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Hard to say if that's a good or a bad thing mate?? I've learnt in life you can't please everyone/anyone all the time! 🙂 Hopefully the fish got away with little to no mouth damage

Are you fishing with them back here though smufter?

Well took the missus and my youngest son, 1st overnight to the estate lakes this weekend. The above turned in and I was mucking around with a short pole with my 7 year old in the twilight hours. We were discussing how unusual it was that we'd not seen any carp cruising around, as would be expected. To my absolute horror, right in front of me a young otter poked it's #@###@# head up! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I thought I'd found a little piece of heaven on my door step, no massive carp, but beauties non the less. To make things worse the owner is over the moon about it, he's a nature lover, but doesn't seem to understand what the consequences are going to be. There breeding and have 5 river fed lakes full of carp, tench, bream, roach, chub and supposedly barbel. Omg, time to look for a fenced venue. Dammit, excuse the pun, but I AM GUTTED! 😠😠😠😠

As above microbarbed for me. More risk of scale, fin and overall damage to the fish in the net,with barb less. Ps lots of old threads on this one elmo. Although the Pallatrax has some good reviews from a few members

I've only tried the other carp one, social media is not for me. This one is better than the other one, but a bit heavy on deleting some very amusing difference of opinions, IMO🤔

There's no freedom of speech here my man😉. Drog knows how many of my posts have been deleted for having a different opinion to the norm!! I sincerely apologise if you took offence to my comments, it was a generalisation to all posters, to prove who's point of view holds up to test! I tend to agree with your theory elmo. & at the end of the day, each to his own👍

Only if there's overhanging trees, drones at different heights and underwater cameras to film the trajectory of the leads.

Let's not go down that road🙁

Let's all get together at Horseshoe and have a casting battle 😂. You never know we could get a few tackle/rod manufacturers willing to provide their kit and get endorsement from us members!! 😊

I am shocked you lads are being slightly controversial and haven't had the whole thread edited! 😲

I wanted a small telescopic rod to take on holiday a few years ago. The tackle shop only had a 5 piece 6 ft shimano tribal one. Comes in a small tube. Absolutely brilliant bit of kit, I can leave a section out and have it down to 5 ft. I keep it in the van with a a 2 piece landing net and stalking bag. I can get in under overhangs that would be impossible, even with a 10 ft rod. Only thing is I just don't get the chance to use it😒

Found it👍

This reminiscent of the silly/stupid rules thread. Not sure if it's still on here due to deano Baggio (troll) having quite a lot of input

Seemed as good a place as any to post this!

Got that in 10lb, very strong and thin diameter. I'm gutted! got to the lake someone in my usual spot. Went in another spot, fish cruising, 10-11ft deep!! I was expecting the usual 4-5 ft. No zig float, tried long lengths very awkward due to overhangs and lilies, so I'm experimenting with a pike float!! 🤣 🤞I'll have a pic or two to post when I get back Sunday.

Size 6? So you just side hook the foam? I found aligners split and didn't seem to sit so well, similarly bands.

Do you use a zig aligner yonny? If not would you be so keen nd as to let me know your hook arrangement?

Sweet! Good one Smufter👍

Nice one elmo! I was on the tube last night trying to get any little hints n tips. I'll have a look tonight 👍

Elmo, the fox underwater YouTube video I posted in zigs shows how red yellow and black perform underwater. OK they are in the same lake, but interesting how the yellow performs. I've never done so well with yellow, although my only fish from the car park came on a yellow topped snowman. In about 8 ft of relatively clear water. The previous syndicate, gin clear I couldn't catch using coloured pop ups, yet matched to the freebies, I did very well.

Yep. Ironic not the type of bite we're there for🙄

Literally where he's fishing! A polish guy I know said they prefer the smaller carp to eat, is that the same in Portugal Macali?

I'll let you know, my minds made up! For now anyway!!! 🤣 it's so simple. I love the concept! Fine tuning to my current kit and set up, required, but I hope to get it together in the next few sessions. I couldn't care less about feeding puddle pigs for someone else's benefit. My current venue doesn't get kilos upon kilos of bait thrown in, so the average is late double early 20's. Nature has its balance is the owners philosophy and I tend to agree.

Do you and your gear get covered in gloop, though paws?

From what I can tell the blokes who do zig fishing well, on this forum, don't spod either and they advise not to glug the foam or bug either. I'm not experienced at it, by any means but I plan to fish this way from now on. No more boilies😉 or bait of any kind. Environmentally friendly way to fish. You can have a 50mm zig if you think they are on the bottom of the lake!