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So the rods are put I'm fishing off the bottom of a slope, roughly 15ft in depth 14 wraps out. 20 spombs of tigers/hemp/flaked maize. So the traps are set, rods been out for about 6 hours. The fish have just started showing in front of me but like 5 or so wraps off where my hookbaits are. Now deciding whether to wait it out and hope they move out towards my baits or put a rod on them 🤦‍♂️anyway its good to be back on the bank🤣

Back on the res helping with the carp removal 👍it's full at the moment so will be cool to check the depths etc. I believe it goes down to 130ft and some old building out there. But yeah just set everything up only to realise I've left the spomb in the car 🤣🤣

My approach on waters with big shoals of bream etc is to feed 20mm boilie (no particle) with a blowback snowman rig, size 4 curve shank, 20mm bottom bait and 16mm pop up. I also like about 5 - 10mm between the hook and bait 👍

Doubt it mate, I keep all pva stuff in a bait bucket where I keep pellet to make bags etc 👍 I normally take the kitchen sink with me. Prefer to have it just in case 🤣

Bought the ridgemonkey armoury tackle box about a year or so ago and haven't looked back. Love it, it fits everything I need in there 👍

Might have an old one floating around mate, I use a groundsheet all the time now since watching a spider appear out the ground 🤣🤣🤣

Cack handed mate 🤣🤣 Christmas present 🙈🤣🤣

After a few beers yesterday I wake up to find I've ordered this 🤣🤣🤣 Also just spooled the sportsmatics with 15lb korda long chuck, they feel great 👌 excuse the socks 🤣

So the knot would stop the rig slipping down to the lead when hooked up? If I remember correctly I seen Alan Blair spice two bits of leader to an O ring, one end would be the top half of say 2 or 3 foot where your chod rig and beads sit then on the other side of the ring would be like 6 or 8 inches of leader down to the lead. So in effect when hooked up the rig will slide down to the ring and stop leaving the lead clear of the fish. If that makes sense 🤣 and is that just as safe? So really, if you're dumping the lead on chod rigs/heli setups, it's not as safe as keeping the lead on?

Never really used chod rigs, do you need to dump the lead? Just curious because of how close the lead will be to the carp when playing it?

I've got the nash ss4 indulgence wideboy sleep system, mega comfy 👍👍

Slow sinking bread is always a good shout 👍 can recommend the bread bombs from nash when fishing with bread 👍 With mixers we used to soak them in hot water until they start expanding, drain it then lay out in the sun for an hour. They shrink and toughen a little 👌

3 x nash slap heads, won them on ebay for £17.66 👌👌

Only went in for some kickers 🤣🤣

Thanks mate will just stick with the one I got then 👍

Thanks for the reply mate. Is there anything you would suggest for rough ground?

Are the raised metal framed cradles safe for carp? I can't confirm but I'm sure I read somewhere about a fish having its tail snapped by being placed in one? I'm using a cradle that lays on the deck with padded walls at the moment but it's pack down size is massive, so would like a more compact one. I like the way the metal framed ones fold up. Any suggestions?

Thanks mate I will have a look. Been unloading the barrow completely and packing it all in the bivvy for the last 15 years or so.. Never thought about leaving stuff on there and covering it up 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

Can anyone recommend a cheap barrow cover that is waterproof? 🤔

Still undecided on which size roller, 14mm, 18mm or 20mm. I think the 18mm might be the best option. I fish a lot of waters with 20s because of bream but reckon I could get away with 18s. There's only 2 waters where I would use 14s, so was thinking if I get the 18 I could just roll 18mm dumbells or just crush them and trim the hook bait 🤔

I'm quite lucky they don't seem to bite me but they buzz around my head and it drives me mad🤣 there was a hatch when I was on a res last year and the bank sounded like white noise, they would just swam around you. I tried them yellow candles which didn't work. bivvy all shut up with the mesh panels and they still found a way in 🤣🤣 I do get done by them horse flies though, they give a gnarly bite for a fly!!! 😠 I'm just a bit worried about packing the bivvy down and leaving it in the car and the moisture damaging it while I'm working 🤔

For going light, have you ever used a shroud instead of a brolly/bivvy? Thinking of getting one for work nights as I have to be gone by 5am 🤣

Yeah mate can't fault them yet! The only issue is one of the spools is not a sportsmatic-x but an infinity, it works fine but doesn't match, it has a black ring around the top instead of gold and in my head it won't catch 🤣🤣 luckily I found someone on Facebook selling a set with a spare spool and he agreed to sale the spool separately for £33 posted (legend lol) Even though I haven't used them yet they feel solid and smooth. I also like you can get some upgrades for them lol.

Thanks for all the replies 👍I've got a few kg of standard frozen in the fridge so will get a few kg of jumbo, along with 25kg of hemp to prepare 🤣🤣

Sorry if there's an obvious answer but are large tigernuts jumbo tigernuts or are they different again? I can find unprepared large tigers but not jumbo? 🤔🤣