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22nd 23rd would be better for me i think of the alternatives, not sure I'll be able to stretch out anymore than 2 nights tbh, but if anyone else wants too I guess it can be booked and added on

All Sept was free other than the 15th and 16th, 😳 6 or more for the exclusive £25pppn so we'd be looking at £300ish for a 2 night exclusive

Still haven't cracked them all lol pb broken 3 times 27lb3 - 28lb4oz one trip, another last year I caught a usual 30lb at 29lb4oz lol still plenty to go at though and I'm still learning

That's the one it's a lovely lake, just up from the syndicate i fish, lovely and peaceful, @kevtaylorif booking exclusive it's dog friendly too

Had a reply from ashmire today exclusive booking for 6 people can be arranged but also can be booked seperate depending on numbers, some availability in sept to for exclusive

You probably wouldn't to be fair, people just need a human to listen. I did a mental health first aid course this year, I like to think I've always been caring but that gave me some tools I didn't have, and it's been really eye opening. Little tip Just listen, don't try to tell them you know how it feels, just ask open ended questions that give them the space to talk, be calm, reassuring and patient, you have all the tools already, I've been helping a girl at work with anxiety through some tricky times and I went to a disciplinary with her last week, after that she went to her boss got talking honestly and got things sorted out and is happy again and less stressed, she bought me some chocolates as a thankyou, made me well emotional lol, but it was nice to have made a difference

Well done mate, very good thing you did, glad it was a good outcome too. Hopefully she starts to get some help and get better

Just does depend who and where now doesn't it really I think the longer we leave it the tougher it will get though to find somewhere. So I guess wait a week or two see who is still interested and go from there?

Yeah my only concern with horseshoe would be what if we turned up and it's rammed and we're all just camping, I know what you mean though, exclusives might be hassle if people back out, I don't mind driving I just wouldn't mind knowing I've got a swim when I get there if that makes sense

Couple more venues nearer me that may be available well the top one is at present I did enquire about the other to check, both available exclusively, Bedfordshire and cambs, just thought i would put them out there incase we struggled to get any others https://www.tedwhitemanwaters.co.uk https://www.ashmire.co.uk/

Only trouble with North Bank is that its only available Thursday to Sunday August still has some vacancies otherwise its late October

They have a couple of boat accessories I am quite interested in, they do seem to make some good little bits I think

I just thought if you could get one of those wideboy type pole rollers maybe you could rest them all on it in shorter manageable lengths put them together as you ship it out, and it may make it simpler possibly, they do some kind of like a rod pod nowadays with banksticks as legs

Cold tap water is probably as cold as any lake I would think, I would give it a go if they melt, i haven't had any issues recently the korda ones have been melting fine pulled a wrongun straight in and it had melted last time I was out

I often wonder why you don't see more pole rollers about, makes perfect sense to me, I would if I was going to use a baiting pole

The thing that put me off a match pole is what will you do if you do want more length, it's not going to be as easy to make more sections, if you are going to DIY it I would go similar to the mk2 but tbh I worked out by the time I had faffed about and made it the allthings 3d one wasn't bad value, and you get a nicer spoon and stuff with it

I like a solid bag tbh, even using my boat I will still use them, if you get them right they can be deadly, especially for quick bites, and you can really get a lot of liquid in them what's not to like 🤔 I'm planning to do some next level stuff with pva this year, just waiting for the warmer weather now

Its well worth watching the mk2 version to see the improvements he made too, I opted for a boat in the end as i felt is was a better all rounder for me but I seriously considered one of these https://www.allthings3d.co.uk/product-page/allthings3d-baiting-pole-configurator

there nearly all northerners I think whippet friendly venue required 😂

It will be fuu-uun

Why not do a poll? 15th - 16th Sept Or Other

15th and 16th September were the 1st provisional dates

I'm still in for anything i thought horseshoe sounded a bit big and scary lol but having watched a video you don't have to be able to chuck 150 to get a bite I'm a little more comfortable with it, I'm pretty used to weed so that doesn't worry me too much, does look like a place you need to get location right though and that could be tricky with a group of us~ but I'm up for the challenge

And I've got less chest hair

Terminal tackle UK do a loader kit https://www.terminaltackle.uk/product-category/pva-accessories/ I guess there refill bags may also fit others might be worth checking sizes, they seemed to melt OK but I prefer to tie bags as I find I can get them tighter and neater and it's less faffy