeps the hook at the angle you set it.

I've decided I don't like the avid D rig kickers anymore as they tend to straighten in water and not give me the angle I want , last light I tried to tie one of the loops and soft booms but struggled to make it work (I was tired) I am now thinking slip D Ronnie might be the way for me with shrink tube as it gives me the seperation and shrink tube tends to stay at the angle it's set. Only downside with this is steaming, it's always a bit of a chore isn't it? It's either that or I need to find good Ronnie kickers and decent hook beads that don't move, any ideas?

Use pop up rigs, most of my biggest carp are caught using pop ups.

This is the one I use it does have maize and maples, in it so I soak it and give it a good boil also.

If you have a local feed place nearby go and have a look, I usually get a aniseed free one, I am out kids swimming now but I will have a look what it is called when I get home.

Glad it's not just me seemed like mission impossible last night 😂 Might try some and see waders/barrow are an edge at the moment 😎

I barely used my light last night. If at all tbh just attracts mosquitos and other flying pests,

After spending the night deciding I either needed to hurry into my waders probably fall over and lose the fish, or just sleep in my pants and wear my plastic jesus sandels to go into the flooded swim, I opted for the latter btw as trying to get in my waders in a hurry seems impossible 😂 I keep seeing wadeez on my fb feed has anyone tried them? Do they work it would be good to be able to slip into my waders easily https://wadeez.co.uk/

It does happen to us all, the 31lber I caught recently ripped off while I had just retrieved a rig from a tree minus half the hooklink I had to chuck the rod in the bush, to make it worse I had already lost a rig in the same tree that was a recast my plan was to hit it short and clip up 😂 It was this one just incase you didn't see the catch report.

I had the sonik sk set, hated the light everytime I got a run in the night it would go off as I woke up it would dazzle me and I wouldn't be able to acclimatise to the dark, gimmick if you ask me. Just have a head torch and a light for when you need one.

Thanks, I just watched this vid Kev, there may or may not be a handy tip in it for you, I quite like what he did with the silicone 👍 r

That sounds a little more than a multi rig Kev, got me Intrigued, I've tied some chods like that before and I did like the way they sat, I might have a play with that when I get some spare time, what sort of knot are you using to connect the coated braid to the mouth trap?

I still say you are missing out 😂 I like a wide gape for a Ronnie or a jprecision long gape kranks are also good, imo has to be an Inturned eye for me though, Multi rigs I would probably use a chod type hook

I'm sure I can find a stroke to pull somehow. They are banned on a couple of the lakes I fish so I couldn't use one anyway but if the need came and I felt it beneficial I would definately use one, not cheating just making use of a tool, good angling I say

When I used my boat I always knew the "wraps" (12ft) to the spots, so if the Oxford vs Cambridge boat race did happen to pass through or boats suddenly got banned, I could always cast to the spots. And you still feel for a drop with the boat so you know what substrate feels like, only you also get a much more accurate baiting spread at the same time. Bit of a win win really.

I've binned off all my tech this year, sold the boat, my deeper stopped working so I'm more or less a traditional angler these days, next up split canes and a pipe 😬

The Time to go fishing.

Is it this muesli mix? https://www.skinners.co.uk/product/muesli-mix/?_gl=1*tyh59t*_up*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxqayBhDFARIsAANWRnSEUhHZN4M5OrSBOyxzjo2DtpzVAia-DNEMXNltS1xopqKp6OjxU0waAiQ0EALw_wcB The orange one is now a biscuit I think.

3 packs of J precision lg's size 5 barbed and a barbless. Korda mini crimp tool and small krimps. Cc Moore milk n nut crush pva bag mix. And a hooky x spod off ebay 🙄

Change only for so far 👍welcome back matey.

https://millbryhill.co.uk/products/mmf-micronized-mixed-flakes Something like this would make a good base.

This is the original ingredients, I would have a look and see what ingredients you can find from this list and make your own, you could maybe add some groundbait or whatever to help it bind if required. And just add some other goodies too to make it unique.

Do zig caught fish get altitude sickness or the bends? Maybe he needs to change his hook for a snorkel 😂

If it ain't broke 😂

Pop up on a spinner rig with a lead clip, pretty much 90% of my fishing tbh 😂