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I wrap a PVA nugget round the hair & shank. Stocking with a few freebies on the hook gives a bit more weight, hit the clip or stop the line when you hit the water & the rig should never tangle!

My syndic was great the last 2 years, everyone got on, now 2 of the complex bailiffs are on this lake, there is a definite divide, bitchyness. I don't get involved, but one of the bailiffs is a bit of a plonker to me & I recently found out that I tend to fish his favoured swim & found the spot he's been baiting. SO, I find it a bit playground, which considering I'm hardly ever there, is a bit off putting.

Near Gatwick, always around South London to Hampshire though for work.

Local shop & tackle direct only seem to have shelfies. Stabilised. Where's that from then mate? My online search ability is poor at best

So new topic on stabilised boilies maybe? The cultured ones are stabilised, er shelf life, er they're round n smell good car Is that from a different supplier? Ive heard sandhurst baits will make up a specific recipe, if you know the ingredients. £8 a k, not too sure about that, the Nash ones are £9a k.

Due to less time on the bank & not having freezer space, I thought I'd try the krill shelf life at the start of the year, kak. Just tried scoped squid, which only comes in shelf life although Nash call it stabilised? What is that all about? Sticking with it for a while. Good mate of mine always catches with shelf life banoffee. If that's not available he will go real old school and use tutti frutti, which I'm sure are shelf life.

& PVA??? Some of the small ponds will soon be like my sons glue pot!!

You remind me of a member from a while ago??

The lakes I've heard to have it, have remained open. Cash is king unfortunately, see khv on past thread

Reminds me of a dump I had the misfortune of fishing in my early carp days. The nets were large mesh! On scaffold poles, unhooking mats had literally no padding, so you may as well of unhooked it on the bank. Omg, good idea but very few owner's will invest time or money. I'm neither a boat or drone owner, I just find it annoying that people without, pee and moan about those that have. If another angler is being a nuisance I'd have a word, but I don't encounter that kind of angler. Each to his own imo

you won’t get 48hrs of sunshine to dry off kit thoroughly. Air dried is the way that seems to be the most accepted form of control in the circles I know & with a stiff breeze it won't take too long to dry your kit or if stored correctly it would dry at home /garage/shed. Any decent angler will & should do their bit. I have several nets, for different waters. Linear fisheries? Arguably the best & busiest day ticket waters in the country. No dips. Not sure of their disease policy. Imo, if I had to dip my net, sling & matt, or go elsewhere then I'm off.

Barbless hooks, no boats, no drones, net dip, fish from swim only (no stalking?) all the commy rules, if the bailiff sees something wrong he should right that wrong or tell 'em to leave. As above, noddys affect peoples perspectives & certain rules apply to every aspect of life, but come on! This one is amusing, won't name the venue. 36hr fishing! You have to hand your rods to baillif for 12hrs, then you can fish again but only 36 on & 12 off???

That's me, but I'll only use forceps if the hook has been swallowed, not that that's been a carp. Bream & pike! These type of rules, along with waders from another thread, really get my goat! I make it a rule to not fish venues with pointless (& barbless) rules! & I fish some of the countries top venues.

I'm no expert bud, but as above use the cat to lick up krank, much stronger imo. I've never had one bend & have been using them since they first came out a few years ago. 100% pukka hook hold. I tried the chod (oops, zig!), with foam n old pop up. Couldn't get hold of zig foam nigewoodcock spoke of, but got avid zig balls. Nice presentation. No perch, so that's a step in the right direction.

Well no surprise I blanked at the weekend, storm conditions Friday, tail end Saturday, drowned packing up yesterday morning. (hate packing up in the rain). Spoke to a member about the kamakura hooks, he said no good they get bent?? As yonny said they do need a little more work to get that sticky sharp point I'm after. Then I found out for myself, Saturday lunchtime reeled in & it was bent with gape widened. No such problem with the Krank (that was sharpened to perfection) . I won't be tying those overpriced hooks any time soon! Keep sharp (not bent) , practice makes perfect!

I had the same thought a few years ago, kept getting done by little perch! Goddammit, looks awesome though. Let us know how you get on

When I say trimming, I cut an 1/8th of each, to give flat to flat surface, minute amount of glue to stop the 2 separating, as I found that to an issue in the past, due to the length of hair I have. Tend to trim the pop up to get the balance I'm after.

Good one, I hadn't considered that. My intention would be to trim a bit & similarly a pop up, superglue before putting on the hair. How much is likely to dispute, do you think? This may effect the balance as ideally I like to be 2-3 inch off the bottom. Headscratcher!!!

Just waiting on delivery of 5k of Scopex squid, got some cultured hook baits too. Has anyone tried them? Fri and Sat night, can't wait!

Bite time is known to be the morning, so I'd need to set the trap before dark ideally. I've seen the odd fish show in the middle of the lake. The average depth is 6-7ft. Weed is 3-4, if not to the surface. I suppose I need to second guess where they are going to be on the first morning. I will try to spot shows, to be better prepared for the next. Any thoughts for depth on the first night?

I know, I deserve a good ribbing. I've felt a right plum all day, I Can fish honest

So that arrangement of foam is your go to? Is that a supple hair? I have 10 & 12 lb mono, would you go heavier in dense canadian weed? I've only ever had pasties & perch, with foam or the bugs.

My brain has turned to mush!! Had a week to forget! I have been on about chods, since Thursday & there you are offering your wisdom on zigs. My bad, sorry. So back on topic, which hook type?? I've tried wide gape, curve shank & chod, but wouldn't be more confident in any of them. Cracking fish! Did you bait the area?

Looks good, that foam looks a lot wider than the type I have.

Noted. Sorry, I meant the hook link length from ring swivel to hook. I try to get the short, but with my chubby fingers I normally end up around 2-3 inches.