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Well, I won't ditch the whole lot at once, I'll start with your braid suggestion and see how it goes.  I'll the gradually assess each component to see if it can be improved or ditched depending on the experimentation results.  I just want to be as effective as possible, whilst preventing any unnecessary damage.

How will you know what part was the problem if you ditch everything at once?  
 

ESP chod hammers 👍

Korda Choddy - used for a long time, no complaints its like a widegape with the out turned eye and thats been doing the business forever hasn't it. 
Im sure all the ESP ones are great too 👍
I've got some of the new range and used to use stiff riggers, still got them in the archives along with the CarpRUs LS Nailers 👀😳🤣

I'm not for the ronnie and haven't used one just because of the extra metal, need for shrink tube or kicker and swivels can stick.
The stiff end multi seems a winner so far to me, done all my recent fish maybe coincidence but it is aggressive.  Obvs none of the additional stuff and can change hook even easier, what's not to like,  plus everyone used ronnies, thats reason enough  lol

Multi rig, recently done with stiff end section.
Esp Tungsten loaded semi stiff
Korda IQ 25lb
Korda Choddy size 4 or Kama Kura style

 

Thanks very much , Kev. 
At the moment I have one rod with a Ronnie , and the other with a multi rig so I can try different hook patterns ; the pattern I'm trying at the moment is a ESP Grip Rigger which has an out turned eye .
 
 

Hello Kev
Could you describe your pop-up rig please , or do you prefer not to say ? .
I use pop-ups exclusively , and all the Carp I catch are hooked in the scissors ; that's using a Ronnie Rig with a Gardner Mugga Sz. 6 .
Like Kindfisher I'm keen to hook the Carp I catch in the tougher , less inclined to damage lips rather than the scissors .
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Think this weekend it's gonna be Park Lake, only because its closer, need be home Saturday tea time (ish), the Bait I've picked up this morning has been going in alot lately, and there switching onto it 🙏.
Also not fished it for a while, my last fish out there was June last year 😱

I'm out Friday 🎣🎣🎣, wait for lad finish school, then we're off....be doing until about Tea Time Saturday. 
I'm going to leave the Amberswood Fishing until after the New Year, I'm gonna gather alot of info for the place 1st.
So this week its either the Club Lake I'm on or the Park Lake.....Club Lake more or less guaranteed bites but has had 2x 24hr Carp Matches in the last 2 weeks....Park Lake is abit harder but Fishbhave been coming out regular, Pristine they are, also Park Lake is literally 4 mins drive from house. 
 

I've just arrived home, I managed 1 carp of 13lb and a tench, been a great weekend and great to meet some of you guys IRL. Can't wait for the next one. 

It was too dark by the time I got my rods out, to be fair my new groundsheet is vastly superior anyway 😀
 

Just got set up.
Lovely little venue.
Nice to put names to faced on the social

Well this session is going better than expected… the lakes flooded, it’s lashing it down and I’ve just landed a new park lake and club record… 🤯🤯🤯

Everything I mentioned about stealth and accuracy doesn't apply here!

Ideally start putting bait in now & just trickle a bit of bait in to try and get a winter spot going.
I'm only just starting myself mate. I don't get the time to get any spots going.
I just listen to what and where other anglers have done and apply it to how I like to fish.
Going to the social last week on a day ticket, really showed how my approach has changed a lot to how I fish at the reservoir.
At the end of the day the fish still feed the same, its just a case of finding them😄

Almost most of the stock are all handpicked apart from a couple of originals, in early 2018 the water had 4 stockings of Dinton strain Carp, Commons, fully scaled and linears. 

Well I thought I might as well have another night as I’m here got a early pack up tho apparently there’s a storm a coming
A guy opposite has had a great session which included my target fish that went 40.4oz 😞 he’s fished well had 5 fish all above 25lb he travelled up from Devon nice guy and well deserved result 👍

Just found out of a 40lber in the Park Lake near me...

A lad I know is on now as I type...

So....Thinking of having a dabble after New Year, or should I have a go before winter ?
Got about 20kg Aller Aqua Pellet left, 10kg Frozen Particle too....
 
 

Thanks to Elmo for arranging this one, a great venue and everyone was sound, Jack and I cant wait for the next one.  Sorry for the noise they were provoking me. 🤣

With and without a photobomber, or without and with...

That's due to AD getting all the wholesale goods at full discount, it is all based on sales, if they shift all of thir stock fast it gives them the right to order a larger amount until they are getting 75% of a manufacturers products. 

It was an awesome experience mate, might see if I can get on for another night before the end of September 👍
Yeah mate I had too many what if items with me that didn't leave the bag 🤣 took all that food only to take most of it back home, was easier to go to the shop and but meat and cook that up 🤣
Can relate to no barrow, had a wheel blow out in the back of the car and when I arrived to the water I had to carry it all to the swim. To be fair I fished as close as I could get to the car 🤣
Sadly I don't have any waters where I can drive close to the swim, my worst one is like a 45 minute slug with the barrow to the other side of the reservoir 🤦‍♂️🤣

I'm not sure where to start 🤔 .
What are you catching when you are method feeder fishing , i.e. species , size , etc .
Have you any idea how many Carp the water holds ? .
Maybe a description of the water you are fishing ? .
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The only times my Alarms go off is while I am setting the bobbin, got to get some value out of them 😂