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Hardcore, love it! Good luck buzz

Not too bad, caught my pb mirror 30, not quite snow, but near freezing about 4years ago. Pics are on an old laptop, so can't include it. My old syndicate, took a few years to unlock the secrets, then I'd catch regularly no matter what the weather.

If I'm prepared, I don't mind an overnighter, been quite a few times in minus 2oC, had a few fish for the effort too. Pack up first thing & head fora nice hot bath!

I second that mate. But I like being married & the perks that brings! Roll on retirement in 20 years!

Mine have been collecting dust for a few years now!

Did anyone else the tumbleweed blowing down the street??? Need to get a new troll for a bit of xcitment on here

Nike sliders offer a bit more cred!

No just the monsters!! Alot of them have been eaten!! (re thought of the day)

Well I've either got to wait to win the lottery or the kids have moved out, before I can afford the trip. Yeah. His last few & upcoming ones appear to be out at sea?? Surely a spin off is in order?? Sea monsters? Doesn't have the same impact!! Lol

Just watched last week's monster carp. Thailand, some lake run by a father son team. OMG! They had a red letter sesh & a really good laugh. Braces of Siamese carp ar 100lb one caught to 150 lb!! & Aripima (which I think is a beautiful fish & on my bucket wish list) That episode, whilst cheesy, is up there with one of the best I've seen

If they are eating our quarry??? 100% both!!!

They're as bad as the EE's. Flip all you can do about them on alot of waters. Good air rifle or crossbow for both of them!

Where was that chilly?? The owner of the syndicate I joined put nearly a mile of electric fence round the complex to keep them out. I wouldn't have a clue how much it cost but he obviously thought that it was worth it. Seems the best way to keep them out.

Absolutely none taken, I was kidding fella, just flicking on latest activity & nothing new came up for a day! I've been there twice. On socials with a mate who can't get a ticket on my syndicate. It's a commy water, but has some nice fish, no BS, like a lot of other day tickets I've been to round my way. That whole locking the gate thing should go under silly rules really! There's a traveller camps near by, so I guess it's done for a reason. I stopped & bought a bacon butty in Clapham Common the other day, there's a little lake for fishing, I thought there's no way I'd do the night on there, but looking at the rules, someone must do.

You killed it Dan! slagging off Farlows! Lol

I'm surprised it was busy! It's OK for a social if we can't be arsed to go to linear. Nice to hear you had a nice time lake watching!

Any good dave?

1st fish this winter, hopefully do it again soon. With a bulldog lure!

Nothing on the dead bait. Note sainsburys £1.80 for about 20 spratts, tackle shop £6 for 4spratts! My mate brought the bulldog lure, £12 produced 2 jacks one not much bigger than the lure itself & one about 5lb. No pics at the minute, as I had to hold the bigger one with the kids. Great fun, nice to be on the bank for a couple of hours

Vinnetro is one of the pits in Chichester, went there for a few days with the family in the summer, lakes were all closed, they lost a lot of fish through lack of oxygen ii believe in that really hot spell we had. Gutted for them.

Got a couple of hours dead baiting this afternoon. Buzzing to get on the bank. Taking my 7 year old son, he's as excited as me! Hopefully a pic to follow!

Not sure fella. Ask dave? You misunderstood me, the small lake holds less fish with the odd 30, the main lake including the nooks and crannies holds the bigger fish.

My main syndicate is pressured, so as always the gulls are an issue. After the first catapult or sound of boilies plopping into the water you can have half a dozen going on 20,all eager to have a free lunch. I either wait till dusk or the advantage I've found with a spomb, is to leave it for a short time before retrieving. The gulls won't break the water all the time the spomb stays still, as soon as you wind in they will try diving for your bait. So I wait long enough for it to drop!

Katapult, large, good range with a dozen or so boilies, upto 8-9 wraps. Best catty I've had, although you have to change the elastic every now & then. Anything over that distance, large spomb. Very useful to get out smaller offerings, including maggots. Got a stick, never got on with it

I've got a friend near there, saw some lumps in there a few years ago. Taking bread from the bridge at Brockhurst. I'd of thought there must be some nice waters in the Meon valleys & out towards Alton?