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I’ve decided on getting this rod here https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/shakespeare-agility-lrf-rod?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_py228jh4gIVCLTtCh2gOQcEEAQYASABEgJdV_D_BwE The 0.5 - 7g 6ft one, just looking for a reel now lol. I’m gonna check out the ones you’ve said 👍

I’m gonna go to the tackle shop today and see what they got, hopefully they can set me up with a deal lol

I take my dog with me so I give the swim a good go over picking up rigs and discarded line before we fish. Fires me right up when you see 20ft of mono just chucked to the side when it takes a few seconds to wrap it up and put in a bag. I would say in the last 3 sessions I’ve picked up a couple rigs and over 100ft of mono from different places. I salvage everything I can from my rigs and have started to do it to the ones I find aswell lol

Will do mate, just after something cheap to play with really lol

I left maize soaking for about 2 weeks and it was the best looking maize I’ve seen.. about 3 times the size and would squish in between your fingers, I boiled it and completely ruined the batch, it blown basically all the kernels so no good for a rig. I do wonder if you soak it for long enough, do you really need to boil it?

Can anyone recommend a cheap drop shot rod reel combo? Not after anything expensive, just something I can use to catch a few perch lol ive got a 7g+ rod but the tip is too stiff for the small lures

I was in a bit of a rush mate me and the dog went for a walk along the canal so wanted a few floaters to put in. Ended up getting a bag of Sainsbury’s mixers for 3.50. Anyway, no carp about but seen a dead tench knocking the 6lb mark 😩 baited up some clean patches in the holes of the weed with boilies, might go back down later or tomorrow and fish them for an hour lol

What floaters/dog biscuits do you use?

Does anyone who takes their dog fishing have a problem with their dog being protective of the swim? When we are fishing my dog is becoming increasingly protective of our swim (like they do when in their own garden) and will growl at people when they get close to us. Any idea how to deal with this? Don't really know if I should be telling the dog off because I want it to let me know if people are about when it's nighttime? Thanks

Interesting replies lads, I forgot to mention I mainly fish bottom baits. I'm gonna shorten my rigs down to 5-6" and go from there.

Might have to try shorter then lol. I was always under the impression that it was easier for a fish to shake the hook out when fishing a really short rig because of how far away the lead is? Or something along them lines anyway 😂 Esp tungsten loaded for me. Nothing fancy about my rigs just a simple hair rig with a bit of shrink tubing lol

What rig length do you use if fishing an inline lead over clean ground? I'm at about 8" at the moment but wondering if I should try shorter

My local started spawning on Monday as well (Devon)

Well that was a close one. I've spent the morning tidying the fishing shed up, been avoiding it for months. I put some baited rigs (popups) in ziplock bag then into the bin liner to chuck away. Anyway job done, decided to sit in the sun and roll up, looked up to the of the garden to my dog sat there chewing something, so I walked closer to see what it was, only to see a swivel hanging from its gob, as I went to grab the dog the whole rig fell from its mouth. The little **** chewed through the bin liner, pulled the zip lock bag out, chewed through that and got a rig out, all in the space of 30 seconds or so. Absolutely bricked it, luckily all rigs were there so I know it hasn't swallowed any. Vet bills was going round in my head 😂😂😂 no more rigs being left with baits on, gonna chop them up put them straight into the black bin next time lol

Caught nothing mate, was nice to get for a few hours though.

Car loaded up for a few hours tonight, walked round the lake last night and a fews been coming out, so hopefully might bag one!

I've been walking the canal and river a lot over the last few months and haven't seen anything really except a few pike in the margins. Even spoke to a few anglers saying otters are about down there. Anyway I walked a stretched of canal last night and it seemed alive, loads of small fish breaking the surface with a few big splashes as well. Makes me wonder if I should try again down there or not. There are still fish there but so are the otters lol.

Fair play mate hope it goes well 😂👍 Had anyone seen some of the new stuff done by ngt? I was down go outdoors yesterday and some of their luggage stuff looks the dogs. I really like the look of the ngt xpr ruck sack. Might be on the to buy list for when I next get paid 😂

Car tax, car insurance, pet insurance, phone bill and vet bills goes out this week. Hoping to have 40 left over to buy my permit for the canal and river 😂

Funny you say that, over Xmas my 5 year old niece was around ours and I set her up to watch a video on YouTube using the laptop. Anyway about 5 minutes later I can hear her saying the screen won't scroll down so I go in and take a look... She's got her finger on the screen trying to drag it down like you would with a tablet 😂😂

Just wondering if anyone has been doing any evening sessions? With it getting dark so early I've lost all motivation to go after work because of the extra gear I'd have to take and packing away in the dark.

What a beauty mate, bet you had loads of joy from him. She has a lazy eye mate and yeah she was licking her lips, probably sizing up one of the ducks 😂😂😂

It's horrible when they leave us mate our last dog left us last year, still think about her everyday.. Not sure if it's an age thing but she's been a little **** on the bank this afternoon, barking at the twitchers when they get close to us 😂😂 Getting a bit bored of this water now, it's too small for me tbh, hopefully get on the canal or river next session 👍

Had the afternoon off work so doing a few hours with the pooch. Rods have been out for about 40 minutes and just had a knock so hopefully catch something by the end lol

I've done well using ondex spinners, like chillfactor says, I don't like using full trebles either, I always find they get themselves hooked deep, so I'll cut 2 of the trebles off or switch it to a size 2 or 4 hook. I'll use a wire trace just incase I hook into a pike but a lot of people don't bother and reckon perch are less likely to go for a lure attached to a wire trace. I'm not sure how true that is but I thought I'd share lol.