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Congratulations on the addition to your family , Ouch . 🚼

I feel for you , Kev . I've lost my last 4 Carp in the lillies , and although probably only low to mid doubles it still anoys me , and I think " what could I have done different ? " . One of the loses was when I rushed sideways to hustle the Carp away from the lillies only to kick the water bucket ( that I'd forgot was there ) ; so I look down to see why my sock was wet , and that 1 second delay in playing the Carp was all it needed to shed the hook . So next time out you'll just have to catch an absolute monster to help the painfull memory of your loss to fade away . 😃

Well Jack doesn't need to say anything for you to see he is not impressed with your decision to be in your bivvy at bite time ! .

Thanks , Nick

Yes , I guess I have , Yonny you wise old owl . I'll start of with a basic plastic screw , and maybe then upgrade to a small rig ring and attach the pop up with floss . 😃

Ah , ran out of time editing ! . Should I change from a Ridgemonkey Small Hook Ring Bait Screw as sometimes the screw seems to work its way through the hookhold and cause a bit of damage to the Carp's mouth ? . I'm thinking of a plastic bait screw with no swivel . 😃

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Thanks , Yonny .

After my Son excitedly watched his tadpoles growing in our pond a Magpie went and ate them 🤬 .

A Dragon Fly hitching a lift on a Common , extraordinary ! . The only way I can think of to get an even better 'photo would be a Kingfisher sitting on one of my rods . 😃

Hi Everyone I've just seen that a tackle shop near one of the waters I fish is stocking the above boilies . I realise if they are a small company with labour intensive methods of production that would drive the costs up , but are the flavours any good ? .

Well done for rising above all the provocations and triumphing . I mean did these numpties not realise from your hat that they were dealing with a serious carper ?. 😁

With such a beautiful setting who needs to catch anything , it would only disturb the tranquility . 😄

That's disappointing , G P . Could your lifts on the bobbin be Bream ? .

Damn these fish they just don't care about an angler's comfort ! . Good on you for putting Sky's needs first . 😃