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Today has arrived buzzing like an old fridge to get out fishing just to do the usual peacekeeping stuff and get my kit sorted, bait is prepped and ready, walk the dogs load the car and try and find some fishies to catch and avoid the rainy spells Got loads of new stuff I've never used though my 6m baiting pole I want to put into action, new bait, new liquid, new buzzbar, new tacklebox, might as well stay at home 😳 naaaaah 😎

I do like a vanilla mcdonalds but that was some next level shiz 👍 Not sure how I feel about having an expresso shot in it though 🤔

Did a nice long pup walk and couldn't resist popping in the cafe for a banoffee milkshake 😋

You just beat a chicken and mushroom though, original and best 😁

Got some new bait today 20kg of a new test bait from Retrobaits, I had a chat with Nick Burrage and quite fancied trying this one, it's caught some nice fish already and should work well for my autumn campaign, got it in big dumbells, to match my big pellets which are nearly bream proof 😅😁 Not quite sure it will all go in the freezer yet 😂

I would just go straight through with mono I think, keep it simple, I would probably just use hookable baits too,

I've lost a few lbs recently thanks to the puppy walking, maybe I should try a wholemeal pitta again and try a lose a few more 😁

Thanks nick I was looking for the image of the badly packed kebab 🥙

I know I should, but I've become a proper meat and bread based angler, sometimes have a pot noodle too 🤣

Kinda the same really you use the bacon fat to so it isn't dry on the pan much like you should use butter on the outside in a breville, I don't take butter either, occasionally peanut butter though and I'll make an elvis burger with it 😂

Oh no I am trying to get a Sunday night out this weekend and it's a full moon 😬 I always think full moon yay, but can't really remember if it's any better than other times really, I guess like most things if I've done the other bits ok I may have a chance 😂

I also love a nice curry 😋 lamb saag that one

Cook the bacon in the toastie maker first then cheese and put cooked bacon in the sandwich and toast, it's a bit special 😂

Don't they do a 5500 sized one?

They can't be fully serviced as they are too old it would seem, he told me that the drag issue may be down to water and grit getting there, so I may just take the drag apart myself and see if I can't improve them 😂

I've enquired with future reel servicing about the cost of it

Just been cleaning up my old diawa emcast evos, with a view to maybe sell/use on some other rods I haven't bought yet but may in the future, On two of them as you fully lock the drag it makes it hard to turn the handle, therefore you can only wind it nicely with a semi slackened clutch, is this due to drag washers being 20 years old and possibly knackered or something else? They've never been serviced or that well looked after and they also sound a bit diawa noisy Any ideas please? Is it worth doing anything with them?

Aldi do a knock off version my kids can't tell the difference 😂

Hope you are writing her a list mate

Did she get Nick Knowles in? That sounds impossible without DIY sos

I love it, I just wish I had as much time to do it as think about it 😊

There is loads of stuff you can use and do to prep your bait, I'll warn you now it can get intense 😂

https://purebaitconcepts.com/bait-prep-liquid-loading/ This is worth a read about liquid loading your baits, you don't have to use the same liquids but it's a good guide, Or you could use a little bit of bottled water and the crave liquid and soak them for 24 hours before you go that would soften them up and stop them soaking up too much grot

What bait are you using?

Another thing to try if fishing in silt is use a mesh bag attached to the hook and put a couple of floaters in it with some normal pellets, this will make your rig land slower as it won't settle til the bag melts, meaning it should sit on top of the silt, I would also use liquids to stop your baits taking on the silty odours as fast