chillfactor

Combination of things I think mate .... 12 hour drive there , Bivvy life , lifting heavey fish , weather turned so I was in the Bivvy a bit more too , And my back is knackered Tbh from Years of abuse in the building trade . Did ease up , but the drive back wasn't easy & painfull .

Gutted for you mufty mate 😣

Sounds like a bit of a social somewhere to me Mate? 😎 Book it now she can't go back on it then 😂

Best of luck mate .... I've been using two 20mm hard hookers tipped with half 18mm pop up.... with a good inch & half between hook & bait , standard knotless knot . If there's Poisson Chat in The lake get on hard baits straight away they nail anything soft . & will save wasting any time. Tight lines mate , on my last day now .... still time for a monster carp 😎

Ended up being a bit hectic last night with two 30 lb carp & a 35 lb cat , all coming within a few hours off a spot I've been baiting all week but not had a sniff from , so glad I kept a rod on it . As I nearly didn't last night !

Cheers mate .... always nice when it pays off . Hope it will do me some more now , as I don't think the common was the unit that crashed out .

Paid off too ... lovely common just shy of 30lb 😎

To late mate , just stuck rod in there myself 😂, after hearing a unit crash out somewhere down the right hand margin . Looking dead after that big temp change though, just hoping for another chance on one of the rods 🤞

Decided to drink & bosh pain killers & get on with it 😇 . Had a re think on the swim moved things about . Put two rods tight on the spot that's done me fish . One rod on the margin spot I lost one from last night . And set up a forth on a spot to my left that I've been baiting since Saturday but not had any joy from , one of those where you just to have a rod on just in case now.... you know what I mean . On an upside my arm feels better 😂 Thanks for all the encouragement & banter lads. Feels like the c.com of yesteryear 😎

Well today ended up being a right off... Sat eating my breakfast roll , reach down to get a wipe to clean the egg off my chops & ping my back goes into spasm !!! So couldn't even drive to get supplies . The owner had some tramadol so reeled in boshed one & have only just come round lol , still in a lot of pain but has eased a little . Had to hire a boat as I can't cast long now absolute nightmare lads . If I'm lucky enough to catch another it will be a mat shot 😁

Already has dropped massively mate ... really cold here today & wet which could turn to snow , hailed in the night , got drenched playing that one I lost. Is looking like two very different half werk sessions. We are off to the super market after breakfast so thinking cap firmly on buddy .

Just heard off my mate .... He's got a 49 in the net , ended up in his pants out in the lillies to land it in the dark 😁 that will teach him to have me on April fools day 😂

Funny I did make that change yesterday evening mate after sitting/ watching & trying to work out where they might want to be .... the weather was due to change over night. Wet & cold windy NE , I baited up down my left margin where it will be sheltered from it . Did me a take too but I lost it after a short battle with it in the lillies !!! Nearly got it right !!! . They definitely seem to have moved off from where I had them from though , so more thinking needed today , just waiting for the sun to come up & see what today brings .already on my second brew proper carp pile if tbags building up 😁

I know mate😂 all out with a stick long range too, so giving the biggun every time .... it's gone beyond dead now lol God help me 😜

First lot lasted 2 days mate .... so depending if I can get back on the fish similar I should think.

You know what lads, I gave it some time , what it did do is convince me the fish had moved away , so my gut was telling me to reel in and give the spot a rest. So had a walk around the lake & had a chin wag with the Dutch guys fishing & my mates. Picked up another 15 k on my way round & am now back in my swim pondering my next move .

Well after about 6 efforts , I got it just right. There no more than 1 metre apart . I've topped up with as much as my arm can take at the moment lol!!! & will see what happens. Certainly slowed up for me since the wind change , they may well of moved away !

Let's do it then !! Not going to easy though gusty cross winds here today . my main worry would be picking up the other line & the fish heading into the lillies with two lines ! Think I'll back lead one of them . Cheers lads it's made my mind up 😎

Would like your thoughts guys. All my fish have come off the same spot, haven't even had a sniff on the other two rods . The spot is tricky as it's in a channel between lillie beds at 100 yards but the lillies are still below the surface so you have to be on the money with no visual aid . Do I try & put a second rod on it ? Also worried it will really hinder me if I have a take , with two lines out there . Sat here wondering what to do . Thoughts?

Got mine sorted today mate nice & simple .

It is mate being away from the house & yard is not ideal, with the rural crime the way it is. I chased off two scumbags who had broke into are buildings gone through the cars etc a while back , luckily there were still making piles of what to take so didn't get away with anything really . Back at the yard now installing cameras which I will hopefully be able to view from anywhere. That hasn't gone to plan though lol the first hard drive I had must of been a return , but they went through the start up and set a password I couldn't get passed so had to swap it . Just hope my luck turns sat behind the rods, for the first time since August in France at the end of next week 😁 saying that though I do get the train 30 mins after brexit

Was hoping to have it sorted by now mate, but had a nightmare last weekend our boiler emptied heating oil all over our down stairs floor . All got to be dug up including the under floor heating walls striped etc . Currently in a holiday let in the next village but looking for a long term rent probably 6 months .

Great film .... need to sort out this driving permit going on the 29th for a week's fishing lol

I'm in the same boat mate.... family & work taking all my time up . Let's hope we can both make time .... who knows some others might like to meet up too 😎 In regards to your other post .... think that will become a regular feature now hearing lakes closing due to predation. Once there in your area , you might get 4-5 years before it really hits hard from my experience.