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Same is planned for Cambridge, its a cop out to pretend they are trying to deal with climate change by doing nothing apart from opening their palm for your money to fall Into

Ooogh that looks like another goverment stealth tax 😭

I did go fairly easy in the end, they werent very nice, I got them from work so they probably didn't pay much for them, can't go giving shareholders profits to the minions now can they 😂 It's nice to be out Ive even heard a few boshing and the last one sounded near to my pub chucked solid bag, there is slight hope anyway

Thanks I will don't worry, I'm in me onesie just about to tuck Into these bad boys, had a buffet tea, life is good,

Took a little while had to go and buy a booster from Halfords, I've got 2 rods out in the dark and sort of found some spots pub chucks tonight lol but I am sort of fishing 😂 got the house up now going to make the 3rd a solid bag rod and pump that into the abyss too, I'm not in a bad area to listen for signs though and I found some rudd flipping so thought if they are here there may also be carp

Got my car loaded, just ready to leave, flipping car won't start, 😭😭😭😭😭 This is still 2021 isn't it?

Sad to hear that mate, but I hope it all goes well for you this year and she gets the all clear, just remember it's always good to talk about things, even if you don't think you are struggling, it always helps to spread the load, All the best Elmo

Yes happy new year to you all hope its a good one. I popped the question this morning, and my wife from del monte she said yes Now I am frantically scrambling round defrosting bait and charging stuff up, for a cheeky overnight one, it's going to be a slight race against the darkness but will be so nice to be out again I can't wait, woooooooooooohoooooooo

Thanks nick that's a good idea I think adding the egg might work better for sticking the powders to the outside of the bait I've noticed they can just wash off if they aren't prepped that well 👍

@Highy I saw this deal and thought it may be of use to you, https://www.carpology.net/shop/special-offers/sticky-10kg-super-sub-deal/?fbclid=IwAR06_fKJoXdAAhZ_H4wu5JHamJkWZVbvxlhUspQMXQjMuEVSvT10ROeUWnI

Sounds like a good idea to me, can't hurt to give yourself a bit more of an advantage, that active mix groundbait is good stuff, I will probably coat them in that as I still have some in the garage

I've been a little bored and been thinking about pastes a lot lately, I've decided to try and make some cultured hookbaits , I've taken some citruz wafters, given them a gooing and boosting and I have wrapped them in some paste, next I am going to air dry them for a few days, then probably coat them in a powder of some sort, this is the only paste I have presently but if they work I will make some match the hatch ones also, I think paste is probably an underused tactic nowadays and could be quite a fun thing to have a play with this year anyone else ever use paste these days?

Thanks for all the input guys, I think the main point of this thread has got somewhat lost along the way, I've also got some rods that will do the job for now, like framey said I have to stick on budget for now, as I also want to keep a roof over my families head, As for mentors I have always received great advice on here and that usually boils down to location, keep it simple and use a decent bait and a rig you have confidence in, its too easy to get sucked down a rabbit hole and disappear into the abyss if you over complicate things and I try to stick to that

I would buy whatever I fancied to do the job, but I was asking because I was on a budget, thanks to the pandemic and cost of living rises it meant fishing funds were low, I am quite happy with my crosscasts though, nice slim blanks, minima guides for the money I think they are pretty great tbh, time will tell if they last but I only got to fish a handful of times last year so hopefully they will last a while yet,

I've seen or heard him say that too, might have been on a podcast or one of John bakers YouTube vids, can't remember what now but he doesn't seem a bad guy tbh not sure why he would lie about it though, from what I can tell he seems a genuine guy and very knowledgeable

I tend to use it within a few days, I like it as fresh as possible, you can freeze it though if you want and there are probably ways to make it stay fresh for longer,

Frying pans and audible now, I'm so cool 😭😭😭😭😭😭😴

I got done, struggling to even think of something whitty for this one

Sounds like he misses you, take it as a compliment 👍

I had a jrc cover years ago it wasn't that warm tbh, I had a 4 season bag and cover and I was still cold at points I think the cult one will be better, tbh,

I think he is just a bait boffin, it was quite an interesting listen though, he would tailor his approach whether he was fishing for big mirrors or big commons, believing they each liked different things,

I really like my accessory case I got from them, and the cover looks good and it's camo so it will make me catch more 😂

I've requested from santa a cult tackle bedchair cover a navitas onesie and a brimmed hat for fishing and dog walking 😂

The main thing is trial and error, what will work somewhere may not work somewhere else, you can use pop ups all year round, I think the main thing people seem to suggest is bright baits during winter and spring, then more match the hatch during summer and autumn when the fish are most likely to be feeding on plenty of bait and they may have been caught on bright baits already, but it all depends on the fish and on the day really, some people use bright baits all year round and catch, I think its mainly about the baiting situation and location

You are a bit of a podcast fan aren't you? , did you listen to the Steven White carp angler chronicles one, where he used different baits for commons and mirrors etc that was interesting I thought, I still havent solved the million dollar question lol but it gave me some food for thought, And when I thought back I haven't caught a common since last May and that was about the time I stopped using yellow wafter hookbaits, I stopped because I kept catching pike on yellow pop ups but it may also explain why I've not caught any commons lately 😳