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Just been signed off work for 14 days, just loaded the car, hitting the road tomorrow morning. No plan just going to a res for a few nights then onto somewhere different 🤙

Maybe thinks you went into angling direct or another big store? 🤔 Is the groundbait by sonubaits any good?

Has anyone fished this lake? Looking at going for the all inclusive package where you just bring your reels, alarms, sleeping bag, tackle and then everything else is provided. Any information or anything would be great 👍

I will let you guys know how it performs, also got a cheap spomb and some pullers and baiting needles. Seems like a bargain but probs utter rubbish 🤣🤣

🤔🤔🤣🤣 It's the setting up/packing down I hate when it's raining, you got all the faff of trying to dry it all at home🤦‍♂️ I'm looking at a day ticket on a new res for tomorrow, but heavy rain is on the forecast and I can't bring myself to do it 🤣 My best session was 24 hours in storm, probably shouldn't of been fishing with a red weather warning but in the space of 5 hours I done 4 20s, believe two was a 27 and a 29, then a pb common of 31.5 🤙 It was really weird conditions, the sky went like a moody yellow colour, torrential rain with a stream of water running out from under the ground sheet and it was really close and humid. At one point I was bringing in a fish with the tip under the water because i had lightning cracking above 😭🤣

https://www.cut-tail-baits.co.uk/product/nozzle-kit-witches-hat Gonna give these precut nozzles a go 🤙

If you do go for one with aniseed in, I recommend bucktons pigeon conditioner, smells lovely when prepped 🤙

Yeah mate very disappointed with myself. That's me back on the wagon now 👍🤣 quite a few 20s and a couple 30s came out of the water I was gonna fish 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Looking at the bank balance this morning and seeing the price I was paying on rounds is soul destroying 🤣🤣I'm trying to forget the rubbish I was waffling, hopefully I don't bump into them for a while 🤦‍♂️🤣

Feel like I'm getting old, can't handle a hang over anymore 🤣🤣 went out for a few after work on Saturday with plans to go fishing Sunday for a 24... strolled in early hours Sunday, ended up ill on the sofa until last night 😭 also feeling very sorry for myself today🤣🤣

Well that was chaotic, took a few attempts getting it all lined up correctly to auto cut the sausage etc 🤣🤣🤣 I've learnt a lot in the last hour, the machine is quick and I was not prepared for how quick the tray filled up with baits and getting them into the other trays before the next lot came out the machine 🤦‍♂️🤣 The machine came with a precut nozzle but will need to cut a new one for future use as the one it came with is producing dumbells at the moment lol Not a problem tho cos they will be going out by boat/spomb 👍 Been boiling them on the cooker until the first few float then putting them into trays to dry, but it's a slow process so gonna need to get a burco or maybe a fryer 🤔 Anyway I'm happy with it, just need to get a routine sorted and it will produce a lot of bait in no time 👍👍👍

Took a while to sort out because of work etc. But have pretty much everything sorted now (dough mixer next on the list lol) Just washed the extruder and gave the roller a wipe down to get the factory residue off, got a batch of basemix weighed up, so will be rolling in the next hour or so. Will post some updates. Hopefully it goes well 👍🤣

I think most particles can spoil after a while mate and can put the fish off 🤔 I prefer to use fresh, up to a few days old. I also drain/freeze it in zip lock bags, store the juices in a bottle in the freezer and when thawing out add it back to the particle with some extras. I normally use condensed milk and evaporated milk. Makes a nice cloud 👍 My particle mix at the moment is hemp, standard and jumbo tigers, whole maize and flaked maize. Jumbo tiger with a piece of pop up maize as the hook bait 👍

That's wicked mate, do they fight well?

My local has spawned twice this year already and its driving me nuts, both times it kicked off early hours when I was booked on 🤷‍♂️🤣

Can anyone suggest an air compressor for a 8kg extruder? From my understanding I need an 8 bar one that is oil free. I'm not too sure on the tank size though. Also, does low noise/silent ones work as efficiently as a normal one? Thanks 👍

Excuse the legs 🤣 Been feeding a pair of Robins on the last few seasons and I'm sure they've been taking the food back to a nest 👌 its got to a point where they come to the door and wait for me to give them something 🤣

I roll mine right down to the wellie and have them infront of the bedchair so as I get off the bed I step into them and pull then up as I get out the bivvy. If it's one of them bites where it's just a few beeps I get the waders on without issue. When it's a one toner I'm running out the door in my socks 🤣 it's a real struggle trying to grab them from the door with a rod in your hand 🤦‍♂️🤣

Well... 18mm roller, 8kg extruder & auto cutter 🤙 Hopefully have it going by the weekend, just need to sort an air compressor out 👍

Upper tamar reservoir has 2 sheds, one on the Devon bank, the other on the Cornwall bank, they are basically a concrete base and a shed on top lol. Good head of carp in there 👍 I think Stafford Moor fishery has a lake with lodges on and a decent fish, might be worth having a look 👍 Also check the catch app mate, pretty sure you can change the settings on accommodation 👍

Never really had to deal with weed before, do you fish in the weed or like find holes?

Agreed. The forecast for my 6 drip was dry.. spent half the trip with the door down because of driving rain 🤣🤣

This was a few days into my trip, weather was lovely and caught me right out, sunburn on the head, ears and nose 🤣🤣

Another little mirror 👍 I'm home now, yesterday it rained relentlessly from around 11am all the way until 6am this morning, was driving towards the door so had the door down all day and night 💤🤣 had 2 wicked battles in the night, wading out into choppy water with waves riding up my waders, big wind and heavy rain, loved it 🤣 There's was a break in the rain this morning so packed up and got out of there before the next lot hits which is due to last until late Monday, so called it quits lol. Caught 5 carp in the end, 3 commons and 2 mirrors. 16mm white sticky krill pop ups done produced the most bites, so gonna have to up my game and start giving pop ups a try on different venues lol There's some cracking fish in there and I can't wait to return in September 👍 Now have the task of drying everything out 🤣

I had to get one of the tail as well lol

I thought that mate, there's a right mix of carp in here. Some wicked shapes to the commons too lol. Yeah gonna have to mate might stay on to Monday now 🤣