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a  mad rush after work /school for me and the daughter, made it for a night out on the bank last night, just about set up before dark.Forgot loo roll, cutlery and her little rod, Lovely looking swim, blanked like a good un till 10am then moved here for a bit

blanked till lunch time,put rods out back in the other swim, had hot dogs, packed away everything then back to this swim where we tried hard, cast to showing fish and did everything we could,we blanked all the way home too.n
Nothing to show for it but a nice time was had,
 

Another little mirror 👍
I'm home now, yesterday it rained relentlessly from around 11am all the way until 6am this morning, was driving towards the door so had the door down all day and night 💤🤣
had 2 wicked battles in the night, wading out into choppy water with waves riding up my waders, big wind and heavy rain, loved it 🤣
There's was a break in the rain this morning so packed up and got out of there before the next lot hits which is due to last until late Monday, so called it quits lol.
Caught 5 carp in the end, 3 commons and 2 mirrors. 16mm white sticky krill pop ups done produced the most bites, so gonna have to up my game and start giving pop ups a try on different venues lol
 
There's some cracking fish in there and I can't wait to return in September 👍 
Now have the task of drying everything out 🤣

This was a few days into my trip, weather was lovely and caught me right out, sunburn on the head, ears and nose 🤣🤣

Blackpool sunset tonight. We went for the hounds and rays but only doggys tonight. 

12lb, lovely looking fish 👌

Determined to catch a few more before I go tomorrow. Might even stay on until Monday 🤣

Thanks mate, it was a nightmare having to start again, I didn’t realise how much money I had in my gear until I added it all up after it was gone. 

My first session since getting my gear stolen in December and having to buy it all again. I felt rusty but I managed to get a couple on the bank. 

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My mate had his first one this morning, just over 11lb.
Wicked looking fish, would love to know what strains are in here, there deffo seems to be some difference in the shapes etc.

I'd like to think it could be a decent fish when it's older lol.

Thanks I will give it a go 👍🤣 
It's been quiet since we got here, lost one this morning but nothing since.
they are showing but don't seem to be on the feed so I've put a zig out with some black foam👍

Happy days!
Lovely looking fish. Well earned by the sound of it. 

Managed to get out for an overnighter on Friday. A little syndi water I joined last year. I managed a night in September and lost one in the weed which was a bit rubbish. Not had the chance to fish it again until Friday so I was buzzing to be back.
Anyway..... it was quite busy when I turned up. Managed to find the carp pretty quickly, shoaled up in front of a swim that was taken 👎. Closest I could get was a swim down the way which was v tricky to get to. Loads of mud and puddles 6 inches deep meant that not many were prepared to fish it. On go the waders and I manage to get my barrow there eventually. The swim itself was underwater so it wasn't the most comfortable session. Found a spot for the brolly back behind some trees which was muddy but doable.
The swim was weedy as anything but managed to find a couple of little spots. Choddy but clear enough for a pop-up. The rods went out nicely and I put 2 spods over each rod. Not much happened in the day but I saw enough signs to think the night would give me a chance. Popped a couple more spods over each spot ready for the evening ahead and settled down for the night. Sometime in the night I started to get liners on the right hand spot so was pretty confident of a bite. Couple of hours later off it went and a nice little mirror ended up in the net just before first light. A lovely little fully scaled thing.
Thirty mins later the liners started on the left hand rod so I was expecting another but it just didn't materialise. Disappointing but hey, I'd just caught my first from the water so can't complain.
Showed the kipper pic to the syndi group and no-one recognised it. One chap said he might have had it on opening night in the 2015 season (!) so it looks like it's a rare'n. Not a biggun but a very, very pretty fish.
Not sure when I can get back now which is a shame as I really like the place despite all the mud!

 

AA baits are top quality suppliers. I've used them for several years and would definitely recommend.

Instead of 5 nights starting Monday, going tomorrow night as well now 🤣
Chest freezer half full with prepped hemp/tigers/maize, with another some bigger tigers soaking. Also got a 15kg sack of flaked maize, 4.5l of the hemp ĵuice water it was cooked in to soak the particles when it's thawed out. Thinking of adding some condensed milk to help it cloud up a bit 🤔
Going to have a go with the adjustable zig on one rod because last time they were showing but not really on the feed, wondering if they are higher up in the water?
Also taking my mate with me who's new to fishing for carp, so main mission will be to get him one on the bank lol
As I'm writing this I've just remembered to pack the binos 🤣

My first order from aa baits 👍 loving the size of the xxl tigers 🤣

How many times have I said updates and upgrades are not always better?
Nor me.
That's not a mark 2, it's a mark 2.5 or 3.
I hope you get it sorted, you can always use the return of item as not suitable for use described. It is one you could win especially if you got Trading Standards or CAB involved as the description is not clear.

I'm not that fussed about going now, if I go I go, but complains for it...
It's unreal the amount of shelters I've had....
Chub Smax 1 man Bivvy, Chub Brolly System, Fox Supa Brolly System, Carp Zone 2 man n Wrap, Sonik AXS 1 & 2 man Bivvys, Sonik AXS Brolly n Wrap, Tempest 100T n Social Shelter, Tempest 200....

Thanks Kev still buzzing from it, bit rude not to share the other side when it looks like this 😍

Ice to keep the beers cold for my 7 nighter more like😉

Cheers lads... my heart was in my mouth when it surfaced... it's a stunner...👍😎

Ice to keep the beers cold for my 7 nighter more like😉

Don't get me wrong, it tasted nice, but on the plane home day after 🤢🤮