snowmanstevo

I’m probably going to get some when the back pay comes through. 😬😎

I use the old fox swingers,have done for years. From Zig fishing on bow string lines with the weight near the head to it pushed right back when I dabble in Pike,Catfish and Perch fishing. I luv how you can control the weight of your indicators to suit styles/weather conditions. They do look a bit old and big,but they do there job and that’s good enough for me. 😬😎

They also look longer than normal PVA nuggets...... perfect for how I use em 😎

Your quiet right,Ian. A social with a few of the lads sounds perfect. Most of the ‘old crew’ don’t come on here as much,shame really it was a good laugh. As far as venues my best social was merrington. Just over an hr away from me and I actually caught a few fish 😳😳😆 I see theve banned zigs there and not sure if the cafe is still the same standard but it ticks all the boxes for a social i think. I do know it’s been fishing it’s head off the last few weeks so there still coming out. What do you think ?

Just had the green light for some back pay from work from 2017 and gave some thought on getting one. My circumstances are i Work a LOT of extra hours,always have. I’ve been looking at a few club waters some old sand quarry’s 40/50ft deep in places and tbh a deeper would be ideal for my fishing. With still having a youngish family and hectic work life my angling time really is at a premium. If it can give me an extra hr actually fishing then I’m all for it. 😬😎

Can’t beat a good social,mate. 😎

And ample room for a net,as well.

There was ample room for a rod on the jetty. I suppose we’ll never know his thinking behind his set up. At least he had the gonads to show his loss and have it on film.

Looked like the heat was a killer. Made up for Oz tho😎 Go get em in spring,mate. 🎣

That’s how I do mine,Julian Cundiff style 😉😬

I agree with virtually all the above statements tbf. His net could of been on the boat next to the jetty,he could of sat on the jetty he was fishing 40/50 yards away so was hardly going to spook em. If his window of bite time was 2-3hrs then in my opinion sitting on your rods would of been a better option probably would of looked more “carpy” if he was making a brew 😆😆 But I also think Martin Bowler is probably the best all rounder in the game at the min,so I’d like to think he just fished the way he thought best...... be that for the camera or not.

How can you not just die from pickled onion hit..... you boys have gone right down in my estimations 🙄🙄😬

Pickled onion...... nuff said 😎😬

Cheers mate.

Same as you Nick. Was a hard watch at first but it looks like 2 mates having a laff fishing and i ended up enjoying it.

Cheers Gaz.

Cheers Kev. Lap of the gods it is. Fingers crossed.

Welcome to the forum Ian. As you’ve said Wheelock is a 4/5 year wait I think. I’m a member of Lymm and there’s still a few decent fish to chase. Millbrook just outside Stoke and Merrington in Shropshire are all decent day ticket waters around an hour away. Cant help with a syndicate,sorry.

It looks like we’ve got a spawnbound fish on our water. It’s came out twice in the last 3 wks so it’s still munching. I was just wondering if there’s anything we could do to help it if it’s recaptured or do we just leave it and hopefully it will re absorb the spawn. What reasons would it be spawnbound ? Is it in the lap of the gods that we will lose the fish ?

Friend for life there mate. 😉😎

Good read BC 😎 Sod buying a new shelter I’ll just give my Stealth some TLC. As you’ve said it really is bulletproof.

I’ll be keeping an eye on this thread. I’ve had my JRC Stealth brolly for nearly 9 years now 😳 and tbf it’s been bullet proof. Just starting to have a little leak in one place but seeing as I’ve never re treated it i suppose I was due a leak sooner rather than later.🙄😬 My main priorities for a shelter has to be durability. My local water is on the Mersey estuary and the wind/weather is brutal. It’s seen off countless Brolly/Bivvies over the years 🙄🙄😆😆 So ideally something that’s rock solid. The Stealth has done me proud,but as you can imagine after 9 years use it’s looking a bit tatty now. 🙄

I can imagine,mate. When I did the horseshoe social a few years ago i was amazed of the quality of waters within a half hr drive of the place. Trust me there’s nothing like that oop north. That’s what I was trying to get at.😬

Dare I say ‘Passion for Angling’ There a bit different to the Korda ones,but if the above doesn’t want you drop everything and go wet a line,nothing will ! 😉

The 25lb+ carp to angler ratio up in the North West is crazy. 😩😩 Your battling against fellow anglers more than what you are the fish 🙄🙄 The fish are out there,but waiting times for some waters are quite high.