marty_h

Hi Tim went to shallowbrook my local lake and had one fish and my arm was aching and the rod was bending more than ever before so thought 'great its a biggie' then it came off! As you can imagine the air was blue!!! Brave man fishing there always hearing of setups and tackle going walkies there.

Im a syndicate member on Taswood I cant say they have a rat problem as there is very few. There is some good fish to be had fishing this time of year is harder. The complex shuts end of November. On I had out this season the long common @39lb

Thanks for the reply

Been looking here http://en.cartedepeche.fr/ChoixAssociation/3/52-liste-des-cartes.htm Ive not got a Clue what license we going to need we booking La valdore has anyone got any idea I make it out to be this one HODENG-AU-BOSC (76340) on a Holiday one but they don't offer that online so how do we go about sorting a license Cheers Marty

Combi rig for me as well that all i ever use

I was fishing over gravel about 5ft from opposite bank. I used both the stow bobbins I have and even tried putting the solar ones I have on. I also turned the sensitivity up on the Delkim TXi's out of the 6 fish I had only 2 ran the other 4 gave 3 or 4 bleeps and bobbin hardly moved but rod tip was twitching. I dont run slack lines and bobbins where set high. Ive seen that happen quite a few times on there its as though they just sat there trying to shake the hook

I would not feel comfortable using a size 10 hook with a 20mm bait a 6 I would. My setup is 20lb Xline mainline. Rig. combi rig 20lb stiff link 15lb braid on end. Or a basic rig that consists of 15lb braid. Everyone does things differently I always do things my way that I have confidence in. Typical example was a water I fished recently everyone else says only put out 3 or 4 freebies with a hook bait they pick the odd fish of I done it my way and had 6 out to 27lb im that session. The best advice I can give you is dont be a sheep and follow everyone else it takes the fun out of angling then keep trying things till you find something YOU are happy with with

I tend to hover around a size 8 or 6. Thing is you can tie all your rigs at home and you get to lake and presented with a scenario where you need something different depending on what swim you get and what you fishing over and where the fish are. I have had carp into late 20's on a size 10 so big hook big fish is not correct in my opinion. I tend to have a small selection of rigs im confident with tied up. I use shrink tube on my hook to hold hair up shank this helps with the blow back effect of self hooking and is also a good indication if you have been done or not. If for any reason the rigs I have are not doing the job ill simply tie some rigs on the bank With rigs keep it simple dont complicate it for yourself. You can have the so called best rig and bait in the world but if you not on fish you wont catch them. I tend to spend a lot of time at my waters wondering around and watching the fish and try and learn some of there movement patterns. If you fish 3 rods try only fishing 2 that may sound stupid but better having 2 well presented rods on spots then 3 rods not in the right place.

I would say birds and wildlife spread more diseases then an angler's net. I personally dont use the dips at any lakes and the reason for that is my net and weigh sling is always washed out and left soaking in bath for a short while at home with disinfectant and then is hung up in shed to thoroughly dry before next session it stops them stinking and i very much doubt anyone can find any bacteria on my net and weigh sling.

I would say birds and wildlife spread more diseases then an angler's net. I personally dont use the dips at any lakes and the reason for that is my net and weigh sling is always washed out and left soaking in bath for a short while at home with disinfectant and then is hung up in shed to thoroughly dry before next session it stops them stinking and i very much doubt anyone can find any bacteria on my net and weigh sling.

I would never run anymore then a 2.5 oz myself. The rig ive been using a lot recently is the combi rig you know it always has good presentation and it does not give the fish much room to do you as the main part of the rig is stiff link. Its basically similar to the rig you mentioned I was on a water recently and the fish where only giving a few bleeps and the bobbin hardly moved and looking at the rod tip it was bouncing ever so slightly so every bite like that i pulled into and the fish was on. They did not run but simply sat there trying to shake the hook out the older fish are clued up. Here is the rig i use i have since took the braid down to around 1" at end and has produced more. I also now either put some putty or a Korda sinka over the knot

Nice one I'm glad you had a good session there. Ill hopefully get another session in there again soon.

The last 2 waters I have fished have been compulsory barbed hooks only. In my opinion they give a better hook hold and less likely to damage the fish ( as long as they are unhooked correctly ) you should also be able to buy barbless rigs I would be looking at making your own rigs you will find they are better then of the shelf rigs as you can then adjust them yourself

Best of luck with your session there

In my time on the Wensum I have had some carp in the 20's and quite a few I honestly could not stop them the fish have some serious power have also had a lot of good tench some fun fishing to be had if you know where to go You also have a PM