crusian

Quick question, when experiencing these drop backs, where you striking immediately, or reeling down until you took up any slack before striking? If it was a take and the fish was moving towards you then immediately striking will just cause you to strike up the slack and not set the hook properly. I always reel down and "catch the lead up" before striking. If it's liners, then depending on severity, depends on whether I reposition it or not, if I feel the lead has in any way moved, I'll redo it. 
or else braid and a 8oz uptiding grip lead will sort them out... 
(Or maybe not try that one! Lol!)

If you're unsure whether the bleeps are liners or pick-ups change your rigs over to something that will tell you if you've been done, such as a multi-rig or blow back with silicon down the hook shank.
Reel in after an occurrence you look at the hook end - if your been done you'll see straight away, if everything is normal it wasn't a pick-up, so a liner or trailer.
Just a thought 👍

You're not easily put off are you , Mufty ? .
The thing I don't understand is doesn't your local have any trees and bushes tucked away , and together with a trowel you wouldn't need to go home .? .
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Pillow loads of times.
Bait on a few occasions.
Worst one was in went to my local about 5 am on a Sunday morning to find it empty , happy days.
Just setting up and I needed to go a loo so packed the stuff back in the car and made the 15 minute journey back home.
Got back , set everything up and realised I'd forgotten all my bait.
Everything back in the car etc.
Got back set everything up again , just cast out the 1st rod and the bailiff turns up and tells me the lake is shut for a club match.
Went back home and got drunk.

Whilst on the bank once, I forgot I was supposed to be going to work... 

I think it's one of those carp shaped cushions. 😂😂😂

How are you even holding that fish.......... you have no hands 🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂

I wore my fake crocs in public today they do make very handy beachwear, I was like David hasselhoff running after the kids in those   

I am still not sure I could commit to crocs long term secretly they are comfy and useful but they do make me not want anyone to see me wearing them, I get a guilty feeling when I slip them on 😁 
When you go to discos dayvid? 
Do you rock around the Croc? 😯
 

Well IMO I wouldn't advertise the venue with that horrible looking Carp , Smufter's Daughter's linear - now that's what I want to catch ! .
 

Well IMO I wouldn't advertise the venue with that horrible looking Carp , Smufter's Daughter's linear - now that's what I want to catch ! .
 

Totally agree i love having time to think and drift off on a tangent, people always seem to think you need to be with others to be happy and the old dont you get bored or lonely while your fishing on your own? and I think nah its when I am most at peace sitting with my thoughts, 

therein lies the appeal of angling for me... it's a time for introspection, compartmentalising ones thoughts... I think that for me, the actual act of fishing has become secondary to the day out... once you settle into the day you take in other things... bird life, fish movements, trees, flora and fauna... with so much to surround yourself with, it's easy to sink into into the environment... I think that once you settle in, you tend to fish on auto-pilot where casting, & rebaiting and all the other mechanical movements become almost automatic whilst your mind is on the water...
Take it easy Elmo👍😎

I've always been my own worst enemy tbh, I tend to get obsessed with things way too often, I struggle to juggle everything and don't always get the balance right, that being said I dont think I am being unreasonable wanting to have a hobby, without something else to focus on my depression would be much worse I think, I've felt like just going to work and everything else day in day out becomes a real grind,I love my family and feel lucky but sometimes It all gets tough to deal with, 
My family does always come first but you have to remember sometimes you need to put yourself first, I sometimes need a break to get my head back together and fishing allows me to detune and refresh, I tend to not go out boozing or socialising much these days so I love to stare at water it's therapeutic for me, 
 

I think that sometimes the pressure is subconcious and you are not really aware of it... I have seen marriages fail due to the desire to be out on the bank and I've seen some real tantrums on the bank over lost fish... sometimes you just have to take a step back and try to be philosophical about it... the turning point for me came after losing my parents... I vowed that my sport was going to be enjoyed no matter what... and once the pressure to compete (match fishing) went, along with the desire to take a step back from work....  I began to take stock out of what I really wanted out of my sport now the match fishing has gone by the by, the serious side of carping has evaporated for me and I go carping about once in every 5 sessions... maybe it's an age thing but sometimes you just gotta slow down and watch the world rush by... still nice to get a lump now and then though👍😎 

Running water has always had a fascination and wiers are the culmination of fascination. Here are some of my favourite shots.
 

Reached size limit, adding a few more.
 

Well indoors now , just missed the rain packing up ,
Two on Particle , Maple Maize and Fake Corn on top .
3 on Pop ups , Heres my typical pop up rig , Helicopter with Leadcore . 
Shimano Tribal 3;25 ,Daiwa Windcast with 18lbs Wychwood DPM
Mainline Popups .

Are you sure that isn't your personal " pond " on your " estate " , Dayvid ? .
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22:15 this came on the yellow pop up 

19:00 on particle 

View from the Bivvy 

Well let’s see how this pans out ,
Arrived at this venue around 06:00 this morning and setup with bivvy up rods in around 07:00 
Fishing three rod, 2 with pop ups and one with particle on , so far  3 fish  16-17 and 25 

Having given up for a good few years I have to say Ive not been this excited about a fishing trip for ages, I spodded out a load of bait ready for tomorrow all on a lovely gravel strip every spod hit the clip and I just cant wait to get there now, I feel a little confident tbh maybe one of those elusive carp will slip up, if not i will learn something and get a step closer I'm just glad I've found the buzz again 
I feel like that kid that's peering over the edge of the pond through the reeds, looking for the mysterious big one that you only see as the sun goes down 
Happy days 

Enjoying it very much😀😉