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I did mate got to the lake about 1pm couple of lads I knew were already there and said that it was half froze until around 11am. I fished til 8pm didn't have a sniff. But had a little new year social which was good. Just about to load the car get back out hopefully for a night maybe two this time if the lake has thawed now that is.

Na mate Weston park.

Disaster before I even got gear out the car. It was still frozen solid. Just at home now thinning the gear down. Going to do the afternoon on another syndicate no night fishing on this one though hence need less gear. Figers crossed this one not froze.

Nice mate. just about to leave home to do my last session of the year.

One of the best ways to cut your gear back is use an air matress instead of a bed chair. Used to do a 20 mile round trip on a push bike when I was younger the biggest challenge was food and water supply's luckily there was a shop towards the end of the journey so used to get supplys when I was almost at the venue.

Nice one Nige. Proper carp.

Imo somebody who goes to the extreme of using spirit levels isn't just a tackle tart there also an idiot. I like to have my set up looking neat and tidy but using a spirit level is over the top. But each to there own I suppose.

Used it for 6 weeks took it off its great to begin with but the line twist I was getting was something else. Yes I do you use clutch which creates twist but some line are better than others when it comes to twist but syncro is one of the worst I've ever used. On Gardener gt80 on all the same qualities with out the the twist problems.

Just personal choice you not going to land more or less fish using one or the other. If you don't use a bait runner correctly you properly not going to use a normal reel correctly either you can use a bait runner locked up if need be. There no rule saying you have to engage the bait runner anyway. I personally prefer normal reels for carp but use bait runners for pike.

No because it's not a fishing line it's to thin to fish with so I wouldn't and i wouldnt go out my way to be blatant but any line collects debris so weather you use fox camo, wychwood, or esp what ever it doesn't matter. Im much more concerned about how abrasive resistant the line is.

Doesn't matter what colour your line is as debris collects on it and with in an hour all lines look identical coverd in a layer of grime.

A few went across in 2008 in the floods and a few stockies went across couple of years ago when the wire that separates the church and Barbaras broke.

Yea I had that mirror couple of times that mirror isn't about anymore I don't think, there was a stunning apple sliced zip linear in there but that's defonately gone. There rumours that the parrot one of the old church pool A team is in the Barbras now. It's worth fishing still I reckon and it's fairly cheap ticket if you just join Barbras. Just be prepared to put some time and blanks in and I'm sure you get a few out of there. When I fished it there was proberly 20 fish in there biggest been that mirror few mid 20ties and the rest upper doubles and low 20ties. It rarely gets fished you have it to yourself most the time.

The biggest in church is around upper 20ties nothing like it was ten years ago lot of the originals have died lot of stockies some nice ones some not so, carnt really add much more to what I've said on previous thread there nice lakes, all depends what you want out your angling but best part of 400 is steep for what the stock is now imo.