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I can't use sticks, I've tried and tried, I just can't do it, use a spomb, keep em soft, better for digestion

I've never seen the point of drying out frozen baits unless I intend on crumbing a batch up for a stick mix. What I would suggest,is use the liquid food that you can sometimes get with certain companies. For example, I used to dry out a kilo of activ8 boilies, then crumb, then start soaking in the activator liquid, not the enhancement system but the actual liquid food they supply for making your own. As I've mentioned before, and yes this is a bit of a double edged sword subject, I wouldn't rehydrate with oil, the oil will just seal the bait, on the other hand, carp are attracted to lipids, so it's up to you what you want, but I'd be rehydrating with food.

I doubt I'll get any sleep tonight with the session looming tomorrow, I'm I'm still like a kid on Christmas Eve

I've just had a good look at the New Fox Micron MX+ they look pretty robust and reliable and at £32 a pop,

Just for you Jon #preparationiskey #thatscarpy lol

First bit of bank chat as I'm getting ready for tomorrow's session, time is short, so what ever I can get done at home can only be a good thing

I do like a bit of Cello music

Okay, some of us do Don't just limit it to the bank, you could be getting ready for a session, anything, just a bit of interaction

Trust you

Just an idea with a bit of modern tech in mind. We all have phones with Internet connection, well, if there's any around; how about A Bit Of Interactive Bank Chat while we're on the bank, photos, ideas, show us your tips, or maybe you have a question you need answering whilst your on the bank. As this is a pretty busy forum I think it could work. Go on, give it a go, an, as it happens thread, oooo no hashtags, there strictly forbidden lol

Sometimes you hear a piece of music that just stops you in your tracks

Decathlon still do them at £45 each

Mitchell Avorunners,,

A bit of an unsung hero, but I still rate the Fox Micron alarms of old, bullet proof and reliable

I thought I'd put up a few useful knot diagrams

These were the ones I used with the old springer arms

I think the solar ones were best, used with the adjustable pozi boss thingy, you could adjust just how tight or how loose to have your lines

I quite like springers, particularly with the rod tips pointing up, it's almost like long-range feeder fishing

I have no idea why it's an irritation of mine, but it really grates on me, I can't sit still and relax until it's right lol

I have to have my buzz bars level, the handles the same because it irritates the hell out of me. I have an engineering and wood working back ground, and when you've had years of getting everything plumb and true, little things like this bug me. Anyone else's gear is absolutely up to them but mine, no, it has to be right. Does it catch me anymore fish? No, of course it doesn't but I'm not sat there irritated looking at my rods. I have many failings, and this is one of them

Yep, gently let it hit the water on its side, then it shouldn't open

A company called matrix innovations make them I think their called cheeky monkeys. Some people still use them

That might of been Matt Hayes

The mini should be good enough mate, a little trick to bare in mind, and this is only because I'm a right old scrooge, if you make a bad cast, slow the cast down with your fingers and you can almost lay the spomb down onto the surface, this way it won't open and youll save on bait lol

I use a midi spomb on 3.25tc rods to get bait out a good distance, fully loaded with pellets it weighs 4 ounces,