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Gazlaaar

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  1. Finally managed to get down to the water this morning. All that bait has now been put over 3 spots, I'll be back on Monday afternoon to top the spots up then fish it on Wednesday. The weather seems to be warming up a little for next week, I'm gagging to get out now I'm fully recovered
  2. That's the bait sorted for tomorrow, 2 kilo of crushed boilie, 2 kilo of frozen corn and 6 cans of evaporated milk. By tomorrow morning the mix would of soaked right into the chopped and boilie crumb. I shall do another couple of kilo for Monday afternoon, then fish on Wednesday. It' a very attractive mix and it's one that has caught me a couple of carp this year from some very difficult venues.
  3. I'll be getting down to my water on Thursday morning after dropping Ben off at school. My main objective is to see if I can spot any fish, I'll be having a good plumb around and hopefully get a bit of bait it. I'll be back out a week tomorrow, hopefully I'll be fully recovered by then and that'll mark the beginning of my campaign through the winter. It's not really got any winter form to be fair but I think that's coupled with the lack of anglers during the colder months. Like I say, my objective is just to spot fish but it'll be a good excuse to have a lead around.
  4. Probably another Neighbridge victim mate, the otters are rife down there. If it ain't fenced it's' at risk. Sadly this will be a very common sight in England.
  5. I've been doing this for nearly two seasons now, it eliminates the need for a separate spod or marker rod for me. The midi spomb weights 5 ounces fully filled the impact spod was slightly heavier. My rigs are designed to accommodate a change from rigs to spombs to just leading about, plus the lead set up items would all fit through a 16mm tip ring, meaning, if I needed to change over to braid for markering, it was quite a simple affair, without having to strip everything down
  6. Just to give a different prospective, you don't necessarily need a designated marker or spod rod. I use my fishing rods as a marker and a spomb/spod rod, using the smaller nash marker spot on kit and a medium spomb or fox impact spod.
  7. I've managed to get onto a local syndicate water, 20 minutes from home which is a lot better than doing a 3 hour round trip. It also means I can go down a few times a week to get some bait in. I've already been down a few times baiting 4 to 5 swims, and I'm getting through a bit of bait lately. I'm not due out fishing for another week or so due to a minor op I had yesterday but I should be able to get down for a couple of recky trips this week. I can't wait, new water, new challenge and near enough right in my door step
  8. It all totally depends on what your using and how your fishing. I like a spread of 20mm boilies so I use longish rigs and the lightest lead I can get away with. If I were fishing smaller baits like particles I'd be using shorter rigs with heavier leads. It just depends on the feeding situation your creating.
  9. For me Hook size all depends on the size of bait, if I were using a 14 to 16mm bait, I'd use a size 6, an 18 to 20mm, I'd use a size 4. I like curves, just a simple knotless knot and a hook. Using curves eliminates the need for shrink tube, I just think the less components you use, the less likely it will be seen.
  10. I've pretty much used pods exclusively for years, I started with the early Gardner Tru Lock and Black Shadow Pods right the way through to Solars Globetrotter in the early days. Now I have one of the original Fox Euro Pods. It took me quite a while to hunt one down and I like the convenience of pods, and I've used it on a number of waters. I've never used single sticks, I've used bank sticks for a goal post set up but always felt a pod would be better. Everyone to their own I guess, I just like pods.
  11. I've set myself up on one of the other club lakes after spotting a few fish in the shallows down to my right. It's one of the busier waters but it's not to bad at the moment, the one bay is full of anglers so I've come round to the other, where I spotted a few fish. These fish are used to pressure but I thought I'd do something a little different and feed and fish with half boilies. I have only chucked in a handful of chops over each rod, with 2 whole boilies. Hopefully they'll think their the hookbait's. My rods are well back, just the very tips hovering over the waters edge buy very low, plus I've got light backleads on. The fish are still here mooching about, so we'll see what happens
  12. I couldn't afford it at the moment, hire it out nige, here there's a business opportunity. £50 deposit, £10 a day hire
  13. It's why I'm doing a bit of depth finding tomorrow, I always seem to have an easier time of finding fish during the colder months, their a lot more predictable. Once I've gotten a few accurate measurements I can start fishing zigs properly, even if the casting about does destroy the session tomorrow it'll be worth it in the long run
  14. I remember you doing a little writing on here and you mentioned black and white, it struck a cord
  15. All my gear is prepped for tomorrow, I'm going to do a little marker in here and there, just to double check depths as I'm getting into using zigs. I've gotten a few tied up ready, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 foot. Those fox jobbies, the foam is about 10mm long, the top half is yellow the bottom is black (sorry nige, you gave my the inspiration for that) The hookbait's I made are now ready to use, they've had a glaze over. I have a pretty good idea where the fish are going to be, which will be well out of the way of any marketing. So I'll get a little bait in and leave the areas alone for a few hours. I picked up a 4 metre landing net handle this morning which should help me with the area I'm going to fish. There's two places on the water that can not be reached without a bit of skullduggery, so yes, I'm going to bend the rules slightly, I might even take my chesties. Anyway, whatever happens I'm sure I'll enjoy it
  16. I don't really submerse my baits in the liquid, I pour a little onto a plate and roll the baits around the plate until their evenly coated, it's more to preserve than anything, but a little glug with added betaine isn't a bad thing. I usually do the coating twice, the glycerin hardens the baits right up
  17. The first batch of 20mm pop ups were made within 20 minutes of my roller table arriving this afternoon. My other batch isn't coming until Thursday so I'll probably get on with those on Friday night while the missus is at work, there a bit stinky winky. Once these have dried out for a few days, I'll rehydrate in the glug, nothing too complicated
  18. I've been prepping, endlessly waiting for the rest of my bits to come through the post. Tied a load of rigs, tied a few leaders, zigs and surface rigs. Like a kid, I'm chomping at the bit to go Wednesday again, even though the odds are stacked against me
  19. I found my ring in the bottom of my rucksack
  20. I wouldn't worry about scaling it down mate, a lot of people forget all you need is a fish to sample a bait, by which point the rig should be doing its job. It's getting them to feed that'll be the problem.
  21. Never mind ive got a pneumatic bulb I kneel on, I did get a good pratice in a few weeks ago whilst fishing the local runs water. I'm just getting to grips with aperture settings
  22. It's a Nikon Coolpix L100
  23. I don't think my camera has that facility lads, there's just A/V out and DC in ports.
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