chillfactor

Up at first light nothing to report... yesterday came & went . Was waiting on the fish showing out where I had zigs placed again in the afternoon into evening & it just never happened .... bit of a head scratcher looked perfect for it . Got most of the day to try & pick up something else before the journey home .

One from yesterday I could claim 😎

Your not wrong mate lol Weighed in at 39lb Obviously not my fish

Signals not great ! .... turns out it was a cat trailing the branches , hence the strange fight . Managed to land it & sort it out . Gutted thought it was a big carp momentarily !!! lol

Just had a mad fight on a 12ft zig .... went from thinking this is a big carp to "what the hell have I hooked here " fairly sharpish . But it didn't feel like a cat fish either . Anyway slowly worked it towards me after it powerd off many times gets it close & the first thing that breaks the surface Is this nest of branches .

Best of luck BC Up early this morning prepping for a day on the zigs , raining here at the moment & not a breath of wind so looks like sticking around .

Crickey there keen .... a lot can happen in 2 years .

Stay away from Columbia boots ... spent out on a pair a few years back weren't cheap costing over 100 £ might even of been closer to 150 £ can't remember. Top mountain spec etc But I do remember them being rubbish at keeping your feet warm & dry , questioned myself on a few winter sessions whether it was sweat after walking round trying to spot fish but it was just down to them not being waterproof as stated. Ended up wearing them to work where they soon fell apart lol

When you lift up to reel in ,was the lead stuck & you had to pull a bit to get it moving? This is plugging. Not always a bad thing as it can nail bigger fish , but smaller fish or bream etc can give you what you experienced . If you don't want it to be plugged , once you feel the lead down just gentle pull it free straight after.

Missed the bit where you said 8 anglers would be better .... probably a good shout. Take a deposit off everyone early next year who's keen . Then a final payment when the venue needs paying for in full . I don't think your be short of takers closer to the time anyway . But pencil me in if you would

I reckon I could be up for this mate ... some big commons to try for & looks a nice venue . 20 acres & 9 anglers works out about right , good bit of water each but not to far away from everyone for the social side of things 😎

Is the lead is plugging ?

I did wonder if that was the difference. Might be worth a look at the sink waste pipe BC certainly a lot cheaper. Although what you have done is more than useable 😎

Looks the same as sink / shower waste pipe ?

Go & look in the mirror give yourself a slap & repeat " the fish won't realise it's ok "

This one .... looks a different design tbh

No fella

A lad came on here not long back asking for exactly the same bit .... which I sent him free of charge. Never logged in again lol

They are soft mate ... but that makes them absorb some extra liquid before they go out . If you just send them out without a boost then they will take on water & then your quite right become less buoyant over a 24hr period .

They do 24 + hours mate No probs . They also are perfect for the Ronnie set a size 4 perfectly

When it comes to pop ups ... I don't go anywhere without a tub of scent from hell & heaven , & can I politely suggest that your all mad for not doing the same

Looking good BC 😎

100 % mate you need to know the water . I was doing it on a lake where you were fishing over the back of a big weed bed , pointless pulling them straight into the weed , if they were already heading away from it . So would just wait a little while before lifting into it .

I remember pointing out to a member on here , who couldn't see any reason for ever letting a fish run before lifting into it. This was my exact point mate . Unlucky kev ... I just did a two night blank on the syndi , my only excitement were a few line bites from spawning pike

Me too mate ... just goes to show under certain conditions it's still not enough. Tubing can really help too , I've had deep cuts into tubing before would of been a cutt off for sure without it.