chillfactor

Yes muft very true .

Gutting, nothing better than surface fishing . I've never tried it in the depths of winter , but remember you talking about it with some results . I suppose if you spot one in the margin give it a go ? Just a single bait if needs be could do it .

Fed one of the lakes yesterday with pellet & flaked maze, the fish were hitting the little bits of maze that floated. They definitely could of been caught off the top. Cold snap coming end of the week so that may well change.

I can imagine Muft ... see clips on the Tele etc eyes in the back & side of ya head eh

That's one thing I do have to deal with at weekends mate.... the tour da France brigade , you can end up stuck behind them for miles on our narrow country roads & like you say show little thanks for being patient & not deciding to mow them all down 😄

I dont have to battle wuth much traffic day to day work wise , but when i have to crickey i dont know how peopke do it every day .

You seem to have shifted your thoughts on hnv a fair bit mate . Wasn't that long ago you were banging the hnv drum. What's changed ?

Probably all fishing my old water with him 😁

He knows mate lol

Another load of cack 😂

Like you said yourself... soya & semolina Lol ... I think Nash bait is pants too

Yes mate but I've left it at the lab . Haven't quoted you out of context , just that I can see why you like sticky that's all . I am allowed to think sticky is poor you know 😉

Can see why your so fond of sticky now fella .

Not at all , pretty common knowledge in the trade, no different to bait & feed all those years ago . I think sticky spend more on advertising & shop space than ingredients lol

I personally think sticky is poor quality & wouldn't waste my time using it or my hard earned , but thats me we all have different opinions. I'm sure it all came out again in the wash just recently, with people in the trade not wanting there name associated with there bait & these are people behind the recipes. I'd rather take a bag of sweetcorn & flaked maze than a round ball of bulker .

Nothing better for the job mate, & one I've recommended a few times on here now.

No mate , 12 ft zig in 18ft of water. Just using my eyes, watching the swallows hitting a hatch & getting the zigs out amougst it .

Various avid zig lights cut up , black & white has to be my favourite, although I was playing about that day trying to work out what was going to get a take & that little slice of orange did the trick .

Same, absolutely banging hook holds & no need for any terminal extras that are on offer .

No doubt there won't be 1 single reason Gaz , safety on the banks like you mention is probably adding to it . Maybe just like I have found the last year & more " finding the time " , then add in all the different factors mentioned on this thread & you can easily see big fluctuations year to year. But like mentioned it's been in decline since we were kids .

Otters, could well be a reason for a drop in sales . When we have discussed the subject on here quite a few of you could see a future with far less anglers on the banks due to the impact there having.

I got one of the fox jobbies when they were released to see what the fuss was about , best use I found for it was filling up my large spomb 😄

Absolutely knackered been pulling weed out of a lake all day . Can barely grip the phone lol. Amazing how quick the fish were moving in behind me picking off the naturals. Certainly food for thought. Do we give to much credence to spooking fish ? Get wading & kicking up the bottom & dragging weed about & your see what I mean . Dinner 🔔

Didn't, the powers that be impliment some criteria for future record claims after all the big rig back lash? Not saying this isn't a legit claim mind .

Trying to mate but customers don't seem to be getting the message lol . over 20 years on the trowel working by myself has started to take it's toll so it was time for a change . Had this summer away from the trowel working with a mate . Did do a job at the back end of August that was already booked in , but I've been turning work away all year now ..... very alien feeling as you can imagine!!! But really enjoying the change & using plant ,still self employed so nothing has really changed just bringing in the money with a different set of tools .