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Where do you draw the line though? You cast towards trees, rig ends up in the tree and snapped off leaving a baited rig/possible leader/line dangling from the tree which other wildlife could get caught in. Using a boat or even casting towards an island, fishing tight enough to it could result in the fish swimming into the roots and becoming snagged. I see using a boat as another tool in my inventory, and as long as you're using it responsibly I don't really see an issue.

Yes, mine has caught me fish that I would of struggled getting to. A little pond I fish has an over grown island with trees hanging out over. I can send the boat out and get under the overhang, drop my rig and a couple handfuls of bait on over it with minimal disturbance. I also find it fun using it 🤣 My dad on the other hand.. "might as well chuck in a stick of dynamite" 🤣🤣

People can get so touchy when it comes to carp fishing 🤣 @elmoputney are you using a tapered leader?

Yeah mate, well I've ended up buying this - https://uk.iallpowers.com/collections/solar-generator-600w/products/allpowers-600w-solar-generator-100w-solar-panel-sp027 It's £449 but they are doing £50 off at checkout at the moment, also used a discount code and got it down to £314.30. I'll keep the thread updated on its performance, i do think the solar panels will be useful on long trips👍

I'm really tempted to buy the one I linked, 289 for the pack and solar panels included. Most of the reviews are good but don't know anyone with one lol Only thing I don't like about them is the price 🤣 I'm quite annoyed I seen the package, tv, and hook sharper for £300 on fb, but was sold before I even had the chance to message him 🤣 I'm tempted to take the gamble and buy the pack and panels for 289, if the pack fails in the future the panels work with multiple different packs and you can change stuff straight through the panels lol

How do you find the wolf spod when using particles? Gonna pick up a few spombs for my next trip but might try a wolf spod as well 🤔

My go to bait mate, been using shelflife krill in 20mm and 16mm for the last couple years now and has always done me well. What I love is I know they put fish on the bank for me and the confidence is always there so its one less thing to worry about 🤣 5 x 10litre buckets Pack of korda hook klips Size 4 korda kurv hooks Size 6 korda kurv hooks They have always been my favourite pattern but the shop was running low so picked up a pack of korda klor hooks in Size 6 to test out. 25kg sack of maize 10kg sack of hemp 10kg sack of tigers Korda long chuck line 1000m in 15lb .6mm krimps Korda dark matter tubing Still got a few more things I need to purchase before my big sesh 🤣

I will have alook mate. I've been thinking about going down the solar route to charge a pack. Toying with the idea of buying this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314504592439?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=kw0arci4q_-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=SfVGnMd1S9O&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Hopefully the link works lol

Just swapped mine for the ss4 wide indulgence mate, much happier with the size 👍

Cheers mate, was it the indulgence one you had? I'm 17.5 stone, might put some new bungees in it if I have to, the width seems decent tho 🤣

Awesome mate, I will ditch the salt and add some hemp oil and condensed milk 👌 Any reason for using brown sugar instead of white? 🤔 I think what I'm gonna do is blend some of prepared particle with hemp oil and condensed milk and add it to the spod mix on the day because I think to save space once its prepared I'm going to drain most of the liquid off when I bag it to go in the freezer, when defrosted on the bank, I'll add the blended mix to it then 👍 Over thinking all of this, using boilies with some pure krill liquid is so much simpler 🤣

I will have a look mate, I might be swapping it for a nash indulgence ss4 wide 5 season sleep system. It's 6cm wider than my fox r2 so should do me good 👍

Just came across this on Facebook https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02JrWxnwBLPo6XcUfcmAWRLfZpApiWoh48r5vdJRvP9weGU8zrc7j88jtAFyd8YckWl&id=100039537573670 Hopefully you can watch it 👍

I will give it a try soon mate, I think my mix for the reservoir I'm going to keep simple, 1 part tigers, 1 part hemp and 2 parts maize. I like your idea of blending some of it up to make it cloudy so will add that once its prepared. I was thinking of adding a small bit of salt and possibly sugar. Would it be worth adding a drop of hemp oil or wouldn't there be any need because I'm adding hemp anyway? 🤔

Just a quick update, this bedchair isn't suited to the larger angler. Its comfy but too small for my tubby ass. On the look out for a new system again 🤣🤣🤣

I'll give it a go next time I use them mate, reckon it would be good with butter beans?

Think it depends on the water mate. I have mixed results on different waters, if I put particle mixed with boilie out on the reservoirs I fish I get hammered by bream and silver fish, so I spomb 20mm boilies that's been soaked in pure krill liquid and water and I don't get bothered by nuisance fish. A few lakes I fish that are stocked with just carp and tench, particle and boilie does well, but if I put just boilie out they don't seem interested 🤷‍♂️🤣

New bivvy and sleep system 👍

Out for a quick night to try the new gear out. The fish are about🤙

I get paranoid about stuff to my mix, I'm sure I always over do it and it's the reason I blank 🤣

Reminds me of the time I was fishing a res, probably 20 or 30 miles away from a tackle shop and I cracked off my only spomb at the start of a session 🤣🤣

Avid carp benchmark memory foam sleep system 🤙 so much better than my fox r2 bedchair and wychwood 5 season bahg, 10kg lighter as well 👍

Yes mate it will always be one to remember. The bailiffs played a massive part in it as they told me where some decent spots were to fish 👌 hope to get back up there soon 👍

A few of my captures were before camera phones etc but I do have stills of them somewhere. 27lb 8oz mirror carp called C scale, second biggest in the lake. I was probably 13 at the time and can still remember it going over the net. A pb for me. 29lb 2oz mirror from upper tamar when I was 16, my neighbour took me down there when I should of been on work experience but mum approved 🤣 the session went off with a bad start, slipped down a bank as I was wheeling my barrow around and broke one my rod tips 😠 my neighbour let me use his marker rod as a second rod. We prepared a 25kg sack of pigeon conditioner and filled in a massive area and fished over it. I was on a blank for 3 nights and then the marker rod screamed off resulting in a 29lb 2oz mirror. Even engraved its weight into my Coleman stove with a baiting needle which I still have somewhere 🤣 19lb common carp from a tidal stretch about 10 year back, brilliant fight 🤙 16lb 4oz mirror from squabmoor reservoir about 15 years ago. Spent over 100 nights in total and only had the one carp. Had an eel for 6lb too which was a cracker. 31lb 8oz common from chard reservoir is my current pb. Really chuffed with it, savage conditions, pretty sure there was a weather warning, at night I had to put a plastic bag on my bedchair to run the water off where it was leaking down the middle of the frame. Massive wind blowing into my face, nightmare baiting up but fun at the same time.

Just got a nash titan xl with a door and groundsheet for 180. Only been used twice, looks mint condition 👍