Carpbell_ll

They only get bigger from here on going forward, you will soon be chasing 40lb fish, just enjoy the scraper 20's along the way.

Yes they sold at 29.99 only eric's stocked them though and they have been bought out by AD so not sure on who if anyone is selling the avo spod these days, the only problem with them and it's the same for a lot of braid reels is the line can get under the spool if you don't keep an eye on it. Anglers were buying the avocet sea reel for big pit fishing, so Mitchell and eric's came up with a compact striped down avocet purely for spodding, even comes with a service port under the spool so you can get reel oil or wd40 into the workings. nice solid build too.

Here you go trust me for spodding at any range the mitchell avo spod will last for years, they were exclusive to erics angling so not sure if they are still for sale new, but there are some on ebay. I have been using mine for a fair few years and after a quick clean up a a spray of WD40 it runs better than new, the reel itself has been under water a fair few times whilst wading out to spod. ( over hanging trees)

With the mini and midi spomb you can get away with a 3lb test rod, i use the Mitchel avocet reel it was 30 odd quid and if i ever wanted a set of big pit reels i would happily use it for fishing.

Excellent work lots of good editing in those videos and the fishing does the talking, Now that 5G is here more people will be streaming while fishing, opening up all sorts of add revenue if you have the commitment to make regular quality short vids Me, i struggle to keep my phone charged on the bank.

I fish near to locked up most of the time due to the waters i fish being smallish with lots of weed beds little island bars and that, don't want to sound like some crazy dude that don't fish open water, i do like far bank margins though and to be honest most of the time it pays not to get to close the bottom of the rising slope is always a good spot.

Don't think there are many pole anglers use this site Nick might know a bit due to working in the trade, Match anglers are the best to talk to about carp poles.

Angling is all about letting the inner child out for me so it would be two fails and one achievement if i was ever to approach a lake with serious intentions i doubt i would be there for long.

I use the Nash Butt Locks ( i know, sounds like some sort of weird chastity device they do like their puns at Nash) but, they are good you could use them on a pod just get used to flicking them open before picking the rod up, or you will lift the whole pod, i flick them open on banksticks. Disclaimer: I don't work for Nash, but am more than happy to give an honest review on their goods if they are looking for a field tester.

So long as your line is not crossing anything too snaggy and it's clear up to the snags you want to fish too it should be ok to fish locked up and sit near your rods there is a very good chance they will try for cover on a run but if you can hold them even for a brief second they will turn to slack line and head for open water and boy does a 20lb fish fight when it makes a run you will need to slacken the drag and let it run it does depend on the snags though with the right line rushes and reeds are fine I've strimmed a fair few when the fish has got into the reed bed a bit. sunken branches and tree roots i'd stay away from. It's good to have a solid set up with rear rod grips that lock and a set of waders to bait spots and hand drop rigs if you can make your way around the margin areas.

Wilko's do a good range of bird seed just got a 12 kilo sack for 7 quid for the garden though, Hemp prices have gone crazy all the idiots and that nonsense CBD stuff, there are shops near me that sell dried hemp buds with a high CBD amount and under the legal amount of THC I don't know who is buying it but it is well pricey, that used to be known as getting mugged off back in the day

There are a few to pick from, value for money and some very good but hard waters is Leamington AA, Comb Abbey do a very cheap year ticket with night fishing, very low stock of old carp. or if you want to splash out a bit there is Hams Hall or Kingsbury Water Park.

I got bite by what i think must of been a horse fly last year, on my hand before setting up the swelling was something else, luckily she packs me loads of sprays and creams plus antihistamine pills, but if you want instant relief from a bad bite, take a bottle of corsodl mouthwash and soak a cloth and press on the bite area, works a treat.

Orange dot belly near full leather mirror from stanwicks that had a orange dot on its belly seen a few with that marking in other waters.

They are a pain in the bobbin, got a set myself cheap and nasty plastic sold at good money, they are meant to grip the line that's why they grip a bit too well, i use banksticks must be awful on a pod be getting something else before i next go out. i'm surprised JRC put their name on them.

Perfect time of the year for a spot of fishing the waggler on the lift, this video explains how better than i could.

I have always gone with the Shimano reels but i think the baitrunner style reel is just as good from most brands, i have the DL6000 and the ST6000 no difference in how they perform, Not one to jack a thread, but what's the difference in the size of baitrunners, 6000 to 10000 is it just a bigger spool or is the reel body bigger as well?

Bits getting a tidy up and stock take

The above cost is just for the lenses the frames are out the NHS draw, at least they have a selection these days lol.

I got my latest prescription last year went with a varifocal lenses with gray transition, they cut out 100% UV but are not polarised, like those ones bluelable has found, bet they do cost as well mine were 205 notes all in, i had to pay 110. Always use my local optician, specsavers are no where near as thorough with their tests and the verifocal in my lenses is set perfect for where i need it. Still use a cheap pair of fish spotters for now

Can't wait till they do a partial lift for things like angling, i don't expect to get out everyone who has never so much as dipped a net for Sticklebacks will be heading out, via a tackle shop to grab a fishing kit.

I found a book years ago by Lucky Luciano about his life story loved the whole atmosphere of bootleg era New York and what Prohibition lead to. Tried some Asimov one of the foundation series? bit technical for me but i think it was based on turning power supply into a religion where those that run the system were some sort of religious order.

I used to read a lot before the internet, now it's just when out fishing, never really read any angling books other than John Wilson and Strategic Carping by Crow and Hughes. Currently my book on the bank is the Godfather, much better than the film, real life books about the New York crime syndicates are always a good read, Tom Wolfe is a good fiction writer if you like social satire.

Nice i will watch this later around about beer o'clock time

Got to be a few out tonight never has an early April evening been more carpy than tonight, at least that's how it feel to me.