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25 minutes ago, bluelabel said:
At Hanningfield reservoir today... took this of a lovely Great Grey Owl (had to use the phone camera for this shot)
His name is Atticus...
He is striking . Was this a special event ? .
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2 hours ago, Roughtor said:
And down the lake ,well not 'in the lake ' at the point lol...
2 hours ago, Roughtor said:Here's my Casper having a pint down by our local pub..
Like as mentioned ,kind words indeed,I looked at him as my little buddy spoilt rotten ,but well trained and socialised very well...( except near water lol 😂
Lovely looking dog , Roughtor , sad loss indeed .
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On 13/04/2025 at 12:13, bluelabel said:
Hi Crusian... pm wouldn't let me send a pic...(odd) so posted the pic here...
Thanks , Blue .
They look facinating .
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22 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:
Sky is still fishing with me, and still can't be let off lead.
Today's extra dietary items were a goose egg she found in the margins and a dead thing that she found as I took her for a pee. She won't pee or more in the swim, has to go for a short walk.
Well you know how it is Nick , " you don't poo on your own doorstep . "
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On 10/04/2025 at 11:54, bluelabel said:
Trad day today... well nearly every days a trad day now... just lost one off a big drop back, probably a Bream... bit of a stuttery movement on the bobbin, but I'm out and freezing in a north easterly..., got the wind off my back so its not too bad, no carp out this morning but plenty of Bream... giving the new banksticks, buzzbars and bobbins a run out... Rods are Sharpes 9'3" and the reels are Leszek Delag fettled Mordex Merlin centerpins...
Hi Blue .
Can you give us more information on your Bamboo Bobbins please , i.e. the attachments top and bottom ,and do they come in diffeent sizes ? .
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7 hours ago, bluelabel said:
One is an impregnated rod t'other isn't, the darker rod is how a sharpe should look with the screw down reel fitting, I had the pale rods's reel fitting removed as it had seized up.
In not too precious about matching everything, that ship sailed long ago... life's too short to worry about that sort of thing any more...👍😉
Thanks for the explanation about the rods , Blue .
Actually I was really bad the other day as I had a carbon rod ( Century Armalite mk.3 ) as my right hand rod ,and a fibreglass rod ( Jack Hilton Carp ) as my left hand rod ; I just live life on the edge .
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52 minutes ago, bluelabel said:
Trad day today... well nearly every days a trad day now... just lost one off a big drop back, probably a Bream... bit of a stuttery movement on the bobbin, but I'm out and freezing in a north easterly..., got the wind off my back so its not too bad, no carp out this morning but plenty of Bream... giving the new banksticks, buzzbars and bobbins a run out... Rods are Sharpes 9'3" and the reels are Leszek Delag fettled Mordex Merlin centerpins...
Blue ! , how on earth do you expect to catch when your rods aren't identical ? .
To me it looks like one rod is a darker cane than the other , and the reel fittings are different .
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2 hours ago, KirkyBoy76 said:
Fished this lake years ago, could someone message me some upto date imfo.on the lake please ?
Hello Kirky .
The last time I looked ,probably last year ? , there was a sign on the gate " Bosmere Angling Club ,Needham Market 721487 " . I believe the chap who runs the water is Robert Markwell .
If Nick reads this post he will know if I'm correct .
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2 hours ago, B B said:
Well mate it goes like this…. We turn up to our pre booked swim that the bailiff had placed a stake with a laminated note saying the swim had been booked for the 48hrs, this was way in advance I believe 4 days, and theirs two guys fishing in there 🙄 looked for the sign and couldn’t find it. we drove to the office had a word with Chris the fishery manager and he said he made the sign and a bailiff said he seen it there on the Wednesday.
Chris apologised and sorted a swim out on the Tar Farm set of lakes and said we just had to pay for the one ticket….. And we blanked 😏
Haven’t heard anything today from Linnar so il send a email off tomorrow to see if they got to the bottom of it, we were thinking next time we go il phone the head bailiff the day before to make sure there’s a sign up.
Some might think we got to fish and for half price so it wasn’t to bad …but a 30llb plus fish is on my mates bucket list and oxlease is the best bet to get it. The organising he’s got to do to get away for the 48hrs you wouldn’t believe and I won’t go into his personal problems here.So it sounds just like Elmo said , that someone simply threw the stake away .
I guess the the blokes in YOUR swim swore blind there was no stake there ? .
There must be a better way to reserve a swim ? .
It's a credit to you that it sounds that you're more upset for your mate .
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2 hours ago, B B said:
This should have been shot at Oxlease disabled swim but in fact is taking at lake 5 peg 3 which thankfully is a disabled swim on the Tar farm complex… we’re not happy bunny’s tho
Oh dear , what's the matter , BB ? .
Did you want to share with the forum , and maybe someone will have an answer to your problem , or it might be good to get what ever is bothering you off your chest .
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Thanks very much for all your answers , and I must change my fish care procedures .
I started to read Yonny's 1st. post , and I thought " he's going to mention sealing nasties in " - oh poo I've been using MCP's Propolis .
So reading all the replies I'll go back to my Gardner Intensive Care which is a few years old . I've also got some Kryston Klinik which is even older .
Also I'll stick to treating just wounds where the flesh is broken and there is bleeding .
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Hi Everyone
What are the panels views on when to buy a new Carp Care Solution , i.e. do the solutions lose their effectivness over time please ? .
Also is Propolis the solution to buy ? .
Ta .
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2 minutes ago, elmoputney said:
You would somehow manage to get yourself trapped In it 😅
I've ordered a 6 pack off amazon coming today, looking forward to a mouse and bug free summer 😅
I certainly would , Elmo , being old and forgetful 🥲 .
If you are buying some plug ins I would like to wait for you to give a review please , ta .
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On 26/03/2025 at 08:57, greekskii said:
You can get various devices. I got some pest plug in things from Amazon for this winter. I still left the poison traps out but only had one dead. Previous years it has been 6+! I do back on to fields though so have a steady population nearby.
the plug in pest thing seems to have worked for all manner of creepy crawlies and mice. Worth a look
Thanks , Greekskii . I think I'll try a plug in for the mice .
I guess I'm not allowed to use mantraps for human pests ? .
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2 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:
That's how I feel. I've been swanned out. The first 2 nights I kept them off the spot by giving them half a bucket of maize each day. Last night they moved into the swim when they saw me putting in a bucket of crumbed boilie and breadcrumb.
My own fault I guess, but Chestnut normally makes her first appearance each year in the shallows around March to April so I was in the area she shows. She also gets caught frequently near the swans!
Good luck on your hunt for Chestnut .
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Thanks for all the replies fellas .
I have 2 old fridge freezers in my garage so I can store my bait safely , but my rods , nets , and lugage won't fit .
From your replies it reads that I'll just have to carry on storing my bigger items indoors - damn ! .
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Hi Everyone
In the Winter I bring the more chewable bits of my tackle indoors .
Now it's getting warmer do you think I am safe to put all my fishing gear back in my garage , or do you think Mice will still be on the lookout for nest making material please ? .
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On 11/03/2025 at 11:51, kevtaylor said:
Just ordered this for Jack, hopefully keep him comfortable at night when it's freezing cold in the bivvy.
Um , so just out of interest , Kev , how do you charge the Pet Pad waterside , or do you charge it up at home ? .
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On 04/03/2025 at 16:57, kevtaylor said:
Jack was soon back in the bivvy Sunday morning, heavy frost and ice in the edge, who can blame him.
Is this any way to treat a pedigree ! .
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Atticus...
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So it was the Nikon's fault was it ? , not the creaky old bloke holding the camera who was not able to pan quick enough ? .
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