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I think I'd have to pay also 😂

Just wondering if there is anything I can be doing to prep some areas for next year that will stop the weed and pads redeveloping there? There used to be a deadly spot when I fished there years ago, but when the weed and pads get up its no longer fishable, I would like to make it a deadly clear spot again it's too far out for the rake, too deep to wade, can I do something that will keep the pads back, it wouldn't hurt to thin them out a bit it is a little overgrown.these days but also wouldn't want it to be too blatent lol 😜

Yes I agree happy new year everyone, Stay safe and pray the future is brighter 🙏🔆😊

https://gardnertackle.co.uk/2020/05/carp-fishing-custom-cork-dust-wafters-tom-oliver/

I can't really help you with Cork dust but I heard dave Lane talking about his old mainline hookbaits he used to get made, and they were 70% mix to 30% pop up mix This is Darrell pecks wafter mix https://www.carpology.net/article/bait/how-to-make-darrell-pecks-white-banoffee-wafter-hookbaits/ Neither of which really help you but I thought I would share incase they help someone else 😂

Gardner camflex lead free leader and Gardner covert tungsten chod beads seem to work OK

Merry Christmas to all on carp. Com May you all be blessed with new pants and socks and joy, 🎄🎉🎊 Tight lines for the new year 🙏

I totally understand i also suffer with depression, and I totally agree that people should be allowed to fish safely and locally, but when the lakes are open, this unfortunately gives people a reason to travel out of tier 4 areas to other areas and break rules, which isn't helping anyone

Yeah I could go and fish on my syndicate it's only 10 minutes up the road, but with people travelling from all over the shop to visit, Its not worth taking the chance, I'll stay at home and eat drink and be merry and safe 😉

I get that, it helps me too, but it can wait for a couple of weeks, to keep people safe

I'm now a tier 4 from boxing day so my plans are pretty much just stay at home and watch box sets and kids films, Carp master tbh I wish more lakes would close, I know people are traveling out of other tier 4 areas to fish on my lake , I mean I cant spend Christmas day with my brother who has been shielding so he can come to visit my mum, but people are going fishing from all over the place because that is exercise, bit of a joke and I would rather Boris just did a proper lockdown so we can all just get on again when it slows down

I seem to recall Frank Warwick talking about this, he was lobbing singles much further than anyone else could and Pretending to be baiting up with normal boilies so no one sussed it

It was probably the couriers my handles came in a long rod tube and someone had been peeking in that to see if it was worth nicking, the end had been pulled out of it, what a world when you can't even trust the postal services, Don't ever use UPS, I found out the hard way they are proper crooked, oh and if you do don't use PayPal as they can overcharge you and just take money from you, they charged me an extra £40 for a bike they claimed was 6cm oversize, but would never show me the proof, just made it impossible to progress my claim 😭

That also reminds me lol, I actually switched from Inlines to leadclips as I wondered if having a 3oz inline flapping about in front of the fish wasn't helping during the battle,

Is that a continental breakfast? 😁

I had a similar run of losses this year I deduced there wasn't enough separation between the hook and the hook bait, and I wasn't hooking them far enough back in the mouth,

Don't you mean Welsh rare bit? Surely a Welsh person should think of that first 👀🙄👀🤔

Yeah I know about the evils of bread, but I still love a nice fresh one with some butter and cheese simply perfect 😁

I heard carp can get addicted to wheat in bait, which makes sense as I flipping love bread 😁

Bit like joining a religious cult taking up golf, start off hitting a ball round then end up being a member of the church of scientology and the KKK 😬🙄

That's a bit extreme, you would need a new thermos flask with a cup and saucer for that hobby 😁

I'm about the same, I started off the year losing nearly 2 stone then put it all back on and some since, and I think I am right up there with a new PB, this has got to be my no1 goal this year, maybe we could start a fishermans fat club thread where we are all accountable 😁

It's one of the best things to eat though I do love a bacon sarnie and a cuppa 🥓😍 Funnily enough I've made a beef saag to take to work with me today, I was even a good boy and made some for the misses 😂

I am also Maybe a bit too much lol, I almost preferred it when I could hate them with impunity now I think they could be a really useful tool, i might just stick to my guns though lots of people are using them on my lake, I did well enough last year and I think it's always good to be a bit different, throwing stick, airbomb,spomb, catapult they are my baiting tools, and my weapon will be heavy baiting this year 🤔🙄😬

If I could be bothered to make my own that's probably how I would do it to 😂