chrisesox

Bridge has'nt produced a fish since November last year always a hard place this time of year but then again its not easy in best of conditions.

Which end or pegs fish best this time of year on st johns?

Got told on my syndicate back in September that paul who owns the lake has thrown the club off as people were caught night fishing when its not allowed and fishing had been stopped

Moorsey I hear what your saying I now only use rig tubing but as I have said no rig or leader is a 100% safe not even when fishing mainline straight through as the risk of flipping scales and cutting fins and the body of our fish is always there. There are pro and cons of both methods

To be fair no rig or leader of any kind is 100% safe we use rigs leaders as what we see fit to be safe. Rigs/leaders are only death rigs if tied incorrectly its that simple.

no mate there's plenty of room dont forget the £10.00 joining fee you will have to pay as well as your day ticket if my memery serves me right its around £20 each for the first time but its been years since i fished it last

Agreed Chris Bang on, nail on the head mate,, Anymore takers on the northern social?

There loads mate you just ain't looking hard enough, With abit of homework a few manners to fellow fisherman, land owners and a certain google tool the gates can be unlocked if you try hard enough

Of Course mate PM sent

hodzy and youngcarper94 PM coming for you both i hope it helps

yes mate night fishing is allowed and with whats been coming out recently and a few i've seen 30 is possible

youngcarper94 can yolu travel to lichfeild i know of a fishery with a members lake lots of twentys and mid doubles i think it would be perfect for you and its half of what your willing to spend

Esp size 4 stiffriggers or Esp's T6's

On the spei lake Ross

I was on Yesterday the 29th, i fished peg 8 in the woods i had 3 to 19lb there was a total of around 12 fish out out i think my mate paul having 5 of them nr the stumps no... Loads of fish showing but from the few fish caught there was signs of spawning...

I popped down earlier 2day as im on myself 2morrow.. Got to say from what pete on peg1 told me a few have been out and i mean a few, its very slow as the fish have been spawning over the weekend and with the weather getting warmer i feel another spawning session coming on from the temperture of the water and from what i seen of the fish 2day,,, I only wish i could change my dates lol Will let you how i can.

There lots of pools around here that hold stunning fish from low doubles to mid 30's if your prepared to do a bit of home work you'll find them.. Do you want syndicates or day ticket?

Its fishing really well at the moment the fish are pretty much spread out all over although certain days some pegs are holding the fish more than others ... I'd advise on ringing as Ross has said its rammed for the first few weeks of the new season.. Quailty bait, simple effective rigs will catch you fish here but you need to put them in the right place.. Keep an eye out for clouding of the water in particular the margins.. I may see you down there

Any Lakes at Bluebell complex any day of the week..

LOL 29lb that was a long time ago mate, i think it was moved to spec pool...However long pool does hold some stunning carp and its well worth ago follow the wind on there mate as it can get blowy.. usally the first 2 pegs always hold and produce a few fish nr the inlet/out to the main lake... im going to give it a good go this year and try to see whats really in there....

Mainline straight through couple of beads n sinkers 1.5oz lead and your chod simple. if you dont want a leader

Emmence i totally agree im sure Echo would have major issues if it was as bad as some people say it is bad. So to all that disagree with the use of leadcore we will have agree to disagree why should i change the way i fish, when i fish this setup very effectively catch alot of carp on it and have never caused any harm to carp. Andy mate i dont think i mentioned the problems you may have in relation to materials mate, size 6 stiffriggers when using 20-25lb mouthtrap i find it impossiable to do the knotless not and then pass it back through the eye. However if you use a Korda choody size 6 you can do this with no problems at all i use 15lb mouthtrap if im using Esp size 6 stiffriggers, Anyway Andy you good advice from everyone so take on board what you will and create a setup that catches you fish and somthing you feel 100% confident using... Like i have said it's an awesome rig and get it right it will catch you alot of fish mate. So good luck and tightlines

Get a Solar rig cone you can steam it at various curves of your choice without getting burn't.. steam for around 20-30 seconds not to close or you will melt it and then allow to cool before taking it off wait for about the same time again to do this

Good replie mate but i started chod fishing coping Jim's style years ago fishing light leads 1-1.5oz and lengths of leadcore upto 10ft long (yes you've read it right lads) i fished the same setup as jim exsplained to me and found it had advantages and disadvantages, the reason behind using such a long length of leadcore is its the lenght and weight of the leadcore that hooks the fish not the lead as it the last thing to come into play. I don't and never will use such a long lenght of leadcore again for certain reasons as it very difficult to cast it out and be target with such a long length and i think its unsafe and careless to do so. However like you i will contiune to use leadcore upto 4-6ft depending on the situation or flourocarbon straight through again depending on the situation im faced with.. It seems to me nearly everyone on this forum is againest the use of leadcore for 1 reason or another. I think to many people are to quick to jump on the band wagon without having any knowledge of the product. So i put this to you all .... If its that bad Magazines would'nt feature it. Every Top well known angler thats in the public eye would be againest it. And tackle companies would'nt produce it.... Tell me why?????? I don't mean to get peoples backs ups and i dont mean to be a bore..

Material wise mate, I feel these are the best to use !) Esp stiff rigger's Mrk2. Because these are a straight pointed hook you will defintley prick more carp howver you will also drop a few compared to a beaked pointed hook. So its all down to your own perssonel choice. 2) Esp size 11 swivel these are the best free rotating swivel ouy there in my view. 3) Korda Mouth trap in all breaking strains i tend to use 15 and 20lb i think it holds the aggressive curve much better and longer than any other stiff rig material. 4) Your leader material such as leadcore,etc is down to your personnel choice again both leadcore and flourocarbon straight through have there advantages and i fish both depending on the sitiuation.. The distance between the to beads really depends on what your fishing over. For instance if im fishing into weed or chod i will set my top bead (the furtherest away from the lead) around 2-3 feet from lead its self. This is so if they weed or chod is thick or tall etc your rig always fly back to this bead (furtherest away from the lead) it will always settle down on top of what ever your fishing over.And always put on a pva foam nugget. These days many people tend to fish this rig in clean unchoddy gravel etc it is very effective when fished over a wide spread of dark boiles with hi vis popup. I tend to move the top bead closer to the lead and set it no more than 12" away from the lead this is purely to bring the lead into play sooner. I would'nt say the chod is an easy rig to fish with even though its very simple to construct. It takes practise and time on the bank to understand whats happening with your rig underwater and the type of bite indication your getting but when you get it right this is an awesome rig and to be honest its rarely i fish anything else.. There are many idea's of the right way to use the chod and which materials to use in my mind these are what suit me and therefore may not suit another so take on board what you will and get out on the bank when it comes right you will know it.