Carpbell_ll

Oh just remembered that's the only place i have had good sized dace from lovely fish and a rare sight for most these days,, very tricky venue though, no way have the large carp been caught and eaten. if you do fish light on the bottom go for good waggler gear and fish on the deck lift style bet you get smashed up by something that feels like a submarine has snagged you hook and just kept on trucking, lol. Baits wise worm is good for bigger fish maggots are ok but the small and i mean small perch will be constantly deep hooking them selves, they don't like big hooks either the best you will get away with on a good day is a size 16 and that's if they are really having it. biggest carp i have had from there is less than 10lb but i have seen bigger.

Plenty of fish in the canal running from the town centre there are known large carp, tench, pike and zander, no matter what you fish for on there it is always hard work nothing comes out easy or quick, you really have to get to know the place. best off fishing light for roach and perch that way you will get an idea on how and when the canal is fishing, it's very peggy too for a canal Some carp plus big gold fish and there offspring which look like small dark commons in the swanswell too if the local lads are fishing when i go through i stop for a natter, seen them myself coming out to the point i was tempted to pay a visit myself, i grew up around there though and know it can be a hassle i don't need. Ignore any talk of they all got eat or the old one about the EA electrofishing to remove the carp to sell on, load of old wives tails put about by secret squirrels.

I'd look into the running costs before you buy, there are a lot of extras to keep a boat on the waterways, you can either pay for a mooring place which ain't cheap and is priced on boat size, or you can be continuously cruising which means moving the boat every two weeks, then there is the boat version of a tax disk needed for all motor boats, that is also pricey. then there is the newish laws for petrol engines and on-board gas cookers water heaters, few years back petrol engine boats were going fairly cheap due to the regulations. you also need a safety certificate which is similar to a MOT and has to be renewed every three years. You also need at least third party fire and theft insurance, My dad had a canal boat back in the 1990s and it was pricey back then hate to think what they charge these days just for a pile of paper work. If you can get something that is classed as a day boat and pull it on a trailer the costs might not be so high, boats are well worth the money though so long as you know what you need to pay for before buying a boat, lot of sharks out there in the boat trading world, do the homework.

Anyone got any info on how the canal network is fairing? just wondering if the otters would be put-off by a narrow man made waterway, maybe the inner city stretches could be a bit of a safe haven for larger fish.

That must hurt a bit stand out commons like that one are getting rare in most modern lakes, don't think we have had much of a problem with the Os in this part of the midlands, think i might of seen one on canal pool a few years back but it could of been a mink. Few of my favs, had all three of these beauties one early summer evening on pine pool, my favourite time of the year to be out, Even the mozzies were getting in the pics lol

What it is that makes them yuk, a lot of people seem to rate the nash shelfies, the bloke who runs the lake i fish feeds them to his fish and sells to the members at a fair rate, the fish are doing ok on it. I use the Cov Gold from coventry carp baits its a great bait company very small and a three bait recipe bait line two fish meals and a nut bait.

Carp angling as a whole can be very bitchy in comparison to other forms of angling, sea anglers are super helpful, even match anglers don't take any opportunity to slate the bloke next to them and there is money involved in that game. I put it down to the specimen aspect of carp fishing, everyone wants the biggest hardest to catch carp, easily leads down the road of one-up manship.

When i was fishing kingsbury and using mainlines hybrid i was getting more commons than anything else, i did think back then that the commons in pine pool really liked the hybrid, might be something in it, might not be, on the water i'm fishing at the mo, i have only had mirrors out, i have only been getting out a few times a year though these past few years, the damp air is really messing with my chest, i have always had problems with acid reflux which is now causing a lot of inflammation in my breathing pipes. gonna see if the doc will hook me up with some steroids or something try and cut back on the flair ups and get out fishing a bit more.

Didn't go well from the start thanks to the first Dragon calling out the ethics of catch and release, think that would of put the others off too, i'm sure the guy will have plenty of private investors willing to help him become a big manufacture across Europe. surprised by the small profits he has been making so far. Notice the sales drop on the previous year that coincides with when Jim Shelly left, be interesting to see if the is an increase since he went back.

Have a look at the stillwater range, Chapmans Angling sell them, I had a set of their version of 6010 baitrunner and for thirty quid i could not fault them they seen a lot of action on a local runs water and other than chipped paint they still work fine. They seem to of discontinued the ones i got and are now doing a big pit baitrunner for thirty five quid, worth a look.

Night fishing in coventry is real thin on the ground. Even KWPs night ticket is around 500 a year Currently chuking it down lucky I have my tescos trashey novel to read looks like the rain is here for the day.

Was talking to a guy today who has a load of photos of canal pool from the last time they emptied it, hell of a lot of silt with lots of gravel bars and plateaus. fished it a few times myself, the best i did was a mid 20 mirror, one of the stokies they put in after the fish kill in 2007. most of the guys who fish it regular tend to do a bait campaign approach.

Well my annual sea trip went as usual, nadda. i only do a bit on the evening tide, the only fish that were coming out were mackerel to lures. so i think i will get some bait today and see about a bit on the lakes for the end of next week. got some new soft shell gear i picked up from the surplus store in whitby to try out. Chinese version of the snugpack range.

ESP are putting out some good videos lately, the only problem i have with martins videos is the comparison i always make to his uncle JW's old tv programs, he used to show his lost fish and mishaps too, all part and parcel of fishing.

You do have other options if you want to tart them up, carbon effect hydro dipping looks nice, if you have someone local that will do small jobs, or you could do it yourself, it is very similar to the old decal transfers you get in airfix model planes and that, My brother-inlaw is currently playing about with a BMW that he is slowly turning into a track/road car, he puts it on wheels and body panels, so it must be quite hard wearing, i have thought about getting my fiesta wheels done, but i doubt i would get a discount, lol. Chrome is a sod to paint, but it can be sanded back to take a paint, some paints are said to be able to cover chrome, but they don't look right and the chrome still shows through even in black

When i asked the same question a few years back Turnip recommended burning cork to keep them away. The citronella candles work, you can get a big bucket candle made with citronella, hate the stuff myself, gives me a headache.

Just had a look at the CEX site they have plenty of the ones Nige suggested, they certainly hold their price. i will be sticking with my fine pix lol

Was going to suggest a second hand buy too, CEX have some real good quality cameras in most of their shops, plus they check them out well and you get a six month guarantee, or there is the cash converter type shops, but you have to be careful when buying from them, some of the electrical stuff can be a bit shoddy and you only get a three month grantee.

Been out since yesterday and so far not a sasuage apart from the cold sarnie I just ate.

shimano used to do their beast master range they were made for larger carp. looks real boring though, all that shipping in and back out in order to play the fish.

I have a set that i wear most of the time, but need a slightly stronger pair for close up detailed stuff they are the ones i left at home, pound shop glasses are just as good as any other pair of glasses and a big money saver, tried to fit up with a set of bifocals last time I went to the opticians, not ready for the librarian look just yet. Keep meaning to get a price on a set of react to lights with the polarized lenses, too scared to ask though.

Been toying with the idea of putting one of my rods back on a helicopter lead as I think it would be a better set up for my pop up rig than the inline, which really was sinking into soft mud the other day. What i would like to do is add a quick link to the mainline to take the hook rig. I normally set my rods up on the bank with an inline, but i would prefer to do the heli at home and be able to add the rig and lead when i start fishing, which would mean threading any beads and quick link on at home and one of the safety release systems for the lead. Can anyone see any issues with a quick link on the mainline, i use a loop to attach the rig when on a inline lead and slide a bit of tubing over the link, would do the same on a heli with a quick link too. See Korda have recalled there safety release system, think Gardener do one as well? Used the korda one before and found it ok, did think that if they used a slightly lesser quality plastic there might be problems with the plastic breaking on the cast.

And another mirror slightly bigger with no scales. Had that on a cpv gold with aMS pop up cut in half on top. Kettle on now tea and a hot eater bottle. A cold mist has rolled in.

Just had a small mirror on a midlands special pop up. So im pleased I know my rig was sitting right. Really need to remember to bring my reading glasses next time. Those plastic bait screws are awakward enough.

Hi al, l'm out at the mo, not a lot happing yet. Been here since yesterday. Lake is very quiet, fish seem to be hanging around the back of the islands and the water is very warm. Wondering of they are near to spawning Spelling abit wrong.