greekskii

Give the embankment a try. I was down there with work during summer and saw 10+ double figure carp under the lillies just past the electric cut on the concrete section. three were defo twenties and a small grass carp was there too. One fully scaled looked about 16-17lb as well. Just a shame I didn't have a rod and some crust with me! As said record is 42lb from that stretch. Not a lake but may be worth your time in the summer to have a look and a small campaign. Ferry Meadows is on a limited ticket now, possibly all gone as I was offered one of the last few in October.

I use the SRs for my pop-up multi rigs with Atomic Jel-E-Wyre, and it sits exactly as yours does without the need for shrink tubing. Due to the stiffness of the coated braid, the braid stays straight as it comes out the eye of the hook, even if it is out turned. I also use a hook bead to keep the loop sitting in the right place on the hook shank and stop it slipping. I appreciate its a confidence thing for yourself, however I have caught numerous fish on the multi-rig I use and never had a hook hold that isn't bang in the bottom lip and a struggle to remove without forceps.

Cheers for the advice I'll have to get out and walking once its warmed up and see if I can spot any fish, use this as a starting point and then look in to who I need to pay to fish it.

cheers CM. All i'm after is a bit of sport, not after fish of any size, just a decent chance of catching a few over winter to get my fix. Always heard canals are good winter waters. I was thinking of around the Swan Valley indsutrial area as its easy for me to pop a bit of bait in after work throughout the winter to try and hold them in an area. South of Stoke Bruerne is still on the NNAC ticket isnt it?

I went for a walk with the other half yesterday along a section of this canal. It looks like it may hold a few carp and I'll be down to have a look when its a lot warmer and there's a better chance of seeing a few. Does anyone have any info on it? PM me if you want as I know it'll probably be hush hush. My idea is to fish it during the days in winter for a bit of fun hopefully.