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chillfactor

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  1. Well my armo mk2 has finally seen better days.... lasted over ten years & been used for family camping etc & some pretty messy c.com socials πŸ™ˆ In the market for a new 2 man , thinking of just going for another armo as my winter wrap is still in good condition. Anyone got any other opinions? Got some fishing coming up soon over Cambridge way 😎🎣, so need it for that .
  2. I toyed with joining the waterpark clubs a few times , But busy lakes & otters have put me off tbh . I fish churn pool most years which is always enjoyable & can recommend booking on there with a couple mates .
  3. I looked at rolling my own a good few years back.... was some good threads on here about it . I decided it wasn't cost effective & stuck with buying in bulk & freezing.
  4. All good thanks Tim .... hope you & family are too , not been fishing much the last few years , but hoping to get out more this year . πŸ‘
  5. I see the carp society has purchased Ashmead, always been somewhere I've wanted to wet a line . Been thinking of fishing Horseshoe again this year so interesting that they have purchased Ashmead.
  6. Congratulations mate .... lock down to blame 😁
  7. Always , this time of year they start concentrating more on still waters . Sorry to hear you have them about . I know all to well the damage they do . This winter could see all the decent fish gone depending on numbers & lake size . Not good mate !!!
  8. chillfactor

    Dogs and fishing

    So sorry to hear this mate.... horrible thing to have to do , like I said, there was no holding back the tears . As a family we took on a rescue dog while jess was still about. They got on really well the time they had together & its definitely helped still having a dog about the place . Your right though heartbreaking.
  9. Agree with that.... definitely depends on the certain pattern. If you look at the quoted picture top of this thread. The hook point & eye are in a straight line to each other.... if you stick a line aligner on that it sets the point back to far for the rig mechanics to work effectively.
  10. Had the very same conversations on here in the past blue , I'm of the same thinking. & wouldn't use a line aligner on curve shank hooks . A good chance of missing out on the better fish as a result imo .
  11. Lovely fish Gents 😎
  12. chillfactor

    Dogs and fishing

    Thanks mate.... such a horrible thing to have to do eh ! I'm not one to show emotions..... but there was no way of holding back the tears this time .
  13. Awesome catches gents 😎
  14. chillfactor

    Dogs and fishing

    Absolutely gutted , to have had to put my old girl to sleep recently , 14 years by my side really miss having her about . Such a cracking dog .
  15. I used to just use storm poles did for years ... but when I first changed from walking out to wraps , like BB said what a difference.
  16. Evening mate ..... your actually better off having less wraps on your spod... depth of water will dictate how many wraps short your need to be . The lead / rig will swing back towards you on a tight line as you feel it down. The deeper the water the further it will swing back towards you . 1ft back in every 3ft of water won't see you far away πŸ˜‰
  17. That new line thin line wouldn't of helped with the cut offs mate... bit of abrasion under pressure & ping . Used similar lines for casting long & like I said before it cost me fish for sure . Something to think about maybe ?
  18. Cheers lads 😎 Great stuff gents .... been a good start to September πŸ€˜πŸ‘Š
  19. Great to be back out fishing again😁 . Certainly a challenging session but I stuck at it & managed to bank a few in the end & always a great social too . lost a few fish but with the weed & the crays messing with my rigs constantly, think that was inevitable. The first 3 days had all the fish stacking up at the other end of the lake , with my mates picking up fish on the zigs , but dropping a high % of the takes in the weed ! . Last night the hot weather broke & with that my chance of a bite or two increased, just felt for sure that it would see a few fish venture my way. Just needed to be able to sneak a bite or two & finish the session off with a fish , so I upped my baiting dramatically thinking there going to get the heads down , was happy with all my spots , so was just the baiting approach I changed . First bite came at 11ish last night which I dropped in the weed !! had fun a games getting the rig back out .... having not fished for ages my casting was a little off πŸ™„ πŸ˜…clipped up & sent it into the darkness ( no moon ) listened for the splash but heard a thud !! πŸ™ˆ as it turned out it had landed in the perfect spot to spoon out ....couldn't of planned it better 😁 That then ripped off at first light only to drop another fish ... proper gutted at this point . Then I get done on a drop back on my spot on the far margin . Was looking like the fish I had Wednesday morning would be the only one to grace the net . Beeeeeeep a take off a margin spot down my right hand side & after a battle in the weed managed to win this time . Was just sorting out photos in the rain & my far rod ripped off , so just like busses ended up with two on the bank at once . Rain drop on lens ^ turned out to be the common hiding in there ^
  20. There's a fish in there somewhere!! πŸ‘
  21. Tom reckon the weeds never been so bad in 20 odd years mate , its preventing me from fishing the right had corner the way I need to . But its more to do with lack of fish this end . Nige & I are constantly around the lake looking for signs that fish are moving back this end but it just isn't happening for us . Hoping for another bite first thing in the morning.
  22. Well been struggling lads.... theses high temps has seen all the fish down the other end of the lake on the wind ,3rd out the draw meant I wouldn't be getting near them . But finally managed two bites this morning.... First one I lost!!! Second managed to land 😁
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