Carpbell_ll

Moorhen chicks getting a swimming lesson

Just seen my first snake of the year, must of been a grass snake as it was swimming,must mean the water is warming up he was just cruising around.

I just get a pot of pop ups from the shop currently using a Dynamite pineapple n banana had a few beeps also got a krill wafter on and a proper foam zig lol.

Bluebells might be rammed but i think it well of eased off on a lot of the lesser known waters, Elsons at Stanwicks is always a safe bet if you want to book, don't have to book a peg just your time on the lake. think a lot of lakes are going to be surprised by the lower anglers numbers this year than last, excluding the Big Fish circuit.

Not tried them myself but if you want to give it a go get some clay balls from the garden centre they are super buoyant and have a texture that would help the bait grip tight, plus the carp could crush the clay if needed. never tried them but they will work in fact they could be fished bare loaded with attractants as they take on liquid.

Hi had a bit of a giggle at FB this morning Bishops Bowl group page one of the carp anglers posted this rig he reeled in they are all having a wild guess at just what the hell it is they ended up calling it a PVA bad rig, which it could be, but i think it has come off an okish trick running rig, certainly not a ronnie , here's the offending rig, i give you what passes as a death rig todays carp angler, oh just as an add, not one pointed out the fake corn is still fishing. Whoever tied it just needs to use knots a bit more and cut back on the swivels?

Think they are sort of banned on the lake i fish is due to they can sit fishing on a snapped off rig for years, they do allow zigs but it's a don't snap off or don't fish them if not sure, plus zigs should float if lost.

How about if you are fishing a lake that does large fish once or tice a year, from now till june is your best bet for that rare capture.

They have the old river fishing rules sowed up best bet is to find a bit a river you like buy the ticket and do what you like but keep it to yourself as you will get moaned at no matter what you do on rivers this time of year, really not worth it. basically it is fly fishing only that's a whole new book of rules and etiquette.

Sometimes smaller fish take a a hook too far back in the mouth, on waters with a stock of fish up to the 10lb mark it's a rod in hand job hitting bites before they hook themselves might want to avoid using a hair rig if you are.

Plastic tipping baits are one of the very few if not the only bait banned on the lake i fish, for obvious reasons.

Ouch.

I'd be too worried to sack a big carp just not doing it if you have the confidence it's up to the angler, but it could go real wrong fast. chap on the lake behind me came and got me just before 6 am Thursday morning i was up, and more than happy to do a few pics. I tend to sleep more during the day than at night when out.

As GP sad because they can't ban the carp angler as a person sort of thing so they don't allow boilies which removes the sort of carp angler they don't want on the water most of them are day ticket pleasure venues can't blame them if that's the case. they are ok with paste and pellets though and any hook bait so that's an option the same as boilies if someone really wanted to visit a bolie ban venue.

I always bulk my ground baits and stick mix with porridge oats super cheap and soaks up plenty of flavour.

Hate being poor lol, how would a Go Fund Me page go down to raise three grand by early April? Hippy shark tooth fossil hunt meet up at Ant Hill CA two weeks of digging around a old sea bed fossil hunting, the shark teeth are really nice from that area due to the amount of minerals in the stone

Nothing unusual for this time if year winter angling is always going to be more of a miss than a hit i should be out on the 29th only because i have an itch not expecting much i normally wouldn't bother overnight angling till at least mid April. just be fishing a single, a pva bag of pellets with a pellet hook bait and if the funds will stretch a zig really wish i could of got a better bivvy by now or at least a winter skin for my contact, bet those bivvys with the inner tent make a difference this time of year.

Drive past billing to get to the lake i fish some very good fishing on there just a shame it's not near the sea, used small caravans that are still road going are not bad priced a two birth would do us should be nice and easy to tow just the storage that could be a pig, do know a few places around bedworth that store and sell vans.

Guy i get my bait off says hook baits are good up until they get a vinegar smell to them and that takes a long time.

Lucky lady! my mrs would have none of that she wants me to get a cheap caravan stop on sites that have fishing, i could just imagine the response i'd get if i asked the guy who runs the lakes i fish if i could pop a caravan in the car park lol.

Took me years to get regular painkillers of the doc i get a strong synthetic opium mix but i can only take them for a few days here and there due to they also shut your digestion system down, also put me me on sertiline which is a prozac med not the sort of thing i would of went anywhere near a few years back but it seems i had a lack of whatever it helps build up in the brain. it's one of the symptoms of MS or one of the many other immune system illness lol, i gave up trying to get a precise diagnoses years back Meniere's disease is my call due to family history.

Takes me too long to digest properly and meat fats make me feel sick and sluggish eating too much leads to a slow down and as happened previously a complete stop in my digestion system leading on to inflammation and my nerve signal system going mental, i avoid most foods that are known to cause gastric problems but the red meat is more to the slow digestion.

There are a few other members with long-term medical problems be interesting to see how they get on in terms of what they are willing to suffer in order to get out fishing, most non anglers find it funny that you can go out on a tree day season and return home properly worn out and that's the same for all, unless you are a super fit runner or something.

For you id say very slowly and on pain killers which is a bit of a problem in itself due to pain killers not working like most people think they should it really is a trade off of how much you are willing to suffer in term of recovery time after. hot water bottles are a must. you may or may not of seen all the talk of cannabis being a awesome cure all wonder painkiller, nonsense, remember most of those claims come from the USA and they have a very limited access to GP health care so take it with a pinch of salt, as cannabis could psychologically worsen your problems if you over do it and suffer a mild panic attack. I only say that due to arthritis being one of the main medical reasons for cannabis use. Tackle wise a three wheel barrow maybe with a motor could be of a big help along with a bait boat. pegs you can drive to and make diet changes if you already haven't eat less meat I only eat red meat once or twice a week, rest of the time it is cheap frozen fish or vegetarian ready meals and lots of porridge with added tinned or frozen fruit. I have a auto immune illness of sorts I constantly have to monitor what I'm eating as it can cause my immune system to start doing weird stuff upper body sciatica pain being what I literally fear returning if I don't damn near live like a monk. I don't claim any sick pay or anything but i could as could you, you may be able to get help with transport costs, the only reason I don't is because it's a bit of a catch 22 for me as I might lose my licence if I was that ill I needed a car due to the possibility of suffering bouts of vertigo, so long as I don't allow my digestion system to slow down or stop I can get by alright.

Think a drill would be a bit too aggressive on a sticky boilie they are nice and soft a matching hook bait is the way to go or a very fine baiting needle if you wish to use the softer bait on the hook. i wouldn't use a swivel for a bottom bait anywho proper soft hair every time, but i might try a German rig this year so that will be a hard hook bait softer baits are better on combi type rigs. Fair play to you for giving the swivels a go i have seen grown men run from the swivel attach ready rigs in tackle shops lol.