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11ft 3lb tc https://www.tacklebox.co.uk/rods-en/carp-rods/tackle-box-darent-valley-specimen-rod-11ft-3lb.html

No they are made by the tackle box cfx sorry wrong initials 😂 but I think free spirit rods are well regarded also 👍

Have a look at the tackle box Darenth Valley and or ctx range I think they do an 11ft rod 👍

Good luck BB, It took me ages to realise you had changed your name 😁I kept thinking who's this new person 😳

Well apart from having a nice couple of days, I didn't catch anything, what did I learn, not a lot really,there is a lot of low lying weed so chods or zigs were probably the ones probably zigs for the conditions tbh, my reels sound like they are dying, I don't think the fish were anywhere near where I thought and are probably hiding out beyond the flooded area,behind the islands they have a lot of hiding places at present even more so than usual, I tried but I think I've possibly started something to continue with so well call it a stepping stone session, was nice to be out though, even though I had to change from thermals to shorts and t shirt today 😁

Breakfast of champions 😁cheese and bacon toastie mmm mmm

It sounds like he needs to read the AT guidelines again tbh, perhaps you could take him to specsavers 📖🤔

Base camp alpha 😂 glorious morning though, best bit I don't have to pack up today 😁

Now we wait and see, don't think I would change much tbh 6 or so airbombs over each rod should get them rooting around,got them nice and spread out Nice evening at the moment, getting colder but the rudd are a flippin, and I have a moorhen parked up next to me all good signs tbh now all we need is Mr carp and maybe a bailicks 😂

It works quite well though 😜 And if I get a hose that fits it I won't need to get up in the night 😂

Thanks commonly, I am getting my stuff sorted now 😁 I've actually done some inspirational bodging, I could only find a stick sized Pva mesh refill but my stick sized tube got trodden on, but I found this petrol funnel ⛽⛽😂 it's a clip on too 🙄

That will do, I'm going out to sort my stuff out thanks 😁

I'm supposed to be going for a rare treat 48 hour session tomorrow, but im not feeling that inspired 🙄 Gonna be actual freezing both nights 😒 Can anyone kick me up the butt and make me want to go cos I am struggling with the motivation at present?

I would prefer He Man the master of the gooniverse 😂 I did axcedently find out yesterday that it you need to recast a Cultured goo bait, literally all the culture falls of it 😂I reeled it in and there was none left 😳, also by the time I bought it in a couple of hours later, my yellow baits were white again 😬 My guess is now if you leave one out all night it would be a std pop up by the morning, don't suppose it hurts though,

And this is where I park my car 😂

This is my more usual haunt, it's pretty flooded

Done a little prepping today cooked up some pigeon mix and soaked it in Molasses, crumbed up a couple of kilos of nearly frozen boilies with the ridgemonkey crusher (blooming good product I think) , mixed with a few pellets and given a good dose of liquid liver mmmmmmm, My plan for tomorrow, prep a swim or two for Sunday and maybe fish for a few hours to get rid of all the rust I've built up over the winter 😂

I've got some almond supreme, these ones below are Cultured almond supreme wafters 😂 I'll do some pop ups tomorrow I have some that just need some coating 👍

I just needed to see what would happen before releasing them into the lake, the vase looks like limeade from the milkman now 😂 I think its a winner 🤔

Cultured goo baits in action look pretty amazing 😍😍😍

I might even do a little day session Thursday then I can find 3 spots clip all the rods up and bait them them all, and all I have to do Sunday is turn up and chuck em out makes sense I guess 😊

I went for a walk round there yesterday, still quite flooded and unfishable in some places, I've got a 48 hour session starting Sunday and I can't wait, it was cold yesterday and I didn't see a lot but we can but try, I'm gonna Try and prebait a couple of spots thursday, see if I can't make something happen, not confident but hopeful 😂

There was a guy who beat the Graviers record twice with the same fish https://www.fishingmagic.com/carp-world-record-broken-again/

Perhaps it was in rainbow at one point, but maybe Rod, Jane and Freddy moved it, 🌈😊

https://www.total-fishing.com/world-carp-record-goes/ 👍 This 2005 WR was caught on a boilie from Graviers 😳