elmoputney

Looks kinda like my bunker, Just put the poles together, attach the tension strap,open it up like a pram hood then clip on the tension poles (the outside ones) and peg it out, not sure about the peak as mine hasn't got one

I know what you mean there doesn't seem to be much of a natural progression these days,everything is available online, I wouldn't have dreamt of stepping on some of those lakes when I was just starting out, whatever happened to the old village ponds, I remember how big the step up to a club lake was 😁

At a guess it would have less capacity, depends on the length of the spool as to whether it will make much difference but they are all designed to be smooth for casting these days so probably less than you might think but I haven't used one 😁

Brexit doesn't seem to be going too well, it's quite a sad realisation when you put it like that, people have tried to go out and and start something good, and it's just going to become impossible now we are out the EU, covid made it hard but brexit will kill it I think, and it'll be impossible to ever join another syndicate again 😢 Pre brexit I thought I would get my name down on the woolpack cos it's just up the road from me,but I never did don't think I'll ever get on there now 😢

Thanks, I think I must be learning something as I probably would've sat it out and hoped before, I had spent all night kicking myself tbh because I chose to go against what I saw, in favour of a going swim which had done a couple of bites at the weekend 😳

there we go, really pleased with this one its a ripper

Plenty more fizzing, but nothing else to report other than it was tough to pull myself away, there is nothing quite like watching carp sheeting up over your spot, it was like a jacuzzi at points, got something to work on now though 😁

Only when I moved at sunrise 😅 5 mins in the right spot,I knew I could sit there and blank or move and try and literally 5 mins after moving, I hooked into a 21lb near fully beaut taken from under a rod length out cos of a 9ft wall of weed across the lake 👍 It caused a bit of a kerfuffle though think the chance for more may have gone now, Edit hang on there're was more fizzing might be yet come on the carp

Can't argue with that, well worth doing, I can't help feeling I've effed it right up, I'll either catch one or blank my ass off, I've done a lot of airbombing 😳 can't do a lot else for now,

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