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Looks carpy as.... . Any joy @kevtaylor??? I'm not jealous at all

Korda basics Krank Can't go wrong with those, perfect hookhold every time imo. Ive only ever had bends, or bluntness on the Kamakura versions. Standard ones, with a bit of honing have never let me down. I'm not a fan of the screws tbh, I'm afraid that could cause unnecessary tears in the fishes mouth & just wouldn't want to risk it. I prefer to use floss on a micro swivel, which has a lot more free movement than the screw set up.

Everyone I know within a 5 mile radius has been bitten in the past 5-6 weeks. I had jungle formula on, sprayed the sheets (mmm that sweet aroma), but still had about 5 bites. Thankfully none in the past week.

Blue Algea and low water levels have meant its closed until further notice (significant rainfall I guess) Shame as im told there's 8 nice 30's to go at😒 Plan B produced a 38 common 2 weekends ago, so hopefully its hungry again🤞

Im not sure mate. Friend of a friend went last week and told it was closed. Im going to prebait this morning so hope to find out

Just found out the lake I've been waiting all summer to fish, is shut due to low water/oxygen levels😤 I'll find somewhere else for weds/Thurs night. I can't blooming wait

That's a Cracker!

Nice one @kevtaylor I hope it fought as mean as it looks. Proper warrior that one

So after being on a red warning for water usage since May, we've run out of water again??? I mean seriously ???? This not bleeping funny 3 billion ltrs they waste every day apparently... Shareholders can't go without their profits and we wouldn't want just any mug as CEO, or whatever to miss his bonuses. That wouldn't be right??? How is it then, when in reality we're surrounded by water, on our little island, they tell me not to wash my car, water the garden, even avoid baths... Now I can't even wash the dishes.

BIG congratulations on your newest family member. The true meaning of life! Same as Kev, I haven't got a clue about bait making. I sometimes wonder if I have a clue about fishing...

Oh yeah. Went away for week and pulled out masses of it Ive tried a few treatments, but they dont seem to have much effect. Record temps maybe part of the reason. Well, I put 3 x 10cm grass carp in on Sunday. Haven't seen them since 😕

Nature can be cruel sometimes

So, I'm continuously being plagued by the blanket weeed, it literally grows while you watch it! I added 10 more snails, ive only seen a few lately, so fear that the pigeons, or magpies have eaten the majority of them. I hadn't want to, but am going to try a grass carp, or two. The Copdock pellet is certainly doing the trick @yonny, they're certainly growing and looking very healthy👍

I laughed about the boat... my sons were the same. Scared of getting wet??? Glad you had a good time mate

Blanket weed is my only issue, or should I say was... I stopped feeding them about a week ago, it took a few days but they started feeding on it, but not enough to stop it spreading. So i ordered 15 trap door snails. They have been in 48 hrs and I can already see the pond getting clearer. Water quality is better than what comes out the tap

Have you got a drone now mate?

Many happy returns @kevtaylor Great that you caught one after a move too

Im still recovering from one of the worst nights fishing ever, last weekend. Getting my companions and the gear to the lake was a separate fiasco, but won't bore you with that. Rods out all quiet until I started falling asleep around 11. Beep. Beep first bin lid🙄 I was then plagued by them until about 4.30am. Despite changing spots, going out as singles. I got a few hours kip. With the odd carp cruising about, I switched to zigs at 2 /12ft, about 2/3 depth. First blip after an hr, as my son reeled in, seemingly with nothing on. As the lead became visible, a fish rolled off in the margins. All I saw was a bronzy/gold flash. Back out, 10 mins later a few beers, my son struck. Again seemed like he lost it, but kept the line tight and felt something on. As the fish broke the surface, I quickly pulled the net in to avoid the bream slime. Ive only ever had perch or carp before on zigs, so this seemed a bit weird. Recast and same again 🙄. I changed them all over to 3 1/2 ft, nothing after that as it went overcast. One to forget 😀

Shock beads, pack of Hex size 10 hooks and 8 lb zig line from Bank tackle. Bargain at just under £15 with nearly £3 for the delivery.

The trap door ones appear to clean up the detritus, which could be useful. Do you know of anyone that's got any experience of them?

Have you got any snails in your pond @yonny? I looked at them once and keep getting ads pop up

Really sad to hear that mate. Sound like you did everything you could have Could it just be old age, with a fish that size?

Oz ponds is very useful. He says to base the bog filter on about 20% of pond volume He was bang on 2 weeks for clear water. Very low maintenance, although im forever tweaking my makeshift skimmer, as the liner isn't big enough to go under my tub

Ive made a start digging out the new one