crusian

Just before Xmas I went up to my dads caravan at carlton meres. 
Got talking to his mate who fishes the lake regularly and he told me there was a nice spot a couple of rod lengths off the big willow on the far magin. 
14.5 wraps he said. 
I had a proper blond moment and somehow told myself that back and forth was one wrap. 
You can imagine what happened when I cast out 😮

I get the bit about pike fishing. I guess my fishing style does not warrant an expensive alarm so I will stick to my cheapo Chinese alarms at around a fiver each.
My best bite alarm ever is my dog. He lays and watches my rods all day long. Long before I am aware of a bite he jumps up and stares at the rod tip. If I am distracted and do not react, he starts barking.

Sort the guttering out, repoint with 4 in 1. I wouldn't apply water repellent on until the end of summer, allow the bricks to dry out. If you stop evaporation externally, guess which side the damp comes out??? If its a solid wall highy, consider putting a mesh cavity membrane, dot n dab plasterboard to that. Good luck mate

Hi , Elmo
Can you post which car you eventually get pls. ? .
There was a guy on here - Dalthegooner ( I think ) , who bought a Suburu Forester , and I would love to read  his review .
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My understanding of suburus is that no 2 cars are wired the same 😱

Thanks , Yonny .
I have an old Sundridge Minus 10 Suit which is waterproof and tear proof ( well so far ) , but it's bulky , so when I have some money / it needs replacing I guess I'll go Snugpak .
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@crusian they're repellant to water but not waterproof. But as they're thermals and not waterproofs that's to be expected. You need a waterproof over it to tackle heavy rain.
Regards tearing, I've had mine for 3 years and you've read my catch reports buddy, I put stuff to the test. No issues mate.

The same mate. 
If ever I'm night fishing and the moon is bright enough to cast a shadow I just know I'm not gonna catch. 
And I also get very hairy lol. 

I keep reading the reviews for Snugpak , and I have some questions for you please , Smufter .
What happens if you kneel down on the wet ground , or it's raining , how water resistant are snugpak clothes ? ; also if you are attacked by brambles etc , how tear resistant are they please ? .
I guess you didn't catch on this occasion , but how was it being back fishing again ? .
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It is the usual case of jumping to the wrong conclusion. A friend of mine was about to retire abroad but his family had a history of cancer. He consulted a WHO report which listed the countries with the lowest death from cancer, Sure enough there was one country that stood out as having the lowest death rate from cancer. ------- Syria!

Hi Mac
You mentioned Bream , and one of the many things I have learned on this forum is your rig must reset  ; so I'm thinking if you are getting a lot of silvers picking at your bait you don't want your rig lying in a tangled heap if your bait has been spat out . Therefore , I always use a coated braid .  I also prefer pop ups as they are " primed / cocked " ready , rather than having to spin to get into a position to hook a fish when the hook is lying flat on the lakebed .
I have some self tied Multi Rigs , but despite upping the hook size to a 4 my hook holds have all been in the scissors , and sometimes right on the edge leaving little margin for error . So I have been trying ESP Ready tied Gripper Combi- Rig in brown SZ.6 hook , and I hooked a carp yesterday in the bottom lip , but it's early days yet .
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What's wrong with McDonalds ? , then you could have got away earlier .
I hope you are lakeside now , Elmo , surely you didn't get stuck with the washing up as well as the cooking ? .
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I'm sorting all my gear out tonight, tying few new rigs multi and chod for my first trip to my new club lake tomorrow day session only. I'm going to be like a kid tonight I won't be able to sleep well excited. 😁👍

I havent had a beer since January 1st 😢
I made it out the bunker is up and it's lovely nowhere near as small as I thought its pukka nice and comfortable for the cold season, I've even popped on the wrap full luxury tonight and feeling confident , the rods are both in action and it looks like I may have the place to myself soon and I didn't bring the snide 3rd rod 😭 
Sometimes you have to do these things for a peaceful life 😀 no washing up though 

Roast done now I've just got to get out the door 😁

On holiday all of next week (got a bit of decorating to do) and checked the long range weather forecast.
Tuesday was "drowned rat" day, Thursday was looking favourite. 
Although looking at the forecast again this morning, Wednesday is looking the best of the bunch....🙄😁
Either way, I will be out next week at sometime.
 

First session of the year booked for next Thursday. Will try to fulfill your wishes...
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It's more fun when you find out yourself, that little Google search then pow the price hits you in the face  😁

Predictive text!!! Was  messaging a mate who owns a brewery earlier today lol .
Best of luck guys 😁

Beer of luck guys 🎣

I got a Sunday night booked on vermuyden this weekend, I am really looking forward to a night out, not been for weeks😱😱 
Get to try to my new rods and toys out too, so I'll probably blank 😁
But I am thinking of trying some radioactive sweetcorn ☢️🤔🤔🤔🤔

Off on a perch hunt this weekend. 
Got 48 hours from Friday till Sunday. 
I'll have a carp rod out also. 
 

Well after 2 winters talking about zander fishing on Rutland we finally did it with just a week to go before close season.
It was a very calm day which was good as it was my first time in a boat over very deep water, but you soon forget any nerves once the rods are out.
For the first few hours we tried the vertical jigs, but with almost no drift it seemed a dead loss and I started feeling the cold and a bit like captain noddy!
Late morning we travelled round a corner to a slight bay and tried the pike lures and vertical jigs again, no joy.  We ate lunch then had another go before heading back to the initial area for the final couple of hours. 
This next go over the central ground was different as we had a light breeze and slight tow and straight away you knew that you had better presentation.
On our 2nd drift I got a bang on the vertical jig whilst looking the other way, I couldn't believe it, then another bang so I hit it and slowly pulled it up, felt like a pike or decent zander and I was made up when a 5-6lb Zed hit the surface - that's a first for me!
On the next drift my mate had a bang on his sleeper rod, then another and he lifted into another Zed, this one went 7 1/2 and was a PB - so a great day overall, brilliant to catch on a method you've not done before - can't wait to go again next year.