commonly Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 Good luck @Highy 48 minutes ago, elmoputney said: I think littlen will catch a monster down there. Ha, ha. A friends 12 year old son had a 33lber last weekend, out the reservoir. Smashing his 15lb, previous. Also, 2lb more than my mates. I'm hoping to get out next weekend. nj219bands, elmoputney, jh92 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highy Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 So far, I've had 2 Carp biggest 13lb 6oz n 2 bream, lost 1, mate had 3 n lost 2, lad has lost 1 too. commonly and jh92 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highy Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 2 hours ago, Highy said: So far, I've had 2 Carp biggest 13lb 6oz n 2 bream, lost 1, mate had 3 n lost 2, lad has lost 1 too. I've had 4 carp 2 bream, mate had 9 carp, lad 0 (so far) were all fish Zigs too, added groundbait to my mix, so later will put 1 on the deck. commonly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highy Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 7 hours ago, Highy said: I've had 4 carp 2 bream, mate had 9 carp, lad 0 (so far) were all fish Zigs too, added groundbait to my mix, so later will put 1 on the deck. Morning update.... I'm on 6 Carp 2 Bream lost 2....Mate on 14 Carp, little en 0. From about 1am until now, it absolutely threw it down🌧🌧 🌩🌩 ⛈️⛈️, Thunder lightning (didnt forecast it for the night) reeled rods in as soon as it started, never put my groundsheet down, coz said it was dry until about 11am (according to weather) had a mini river going three Bivvy, everything lifted up on to my bee. I'm ready for home now really, sweaty, wet, little tired. jh92 and elmoputney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highy Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 7 hours ago, Highy said: Morning update.... I'm on 6 Carp 2 Bream lost 2....Mate on 14 Carp, little en 0. From about 1am until now, it absolutely threw it down🌧🌧 🌩🌩 ⛈️⛈️, Thunder lightning (didnt forecast it for the night) reeled rods in as soon as it started, never put my groundsheet down, coz said it was dry until about 11am (according to weather) had a mini river going three Bivvy, everything lifted up on to my bee. I'm ready for home now really, sweaty, wet, little tired. Ended up with 8 Carp 2 bream biggest 13lb, Mate had 19 Carp biggest 14lb....all very Spawned out..... All came to Zigs, we both had 1 rod on 4ft Zig, 1 rod on the deck....spodding particle over mixed with Groundbait. elmoputney, finchey, B B and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusian Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 12 hours ago, Highy said: Morning update.... I'm on 6 Carp 2 Bream lost 2....Mate on 14 Carp, little en 0. From about 1am until now, it absolutely threw it down🌧🌧 🌩🌩 ⛈️⛈️, Thunder lightning (didnt forecast it for the night) reeled rods in as soon as it started, never put my groundsheet down, coz said it was dry until about 11am (according to weather) had a mini river going three Bivvy, everything lifted up on to my bee. I'm ready for home now really, sweaty, wet, little tired. So your Wife didn't rush down to the lake to rescue her little boy , and shout at his stupid Father for letting the lad stay out in such terrible weather ? . 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highy Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 8 minutes ago, crusian said: So your Wife didn't rush down to the lake to rescue her little boy , and shout at his stupid Father for letting the lad stay out in such terrible weather ? . 😁 🤣🤣, I'd hadn't forecast anything for the night, it was supposed to be sunny all Saturday, clear skies all night and only start raining from 11am, but just after it all started I packed everything away and just rode it out until about 9am, got home and blazing sunshine all day until about 1hr ago.... Everything all dry now. crusian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 On 17/06/2023 at 15:03, elmoputney said: Is it still considered cheating if you cast your rods but use the boat for baiting? It does make it a lot quicker, more accurate and less disturbing than spombing and it's easier in the dark too(covert baiting is coming soon) 😂 I use my boat just for baiting a lot of the time now, just clip the spomb line to the hook release at the back and it's a much quieter spomb, and my shoulders don't hurt because of all the casting 👍 elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B B Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 On 17/06/2023 at 15:03, elmoputney said: Is it still considered cheating if you cast your rods but use the boat for baiting? Narr your good… Have you ever used the bait boat to put a marker rod out there ? Tucked under an overhanging bush or tree just drop then drag it back to you. 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B B Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 On 17/06/2023 at 18:35, commonly said: Good luck @Highy Ha, ha. A friends 12 year old son had a 33lber last weekend, out the reservoir. Smashing his 15lb, previous. Also, 2lb more than my mates. I'm hoping to get out next weekend. That’s a great pic just look how happy he is clacking fish… when you see him again tell him from all of us well done 👏 commonly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 On 21/06/2023 at 10:23, kevtaylor said: I use my boat just for baiting a lot of the time now, just clip the spomb line to the hook release at the back and it's a much quieter spomb, and my shoulders don't hurt because of all the casting 👍 Good idea with the spomb line, are you literally just putting a loop in the hook release? If so do you drop it and reel it in, only I feel sure my line would end up in my motors if I didn't send it out straight then detach the main braid before returning it , I've had a few instances where the line has gone round the prop and it does my head in lol There are a lot of benefits of boat baiting like the accuracy and speed and stealth, much less likely to get noticed if you're not crashing a spod out all night long and if you want to leave a lot of bait on a spot gamechanger. kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 58 minutes ago, elmoputney said: Good idea with the spomb line, are you literally just putting a loop in the hook release? If so do you drop it and reel it in, only I feel sure my line would end up in my motors if I didn't send it out straight then detach the main braid before returning it , I've had a few instances where the line has gone round the prop and it does my head in lol There are a lot of benefits of boat baiting like the accuracy and speed and stealth, much less likely to get noticed if you're not crashing a spod out all night long and if you want to leave a lot of bait on a spot gamechanger. I put a little metal clip at the end of the loop with a little sleeve to stiffen it up a bit and help me hold it in place whilst the pin from the boat opens and closed, I might add a little more weight to that clip as it doesn't always drop straight away with some tension present. If not got a hook release I can have one hooper for bait and the other for the spomb/leading lead and drop the lead off to the side of the spot after dropping the bait from the first hopper, reel it in and repeat. elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 1 hour ago, elmoputney said: If so do you drop it and reel it in, only I feel sure my line would end up in my motors if I didn't send it out straight then detach the main braid before returning it Yeah drop the spomb line last before returning the boat. I had a couple of accidents when I first got the boat but I've just learned that you have to hold the line tight whilst fine manouvering or use a stiffer Flouro leader instead of a supple braided leadless - which gets sucked straight into the motor if not careful - which I did twice in one session - soon learned 😂🤦♂️ elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 3 hours ago, kevtaylor said: I put a little metal clip at the end of the loop with a little sleeve to stiffen it up a bit and help me hold it in place whilst the pin from the boat opens and closed, I might add a little more weight to that clip as it doesn't always drop straight away with some tension present. If not got a hook release I can have one hooper for bait and the other for the spomb/leading lead and drop the lead off to the side of the spot after dropping the bait from the first hopper, reel it in and repeat. Brilliant thanks I think that makes sense I have got a hook release on my boat, what about using a double loop and use the smaller end loop to attach to the hook release and then have the lead attached to the 1st loop then it would slightly hang off the back and should drop everytime. kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 (edited) 12 minutes ago, elmoputney said: Brilliant thanks I think that makes sense I have got a hook release on my boat, what about using a double loop and use the smaller end loop to attach to the hook release and then have the lead attached to the 1st loop then it would slightly hang off the back and should drop everytime. I'm thinking more like a tiny weight from my lure box, just a few grams or maybe upto 1oz so it still helps with the release a little and also goes down really slow after the drop so I can quickly reel it back up and out along the surface - so less risk of it snagging the rod(s). Glad you mentioned it I forgot about the adding weight idea 👍 Edited June 23 by kevtaylor elmoputney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmoputney Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 8 hours ago, kevtaylor said: I'm thinking more like a tiny weight from my lure box, just a few grams or maybe upto 1oz so it still helps with the release a little and also goes down really slow after the drop so I can quickly reel it back up and out along the surface - so less risk of it snagging the rod(s). Glad you mentioned it I forgot about the adding weight idea 👍 I did think maybe a marker float would give it enough weight to drop off of if looped on, but it would still float maybe worth a try. kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commonly Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 Nice to be out. elmoputney, finchey, jh92 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B B Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 4 hours ago, commonly said: Nice to be out. Best of luck 👍 commonly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh92 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Out for 24hrs with dad. It's good to be out 👍 Highy, finchey and commonly 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 Choice between rod shots, or dog pictures. Sky with a chew to keep her happy and Rods back out after the joyful disturbance this morning; 2 on buzz bars, 1 towards another spot where carp have showed. The buzz bars are with the goalpost converters in place. crusian, finchey, B B and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highy Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 Last night quick overnighter, there about 6pm, home about 9am. Fishing 4ft n 5ft zigs....sloppy spod. Sharing mi tempest with mi mate (n dog) Mate had 7, biggest 17lb, I had 6 biggest 14lb jh92, finchey, commonly and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelabel Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 Out on my club lake... jh92 and crusian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayvid Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 Thats artificial grass from some football pitch from the continent , its amazing stuff and doesnt get hot jh92 and B B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highy Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 2 minutes ago, dayvid said: Thats artificial grass from some football pitch from the continent , its amazing stuff and doesnt get hot I'm absolutely itching grt out 😭😭, on Uncle babysitting duty tonight. 😭😭😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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